Helen Barrett
@helenbarrett.bsky.social
Features journalist - NYTimes, Financial Times, Telegraph. On a book break, writing about the Beatles.
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Such places are precious.
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Such places are precious.
It looks great, I've never been.
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
It looks great, I've never been.
Prosecutions wouldn't go amiss, either.
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Prosecutions wouldn't go amiss, either.
Yes! Two things about metaphors (and similes):
1. They are difficult. Far more complex than "this is like that".
2. No matter how original you think yours is, someone more talented will have already thought of it, and used it better and more elegantly than you.
1. They are difficult. Far more complex than "this is like that".
2. No matter how original you think yours is, someone more talented will have already thought of it, and used it better and more elegantly than you.
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Yes! Two things about metaphors (and similes):
1. They are difficult. Far more complex than "this is like that".
2. No matter how original you think yours is, someone more talented will have already thought of it, and used it better and more elegantly than you.
1. They are difficult. Far more complex than "this is like that".
2. No matter how original you think yours is, someone more talented will have already thought of it, and used it better and more elegantly than you.
Sounds wonderful. Mine is stationary, which is for the best.
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Sounds wonderful. Mine is stationary, which is for the best.
Even the -0 temperatures are enjoyable.
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Even the -0 temperatures are enjoyable.
