Monthly Archives: July 2010

So the kid’s back from college for the summer and lying on the sofa all day wearing old socks and watching TV. My wife said she needed to get out more so I took her to work to see what … Continue reading →

It was lunchtime in Olho Marinho and nothing was moving in the heat. I saw one old man in a café and a young couple smoking beneath a tree but there was no one else on the streets. Except me; … Continue reading →

I came across a factory in the woods the other day which intrigues me because it has a chapel attached. Both are in ruins and circled by a barbed wire fence the height of a man. Behind the ruins is … Continue reading →

I’ve known a few dangerous temptations in my life and this latest one is right up there among the most seductive of them all. This one does not have curves in any of the right places, offers no adrenaline-pumping thrills … Continue reading →

The goat is making noises this evening and I fear it may not make it through the next few days. I don’t know if goats baa or bleat, and frankly life is too short for me to even think about … Continue reading →