Lacey vs. Life

We Are An Author: I'm published!

'Waving, Drowning' is now available - a tragicomic tale - and that's just the writing of it. Plus, beyond the optional paywall further down, some tricks…

Sep 3 • 

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August 2025

Oscar's night: Levant levity raises laughs and questions

Madness meets mirth in a play about forgotten wit and musician Oscar Levant

Aug 22 • 

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The story of 'So'

A (normally) two-letter word that's soooo versatile

Aug 11 • 

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July 2025

Coldplaying with low fidelity**

**FIRST ANNIVERSARY BLOG: 'kiss cam' questions of consent. Plus, beyond an optional paywall: how Jonathan Ross told millions of viewers about my…

Jul 28 • 

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Tic talk: one listener/broadcaster's verbal pet hates

The phrases that faze – and how I got told off by a listener and my radio boss

Jul 13 • 

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June 2025

Heston: bipolar and a question of consent

The chef, his wife, his illness – and a BBC documentary

Jun 30 • 

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Never mind the quality, feel the wordcount

The number of words in a novel is no guide to its merit. Unless you're the writer.

Jun 16 • 

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'Ave a word: are (h)aitches ever really 'dropped'?

There's no absolute way to read words out loud

Jun 5 • 

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May 2025

Colon-itis: the joy of punctuation

Save Our Semicolon, don't misuse apostrophe's - plus a wee plea

May 28 • 

Adrian Lacey

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Radio therapy: the need to be heard

Confessions of a listener turned broadcaster

May 19 • 

Adrian Lacey

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Mum's the word: urgent action required by the PM and the new Pope

A small plaque should lead to big change for the surviving 'mothers of the disappeared' and others affected by UK forced adoption. Including me.

May 12 • 

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Beckett side by side with Sondheim

Did the Irish Absurdist meet the American musical genius at the end?

May 6 • 

Adrian Lacey

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