Saving Room for a Title

[abu nuwas]

I don't think titles are very important, for me. I do not share Todd's feelings about using the title as part of the piece. I am quite happy that a painting called 'The Fighting Temeraire' should depict a vessel of that name, even if it is at the end of its days; and 'The Wreck of the Hesperus' is a handy mnemonic. However, I would follow Todd in trying to avoid the school-boy's first line, of an essay to be entitled 'What I did on my Holidays', which, for want of greater inspiration, he commences 'What I did on my holidays was...' long, painful pause.

I am a before or after person, usually after, and as an after-thought. Perhaps I should give this some thought.