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Clarke Gayford

Clarke Gayford

The Guardian

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Writers’ festivals are the new raves – and as a born-again book reader I couldn’t be happier about the upsurge in collectivism

The accident took place without warning during a holiday. The culprit: an Airbnb bedside table with no power outlet. A minor inconvenience forcing a...

21.06.2026 20

The Guardian

Clarke Gayford

A noble cat’s move down the street made me wonder: what makes a place a home?

When my sister and her family renovated their home, a kind absent neighbour a hundred metres or so away offered an empty place to stay through the...

20.05.2026 20

The Guardian

Clarke gayford