Haddock speaks!

Austin Haddock writes in The Oldie [ www.theoldie.co.uk ] on ageing MPs (he's 72). "My standard response when asked how to spell my name - 'Austin like the car' - now produces blank looks."

sf: Sandkings, George RR Martin
crime: The Burglar in the Closet, Lawrence Block
if you don't know it: Monopolies of Loss, Adam Mars-Jones