July 2025
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“In a progress up-stream, moreover, memory is not inseparable. Memories gather about us, but against the current memory can be let go, and the stream will carry it away.” Eric Linklater, The Dark of Summer You can listen to me reading Southside (Slight Return) by clicking on the player below, or the text follows the…
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All come to look for America: Del Amitri and me You know The Sopranos title sequence? Tony’s trip from Manhattan to Newark on the New Jersey Turnpike, soundtracked by The Alabama 3? Thirty-nine years ago I was driving a hired splitter van at the start of a journey initially to Florida, then California and back…
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Please be understanding and careful with this. It’s a rough sketch of a performance, needless to say with no artificial intelligence involved. There are a few stumbles and buzzes, but to be honest it’s likely I’ll never sing this song again. Also, the song will be upsetting for anyone who’s either lost a pet or…
