WiskeyLiving with a ghost at Dancers Hill HouseThanks to an introduction by Mrs Furse, Anne Naylor offered me the old playroom in Dancers Hill House as a studio to work in. Then in the…14 min read·Jun 7, 2023----
WiskeyMy hat met MahatThe Somali pirate is at the bus stop talking in fluid tongues of ancient pharaonic journeys. He’s fallen out of his last trip, with Captain…2 min read·Mar 5, 2022----
WiskeyHow to have a win-win breakupI have had a very positive, and emotionally deepening breakup with my beloved Naila. There were torrents of tears, mainly from my side, but…7 min read·Feb 18, 2022--1--1
WiskeyWhy is being called a wanker, an insult?Years ago I was negotiating the large Holland Park roundabout, which was at the time called Shepherd’s Bush roundabout, and after a…4 min read·Feb 17, 2022----
WiskeyThanks Douglas, very interesting.This is an issue I have been contemplating for 50+ years. To my mind, the root is linked inextricably with the existential crisis caused by…1 min read·Jan 11, 2022--1--1
WiskeyLoving DeathAs I walked home in the black neon night, under white rain, I met Death. I thought she would be taller. I’d thought she would be brutal…1 min read·Aug 3, 2021----
WiskeyGiving LoveAs he walked along the street, he saw an old lady ahead of him, moving painfully slowly, hands on her faithful Zimmer frame, with two…2 min read·Aug 3, 2021--1--1
WiskeyThe Destroyer of DestroyersI am the Destroyer of Destroyers. My flight across the night sky is streaked with blood of angels and demons both, my tail is flecked with…2 min read·Jul 21, 2021--2--2
WiskeyThe Living Artist. Some adventures of an unknown, unfamous painter.Having sold a few small circular paintings in December, for once I could afford to buy presents, and Christmas with Nicki and Joe in North…18 min read·Jan 13, 2021----
Wiskey“What do you think the meaning of life is?”When I was five years old I picked out from my parents’ bookshelf, in the sitting room of our house in Oakleigh Park, North London, one of…13 min read·Jan 6, 2021--1--1
