I Can't Promise Anything

Starting a Substack on 31st December at 5pm

Recently I rediscovered my old blog Doing the Compossible, which I began in 2007 (before I emigrated, and before I became a published author) and ended in 2010. It was like finding an old coat in the back of a wardrobe that I’d shoved there in a moment of believing the coat to be ugly and useless but which in a brand new era somehow suited me again. So here I am, New Year’s Eve 2022: feeling disconnected from Twitter and Instagram, long-time abandoner of Facebook, prone to being a bit of a hermit, passionate about literature, enjoy connecting to people through writing, and utterly unsure of what 2023 will bring but certain that it will involve books.

Welcome to Voracious.

You might like Voracious if:

1. You are a cross-border reader like me.

As a child I enjoyed children’s and adult literature and as an adult I’ve maintained that cross-border craving. I think people like us count for a great many readers and I’d like to make a space where I can discuss that type of reading life.

2. You ar…