PinnedCalum JohnsoninThe Bigger PictureA Portrait of America — By Someone Who Has Never BeenAmerica is a concept as much as a country, and its connotations are changing for the worse.·5 min read·Aug 5, 2020--52--52
Calum JohnsonA Surgeon in Napoleon’s Grande Armée : Introduction (Part 1)Pierre-François Percy was Surgeon-in-Chief of Napoleon’s Grande Armée from 1804–1808. His Campaign Journal, published in 1904, was edited…·14 min read·Dec 30, 2023----
Calum JohnsoninAge of Awareness52 Easy Ways to Improve Your Life, Just a Little BitOne suggestion for each week of the New Year — but pick and choose the ones most helpful for you.·6 min read·Dec 27, 2022--1--1
Calum JohnsonStill-Shot Souvenirs : A PoemYou handed them to me in an envelope, Which I opened under the soft glow of a hotel lamp, And once home tacked them on cork above the bed…·2 min read·Jul 26, 2022----
Calum JohnsonMum Was Adamant: Short FictionDad died two years ago, so it fell to me to take Mum. I bought the tickets on the EasyJet website just a few weeks before we went. We got a…·5 min read·Jul 22, 2022--1--1
Calum JohnsoninFarewell AlarmsThe Best of Modern French-Language MusicAs chosen by British translation students.·6 min read·Mar 4, 2022--3--3
Calum JohnsonPeople I’ve Known: The AbuelaShe was remarkable — even more so for a grandmother.·4 min read·Feb 23, 2021--1--1
Calum JohnsonPeople I’ve Known: The PorterA story of the extraordinary ordinariness of everyday acquaintances.·5 min read·Feb 9, 2021--2--2
Calum JohnsoninSwap LanguageWhy Aren’t Our Languages Simpler?Languages are surprisingly hard-to-learn and stunningly irrational, so why have we never altered them for the better?·7 min read·Oct 23, 2020--3--3
Calum JohnsoninFarewell Alarms10 of Europe’s Best Roman Sites Outside ItalyYou don’t have to travel to Rome or Pompeii to discover the legacy of Europe’s Roman ancestors.·9 min read·Sep 16, 2020--3--3
