JOHN DIAMOND-NIGH
Evolving aria on art and life
On my lap sits a packet of carrot seeds. In lieu of a handy notebook the packet is covered with scribblings–painters' names, possible first lines, addresses, existential question marks. Tomorrow I'll plant the seeds.
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John Diamond-Nigh
- Dec 14, 2019
- 3 min
In praise of #books
A book–rare, hard-covered, tip-top shape by an author you love. And signed. Slim, infinitely delicious, and yes, of course, expensive. Or...
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John Diamond-Nigh
- Nov 16, 2019
- 3 min
Travel is X
A friend asked me recently, for purposes of a piece he was writing, to list three life principles that have worked especially well for me...
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John Diamond-Nigh
- Nov 9, 2019
- 3 min
Heavenly hell
I thought I’d be sent to my bedroom for heresy. Perhaps I was kicking back against some parental remonstrance–I hadn’t mown the lawn, or ...
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John Diamond-Nigh
- Oct 26, 2019
- 3 min
Cracked
Waiting for Firestone to open, I spend a couple of minutes ferreting out those old receipts and Tutankhamun pistachio shells that find re...
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