A fly rod extends a fly fisher's being as surely as do imagination, empathy or prayer.

It's not nice going into the supermarket and the woman at the till is thinking: 'Dodgy keeper'.

My wife and I replaced our nest with one on wheels. The RV became our new home. It's remarkable how homey it became and how quickly. It's obviously very condensed, and we do travel light, but when you think about what you really need, we have the basics - a bed, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a table to sit at to eat and write.

A fly rod extends a fly fisher's being as surely as do imagination, empathy or prayer.

Thus did my siblings and I learn one of the hard lessons of life: the best way to strip the allure and dreaminess from a lifelong dream is, very often, simply to have it come true.

I'm the star of the show. I should have a decent haircut.

Writers are used to being re-created, and need it.