Miscellaneous Musings

  • Crow

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    There’s a man in my neighbourhood who is trying to befriend the crows. At least, I assume that is what he is doing.

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  • Ways Of Seeing

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    The poet Ian McMillan is very fond of early morning strolls, and often posts intriguing snippets on Twitter, of the things he observes while out walking. Reading these tweets, you get the impression that the world has altered ever so slightly. Snails slither towards discarded beer cans, eagerly anticipating a party that is still days

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  • “Before the bullfight”

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    I am sitting behind my laptop, the radio station playing quietly in the background, when a gentle swirl of music begins to filter through to me. At first it is just a faint, lingering sound. Slow and tentative, coming towards me, like a trickle of water. Then the drum rises up, perforates the melancholy, to

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