Archives for August 2009
Dreadful Thoughts Story Club 13: The Nature of the Evidence
Suffragette. Modernist innovator. Paddler in the turbulent “stream of consciousness” (a phrase she allegedly coined). May Sinclair was once “one of the most successful and widely known of British women novelists”. And then? Disappearance down that well-trodden path into obscurity.… continue reading »
Dreadful Thoughts: Edward, There’s Something in the Bed
Right. Enough of this summer (such as it is) lark. Enough flip-flopping about suggestively licking 99s. Enough gambolling through meadows gaily tossing rose petals. The days are shortening and the nights will soon be growing long. Time to get back… continue reading »
Manky Toy Monday: Footsie for Boys & Girls
932 days ago – back when Manky Toy Monday first announced itself to an awed & agog interweb – the world was a radically different place. People had jobs. People had gold-plated houses. People didn’t have swine flu. 932 days… continue reading »
Upside-Down and Downside-Up, Mirror Magic Means Much Mixing
While Gregory Gráinneog and his wretched companions eke out a miserable existence above ground (on a scorched and ruined earth), below the surface – in caverns dark, dank & deep – a weird cabaret repeats itself. Endlessly. A curtain prepares… continue reading »
