A dream that oversteps boundaries A few years ago, I dreamt that I was dying. There are many dreams where you almost die, and I’ve always woken up just before it happened. At the leap of the talking leopard, before hitting the ground after falling … Continue readingDeath’s Ecosystems, Whale Falls and the Immortal Loves of Poets
The day before everything changed forever It was only almost a year ago, only just March 2020, on the day before a curfew that everybody knew was only just the start, that I spent my last day of free movement doing little things. I bought … Continue readingElegies, Lost Worlds and the Overwhelming Intrusions of Insects at Night
The argument for uselessness When I was in school, we had rare occasions when we could Ask Questions. These were excitable, noisy occasions, because we could finally play the game of Embarrass the Teacher. Sooner or later, when all else failed, when reasonable explanations were … Continue readingSchools, Poems, Stones and Other Useful Things