Mighty Jonah

1995, what a summer! The summer of youth The summer of Oasis The summer of GCSE’s The summer of friends Continue reading →

IT’s Best B’ITs

Dear Dementia

Dear Dementia, In France I’m “une homme vieux” “A man who is old” In English I’m an “old man” Please Continue reading →

Tentative

He approaches his push bike But is tentative because whilst the spider is a beauty of nature He doesn’t want Continue reading →

Arrival’s Message to us All

  I sat down and watched Denis Villeneuve’s powerful and glorious looking sci-fi drama Arrival with a sense of expectation. Continue reading →

A Sting in the Tail

A wasp has made a home inside the rotten potato I wasn’t happy about it to start with, but now Continue reading →

Old Folks Not Allowed – The Culture of Ageism

I was watching Cbeebies (for my friends around the world this is a television channel dedicated solely to children) with Continue reading →

Recreating Tall Man

The Tall Man Chronicles is a long gestating project that I have spent a lot of time thinking about. It Continue reading →