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‘Ragnarok’ by A.S. Byatt 24 Jan 2012 | 10:49 am
Ragnarok is a curious book. It is also a brilliant book, though I can imagine it will leave many readers cold. It is A.S. Byatt’s interpretation of the identically-named Norse myth Ragnarok, the end...
Clovelly 4 Dec 2011 | 12:35 pm
I walk worn cobbled steps on Clovelly’s hill, The steep slope banked by white-washed houses. A shell of baked clay bricks stands empty, Cracked pane round dusty windowsill, Half-melted candle meld...
Stories 21 Nov 2011 | 09:29 am
The best documentaries tell stories fiction wouldn’t dare to reach for. And today, I watched a very fine documentary indeed. It’s called Dear Zachary: A letter to a son about his father. The story ...
In memoriam 19 Aug 2011 | 07:11 am
Sometimes, sometimes I remember. Most times, I forget. My memory’s not so good any more. What I feel like is this. I feel like I’m sitting on the beach on a clear summer’s day, looking out over a lak...
Mausoleum 18 Aug 2011 | 08:31 am
Let’s start off with a poem. This started off as an idea that we are ourselves preserved monuments to decay, that we are locked into our mortality. So, I guess it’s not a cheery one! See what you t...
A blank page 18 Aug 2011 | 07:12 am
So. Time for a blog reboot. It’s been bloody ages since I wrote anything on here. Why the overhaul? Well, for the last nine or so months, I’ve been taking a creative module with the Open Universit...