‘I can’t tell you how much I enjoy the arrival of SF . . .’

‘It is true to say when you subscribe to Slightly Foxed you do not just buy a ‘Literary Magazine’ you also join a Club. A Club of discerning and eager book lovers whose appetites are whetted but never completely assuaged by devouring the pages and ordering books not always read previously. The Autumn issue has just arrived. There is no need to disguise it. My wife knows her life would not be worth living if she tried to read it first.’

‘As a journalist who appreciates that times are tough for us all in the world of speech, music and word, I thought I’d pass on my congratulations and hope that business is good for you. Once again I’m indebted to my friend, the poet John Horder, for telling me about Slightly Foxed.’