NEON yellow
Please note: this is a FICTIONAL Society [no such Society of this name exists] Long ago, the editorial team that established the British Journal of Psychiatry chose to front-cover their … Continue reading NEON yellow
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The Neon Yellow Preservation Society
Long ago, the editorial team that established the British Journal of Psychiatry chose to front-cover their new journal NEON yellow. The journal has remained neon yellow ever since. To watch … Continue reading The Neon Yellow Preservation Society
Told with an evident truth as unflinching as it is tender
I recently read Father and Son by the writer and poet Edmund Gosse. This ‘memoir’ was written in 1907 and subtitled ‘a study of two temperaments.’ I was reminded of … Continue reading Told with an evident truth as unflinching as it is tender
Transmuted his personal substance into art
Aubrey Beardsley (1872 – 1898) was an artist, illustrator and author. His black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts and his work was, not infrequently, considered ‘improper’. He was … Continue reading Transmuted his personal substance into art