by Andy Dodd | Aug 9, 2022 | Fiction, Poetry
There was an article in The Guardian today: what would Philip Larkin have made of social media? Maybe something like? Easter holidays, again. This time with a Covid twist And the inevitable delays Caused by this shower of shits. To pass the time, I tried watching...
by Andy Dodd | May 9, 2022 | On My Mind, Reviews
The crowd sounds different when you go to a pop concert for an artist with a younger fan base. As you climb the stairs to the auditorium, the high frequency excitement that greets you is like the throttling of jet engines preparing for take off. It’s a very different...
by Andy Dodd | Oct 11, 2021 | On My Mind
At the risk of stating the obvious, this article contains spoilers. A lot of spoilers. If you haven’t seen ‘No Time To Die’ yet, I recommend you pause here and return once the lights go up! What was it that made me desperately want ‘No Time To Die’ to be a memorable...
by Andy Dodd | Oct 11, 2021 | Extemplo
I have a particular dislike for Ms. Patel because she typifies this new breed of ultra dry, hard right, uncompromising Conservatives who believe that the solution to every problem is simply to batter it with a stick. They are the kind of people who will never shut up...
by Andy Dodd | Jan 31, 2020 | On My Mind
As you may have noticed, I’ve been mute on the subject of Brexit since the UK General Election in December. Having written about little else for more than three years, I had begun to feel that Brexit was having a terrible impact on my creativity. And without being...
