Tag Archives: reading

A cubiculum of one’s own, or the power of a bad story.

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Claire_M

After months and months of legal wrangling I’ve moved house – goodbye ironstone cottage, hello 1980s brick – and with it I’ve acquired something I covet: a large writing studio all of my own. This is absolutely, completely unnecessary, as … Continue reading →

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Hearsay history

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Claire_M

I’m writing a generalist book about Roman life as it was lived on Hadrian’s Wall and it’s bringing up all sorts of methodological thoughts about how to write this kind of book. These type of books, the books that appear … Continue reading →

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Original words.

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Claire_M

My head is full of thoughts that are not my own. Since I could first understand words and language people have shared thoughts with me – in conversation, on the telly and radio, and most of all through writing. These … Continue reading →

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Book proofs – and women as authors of their own words at the British Library

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Claire_M

They’ve arrived! The proofs of ‘Military Households of Roman Auxiliary Officers’ have arrived from the publisher and I’ve got a week to go through them and send any corrections I need to make before the printing presses will roll (if … Continue reading →

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