if you were to write an ode to Fuck what would you say? the word fuck is Germanic in origin for many people Fuck is a really rude word they never say apparently fuck used to mean To Strike my son uses Fuck constantly like it is just any old … Continue reading Fuck is a four-letter word
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Lullaby for a Pandemic
Come with me my little one – away, away from here, Come with me to the far grey hills where rooks and eagles dare to make their nest a rocky ledge and soar through misty cloud, Come my love, come take my hand – escape the city crowds. Come with me my little one … Continue reading Lullaby for a Pandemic
Evaluating Face Masks
Before Lockdown Only worn by professionals in the course of their jobs. During Lockdown We don’t have enough face masks, testing kits & swabs. After Lockdown Face masks are 'advisory' for every Tom, Dick & Gob. Evaluation We are led by donkeys & the PM is a knob. Glossary … Continue reading Evaluating Face Masks
Sunshine Toes
Do toes remember sunshine? Do they wake up each morning & say, whilst half-asleep & under layers of duvet, remember that summer of sun & sea & salt on our skin? Do they long for the heat & warmth & light that seeps gradually, irresistibly, into sinews & bones? Do they say, enough of socks … Continue reading Sunshine Toes
Corona Clothing
It seems to me Corona Clothing is all the rage – though nobody currently calls it that. Rather, it is known as Working From Home clothes or What Day Is It clothes or We Don’t Have Enough clothes. Despite, or because of the pandemic, having the right kind of clothing is now, a matter of … Continue reading Corona Clothing
Barefoot Sociologist 