Will Vigar

poet. writer. imposter.

Ley Lies

Map 1 1 All Mathematics would suggestA steady straight line as the best,But left and right alternatelyIs consonant with history. In his book How We Believe, Michael Shermer argues the … Continue reading

March 13, 2025 · Leave a comment

Lies, Damned Lies and Archives.

i The past is fragmented and falsified. Of course, this is nothing new. Archives have been doing this since the concept of archive was first mooted but if, as a … Continue reading

March 11, 2025 · Leave a comment

Weird and Eerie (2) The Phantom Hitch-Hiker

Part Two – The Phantom Hitch Hiker. i. Thumbs It is 1981, and my friend Mark had just bought his first car. We would go for night drives, searching for … Continue reading

March 8, 2025 · Leave a comment

Weird and Eerie (1) – Last Train To London Dark – Part Two.

xiii. Rik Rack Recumbent On a bench outside the main gate of King’s Cross Station, I see a familiar face. Rik Rack has poured himself into a solid wooden bench … Continue reading

March 5, 2025 · Leave a comment

Weird and Eerie (1) – Last Train From London Dark – Part One.

i ‘The form that is most appropriate to the weird,’ says Fisher, ‘is the montage; hence the preference within surrealism for the weird combinations.’ (Fisher, The Weird and the Eerie, … Continue reading

March 3, 2025 · Leave a comment

Melancholia and the Janus Hue – Part Two

vi ‘Since the Saturnine temperament is slow, prone to indecisiveness, sometimes one has to cut one’s way through with a knife. Sometimes one ends by turning the knife against oneself.’ … Continue reading

February 28, 2025 · Leave a comment

Melancholia and the Janus Hue – Part One

i ‘To attempt to write a guide to such an amorphous concept as melancholy is overwhelmingly impossible, such is the breadth and depth of the topic, the disciplinary territories, the … Continue reading

February 26, 2025 · Leave a comment

Lunar Module and the Call of The Sea (Part Two)

V My parents did not like or approve of Science Fiction. It seemed odd to shun a single genre like that, especially as I was also a horror fan, but … Continue reading

February 24, 2025 · Leave a comment

Lunar Module and the Call of the Sea (Part One)

I On Monday mornings at infant school, we did something called ‘News and Stories.’ These days it is known as ‘Show and Tell’ but ‘News and Stories’ had an additional … Continue reading

February 22, 2025 · Leave a comment

Nostalgia (Part Three)

vii The understanding of nostalgia has changed since the dark days of incarceration or forced interment into a concept that is enjoyed and has been commoditised and monetised. Where one’s … Continue reading

February 20, 2025 · Leave a comment