Dear Readers, It has been a mental year. The Brexit merry-go-round continues with predictably awful consequences. Over a million people have died from Covid and infection rates rise/fall/rise. Police keep killing unarmed black civilians. There have been riots. Protests. Strikes. Another global recession and U.S. election is upon us. As well as floods. Forest fires. … Continue reading Nearly Two
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Meditations on Nature & the Self
the view outside my window of blossoms, birds, bees & trees changes as do I.
Essential
I used to think essential meant Crucial and Key as in it is essential that x equals y and not 3 or knowing The Earth is as round as The Sun is essential unless you’re a Flat Earther for fun or having No Money essentially means broke and challenging everyday racism is Woke because essentially … Continue reading Essential
Coupled Conversations
when i look back it was that sunday in the pub when things really started to Change we had been out to lunch then stopped at our local for a sleepy afternoon pint it was unseasonably warm the pub was half-full Coronavirus she said authoritatively glancing at me for confirmation conversations with … Continue reading Coupled Conversations
Octopi Diving
A cunnilingus octopi sits on my desk, giving me the eye. A diving woman found her way down deep to sucking lips and tentacled hands much better than any man could offer Up on land. Image: Hokusai, K. (1814) Diving Woman & Octopi/Kinoe no komatsu. Hanshibon-size illustrated book, colour woodblock, 3 vols 22 x 15.5cm … Continue reading Octopi Diving
Barefoot Sociologist 