I remember this Stuart. I love the mix of connotations in your placescapes: grot and glow; decay and deliquescence. Then it becomes human and the mark...

Very funny, Stuart! The old regulars, bitter and mild, are amusing characters, but so is the sad clown who always gets his lunch nicked by the wildlif...

Yes, thanks. It's good to hear from you. Are you well?

Yes, that's good Stuart.

Yes, I love this Stuart. The sense of place is strong. The glimpse of grandma is striking. The haiku is late-summer ripe. The only thing I think I wou...

That's wonderful if they give you the idea of a dissolving self. The weird one about an entryist liquidising your innards (!) was based on an enthusia...

Also, a long one-liner specially for Stuart: impersonal the glow one feels in the light along Chesil to the hazy Bill

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Fantastic Jonathan! These are really strong. It is like Basho sitting with the pine, you have a really deep and long-rooted relationship with this sub...

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Thanks Heather. Good suggestion for the haiku.