Monthly Archives: October 2010
valencia beach
Every so often one of these conversations would be interrupted. The sun lost its edge and became merely warm. Cries of children receded to the distance but remained suspended in the air, perpetually refreshed. Both calm and excitement were underpinned … Continue reading
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Filed under ghosts
lay down yr weary tune
To mark the passing of the Sony Walkman, here’s a scene or two from Climbers– My knee had begun to hurt again, and it felt stiff when I got out of bed; but effort seemed to ease it, so I … Continue reading
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Filed under climbers, ghosts, landscape, lost & found
post human
Al Robertson forwards this, which combines the trivial and the grotesque in an interestingly unironic way. Find out more at PopSci–formerly Popular Science & still promising The Future Now–where in their 138th year of despair & wish-fulfilment they also offer … Continue reading
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Filed under outright politics
serial killing for charity
During a remand hearing, Stephen Griffiths confirmed his name as “the Crossbow Cannibal” & serial killing came of age as a UK media-career starter. Now it’s as formalised as any other challenge for people of all ages. It has a … Continue reading
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mysteries of cheltenham
Through the rinsing & leavening Mysteries of Cheltenham, John Gray, John Clute & Christopher Priest (here seen moderated by Sarah Crown) were transformed into Lady Georgianna, those ‘Ladies of Misrule’– –i tell you i coud not belive mi eyes
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light: nueva swing: pearlant
“He thought he wrote about the future, but it really was the past. In his novel, a mysterious train left for 2046 every once in a while. Everyone who went there had the same intention: to recapture their lost memories.” … Continue reading
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Filed under pearlant notebook, science fiction
