Jonathan Walker
@newishpuritan.bsky.social
Ex-historian of Venice, writer, editor. Author of The Angels of L19, Push Process (a novel with photographs), and other books. (Banner image by Dan Hallett.)
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jonathanwalkerwriter.uk
jonwalkereditorial.co.uk
jonathanwalkersblog.blogspot.com
A galled gull will gawk at a hoarse comb.
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A galled gull will gawk at a hoarse comb.
A combed horse will not endure the gall.
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A combed horse will not endure the gall.
I think you would look very fetching in one of those neckerchiefs. (And I feel you about the buts and thoughs.)
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I think you would look very fetching in one of those neckerchiefs. (And I feel you about the buts and thoughs.)
How does one know if one is a twatwaffle?
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
How does one know if one is a twatwaffle?
I gave up on this terrible film. My take was that the characterization of Napoleon seemed to be inspired by Ian Holm’s version in Time Bandits.
Bondarchuk’s version of War and Peace in Russian also features seemingly the entire Red Army and was no doubt why he was hired for Waterloo.
Bondarchuk’s version of War and Peace in Russian also features seemingly the entire Red Army and was no doubt why he was hired for Waterloo.
November 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I gave up on this terrible film. My take was that the characterization of Napoleon seemed to be inspired by Ian Holm’s version in Time Bandits.
Bondarchuk’s version of War and Peace in Russian also features seemingly the entire Red Army and was no doubt why he was hired for Waterloo.
Bondarchuk’s version of War and Peace in Russian also features seemingly the entire Red Army and was no doubt why he was hired for Waterloo.
Great project, Ray!
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Great project, Ray!
A lot of people in Europe and elsewhere still have a folk memory of the BBC as the voice of resistance to fascism, when it was illegal to listen.
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A lot of people in Europe and elsewhere still have a folk memory of the BBC as the voice of resistance to fascism, when it was illegal to listen.
Couldn’t agree more.
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Couldn’t agree more.
Congratulations on your book deal!
November 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Congratulations on your book deal!