The Library

Wonder, nature, folklore, culture, creativity.
I write about all sorts.
This is a selection of my writing.
More recent work is on Substack.

  • Celebrating Ten at Hotel Football

    Celebrating Ten at Hotel Football

    The boy has never been one for parties. His own or others. He asked if he could have one to celebrate being ten and wanted a football party. We thought as a special treat, we would book Hotel Football. Hotel Football has a football pitch on the roof overlooking Old Trafford. He counted down 47 days…