Peter Howard is Wintermute, mythologist

Reims 2011 — A City That Never Was

17February2011

Revisited Reims in February 2011; snapped photos of a few familiar sights, and many unfamiliar, the city going through a process of renewal that tries to establish a false history for itself.

(24 photos)

16February2011 21:17

instead of "let us pray" priest here (written in paris) says, translated, "let us gather our prayers"; I like it; simple, familiar, communal

16February2011 20:26

didn't think mixed waiters could offer good service, nor that reims could offer a great meal; was a pleasant surprise to have one of my best

16February2011 11:34

made it to 40k and to reims; first stop l'apostrophe for lunch and wifi

13February2011 16:44

shooting for 40k over next cpl days, then off to revisit reims wed/thurs

10February2011 16:41

st sulpice, paris http://instagr.am/p/BgntS/

10February2011 16:41

st sulpice, paris

10February2011 16:37

reached 30k words at my halfway thru paris point, took the day off in st germain; watched black swan — awesome but not aronofsky's best

10February2011 16:36

and @stanmorePhoenix takes the prize for picking up an almost-political subtext; good points re dreams and reality tho, must re-think

08February2011 15:04

think I've found a title for raphaël's story: Dreams Of A City That Never Was; what does that imply to people?

Travel Log VI

06February2011

A writing-focussed entry, this is an exceptionally weird piece, but as will become clear, I need to get it out. […]

05February2011 14:37

as promised, have published a bunch of photos from in and around paris: http://wintermute.com.au/photos/album/40/

05February2011 14:22

booked a trip to edinburgh for my final weekend in the UK! now need to work out what's there to see beyond the castle

Paris 2011

04February2011

A collection of photos from January and February 2011, in and around Paris

(15 photos)

02February2011 17:38

raphaël may have met someone; completely unplanned; I've had to switch to writing the 19thC story so he finds someone more age appropriate

Travel Log V

31January2011

Writing continues apace; I've so far killed off one character, given another depression that will likely kill her, and shown […]

30January2011 16:51

posted another travel log, along with some photos from london (paris to come!) http://wintermute.com.au/bits/2011-01/travel-log-v/

30January2011 16:09

restored the twitter->fb link, so the stuff i'm instagram'ing should show up too; this'll work while i'm on hols and not being too webby

26January2011 16:01

incidentally, apple's all-glass thing works beautifully positioned next to the louvre's reverse pyramid

26January2011 16:01

preparing for a set in apple store @ Apple Store http://instagr.am/p/BN9sg/

26January2011 16:00

preparing for a set in apple store (@ Apple Store)

26January2011 15:56

my new running track http://instagr.am/p/BN9eg/

26January2011 15:56

my new running track

26January2011 15:55

pyramid/holy grail http://instagr.am/p/BN9Xo/

26January2011 15:54

pyramid/holy grail

Travel Log IV

24January2011

writing is going well; I'm able to turn out over a thousand words even when I'm not really in the […]

23January2011 17:19

ran to the eiffel tower and back today; http://wintermute.com.au/bits/2011-01/travel-log-iv/

20January2011 13:03

made it to paris! (@ Les Halles) http://4sq.com/eJNmSb

Travel Log III

19January2011

Have been in London just over a week, but had very sporadic internet access while here. I've now reached St […]

19January2011 11:18

waiting for the eurostar to paris (@ Eurostar Departure Lounge) http://4sq.com/h9Blke

13January2011 14:35

shopping with @minchyow in westfield london, downing a coffee from sacred, leeching wifi, wondering if I can afford a prada bag

London — Contemporary Architecture 2011

11January2011

The City of London visitor centre had a brochure with a walking tour of the city, highlighting a whole lot of contemporary architecture; the Gherkin is particularly well-known (and I've included it in a couple of the photos), but the city is full of new developments (plenty of building sites too), and it's some really interesting architecture, especially beautiful when set against the City's really old buildings too.

(8 photos)

London II — St Pauls from One New Change

11January2011

Raphaël — Outline I of VI

07January2011

The book I'm writing is divided into two parallel stories — one in the 19th century, one in the 21st […]

06January2011 21:43

not tweeting, but writing in long form; eg, a partial outline from the book: http://wintermute.com.au/bits/2011-01/raphael-outline-i/

Travel Log II

05January2011

In Salisbury to catch up with cousins, and for a little downtime to get myself into the idea of establishing […]

Travel Log I

04January2011

Made it to London a couple of days ago — in time for a quiet New Year's Eve — and […]

30December2010 05:27

chilling in the qantas lounge prior to boarding — I have to manage the 30° to 0° shift somehow, and I'm counting on alcohol making it easier

29December2010 23:04

so I'm leaving in a few hours, I guess I should start packing — what does one take on a 10 week trip?

29December2010 10:14

the king's speech is a great film — incredible, moving story, delivered by an outstanding cast at their best