Received

(courtesy DS Hilton)

Self-flagellation (by someone else)

I tried writing, but could barely get beyond the first sentence. Or, at least, I wrote and rewrote the first sentence a few thousand times, before deleting it. Frustration is piling upon frustration. I don't know whether to call on Smyth for inspiration or to blame him for wrecking my writing.

- DS Hilton, Esq. Diary, 23.2.2010

Truth

The potential of lost art

I just need a camera!

- DS Hilton, professional photographer

Why, oh why, O Spotify (2)

‎'Fuck Tha Police' by N.W.A. immediately followed by an ad to become a volunteer special constable for the Met. Great job on those 'targeted ads', Spotify

- DS Hilton, marketing analyst

Incoming (not spam)

Actual text received today:

Am English patient. Death in hotel bed. Up to shoot donuts in three hours.

- DS Hilton, cryptic bugger

No regrets

I write like Woody Allen; but I look like me.

- DS Hilton, wit