Christmas break

All bits of Bruce, with the possible exception of the turkey-munching muscle, are offline for Christmas.

If, during the break, you miss reading about the Bulgaria of 15 years ago, then have a look at The Porcupine by Julian Barnes. It's much more intelligent and far better written than A Kick up the Balkans, which will reappear on or around 10 January 2007.

If you miss the poetry, things may return sooner than that, but watch out for Poetry & Jazz in the New Year.

If you miss the rest, watch the Twitter frame on the right, to see if anything is going on.

Peace on Earth. Have a good one, everybody!