Entries from January 2008
January 19, 2008
Lattakia House
We’ve found a house. We’ve really been lucky, too – it’s a huge flat in the centre of town, two bedrooms plus a big dining room which we’ve converted into a third bedroom. The living room has a circle of chairs and a bed/chaise loungue, dirty chandeliers, candles burning, a huge covered balcony where we [...]
January 12, 2008
In Lattakia
I came back to Syria in record time – 22 hours from Istanbul. On the flight from London, I spoke to the Turkish woman next to me about buses leaving the airport, and she offered me a lift, through her friend’s car, to the nearest bus station. Arriving at the station, a bus was just [...]
January 5, 2008
Leaving England again
Tomorrow I leave England, and I’m a bit sad to do so. I feel like my war with London is coming to an end, and I’ve had a lovely month with my family. Posting will resume once I’m back in Syria.
Best wishes,
Daniel
January 3, 2008
Teddy, for Georgia
If you don’t normally like short stories, give this one a try:
Teddy, by JD Salinger
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If you like analysis with your stories, there are several reviews of “Teddy” available on the Internet. What’s peculiar is that every review I’ve read so far attempts to explain one specific strand of the story. To be slightly unfair to [...]
