The love of reading is an infinite pursuit.
Reading and The Red Shoes
In My Brother’s Bedroom
I'm slowly clearing out my brother's small bedroom (the smallest in the house.) to use for storage.
Aphorism on Writing
The most perfect writer is a debut writer:
Because it’s like watching someone being born.
A Compliment’s a Compliment
Even in late 90s Kent, gay nightclubs were secreted away as if shameful. There was no Manchester canal street where everyone was allowed to be out and proud. This nightclub was set back in some woods. Hidden from the road, you had to know it was there. Built like a large cabin, only its pink neon sign gave it away. ‘Flamingos’ a strange choice I reflected given its very English setting.
A Prelude to: Going Back to the Sources
Film noir source literature can be brutal. It can be ugly. It can be racist and reflect the common prejudices and phobias of the day. But you should be kept informed about what viciousness might lie in the foundations of your beloved classics.
Lessons in Love, Learned
Since then, thirteen years have passed, and even though we hadn’t been in any contact during that period, I never completely erased Despina from my memory. Her face and body cropped up in my head during many sleepless nights and gradually she became my most precious phantasy, helping me to survive my gloomy days. I couldn’t shake off the divine reminisces of the first few weeks with her and until today, I still think of this brief time stretch as the best of my life.