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Category Archive: Ghosts

WHERE HAVE ALL THE BAD GUYS GONE? (reprise)

I posted the first version of this a couple of days back. I guess this is the final […]

June 17, 2022 Culture, depression, drifting, Edgelands, Environment, Ghosts, Hangover, Landscapes, Life, nostalgia, Road trip, Small town, Smoking, stories, summer, Time Travel, Weather, writing

Where have all the bad guys gone?

Been away a long time. Written nothing in ages. Here’s a kind of dry piece for our dried […]

June 14, 2022 Dream, Ghosts, nostalgia, summer, Time Travel, writing

Ziggy And the Thin White Duke

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Remembering Mr Stardust, who disappeared on this day in 2016. A few Bowie-inspired collages of my creation. Mr […]

January 10, 2022 Art, Bowie, collage, Culture, Dream, Ghosts, Graphic, Landscapes, Music, photography, Rock 'n' Roll, Therapy, Uncategorized

Misty Morning

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A misty morning walk round the lake

November 20, 2021 Autumn, countryside, drifting, Ghosts, Landscapes, photography, Weekend

Automatique Funken

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Seem to have got caught up in pictures rather than words. Plenty writing ideas. I write in my […]

May 2, 2021 1960s, Art, collage, Ghosts, nostalgia, Uncategorized

FROM THE HEART

The Long Read WHO CHOSE THE PAINT SCHEME? Slowly opening one eye and gazing at an unfamiliar yellow […]

March 11, 2021 Covid, Death, depression, drifting, faith, Family, Ghosts, Health, Home, Landscapes, Love story, Motoring, nonsense, Philosophy, Road trip, stories, Therapy, TRAVEL, Travel writing, Uncategorized

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

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