Fict: Katherine Dolan's blog

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Ghana in the Eyes of Odai Quaye

In 2025, my erudite friend Londoner Odai Quaye travelled to Accra for the first time to meet members of his extended family. In this interview, he shares his impressions of and thoughts on the country. You can hear him describe the trip in more detail and from the point of view of a neurodivergent traveller on the podcast Audible...

First Day on the Job

The following is an excerpt from my memoir about teaching in Saudi Arabia, Teacher, We Girls!, which is now available on Smashwords. It describes...

Une Fille Charmante

I was scouring the bookshop the other day with the intention of buying something by a female author. It was International Women’s Day, you...

Senhor Jose

“You know the book I’m reading?” I asked. “Yes,” John said. “Guess what happens to the woman the clerk is looking for.” “Something bad,” he sighs. “Yes. What?” “She...

In Praise of P.G.

“You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour. Like Jeeves, Wodehouse stands alone, and analysis is useless.”  Stephen...