When my partner Bill encounters a bad driver I plead with him not to hoot. “Remember we’re in America,” I say. “They might have a gun.” In my doctor’s waiting room, a clearly mentally ill patient was ranting. I pretended to...
Read MoreThere really was nowhere quite like the Kazimier. If it had only been the best venue in which to see a band that I’ve visited in 35 years of gig going, that would surely have been accolade enough. And if that superlative gig...
Read MoreI’ve officially finished my first year of university. The initial exams are behind me and the results are a looming source of anxiety that I’m pushing firmly to the back of my mind. First year has gone by at a ridiculous pace so...
Read More‘As you dry your clothes once again Upon the radiator What makes Britain great Makes Manchester yet greater’ Manchester by The Beautiful South You know how it is. Monday morning. You wake up, rub sleep from your eyes...
Read MoreGod knows how much time has passed since I last saw a gooseberry. It seems to me that nations have risen, civilisations have collapsed and entire continents have drifted apart since I last set eyes on any of those translucent...
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