As Becky Shaw unlocks the doors a chill rushes out and the detritus of the entire structure raise a collective eyebrow   as if resting actors waiting for the call, hearing the door open, again.  It must look like this  back stage of a doctor who set. All these dark materials, hundreds of perfect wooden stacked chairs draped in plastic, beautiful fifteen foot stacks of wood. In a corner a festering hill of thick wires taller than myself, like a shoal of eels. It’s magical in here. And there is my desk, sat waiting to be discovered.  “I thought you’d never arrive” she says confidently.   I choose the desk. Soon there’ll be a phone and there’ll be a computer and I will be set and ready to go with a base at - The Riverside Rooms, which are beside the QEH.  

At 2.30pm I attend my first ever literature meeting. It’s a pleasure to be included by and makes me feel part of a process, though I am Artist in residence rather than writer in residence. The distinction is important. Artist in residence means that I am cross platforming (I made that term up) but in that I work in all forms it’s perfect for me.  It's no suprise that I have affinity with  the literature department nor that I expected a warm reception there. It's all good. 

It is a creative and enjoyable meeting. I learn a lot and share a lot.  Just how i like it.   First news:   A new Head of Literature has been appointed. Her name is Rachel Holmes .  After doing a bit of research Holmes is clearly a dynamic and invigorating appointment. She is a writer, and academic too. Her last book came out in March 2007.  There's the  diamond. Not sure about the details as to when Rachel is starting but I will keep you informed.