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But Serially, Folks

Longsufferinggirlfriendoftheblogbeth has this great trick for helping a person suffering a bout of hiccups.

Surprise!

‘What did you have for lunch yesterday?’ she’ll ask.
Then, ‘What about the day before that?’
‘And the day before that?’

It really works. Although, I’m told, it loses efficacy with multiple treatments.

Go on. Try it. You don’t have to be suffering from hiccups.

[Another brilliant anti-hiccup strategy? Signing up for the apoplectic Tiny Letter here.]

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Solitude

Last year’s Edinburgh Festival marked the beginning of our settling in to Auld Reekie. The passing of twelve months means that I’m beginning to sound more like a native at Festival time.

I wrote the above returning from an afternoon at Deborah Frances-White‘s Half A Can Of Worms.

A thing you can’t open…

[Sign up for more apoplexy here. It’s a chance to read some more personal thoughts and join the conversation. I’d love to hear from you.]

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