Ed Cumming

Two Eds are Better than One

Our writer has a funny name. He's not the only one. So he took his name twin out for lunch to commiserate this reality.
Tim Wyatt

In the Shadow of St Paul’s

One of the most extraordinary investigations we've ever published, uncovering a torrid legacy of deceit, fraud and suicide at the heart of the Church of England.
Ed Cumming

Lunch for The Fence

How often do you have to file in order to be called a regular columnist? As this story proved, the answer is 'two years', as our free lunch editor returns for his second bite at the cadging cherry.
Geoff Dyer

Failure to Turn

The majordomo of literary non-fiction meditates upon his mortality, his ear hair, and his complicated feelings toward the oeuvre of Luca Guadagnino.
Nesrine Malik

Elder States, Man

To spend your life online is to live at one remove from reality – stand back too far, and you might find the years speeding by before your eyes.
Patrick Galbraith

Along the Borders

One student has the memory of his most beloved teacher dragged into sharp relief by unsavoury revelations that ended their career and life.
John Banville

Coming of Age

The unforgettable feeling of first love.
Róisín Lanigan

The Chic Young Divorcée

Making a swift 180 down the aisle.
Archie Cornish

An Almighty Racket

Looking for the real thing in Dublin.
Isobel Thompson

The Show Must Go On

Travelling Showmen in the Vale of Health.