Ian Fleming—who I wrote about in this @gdnlongread story—died on Tuesday after an illness. Younger writers ask, how do you know you've found a subject? If it's a person, they tend to brim with something (a vibe, a way of speaking, an outlook) that you wanna capture. Ian was that. Tweet added by Tom Lamont @tomlamont

Tom Lamont

4 months

Ian Fleming—who I wrote about in this @gdnlongread story—died on Tuesday after an illness. Younger writers ask, how do you know you've found a subject? If it's a person, they tend to brim with something (a vibe, a way of speaking, an outlook) that you wanna capture. Ian was that.

Tom Lamont

@tomlamont

11 months

A year ago I saw a news item warning that half the UK’s fish and chip shops might close. I chose an area of excellence for the dish, the East Neuk of Fife, and hung around to see how they coped. It was a lot. Please read if you have time. Shop local. Tx

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