Presque vu III

The Painted Arc: the idea of a line
“Imagine looking into a stream of clear-running water on a spring day. Barefoot, you stand upon polished pebbles: now pick out the one pebble that best captures the way the coolness of the water, the light upon its surface or the feeling of ‘aliveness’ from being stood there [...]



The Doncaster Connection

Anna told me, You’re at Doncaster Central Library today, talking about books. You realise you’re in competition with Wimbledon, the world cup and a heat wave?
I said, It’s OK. Doncaster’s cool. Some people will turn out.
The train squeezed me on to the platform at Doncaster station. It had been a short but sticky journey and [...]






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