Rattle Bag and Wrap

My books of the year and other stories

‘Girl at the Edge of a Cliff’ by Laura Knight, Cornwall, 1917. Via Richard Morris.

Thanks for all the kind responses to my piece on the struggle to be human. Welcome, new subscribers!

In this final edition of the Ruffian for 2022:

• My favourite books of the year

• Other cultural highlights of 2022: TV, film etc

• Ruffian posts of the year

• ‘The Struggle to be Human’ further reading and notes.

• A rattle bag of other goodies including the secret of staying healthy in the most time-efficient way possible, the brand that nailed TikTok and good news about the planet from 2022.

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