(Read by Harley Quinn)
Written for shits and giggles on a day in August 2023
C&C… Read more
Banana Bread (which is actually cake, not bread)
Classic & easy
Ingredients:
4.4oz/125g Butter
5.2oz/150g Golden caster sugar
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 egg, beaten within an inch of its life
2 very ripe Bananas
6.7oz/190g Self raising flour (we like things that are self-sufficient)
1/4 cup/2oz/60ml Milk ~ OR replace the milk with rum (Appleton is THE best)
1 tsp of Pimento (or mixed spice)
1-2 tbsp Demerara sugar for top
4oz/which is like, 113.something… Read more
Same Same But different – Church in Bangkok
I’m sat at the back of a church in Bangkok. We, my son and I, came here with our friend because we love her and we know it will make her happy.… Read more
Friendship
This is not really a cuss but It’s going here. So there.
I just want to say a thing about friendship.
If you’re my friend, then I want you to know how much you mean to me. … Read more
Time Spent
Someone somewhere is smoking
and the smell is glorious to me
true comfort
I am reminded of the safety of childhood
a slow summer afternoon
My feelings have changed.… Read more
Chickens in the Mist
Dappled sunlight streamed through the canopy of overhanging trees. Mossy dells shaded by tree ferns glistened with dew. Flowers of every shade gave dashes of vibrant colour amongst the green foliage.… Read more
How does Quentin Tarantino rewrite history in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and get away with it?
Cuss & Cake, February 6 2020
Preface
If this piece seems a little different to the usual style and tone on this site, that’s because it is.… Read more
System Failure
Standing at a bus stop around 3.30pm,
I watched a group of girls in uniform asking passers by to buy them cigarettes. I would guess they were about fourteen to fifteen years old.… Read more
What do we do with our lives?
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
This question is frequently asked of most of us during childhood. And in the beginning we seem so sure.… Read more
Old crazies
I had a confrontation with some elderly people today, which was horrible.
Confrontation of any kind isn’t usually pleasant but I find being disappointed by your elders so much more upsetting.… Read more
