Memoir Extras

I Never Meant to Be a Nomad: Left on the Cutting Room Floor, by Paul Jevins. A leather journal, compass and map in front of a Yorkshire town on the left and the Los Angeles skyline on the right.

Left on the Cutting Room Floor

Stories, scenes and asides from I Never Meant to Be a Nomad that never made it into the book. Choose a picture to read the story.

Memoir Extra · The Early 2000s

A Brief Encounter with Show Business

Butcher, lecturer, food scientist, factory manager, consultant and executive. And, very briefly, film and television actor.

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Memoir Extra · Southern California

Famous Faces in Unexpected Places

Have we met anyone famous since moving to Southern California? Usually at LAX, or somewhere over the Atlantic.

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Memoir Extra · Wakefield, Late 1960s

The Yellow Jeep and the Runaway Horsebox

Dad’s bright yellow Willys Jeep, a horsebox full of pig swill, and a trailer that decided to finish the journey on its own.

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