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Walking across the square in front of the Palais de Justice I see a priest and a man in a sharp suit. The priest carries three plastic carrier bags – of food? There is another man in a rich cream suit, jacket off, camera slung around his shoulder, walking with them. ‘He has the money,’ Rob says. This man takes …

‘Sometimes, I pause over a motif, a corner of my studio that I find expressive, even it is beyond me and my strength, and I wait for the coup de foudre.‘ Matisse So much of writing is waiting for the coup de foudre. As a writer you have to open yourself to experiences and of course much has been written …

It is winter now and very cold.This morning I stood on the balcony and breathed in the icy air and looked at the snow on the mountains, could hear the church bells chime clean and clear. I watched a small boat head out to sea. I usually write in bed in the mornings with blankets piled up to keep me …