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Dolos (children’s/YA short story)
Dolos (children’s/YA short story)

Deep fake, real consequences… a short story for children.

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Oliver FordMay 18, 2021
The Oratory of St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta - July 2019
The Oratory of St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta - July 2019

A short piece inspired by a recent trip to Malta, and the paintings of Caravaggio.

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art history, blog, travel writingOliver FordJuly 16, 2019art, malta, placeComment
Porto: kinetic city
Porto: kinetic city

A descriptive piece on Porto, written in the style of Franz Hessel, author of ‘Walking in Berlin’. I went to Porto in October 2018, and loved its energy and possibilities for movement, its options for transportation.

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essay, travel writing, city writingOliver FordJune 4, 2019cities, porto, flaneur, walking, travel writingComment
3 beautiful books about place
3 beautiful books about place

I introduce 3 books I’ve read in the last few years that I thought were particularly beautiful in their treatment of place.

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blogOliver FordFebruary 26, 2019place, literature, travel writing, fiction, oxfordComment
Seeing in the dark: recent writing about Diego Velázquez
Seeing in the dark: recent writing about Diego Velázquez

An essay on Diego Velázquez and recent books written about him. Why does a long-dead Spanish painter remain so vital to so many people? And, in particular, what inspires people to write about him?

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book review, essay, art historyOliver FordFebruary 26, 2019art, spain, spanish art, Diego Velázquez
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