>“Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a bananna.” Discuss:

>Kylie Q and I have been having an offsite discussion that I think raises some interesting issues. So I intend to turn this column over

> With all the talk about character, I have been wondering why some of the characters I have loved have appealed to me so much.

>Yes, it’s the author plotting/Can’t write a character to save her life (sung – badly – to the tune of Scotland the Brave) We all

> *Okay, before I go on to my long waited post, I must set the rules to give away a prize, since I had promised

>We’ve been discussing underdogs and I can see the appeal in them. But what about someone like Sherlock Holmes. He’s so very clever, so far