Collection
This collection has three themes - short story, photography and travel. All the writing and photographs are mine, with some that have been moved across from the old Phraser site, and others that are brand new. The aim is to add new material once a week if possible. If you would like to get in touch with me my email address is thephraser@gmail.com.
Hi – I’m Georgie, writer, editor, and general rambler around The Phraser. This post is about words. Have you ever thought about words? Each little word? About how one word can grow until it’s a whole language. About how a baby today may end up sending…
On a hot Saturday morning in early May 2016, I walk across Naples, Italy to join a Curiosity Tour at the Metro station at Materdei, our meeting point. Our tour is to include the Cimitero delle Fontanelle, Totò’s house, and the Palazzo dello Spagnolo. There are…
The London Magazine – ‘ England’s oldest literary periodical, with a history stretching back to 1732’ – contacted me to tell me that a piece of mine would be published in its online edition. It was a happy surprise as the piece, written originally for a…
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A Roman road – the ancient Appian Way – was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list on July 27th 2024. The news flooded my mind with memories of a similar road, the Via Domitiana. Instantly I was back in the heat of a blazing summer’s day…
