Sonnets belong in the past? Bollocks. |
Not strictly new (right, not new at all), these were in my last book, Saving Graces. They're sonnets. I'm working on quite a bit of new stuff at the moment, & hope to get it up (oo-er - that's ri...
Posted by Stooshie on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:58:00 PST |
The Crow |
The movie, The Crow, had quite the impact on me on its release, & not just because of my liking for the comic book on which it was based, by Jay O'Barr. The death of Brandon Lee during its filming...
Posted by Stooshie on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:29:00 PST |
HIGHER LEARNING |
This came along after working in schools for years, not as a teacher but as a 'visiting writer'. Weird experience - not teacher, not pupil, but somewhere in between, a bit of a half-world of memories ...
Posted by Stooshie on Thu, 24 May 2007 07:00:00 PST |
UNQUIET SLUMBERS FOR THE SLEEPERS |
Another piece about working in residential children's homes...strangely, the quieter these places are, the grimmer they can seem. Unless, of course, you're one of the owners...'UNQUIET SLUMBERS FOR TH...
Posted by Stooshie on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:50:00 PST |
HOME |
I've written a few things about the job I do (residential children's homes), but I rarely make it public & have only ever published one (in Chapman). However, I've been doing it close to 8 y...
Posted by Stooshie on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:10:00 PST |
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME |
A Rose By Any Other NameTonight in the kind of packed, expensive barWhere fevered cup finals of conversationBypass extra time & go straightInto clumsy, drawn-out penalties,The crowd's brought to t...
Posted by Stooshie on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:17:00 PST |
PUB QUIZ |
PUB QUIZAfter a hard night's searchingFor the answers to unlockThe mysteries Of the Universe - How many ions make an aeon?Who shot the Archduke Ferdinand's horse?Name the woman in Chicory Tip, &W...
Posted by Stooshie on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:34:00 PST |
MUSIC MUSIC... |
...TO MY EARSottava terza tercet quatraincouplet coronach cinquaincentracampista portiereattacante Mussolini Galtierealto diva sot...
Posted by Stooshie on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:10:00 PST |
GOOD NIGHT |
GOOD NIGHTThe glasses are down to froth and slops,The doors have been opened, the music stoppedTom calls last orders through worn wet eyesAnd slumberers slumped like half-shut knivesSnap suddenly up t...
Posted by Stooshie on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:17:00 PST |
Cigs and Willies |
SMOKESCREEN "The after-sex cigarette may be a thing of the past if the results of a study undertaken at Boston University are proven. Dr Pedram Salimpour suggests that smoking may lead to a decr...
Posted by Stooshie on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:16:00 PST |
