Miguel was not a star of his own accord, he was plucked from the streets were he had spent the first twelve years of his life and sent into training. He was chosen for his unique bone structure and tight round buttocks. For the next thirty two years he was trained in dance and mime.… Read more

A lull in the shelling, I hold Ted’s hand, stroke his whitening cheek. Ted Pepper has been more than a friend to me, more than a lover, more than a brother, more than an anthropomorphic condiment, and here he lies pumping the last of his vital juices out on the stony grey soil of Flanders.… Read more

Club Rock Shandy can be described as a fizzy drink, a soft drink, or a mineral. However, it doesn’t accurately fall into any of these categories, in most circles it is known as “liquid happiness”. It really is a case of the product being equal to more than the sum of its parts, with both… Read more

Calla grew up when there was little of any worth to eat; no fruit for vitamin C and trace elements, no milk and broccoli for calcium, no fresh meat for iron or protein. Enamel never formed on her yellowing teeth and she seemed to catch every popular contagion. I met her in college, bundled in… Read more

You stuffing letterbox with spit wet chunks of newspapers and glossy celebrity magazines. It’s closest come to outside in weeks and every muscle itches to get back to nest. Fingers slick and shaking, you gum steel mouth of door and away, afeared of stiff cool breeze from beneath frame. You stumbling back up carpeted staircase,… Read more