on my skin

on my skin: I became old. To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: ‘Once upon an Acid Glance‘ – by Hamish Hawk … Continue reading on my skin

BEATON

This poem is for Mrs Beaton who was my S2 English teacher, Firrhill High School, Edinburgh: BEATON. As a young child I learned to write backwards and could sleep standing … Continue reading BEATON

starlings

starlings: Music credit: starlings – by ELBOW

G O L D B E R G S

This old newspaper advert is from 1973. GOLDBERGS Department Store was looking for Santa! My mum used to take me, with my older and younger sister, to  GOLDBERGS to see … Continue reading G O L D B E R G S