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Anne Atkins

Anne Atkins
in
My Commonplace Book

Honest to God, this is the entire conversation. Beginning to end. Verbatim.

– What can I do for you?

Mar 16, 2018

Mar 16, 2018

Anne Atkins
in
My Commonplace Book

Not so much a bunch of flowers, as a bunch of statement.

“Who sent you those?” Shaun asked.

Mar 10, 2018

Mar 10, 2018

Anne Atkins
in
My Commonplace Book

“What shall I speak to the boys about today?”

“Hmm. Male Chaplain, talking to a Chapel full of boys, with a male head master and male head of the prep school?”

Mar 8, 2018

Mar 8, 2018

Anne Atkins
in
My Commonplace Book

The bizarre thing is, I’m really rather enjoying Lent.

Here’s a pleasant spin off, for instance. We have a lovely Muslim family staying with us for a week. Absolutely gorgeous. And today we did…

Feb 19, 2018

Feb 19, 2018

Anne Atkins
in
My Commonplace Book

Hurrah: second day of Lent!

One down and one to go…

Feb 15, 2018

Feb 15, 2018

Anne Atkins
in
My Commonplace Book

First day of Lent. Yay.

I’ve decided that the key to willpower — other than willpower, which is even more important, obviously — is positive thinking. So here we…

Feb 14, 2018

Feb 14, 2018

Anne Atkins
in
My Commonplace Book

I always hated having a birthday on 2nd January.

My first ever birthday party was in my thirties. My mother was a teacher and my father head master of a choir school which worked up until…

Jan 2, 2018

Jan 2, 2018

Anne Atkins
in
My Commonplace Book

I don’t believe in New Year resolutions. Nevertheless. Here I am.

When we were first married Shaun said, You must write every day. Make it your Commonplace Book.

Jan 1, 2018

Jan 1, 2018

Anne Atkins

First Post

Just a test

Feb 20, 2014

Feb 20, 2014

Anne Atkins

Anne Atkins

Novelist. One-time Shakespearean actor. Journalist, broadcaster and commentator if you pay me enough. Mother of far too many. Lover of one alone.

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