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Interludes
Graffiti based on the subject of Victor Nervous Painted himself Entirely green He was never heard But often seen He possessed a Greengage Knowledge Those who possess The knowledge of Greengages Will only paint Their walls yellow Those who possess The knowledge of Greengages Will never paint their walls Greengages have no conception […]
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The Beginnings of Science Fiction
On the 7th of November 1948 a forty nine year old Hungarian man was hit by a newspaper van in Epsom Surrey. He died of his injuries in hospital later that evening. No inquest into the incident was ever held and no record exists of his place of burial. The van driver was never traced. […]
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The Cricket Matches of August
The thin girl and her piebald friend measured the boundary breezes for exactly one hour They offered their findings to both clubs in turn each declined noting that the wind has many realities On the 11th of August 2012 both Theale and Sulhamstead & Ufton Cricket Clubs played home fixtures at their respective […]
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Hildergart Rodriguez
When I inherit The gifts of strangers I shall bathe with the setting sun And consider The silence of my congress.
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Saartje Specx
In that early passion did her first blood sour these countries without borders or did it stain the last breath of the wretched boy ? 1974
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Last Light (Winter)
In the palm of these hills I will ride tigers And we will devour This ruined day. c 1978
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Randall Biography
He was born on a commune At the age of two his parents lent him to other families They received his sisters in return As a boy he collected The likenesses of failed acrobats And often visited their graves He never cared for travelling But always kept a lamp bright By his map of the […]
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Ten Stories With A Moral Ending
Trowbridge There is a station sign under the bridge at Trowbridge Railway Station in Wiltshire. It is black and white and dates from the early 1970s. It is the only one of its type on the station and is mostly ignored which is a pity as it has a secondary activity as an encyclopaedia. I […]
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Neglect
using watercolour I will only paint yellow flowers in the desert
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Laika’s Orbit
Take no notice Of her travels Her dusts lay quietly On these streets.