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
reflections
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
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
Curse these metal hands
Well. That's it then. Fallible at last. I've yet again sustained a minor injury through playing football. This time it came post-op. Fully 2 years since my operation I have potentially suffered a re-occurrence of the dreaded meniscus tear. The same that got Fernando Torres. It could just be a slight hamstring pull, we're keeping … Continue reading Curse these metal hands
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
AGM Transcript: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and San Jose del Pacifico Trip Report
AGM Transcrit Mr Hummels - Introductory remarks As I've pursed over the dwindling fortunes of Mr Hummels, I've come to realise that certain things will either happen, or as the case may be, they won't. Equally, it can be said that certain things will happen when you think that they won't, or won't happen when … Continue reading AGM Transcript: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and San Jose del Pacifico Trip Report
10 traumas of Mr Hummels
Control issues - Stemming from an over-protective childhood. (Transference.) Lack of drive - Stemming from a disciplined childhood. (Resistance) Delusional - Mainly of grandeur (see 5,6,8) or personal assault (see 4). Victimhood - Relating to negative self image, consider the worst conclusion first. Loss - Stemming from a number of incidents, each of which contributed … Continue reading 10 traumas of Mr Hummels
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