A day in the life. Here’s my eclectically weird ‘career’ in a nutshell. This morning I was typesetting a book about women’s wrestling; this afternoon I was copy editing a novel about a skinhead werewolf; and then I went to a meeting about a management magazine. #generalist

@Blokster Damn. Will never forget the first time I saw Wings of Desire, aged 18

@Kie77Tweets Jammy really – no effort on my part! It’s really beautiful lately

@george_ogier The group of tramps drinking Buckfast? I love the way the light catches them!

This is the grim sort of thing I have to see on my daily morning walk: Narnia.

Jeremy Hardy and Albert Finney. It’s bloody 2016 all over again.

RT @CMTaylorStory: Albert Finney story I’ve loved for years…

When cast in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning a film bigwig told him he ne…

The missus and the firstborn are fundraising for Greenpeace by getting lots of exercise. Pull out your wallets, and you’re allowed to stay on the sofa. justgiving.com/HelenAndLouis1…

British writers: with Brexit looming, you’re advised to stockpile words. Keep a good supply of Americanisms, and some of les mots justes in case of trade difficulties with France. As an editor, I already have a stash of superfluous commas and semicolons.