18 August 2016 Crossing The Water Of ferries and the like. by Chin Chin There has always been something special about crossing water. In Robert Burns’s poem Tam O’Shanter, it is the barrier of a river which holds back the demons who pursue the eponymous hero on his grey mare. In ancient Rome, the crossing of… Continue reading Issue 67: 2016 08 18: Crossing The Water (Chin Chin)
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Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Trieste (Chin Chin)
11 August 2016 Trieste A city of spies. By Chin Chin Churchill is often credited with saying that “the Balkans produce more history than they can consume locally” but the phrase was actually turned, or at least first turned, in relation to the people of Crete by the brilliant short story writer, Saki. Still,… Continue reading Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Trieste (Chin Chin)
