Author Archives: Henry Gee

My two penn’orth on the exam-results debacle – What needs to happen is a complete rethink in how pupils are assessed, and before that, a thorough overhaul of education. It’s far too academic, too early. On the whole, education is … Continue reading →

Lockdown has got to me, people. So much so that I have recorded a slice of vintage Americana. You can listen to it here. The song is ‘No More Cane On The Brazos’ originally sung by the convicts sentenced to … Continue reading →

Lockdown Life — Here at Chez Gee we have tended to view weighing scales in the same way that Queen Elizabeth I viewed mirrors. Despite the reputation that fat people are harder to kidnap, Mrs Gee noted that COVID-19 has … Continue reading →

You’ll both recall that the UK and Commonwealth rights to my ongoing tome A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth were acquired by Picador, notwithstanding inasmuch as which rights to translations into six different foreign languages have also been … Continue reading →

We are shielding, chez Gee, as one of us has pre-existing health complaints, and another is about to have a surgical procedure. The only person who leaves the house is me, and only to walk the dogs, which I do … Continue reading →

People often talk about starting books. People often talk about keeping up the momentum, once one have started. What people talk less about is how to finish a book.

I’ve been posting my Golden Retriever pup’s diary on Facebook for a while. As a result I have been have been deluged with requests for a book version, from, oh, I don’t know, maybe two people. Well, here it is. … Continue reading →

After much thought and changes-of-mind I have decided to leave OT and set up shop elsewhere. I stress that my reasons for leaving have nothing to do with my friends and colleagues at OT for whom I have only the … Continue reading →