Poems
Back Into Us
As sunlight draws away And years collide with memory I remember that look you had in eye And the colours we painted the world The capers we would surround Sharper, cleaner, brighter Yet our senses […]
Year: 2012
Preston Dirges
Interval with Valerie
Previously in the saga of Preston Dirges’ office existence, Gordon and Tina were in trouble with their boss. Meanwhile, Valerie returns to Preston’s desk, finding him deep in thought… Int. Preston’s Office Floor – Day […]
Essays & Opinion
A Very Unspecial Relationship
Face facts, all you supporters of America’s Republican Party. Your chosen Presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, is a bit of a weirdo. Not bad, not mad, but not the finished product either. He says corporations are […]
Poems
Interperspect
Inhale. Invert. Revert. A place outside of this. Where there is quiet. Somewhere solitary for an hour, or a week, or maybe a year or two. Where there is no end and no need for […]
comedy
G & T and 1 IM 2 Many
In the last episode of Preston Dirges’ saga, Preston and Valerie were split up during lunch. Meanwhile, Gordon and Tina are late for a meeting hosted by their boss… Int. Office Meeting Room – Day […]
Essays & Opinion
How Obamacare Unified Rhetorical Hypocrisy
You have to give Mitt Romney credit for one thing: he is not a hater. Perhaps that is why he sometimes seems an odd choice to be the Republican Party’s presidential candidate. Romney’s demeanour is […]
Essays & Opinion
Roberts: A Good Argument, Pure and Simple
John Roberts, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, did some surprising things this week. The least surprising was that he upheld the constitutionality of the individual mandate within the Affordable Care […]
Preston Dirges
Preston Dirges and the Lunchtime Blues
We left Preston Dirges and Valerie in the Security Room, with Preston going through his propositions for how to succeed in life. Now that Valerie has received her ID pass, they head for lunch. Int. […]
comedy
Fernandez’s Next Five Demands
You have to admire Cristina Fernandez, President of Argentina, for her dogged pursuit of lost causes. Fernandez is so dogged that if you entered her into Crufts, she would win best of breed. Just as […]
comedy
TV Reboots to Moot
TV reboots are unpredictable. Some turn out to be far superior to the original. Battlestar Galactica started out as a camp 70’s derivative of Star Wars. The same three special effects shots of model spaceships […]