In late July, I went around various “monetise your blog!!” bullshit websites, looking for blog topics and prompts that might help me in August. I jotted down a few ideas in my beloved Midori traveller’s notebook, but none of them … Continue reading »Her Accents So Forlorn
Some years ago, I bought a folio copy of Paradise Lost. I purchased it online, and it travelled the length of the country to get to me. I suspect the person I bought it from had not opened it often. … Continue reading »The Paradise Lost Mystery
They don’t use the phrase “nom de plume” in France. It’s not actually a French phrase; it’s one of those phrases made up by the English using French words. The French term is “nom de guerre”, war-name. Sophie is my … Continue reading »Nom de Guerre
Her eyes. It was always her eyes that grabbed me, forced me to pay attention to her and only her. Those eyes are large – too large, in fact. On someone else they would have looked strange, or frightening. On … Continue reading »PROSE: She
God knows I’m bad enough with the notebooks. But now I’ve delved deeper into fountain pens – and, potentially, worse: fountain pen ink – I’m really looking at an expensive habit here. It’s gotten so bad I’m day-dreaming of pens. … Continue reading »I have a pen problem.
I need to talk to you about Caravaggio. Where do I start? Have you seen this man’s work? He’s incredible. His use of colour and shadow completely overthrew whatever thoughts I had on visual art when I was a teenager. … Continue reading »Ars Vincit Omnia
I confess to being a tad self-indulgent with the new name of my blog. I have, in the past, wondered if just calling the blog “Sophie Alice Acton” is a bit, I don’t know, too much? The url can stay, … Continue reading »Torschlusspanik?
Welcome to the month of August, wherein I will be posting something here on my blog every single day. I had intended to get down to business as soon as I’d finished my coffee, but Windows 10 was available for … Continue reading »Blaugust Begins
My friend Phil Cooper has called my attention to the idea of writing a blog post every day. Apart from the obvious fact that I barely have anything to say once a week, I’d think my readers (small in number … Continue reading »It’s just so glorious