Chris Ward
@mostxlnt.com
Writer since I was 6. Earned my living writing for 25 years. Now teach for a living & write for fun in the South of France. @mostxlnt everywhere. mostxlnt.com for longer meanderings.
Naive art, landscapes, beaches, opera esp. Mozart, cook, pride.
Naive art, landscapes, beaches, opera esp. Mozart, cook, pride.
Also in The Guardian this week:
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Also in The Guardian this week:
Coogan is doubling down and appears to not have heard that, unlike in archaeology, when you're wrong on a legal matter you should STOP digging.
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Coogan is doubling down and appears to not have heard that, unlike in archaeology, when you're wrong on a legal matter you should STOP digging.
There's not enough people who haven't had a go yet at being French Prime Minister so some of you are going to have to do it twice.
I literally laughed out loud when I read this. Good grief.
I literally laughed out loud when I read this. Good grief.
October 11, 2025 at 6:10 AM
There's not enough people who haven't had a go yet at being French Prime Minister so some of you are going to have to do it twice.
I literally laughed out loud when I read this. Good grief.
I literally laughed out loud when I read this. Good grief.
If you see this, post a bridge. (Pont du Gard near Uzes).
September 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
If you see this, post a bridge. (Pont du Gard near Uzes).
Now THIS is a City Editor:
August 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Now THIS is a City Editor:
Well just over 20 years and back here already. Last time it was Massive Attack, tonight Mr Santana’s popular beat combo will be playing some of their better known songs. Interestingly the support act is Johnny Sax who, according to Wikipedia, has been dead for over 20 years.
July 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Well just over 20 years and back here already. Last time it was Massive Attack, tonight Mr Santana’s popular beat combo will be playing some of their better known songs. Interestingly the support act is Johnny Sax who, according to Wikipedia, has been dead for over 20 years.
The Guardian, taking on the big questions.
July 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Guardian, taking on the big questions.
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
I'm good.
I'm good.
June 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
I'm good.
I'm good.
Hmm. Just notice this on Safari:
June 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Hmm. Just notice this on Safari:
This is the current offer I see in France, and signing up for a new account allowed me to read three articles before it asked for €69/month.
May 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This is the current offer I see in France, and signing up for a new account allowed me to read three articles before it asked for €69/month.
New opera house tonight.
April 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
New opera house tonight.
Spot of stage diving at the ROH this evening.
April 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Spot of stage diving at the ROH this evening.
Me joining the national security team group chat.
March 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Me joining the national security team group chat.
Beach walk Friday, see pic; Saturday market in Pezenas for lunch with a new American friend who spent TWO HOURS on the battle of words between those bloody rappers - INCLUDING obliging me to listen to the Super Bowl song. Good grief, even if it was in a lovely medieval café in the South of France.
February 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Beach walk Friday, see pic; Saturday market in Pezenas for lunch with a new American friend who spent TWO HOURS on the battle of words between those bloody rappers - INCLUDING obliging me to listen to the Super Bowl song. Good grief, even if it was in a lovely medieval café in the South of France.
North side of the Pont du Gard near Nimes in the South of France.
January 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
North side of the Pont du Gard near Nimes in the South of France.
Not tired of seeing this most mornings yet.
January 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Not tired of seeing this most mornings yet.
Sunrise, Palavas-les-flots
October 12, 2023 at 6:18 AM
Sunrise, Palavas-les-flots
At the beach is where I feel at my best these days.
October 10, 2023 at 6:06 AM
At the beach is where I feel at my best these days.