James Hannah

So I sup­pose we’d bet­ter start learn­ing quickly about this caravan-ownership thing. Where are we going to put it? We don’t have a dri­ve­way. Our house is not next to the road. It’s packed in amongst a bunch of other houses, and you can only get to it via a steep path, which nar­rows to maybe 80cm in places. No …

You were won­der­ing about the song that won the car­a­van com­pe­ti­tion. The his­tory is this. Back in June 2008 I was rework­ing a novel; it was a very intense period. You know bet­ter than most that, faced with an intense period of work, I will apply myself doggedly to doing absolutely any­thing else. After spend­ing a leisurely Sat­ur­day morn­ing with Jols seek­ing …

So have you got any idea what I’m going to do with this car­a­van? I’ve had lots of sug­ges­tions from people. Jonathan thought I should turn it into a mobile record­ing stu­dio. I thought this was a great idea. Kris sug­gested a writ­ing retreat. Even bet­ter. But both of these ideas mean I would have to leave the house and drive to the …