Will Vigar

poet. writer. imposter.

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

February 13, 2025 · Leave a comment

Drama! or, The Creation of Ghosts.

   I attended several secondary schools and embracing the supernatural seemed to be high on everyone’s agenda.   I was in the Drama Group at one school, and we were performing … Continue reading

February 11, 2025 · Leave a comment

Firefrost and Fundindelve – Travels around Alderley Edge (Part One)

i. Firefrost and Fundindelve The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, Alan Garner’s 1960 novel has had me entirely in thrall for almost 50 years. It is a timeless tale of good versus … Continue reading

February 3, 2025 · Leave a comment

The Phantom Hitch-hiker – A True Story

Unexpected prose alert! My friend Mark had just bought a car and we would go for night drives, hunting for UFOs or headless horsemen or any other Fortean madness that … Continue reading

July 8, 2020 · Leave a comment

Kings

An odd poem that came out of nowhere. It’s about a time when I was eight and was convinced I’d seen a dragon… With fingers stained  and sticky from the … Continue reading

January 27, 2019 · Leave a comment