Friends in Funny Places

My name is Alex, and I am a lawyer. I began my first legal job in a large firm in London almost exactly nineteen years ago, and I’ve practiced law in England, France, and the United States.  It’s not something that I talk about much on this blog, because (a) this is a blog about writing, mainly, (b) I want …

Gay Paree

Two weeks in France, the last few days in Paris, and I’m ready to come home. Our children, to paraphrase Mr Bennett, have delighted us quite enough. At least here we have proper internet access. I had 10 days of 56k dial up in the south of France and was pulling my hair out. We’ve had a great time in …