Tag Archives: angst

Fear and Fiction: Britain 5 Years After The Coup


My latest flash fiction at Spillwords.com I’m horrified. I’m not the only one. We have to be scared for the first time in decades. Step out of line and they will try and finish you. They are after Letitia James, for doing her job by holding the President to account. And she is just theContinue reading “Fear and Fiction: Britain 5 Years After The Coup”

Art and global warming


The piece explores the multifaceted symbolism of rain, linking natural phenomena to themes of life, death, and social commentary. It reflects on how rain influences art, literature, and personal experiences while addressing broader concerns like environmental change and capitalism. The narrative fuses cultural references, depicting rain as both a destructive and artistic force.

Science looks backwards to go forwards


Where are the missing kWh?They are at workSupplying the hidden heatTo our glaciersA melt at a time.And when the ice is doneAnd fresh water fills the seas,Flipping densitiesAnd halting the warming currents,Then we will careWhere the heat was hiding.Hiding the heat is in ‘I heard the river laugh’ Historians and philosophers are helping scientists comeContinue reading “Science looks backwards to go forwards”

Analog Life


Your life without a computer: what does it look like? Pupils have never known life without a cell phone, some were born after the smartphone or iPhone. They have never known non-digital life. I have, and I’ve recorded it in my trilogy, ‘Angst and the Beatles generation’. You want to know how we got aContinue reading “Analog Life”

Drink tea and stay calm


What’s your #1 priority tomorrow? Today was 27 degrees at 17.00. That’s about 14 degrees warmer than average for October. It’s great except you know deep inside this is the beginning of the end of life as we know it. And still people tear round the city in 2 ton gas-guzzlers, flooring away from everyContinue reading “Drink tea and stay calm”

Turf wars


What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? When you have been wronged, looked over unfairly, caught up in a turf war that shouldn’t concern you, just do all the things you would have done it you hadn’t been wronged, looked over unfairly, involved in someone else’s immature program. It works. Your enemies areContinue reading “Turf wars”

Doors shut – doors open


What is the most embarrassing thing that you have ever done? But have no regrets about having done it? ‘What Have I done now,’ a hero asks? You are probably thinking of your youth and failed attempts to awaken the interest of a hoped-for lover. Relax. It gets worse. Imagine that happening to you inContinue reading “Doors shut – doors open”