You never know what will be stirred up when you write for The Friend. Bob Johnson, who pens us occasional pieces, found his old school catching up with him recently. After his piece 'God, good and other Quaker beliefs' (26 October) appeared, Bootham School's Jane Peake spotted a style she recognised. 'I was struck by its clear insight and straightforwardness and I began to wonder if it had been written by a Bootham Old Scholar,' and she wrote to him via us. She looked up the register and saw Robert Alfred Johnson who attended from 1949 to 1955. 'Is this you?' she asked. Bob was quite taken aback. 'Fancy my having a recognisable 'Bootham style' after fifty years!'

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