Providence 3: Lovecraft Out of Space
If we apply the lens of psychogeography to Lovecraft’s Providence, we stop viewing the setting as mere backdrop for cosmic indifference and instead see the urban environment as an active … Continue reading
Providence: Introduction – The Haunter of the Drift
Providence is an series of essays that are nominally about HP Lovecraft. You find out why ‘nominally’ fits as the essays go on. This is the introduction essay. The rest … Continue reading
The Ghosts of Ash and the Nuclear Spectre (Part One)
Disasters have a habit of lingering long after everyone has agreed that they are finished. The rubble gets cleared. The plaques get installed. The anniversary documentaries get commissioned. The calendar … Continue reading
The Gentle Violence of Obsolescence Vs the Thingness of Stuff (Part Two)
Digital obsolescence exposes the lie at the heart of planned decay. The problem is not entropy. It is compatibility. The object has not failed. The system has moved. This produces … Continue reading
Shortwave Eights
I’m thrilled to announce that my very first album of poetry is now available on Bandcamp Called ‘Shortwave Eights’ each poem – most from my recent book ‘Vague Wisdom.’ Each … Continue reading
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
Crab and Bee’s Matter of Britain: Mythlands of Albion
It has been many, many years since I read ‘Matter of Britain’ and even then, it was a condensed version. It was a tough read, being mostly in mediaeval vernacular. … Continue reading
Dream Tyne – Travels Around the North East Coast (Part Three)
David Bowie 2 I own most of Bowie’s work in one format or another (often multiple formats) and was delighted that on reaching the Whitby, the Tesco superstore had a … Continue reading
Dream Tyne – Travels Around The North East Coast (Part Two)
Ravenscar – A Brief History 1 It is the fifth century. The Roman Empire is in catastrophic decline and the last of the legions stationed at Peak Fort pack up … Continue reading
Futhark and other Northern Tales – Brand New Collection – Available Now!
Click on the picture to purchase – £11 A collection of poems inspired by the Elder Futhark rune set. Neither translations of the rune poems, nor updates for the modern … Continue reading
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