Author name: Bohemian@spirit

by Philip Stiles Everyone’s piling in on me, but it’s not my fault. And if you want to know the truth, I’m the only one who seems to be trying to rectify the situation. I’ve cycled as far as the riverfront, and then back out west to the A10 this morning, big distances, pasting posters […]

by Mark de Rond As the dog days of summer elongated, and with school out and everyone who is someone having been moved on, and with nothing to do and nothing whatsoever to look forward to, two teenagers killed a pizza delivery guy and didn’t eat the pizza. They stood in silence for a while

by Markus Hällgren One motherfucker. Grey-man takes his keys from his right pocket and moves them to his left hand. His mind is set on one thing only. Two motherfuckers. The man with grey hair on his temples takes two steps forward. The sound of the world fades. He does not notice the crunch of

by Mark de Rond As a child and for as long as I can remember there hung above my bed a sign that said ‘Lord, let my prayer come before Thee.’ I have no memory of how I came to have it but still remember how comforting these words were as I made my peace

by Erik Dane For an American like me – a born-and-bred East Coaster, a headstrong, pensive brand manager, a heartbreak-escaping, late night jogger – you’d think the hardest part of living in Paris would be the language. Until today, I would have agreed with you. Now, at this particular moment, the fact that I can

by Ruth Newman Bert the porter was telling off some tourists for walking on the perfect lawn as Lesley passed through the gates to Goodesford College. The unnerved sightseers were having a hard time understanding Bert’s thick fenland accent, and had to be rescued by their tour guide. Bert turned back to the Porters’ Lodge,

by Brian Pentland Since the dawn of time we’ve used the axe        People use tools to do tasks Now people use digital artifacts        People use tools to do tasks So-ci-o-ma-ter-i-al        People use tools to do tasks It sounds so ethereal        People use tools

by Yiannis Gabriel You have heard the one about the soldiers who got lost during a snow blizzard in the Alps but eventually managed to find their way back to base camp, thanks to a map in one of the soldiers’ pockets. You have heard the one about the soldiers who got lost during a

by Brian Pentland Thank you all for coming You’re lucky to be here Welcome to my TED talk Enlightenment is near Don’t wanna overstate my case But the facts are very clear The science will persuade you To make my career It’s blindingly obvious, A fundamental truth If this talk is slick enough Then you