I listen to a lot of True Crime podcasts. I read a lot of True Crime too. I’m aware of patterns of behaviour of criminals, and to be fair the interesting ones are very similar to the boring ones they just tend to be smarter, more personable or luck into a blind spot in the … Read More
Today’s prompt is the best part of being Queer. I mean I don’t want to repeat yesterday exactly but it’s the people. I felt hugely an outsider growing up, I’d guess that basically everyone has that experience in their teens, I don’t know if all nerds have it when they’re younger. I certainly did, it … Read More
I don’t know that there is a part of Queer culture that I vibe with. I watch a lot of the easy to digest RuPaul shows but that’s not really vibing so much as passively consuming. Same with queer music, and to be honest I’m not sure I’m a huge consumer of Queer music. I … Read More
I originally thought I wanted to share something contemporary. Raise the profile of someone currently creating. But the thing is, I love Art, I love Art History, that hasn’t changed since I was eighteen, well it might have deepened somewhat. There’s a period I have loved since I did my A Level personal project on … Read More
When I received the bouquet with these words I assumed they went with the condolence cards that had come. They seemed kind and I smiled. Today I received a package of vegan chocolate in the post, for me but again no name or note as to who had sent them. That’s when the flowers started … Read More
Ok I don’t live in Manchester but I did rather enjoy the All Together One Voice concert this evening. They picked some good songs and it had the feel of some of Folkestone Pagans COVID lockdown rituals, I mean I felt like I was participating with others as a community. I guess I’m surprised by … Read More
Since Dad got ill with pre-Leukaemia and then myeloid leukaemia I’ve been incredibly conscious that any given interaction could be our last. Every phone call that I made, every visit. I really focussed on things I wanted to make sure I told him, like really big life things. And I was aware of what I … Read More
If you had asked me last year what I thought about videoing funerals I would have said there was no need. Upon further questioning I like to think I would have admitted the use of live-streaming for family in disparate parts of the world to attend. (I say this because I delayed going to Japan … Read More
My main problem is that a great deal of the structure of my week remains the same. The media, social media, everything is talking about how life has changed and it has – queuing for supermarkets, not getting to close to people, most of my LARP activities have been cancelled. However, my work week remains … Read More
Walking up to the park I passed two parked police cars in the St Martin’s driveway. I had a brief and strangely familiar sinking sensation. My letter declaring me a council approved keyworker was in my handbag which I had left at home. Of course I didn’t need it because I was walking. Blue sky … Read More
