A few years ago during a visit to the St Lawrence Cricket Ground I dared Jane to run on to the outfield without her shirt After a short consideration she agreed to my dare and ran topless towards the square In her favour there was nobody there to witness her wonderful theatre No cricket was […]

What is your most annoying habit  Breathing Seriously I have many  Name one  I sometimes leave books in their Christmas wrapping  You fail to unwrap them  No I unwrap them but use the wrapping as a mock dust jacket  Why do you do this  To remind me of the day it was received  Really  One […]

About three weeks ago I broke my ankle playing football This has left me slightly at a loss as I am now in plaster Jane and I live next to a beach But I am unable to paddle or even bathe So I stay under an invalids parasol And watch her frolic in the shallows […]

When I was nineteen years old I approached the taxi rank opposite Ealing Broadway Station Due to a football injury I was unable to walk long distances I lived about a mile away It had begun to rain There were two cabs to choose from Initially I chose the leading cab But then changed my […]

I drive my Volkswagen I sit in my Volkswagen I sit on my Volkswagen I sleep under my Volkswagen I swim in my Volkswagen I paint my Volkswagen I dance with my Volkswagen I sing to my Volkswagen I bathe in my Volkswagen I hike with my Volkswagen I love my Volkswagen     or […]

Jane and Freddy are feeding the birds It is half past seven in the morning The sea breeze is cool and the skies grey I am holding a white lantern Which has illuminated our January garden

This is a short poem by Federico Garcia Lorca who was murdered during the Spanish Civil War mainly for being a faggot It is beautiful work and is far better than I could ever imagine to write   I was the young boy eating oranges on a balcony I was an executioner during the times […]

When I take photographs I use a beat up old mobile phone camera I take many many photographs knowing that one will please me Friends say that I have an eye for the light but this confuses me They also say that I have an eye for colour and should use expensive equipment I will […]

As the evening aged I noticed a distinct perfume filling the room I was alone reading as my partner had retired after a busy day   Eden was sitting near an open window and suspected that the scent was originating from the winter garden although I had my doubts   The sea air was sharp […]

The main bedroom in our large house faces the sea It is a large room which has a main double bed near the window This is where I sleep with Octavia There is another much smaller bed against a trapped cupboard door This is occasionally used as a sick bed or when we are uncomfortable […]