Archive - The Border Crossing

Hello. Welcome to Border Crossing issue #79. I hope you’re well. We have a large burst of new readers this past two weeks, so a warm welcome. Whether…

Apr 21 •

C J Thorpe-Tracey

Hello. Welcome to Border Crossing issue #78. I hope you’re well today. I’m finishing editing this with the sound of Brighton Marathon in the background…

Apr 7 •

C J Thorpe-Tracey

March 2024

77: Early spring bits and bobs, and a loud alarm

Welcome to Border Crossing issue #77. I hope you’re well. Thank you very much for reading Border Crossing (and music obsessed sibling Double Chorus if…

Mar 18 •

C J Thorpe-Tracey

Welcome to Border Crossing issue #76. I hope you’re well.

Mar 3 •

C J Thorpe-Tracey

February 2024

75: Miller, Arendt, Glazer, a dying elephant

Hello. Welcome to Border Crossing issue #75. I hope you’re well and you’re enjoying these days of false spring.

Feb 18 •

C J Thorpe-Tracey

74: February 2024

Hello. Welcome to Border Crossing issue #74. I hope you’re well. I’m finally emerging from cold snap hibernation (yes, it’s still cold) a couple of…

Feb 4 •

C J Thorpe-Tracey

January 2024

73: Lee Miller incoming

Hello. Welcome to Border Crossing issue #73. I hope you’re well and if you’re here in the UK, keeping warm through the vicious cold snap. Mercifully…

Jan 21 •

C J Thorpe-Tracey

72: A last glance over your shoulder

Hello. Welcome to Border Crossing issue #72 and thank you very much for your continued support. It means a great deal. Happy new year. Despite the…

Jan 7 •

C J Thorpe-Tracey

71: Best of 2023

Welcome to Border Crossing issue #71. A very happy new year to you and I wish you a thousand good things for 2024. Including, if you’re a UK reader…

Jan 1 •

C J Thorpe-Tracey

July 2023

70: Best of the year, so far...

Hello. Welcome to Border Crossing issue #70. Wherever you are right now, whatever you’re doing, I hope you’re well, keeping safe and comfortable. This…

Jul 6, 2023 •

C J Thorpe-Tracey

Introducing... the double chorus

Hello. Welcome to The Double Chorus. This is a new companion to Border Crossing. Shorter, a bit more reactive, regular emails, about music. Random…

Jul 4, 2023 •

C J Thorpe-Tracey

June 2023

69: The library and the birdsong walk

Hello. Welcome to Border Crossing issue #69. This time I’ve written something inspired by a birdsong walk, meandering around ideas of verbal vs. written…

Jun 11, 2023 •

C J Thorpe-Tracey

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