Ideally I would have thought this through and not just taken a big step forward into the wild blue sky. But there you go, I always was impulsive, inclined to fail again where others only try once. For example, when I insulted my boss by calling him a nonce to his face. He deserved it,… Read more »
Posts By: Sean Sweeney
Afternoon Philosophy
Excerpt from ‘The Making of the Front Page Story in Dan’s Newspaper’
Preston, September 1992 I arrived at my front door and fumbled at the lock. And then I stopped and looked behind me, across to the wood-yard, and then back in the direction I had just walked. The long, straight road from the town centre to home. I must have looked back at where I’d come… Read more »
Observations
They dragged some guy off the bus today, who was ranting and raving about how we’d all, as a nation, lost our way. How we’d allowed ourselves to become dumb, suckling zombies feeding off the beast, while some power elite feasted gaily at our expense. “It’s common sense!” he cried. “Wake up before it’s too… Read more »
Last Orders
Reading – Extract from Monica’s Moment of Truth
London, 1986 ~ The following scene is from the chapter Monica’s Moment of Truth…
The Daily Routine
A brief meditation on futility (Train audio courtesy of Glaneur de Sons via Wikimedia)