I was brought up knowing nothing other than life as the son of a Church of England vicar. This was London in the 1950s and 1960s, when my father was vicar of St Andrew's Church in Guildersfield Road, Streatham. From about the age of ten, I was expected to sing in the choir and attend the Sunday services, of which there were no fewer than four: 8 a.m. said Communion, 9.30 a.m. Choral Communion,...
# The Most User-Unfriendly Email Address I Have Ever Encountered I spend far more time than I probably should sitting in front of my computer, exploring websites, corresponding with people and generally poking my nose into matters which may or may not concern me. After all these years, I thought I had encountered most of the peculiarities of the internet. However, yesterday, while attending the...
I had been vaguely aware of artificial intelligence for some time, but it was only when I began writing my first book about towns and villages in September 2025 that I was encouraged to take a serious look at it. That doesn't seem very long ago, but my goodness, how things have changed! I have embraced AI with considerable enthusiasm, and I can say without hesitation that my recent books could...
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