The train home got stuck today. Not because it was broken or the young woman driving it had forgotten how, but due to cable theft somewhere along the maze of lines. She pulled over to make sure we didn’t crash into anyone. Usually when this happens we’re stuck between stations and we sit for a […]

It feels like I live in such strange times – lately I struggle to find words – it seems like the phrases I know won’t quite cover it. Why? Is is because the phrases I know are outdated and haven’t kept up with the times? No, I don’t think so. It’s more like the times […]

It’s a sweetly grey day – warm, dry, a fresh breeze that feels like cool water – and it should be my favourite sort of day, a time for reflection with a gentle edge of melancholy. Instead, the edge feels more like unease. The night before last I ran a small experiment on Twitter to […]