Archive for November, 2009

As promised in the last edition of BWM, here is our first contribution by a travel writer who appears to be on the way to becoming a permanent writer in residence in Brittany. For his first observation on the arts, crafts and trials of writing about foreign parts, George East discusses... »

No Plan survives first contact with an aspiring writer. (part 1) It was my birthday last week. Pause for appropriate exchange of pleasantries. For me, like many others, this is usually a time for contemplation about the success and failures of the past year. Fortunately I’ve got several years to go... »

If anyone should know his onions about France and the French, it’s George East. The former nightclub bouncer, private detective, radio DJ, publican, gravedigger and pickled onion manufacturer has been writing about and messing around in France for more than thirty years. As he cheerfully concedes, he still can’t speak the language properly and is... »

I love this time of year, the leaves are turning red or gold and there’s wood smoke in the air, as thoughts turn to Christmas and the winter ahead. However, it seems that as soon as the promise of an Indian summer has faded, and we feel that first touch of frost, there’s... »