Like buses, or fascist uprisings, wait ages for a post and three come along at once. There is so much to say. And, so little time to say it in. I've not seen through the one job I had to do. Not fix the bed, or the shelf. I did those, despite last nights melodrama. … Continue reading A quickie
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Rasberry Ripple
Buckle up for my most rangey piece yet!Trigger warning - casual references to suicide and anal sex are made. Not together.I make it back before the rain starts. The streetlights come on before it gets dark. The flat is as I left it, in the early stages of abandonment. The early stages of reclaim, the … Continue reading Rasberry Ripple
Ripples
I'm by the water now. Not close enough to touch, but close enough to see it shine on the horizon. I would dip a toe in and paddle if I were closer but it's a fair walk. Perhaps I'll make it down one of these days, I'd like that. To feel the water lap round … Continue reading Ripples
The Island
We found 35 scrolls. Scrolls we hadn't seen before, scrolls which hadn't seen the light of day. As the world's foremost scholar, this came as a shock. I had to go through each and descern their authenticity, their quality, their worth. He was right to leave them behind, let's say that.We also found 121 official … Continue reading The Island
Running the numbers
There is a black cat at the window. The cat has precipitated my morning. In order to let the cat in I have to change out of my pajamas and dressing gown. My partner is terribly allergic to cats so any trace will bring her out in hives. In my day pajamas, I open the … Continue reading Running the numbers
Happy New Year!
Daily writing promptWrite about your dream home.View all responses Welcome to 2020 everyone, I'm almost caught up. The horizon looks clear, plain sailing ahead. How witty, how droll.Of course, it's not the year 2020. It's the year of the Dragon, and you know what that means? Neither do I.In the last post I mentioned that … Continue reading Happy New Year!
Growth, degrowth, regrowth
My friends and I used to smoke cannabis repeatedly and complain about it's effects but ultimately come to the same conclusion - We didn't know if we'd be smarter if we didn't smoke as much cannabis as there was no way of knowing. It's a stoner logic which reassures you, but shouldn't probably be applied … Continue reading Growth, degrowth, regrowth
On everything.
I'm not crying, you're crying. Actually, I'm writing in floods of tears on a dead platform to an audience of no-one. All is clearly well. It is of course all a question of luck, thinking of all the money I've frittered on the lottery brings that home to me now, not my vacation in Mexico. … Continue reading On everything.
Limbo
Briefing RoomDCI Plook -"Those of you who know Mr Hummels will know that he is a shapeshifter, ethereal and somewhat un-pindown-able. So for Mr Hummels to not be himself, is par for the course. Rumours that he shares his identity with some capitalist shill, a no-mark, lifeless drone, operating on Edinburgh's Southside, have been quashed … Continue reading Limbo
The Inevitable Winding-Up Notice
Trigger warning - COVID-19/ Unemployment/ Marxism/ Poor Writing Based on My Opinions There should be a nice fluffy introduction here to soften you up for the rough stuff ahead. However, I have written no such introduction. If such an introduction were to exist it would mention how I am unlucky and lucky, it would include … Continue reading The Inevitable Winding-Up Notice
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