August 2026

Pity out-of-control hoarders, Psychologically scarred silent generation Persistent Post-war insecurity disorders; Vestige of a past-rationed population. Desperate to never miss another meal, Piling up boxes of crap, Over-sensitive to a percieved good deal, Most never even unpacked. Afraid to dispose of Out-of-date cans, Jars and dried goods, Scraps of clothes long past their best, Nicks… Read more

There is little as slippery as the greasy pole Unless born to the classes of dangleberries and clinkers, Bum-crumbs that stick to any old thing By virtue of school and family. Social capital makes all a-ok. But even rich excrement won’t stick if polluted by morality. The rich use slipperiness to reinforce position; Institutional Teflon,… Read more

Skittishly as an unblinkered racehorseCareering towards an arbitrary endSatisfying others, not self (of course),Destination, though clear, by another penned. Advice from school and university,Parents, siblings, class-mates, colleagues and friends.Childhood fantasy or tacit perversity,Ambition, pressure, sociological trends. Falling into a “good job” with prospects,Little structure, vague possibility;Career presents through hypothetical aspects –Fluke not occupational ability. In… Read more