A new Substack publication, a couple stories, my family's odd habit of using the same handful of male names over and over again generation on generation...
I have read both stories by Addison the Younger and both are excellent. Having long had a partiality for newts myself, (my first great love kept newts, I was 3 nd he 9) especially enjoyed that one. I have also signed up to Addison the Elder's substack, having also quite a partiality for Harts.
Oh I can relate. about fifteen years ago I embarked on the adventure of doing my genealogy. The name 'Clarence' comes up over and over in the paternal side of the Germans. At one point one brother named Clarence had 8 brothers and each one of them named their first born sons Clarence. I often ask why? was this punishment for original sin? Then on my mothers side I have two great uncles, brothers, who one is named John and the other Jack. Go figure.
I had no idea your nephew Addison was a writer, I always wanted to ask cos I've been lead to some great literature through him. Very very excited to read his writings.
Patrick is a lovely name. It's my son's middle name, so I admit I am biased. We named him after an Irish priest, John Patrick Doherty, whose friends called him Jack, which is what my son is called as well. He was born in England, and my mother-in-law warned me against the name Patrick, since she thought he might be bullied in school for being Irish.
Certainly. My former publisher and great friend calls me Salad. I answer to either (but not Banana, though for a while thanks to my diet I was known as Salley Apple)
I’ve tried.
Your autocorrect changed Substack to substance, incidentally.
I have read both stories by Addison the Younger and both are excellent. Having long had a partiality for newts myself, (my first great love kept newts, I was 3 nd he 9) especially enjoyed that one. I have also signed up to Addison the Elder's substack, having also quite a partiality for Harts.
Oh I can relate. about fifteen years ago I embarked on the adventure of doing my genealogy. The name 'Clarence' comes up over and over in the paternal side of the Germans. At one point one brother named Clarence had 8 brothers and each one of them named their first born sons Clarence. I often ask why? was this punishment for original sin? Then on my mothers side I have two great uncles, brothers, who one is named John and the other Jack. Go figure.
I had no idea your nephew Addison was a writer, I always wanted to ask cos I've been lead to some great literature through him. Very very excited to read his writings.
Patrick is a lovely name. It's my son's middle name, so I admit I am biased. We named him after an Irish priest, John Patrick Doherty, whose friends called him Jack, which is what my son is called as well. He was born in England, and my mother-in-law warned me against the name Patrick, since she thought he might be bullied in school for being Irish.
I am sometimes known as Salamander by my nearest and dearest so perhaps I will do to be going on with.
To be honest the name Addison is pretty great I would use it for an entire bloodline as well.
I wish you would persuade your nephew to start a substack as well. His comments on here are fascinating.
Certainly. My former publisher and great friend calls me Salad. I answer to either (but not Banana, though for a while thanks to my diet I was known as Salley Apple)
Just as well as there might have been later patricide