Will Vigar

poet. writer. imposter.

Novel Update

I got the revised proof back yesterday. Apart from the slight ‘indent’ problem on the dedications page as seen above, it was bloody gorgeous! Except… when I gave the okay … Continue reading

January 8, 2026 · Leave a comment

Is this thing on?

So…my last post was back in April. That’s… not great. In my defence, I got post-PhD fatigue and could not bear the idea of writing. I had a couple of … Continue reading

December 31, 2025 · 1 Comment

La La La (Peorð)

This is a game of ‘Spot The Pub’ for folks in Sheffield in the 80s… any guesses? “Northern brassy, she yells“You’re sippin’, not suppin’!”and cajoling the soberinto a bohemian situation,soft … Continue reading

March 27, 2024 · Leave a comment

Ghosted

Death seems to be very much on my mind at the moment. It’s probably because it’s been a terrible couple of years for losing friends. This is about a friend … Continue reading

August 27, 2023 · Leave a comment

himanimalwail

The third piece about the 80’s HIV crisis. It’s been weird writing about this stuff and has brought up some awful memories. I guess this can be seen as ‘therapy’ … Continue reading

August 4, 2022 · Leave a comment

Milk

By the time I got there, the walkways, built to accommodate milk floats for the daily pinta, were no longer served by the Express or Unigate. The Presto was cheaper and … Continue reading

March 14, 2017 · Leave a comment