Claire's Brussels Blog

How, I wonder, does a Twitter trending topic start? I loved last week's #lesserbooks thread, where people suggested titles like Harry Po...

Dear readers of my blog, I wondered if you'd be able to help me out with something. As you can't fail to have noticed, I'm writ...

I have a dilemma. I'm soon to start entering short stories for competitions. I already have a writer's blog, and a Facebook page. ...

Back in the eighties, yes, the eighties, a little TV programme called Neighbours arrived on the BBC. My life would never be the same again. ...

It's time I was honest with myself. This moustache thing. You know, the thing that people can't help asking Bradley Whitford about. ...

Please humour me while I engage in the tiniest of moans. Imagine you run a newsagent's at Bruxelles Midi, the busyish international trai...

The biggest surprise of this election for me will not be the result: I think its sheer unpredictability has robbed it of its ability to shoc...