Andy Hawthorne

Andy Hawthorne - Writer

A column in the tradition of Fleet Street.

It was brought painfully to my attention, via the medium of a dust-covered calendar that had spent several seasons attempting...

Saturday morning. I’m sitting having a brew with Mary, planning our day and discussing what’s on. Old habits. I got...

Friday morning and the sun’s out. Me and Mary had a brew. And now I’m typing out a thought or...

We went for a brew in a local cafe the other day. Which prompted this piece. The experience felt strange...

Hump day and all that. Middle of the week, it’s still warm, and the sky is blue. I’ll tell you...

Monday lunchtime and we are back after our walk. A nice day for it. But our city is showing signs...

Friday lunchtime and the house is quiet. I’ve got a mug of tea and an idea. Those plastic squares are...

Friday morning and the air is a bit nippier now. I’ve had to put a hoodie on. I’m a bit...

I'm sitting here on a Wednesday evening, tapping the plastic squares. The television is off. Nowt good on, the noise...

Deepcut barracks, June 1984. Around 6:30am and the barrack room had lads tearing around trying to get squared away. The...

Another bloody bin. We had three for a long time in Coventry. Now there are four. Collections of food waste...

There I was, checking the stats for my blog. Like a man with nothing better to do. I had a...

I’ve got remote meetings via Google Meet in the morning. And I’ll sit down for it. My desk does let...

Kettle is on, Mary is watching the TV, and I'm here, writing this. Something I’ve done day in, day out...

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