Just a bit of fun. This is one of my favourite bits of Shakespeare, and I’ve known it by heart for nearly eight years. The excerpt in question is from Titania’s invective in A Midsummer Night’s Dream II.1. Oberon’s demand for the changeling Indian boy is a tempting symbol for the pull of the West upon [...]
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Shakespeare and Climate Change
Posted in creative writing / scrapbook on November 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
INTERNSHIP BLUES: the latest
Posted in creative writing / scrapbook on August 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
CAST “C” – the most annoying 17-year-old in the world. 5-day a week corporate sector fundraising intern “S” – yours truly, angry 22-year-old 2-day a week “community outreach” (aka Freemason) fundraising intern “P” – newly betrothed hand-bag fetishist and head of income generation dept “L” – sits next to S, similar to above, spends most [...]
I have long neglected this blog: here is a list of things I shall write about
Posted in creative writing / scrapbook on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Madrid & the death of bulls. Marxism 2010 in particular the inspirational BA cabin crew strikers’ resistance, Gilbert Achkar, Zizek and the SWP on climate change. this year’s Edinburgh Climate Camp and its target, the Canadian tar sands extraction projects funded by the UK. most recent hitch-hikes 5 Rhythms dance: sweat, ecstasy, and yes, it [...]
and this is a poem about – what else – desire
Posted in creative writing / scrapbook on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dido: Be rocked between my biggest toes
This is a little vignette about a swing
Posted in creative writing / scrapbook on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A bird has just splattered some shit on a bench meant for parents.
