2. Surprisingly detailed plot for radio play about the dogs of Henry III of France, Catherine de Medici and the Duke of Guise. I vaguely remember it now I see it in front of me, but if you had asked me to list all the things I had thought about writing in my life, I would never have got to this. It was only about three years ago. It was full of dogs discussing inbreeding and mongrelisation. Can't have a proper play without a talking animal. It's one of my main rules.
3. Notes for trashy magazine articles I thought I might write in my secret female persona. I did write a few of these, for eg: 'Why we women should be grateful to lads' mags (for printing sex tips that make men at least a tiny bit less clueless)'.
4. Quotation from the unpublished biography of an early twentieth century South African called Theodore Reunert. I can't remember all that much about Reunert, but my gut memory is that he was a great guy in a civic-leadery kind of way. He described the relief he felt when, as a young man, an old man he barely knew gave him £10 to tide him over a hard time. He asked what he should do about paying this money back, and the old guy replied: 'When you can afford to pay me back, pass it on to the next man who needs it.'
5. Three other sheets of brilliant pieces of writing I read when I was researching my PhD, some of which were very formative. I will return to these at some point, because they deserve more space.
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