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Looking For David

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On the fifth anniversary of his death, here are a few of my Bowie-inspired collages. We all though […]

January 10, 2021 1960s, Art, Bowie, collage, Culture, Death, Ghosts, History, Rock 'n' Roll, Saturday night, Time Travel

TRAVELS (poem)

Travelling to somewhere, Travels always go somewhere. (But F*** knows where) Rain spit spatters on the windshield, The […]

November 23, 2020 countryside, Death, drifting, driving, Ghosts, Landscapes, Life, Motoring, Philosophy, Poetry, Road trip, TRAVEL, writing

Road Trip To Reuilly

Beautiful French countryside. That depends where you go. Took a road trip yesterday. My better half was driving, […]

September 12, 2020 Café, countryside, drifting, driving, Farming, France, French Village, Ghosts, Landscapes, photography

CARDIAC

Part I Slowly opening one eye and gazing at an unfamiliar yellow room. Oh God, who chose the […]

May 17, 2020 Ageing, Bourges, Death, faith, France, Ghosts, Health, Life, love, nonsense, Philosophy, Time Travel, writing

Photos from Deepest Nowhere

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It was that time of year when my work takes me the middle of deepest nowhere. Here are […]

March 22, 2020 Café, deepest france, drifting, French Village, Ghosts, Military, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, Small town, Time Travel

Autumn Writings – November

Continuing in the series of Autumn scribblings – November – a poem on crossing a bleak land of […]

November 4, 2018 Autumn, canals, countryside, Ghosts, Landscapes, Poetry, TRAVEL, writing

(This ain’t) Coney Island (Baby)

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It’s the cooling evening of the afternoon of the gig of the morning that started the night before. […]

July 1, 2018 Bourges, Fun, Ghosts, Holidays, junk, nostalgia, photography, Provincial France, summer, Uncategorized

Is There Life on Mars?

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There’s no life on Mars. I know. I’ve been there. Photos of those parts of France that the […]

April 15, 2018 administration, Cemetery, countryside, Death, deepest france, drifting, Economy, French Village, Ghosts, Life, Paris, photography, politics, Provincial France, Road trip, Small town, Time Travel, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

Was It Ever Like That?

Was It Ever Like That? Ex-pat reflections on the Christmas that never was gleaned from collective memy The […]

December 22, 2017 Britain, Christmas, Ex-pat, France, Fun, Ghosts, Life, London, Music, rubbish, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

The Ghosts Of Christmas Past

A few ghosts of Christmas past – for mum and dad who always laid themselves out for a […]

December 22, 2017 Ageing, Britain, Christmas, Culture, Death, Family, Fun, Ghosts, History, London, New Year, TRAVEL

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