October 17th 2018 Jayne L and I are paddling a canoe upriver. The warm, dark water breaks over the bow. There is a long and low, wet, wooden jetty stretching out from the dense green bank. It would be hidden in shadow if not for the strings of fairylights draped along it. We paddle … Continue reading dream diaries…44
October 6th 2018 A cake shop in Bristol. I walk in off the street to ask directions to the cinema. Jodie J pops up from behind the counter. "Funny, you being here," I say. "Not really. I work here." She pushes a plate of Lemon Drizzle across the counter. "You'll need this," she says. … Continue reading dream diaries…43
October 1st 2018 I am sitting on a wooden chair at a wooden table in Sanderstead library [though I've never been here I have seen it many times over the years from the bus and from the passenger seat of many cars]. The room is empty but for the librarian and myself. She weaves in … Continue reading dream diaries…42
September 28th 2018. One evening I am out walking with Jackie S & Kelly H. We visit different bars. It is Jackie's birthday & she has no money, but that's OK because we have pockets full of notes...& it's her birthday anyway. At last, at the edge of town, we find a bar that … Continue reading dream diaries…41
September 25th 2018 (Brockley Woods) At last! Graham T. turns up. He is heavily tattooed - which is a new and surprising look for him! It is shocking to behold! Spirals and dots and stars and doodles in black ink cover his body. "My wrists," he says. "I keep clear." He flashes his wrists. … Continue reading dream diaries…40
September 22nd 2018. Mik T has his left hand wrapped in swathes of bandage from his knuckles to his wrist. Typically of him it is messy & grubby & badly applied. He also jots betting tips on it in pen. He says he has a sure winner at the 4.30 at Brighton & it's … Continue reading dream diaries…39
