A short prehistoric fancy.
Speaking for the Unspeakable
The garden speaks continuously, day and night. It has spoken since long before it was enclosed ninety years ago, and it will never stop unless it becomes concreted ground. Even then it will speak again; just give it time. It has always been heard, we hear it all every day and read it continuously, but its messages are not conveyed. They remain within us.
Lanky Shorts
A review of a new free collection of short stories published by Lancashire Libraries.
Leaving
Autumn arrived late this year just in time for winter and for the leaving.
A person from the past
A person from the past appeared. He was suddenly there. He asked us if we liked our home And was it a happy place? We said it was. He said it had been When he lived here. He asked about the garden And did we like it? We said we did, very much It was … Continue reading A person from the past
The Alphabet of Artaud
This is a memory aid to help students learn about thirty key ideas associated with the French actor and director Antonin Artaud. It can also be used in part, or in full, as a warm-up for drama classes.
Surrounding the Tower
A four-mile circumnavigation of Hoghton Tower.
Exit Seven
A warning for drivers using the M61 motorway.
Bending Bob backwards
An appreciation of Girl from the North Country This is a quality production. It is not, and does not claim to be, a musical. It is a play with music. It is a very good play with very good music and as seen at the Lowry on 21st September 2022, it was very well performed. … Continue reading Bending Bob backwards
UNSIX me here
Don’t get me wrong – I didn’t HATE it. I didn’t even dislike it. It just didn’t do it for me. Maybe I’m just too much, like, MOCK TUDOR?