As I got dressed this morning, I realised a button was missing from the clean shirt in question. I started to think I’d have to sort out a needle and thread and sew a spare in place, when it dawned on me: it’s about time I started wearing cufflinks. After all, people do send me them to wear.<\/p>\n
A pair of lovely vintage silver ones appeared in the post recently from the US, in the shape of little 1930s automobiles. Here’s the note that came with them:<\/p>\n
Dear Mr Edwards<\/p>\n
These belonged to my great uncle. He was a gay Mexican paratrooper in WWII (and after as well I suppose). You are the only one I know who would do them justice. Enjoy!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ms Brandi Shawn.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I’ve got them on now. I like to think this diary reads like it was written by the sort of person who is sent vintage cufflinks previously belonging to gay great uncles, Mexican paratroopers or not.<\/p>\n
In fact, someone else told me the other day they suddenly felt the urge to send me some cufflinks. Well, now’s the time. From today, I am officially a cufflink wearer.<\/p>\n
(Is it ‘cufflinks’, ‘cuff links’ or ‘cuff-links’? Glancing at newspapers online, all three versions appear to be in usage. However, the Compact OED and the London Review Of Books prefer ‘cufflinks’, so I’ll go with that.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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