• on truth

    believe it or notthere are many ghosts out therecalling from the grave ~ n.b. I had a wander to see where all this might be happening. No sign of the Heartbeat Café, no reply to my enquiring email via Bookface, or whatever it’s called these days. I think this perpetually advertised event is a ghosting.

  • on time

    the civil war was whensome people hoped all sortedno money, no change ~ n.b. Shifts in society take generations. Chris Kaba’s family in London, UK, also spring to mind. CLP 22/09/2022

  • on time

    schedules don’t accountfor variable weatherrain-break friendships flow ~ n.b. Something special about the White Sox crowd. Nearly six hours with the rain delay start, passed in a flash. Thank you to Sam, Henry, the guy in the queue (not ‘The Queue’) and the ticket seller. Unforgettable evening of great conversation. Baseball was pretty good too,

  • on time

    cocooned from us alla cosseted existencepasses unquestioned ~ n.b. Time to move on sisters and brothers. Time to move on. CLP 19/09/2022

  • on Ukraine

    Kubiansk junctionrailway becomes battle linepoints of no return ~ CLP 18/09/2022

  • on money

    after the ball gameguitar case for donationsmusicians on tour after the musicman tells story of hungerdaily occurrence ~ n.b. Money is a big issue. A replica team baseball shirt on sale for $345 in the Team Store; on the street a guy needs $15 to eat. The team motif is the cherry blossoms of spring,

  • on time

    gladitorialarena gives up the fightmiserable wreck ~ n.b. In 18 months all that will remain of the JFK Stadium will be memories and photographs. CLP 16/09/2022

  • on time

    waving or drowningit’s hard to determine hereunfinished business ~ n.b. This marble sculpture, carved by Adelaide Johnson, was presented to the US government in 1921 by the National Women’s Party. Deliberately produced as emergent figures in knowledge that work to improve women’s rights is work in progress. The women represented here are: Elizabeth Cady Stanton,

  • on Ukraine

    no joy in victorydisturbed earth, broken bodieshere are the missing ~ n.b. They say “Never go back”, but for some, they never left Izium, nor Bucha, nor Mariupol.

  • on time

    think of any namehere, there are tens of thousandsmany out of one ~ n.b. Vietnam War memorial to the lost armed forces personnel of the USA. It is a list of names of those lost, in the order they were lost. The lack of reference to the context of the conflict makes it an even