This Joyless Division Will Tear Us Apart- QMT

I’ve had another article published on Queen Mob’s Teahouse which is always exciting. This time, it seems that another Manc music icon wants to sully their name by saying something stupid. This time, it was the turn of Bernard Sumner of Joy Division/ New Order fame with his “Welshist” comments in the wake of WelshContinueContinue reading “This Joyless Division Will Tear Us Apart- QMT”

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Spoken Word Saturday

Last week, for Peoplespeakup’s online gathering of Spoken Word Saturday, I had my piece Worn Down Locked Down featured (Go and read it, if you haven’t already done so!). Peoplespeakup is a local social art group that uses spoken word, writing, and storytelling for building community and well-being. I don’t really very often read anythingContinueContinue reading “Spoken Word Saturday”

Worn Down Locked Down

What day was it tomorrow? Worn down locked down. We binged on tiger kings and tiger bread so long that I lost time down the back of the sofa along with the TV remote. The sky has been either black or blue. Never grey or white. And now it could be yesterday or it couldContinueContinue reading “Worn Down Locked Down”

The Queen And I, By MultipleMichael

Multiple Michael has again been digging up ancient pictures of my face with a baby beard, this time he puts the Queen and I together in a frame that clearly breaks all of the rules of social distancing. As surreal as ever, I wonder how far back he had to trawl my Instagram feed toContinueContinue reading “The Queen And I, By MultipleMichael”

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