A man stands on a busy street corner, downtown, tall buildings, fresh breeze. He wears a buttoned up knee length woollen coat and waits for the lights to change. Suddenly a young woman arrives at his side

Ollie is a homeless man, a drug addicted homeless man, who lives in my neighbourhood. He is in his mid- forties and is physically extremely healthy. Ollie's vitality gives him the endurance, the requisite

This friend of mine, Felix, is an artist. He was at a certain juncture in his life and things were not coming easily. His soul was depleted, he was exhausted. What to do? His choice was quite brave, really

Alphonse: In German the meaning of the name Alphonse is: Ready for a fight. Common in Spain since the 7th century. Famous bearer: Gangster Al Capone's name was Alphonse. Aphorism: a pithy observation which

Rolf is an ardent absurdist. He loves it although he won't let on, he won't prosthelytize about it. When talking with Rolf, especially of more serious matters, tragedy even, he will likely raise his eyebrows

The stormwater drains have failed in our apartment block. I was unaware. We are just tenants here, have been for nigh on twenty years so perhaps we don't notice such things. We did notice when the sewerage

The story of Portabelli was related to me by the son of a dear friend of mine, Milo. The world truly overflows with mysteries such as these. Since hearing of his tale I have tried to further the investigation

I went to India in 1991, Srinigar. Stayed in a houseboat on Lake Najin. No one was there, no tourists that is, just a few travellers, owing to the tensions, an insurgency. Bunkers of heavily armed Indian

Some years back I attended a Meetup once or twice. Well not exactly a Meetup, similar. I was invited along to a group after making a comment on a blog. Even though I was never formally admitted into their

We were recently trapped beneath a weather system known as anticyclonic gloom. A month earlier a 'thunderstorm asthma event' had occurred leading to hospitalisations and even some fatalities. Ambulance

X is a Swedish girl who I met some time ago and whose life took an unexpected turn. She is an archetypal Swede, bronzed skin, blonde hair, athletic physique, overall of vital appearance. Norse mythology

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Thoughts arise within, from the centre. They sprout and grow out, towards the periphery, towards distant heavenly bodies, towards the Ideas, towards the Signs. What fecundity, like plant life, forking