Dear Eleanor

Young lady, what have you done? I am gravely disappointed in you. You have used the occasion of a literary festival to express opinions on matters that do not concern you.

A thousand apologies

If the murderous attack on the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has taught me anything, it is that it is no longer safe to offend some people. It is a powerful message, as it has forced me to reflect on my own online behaviour. In my five and a bit years of blogging, I…