February 6th 2019 Stuart & Claya A's home is amazing! A tall lighthouse structure within a circle of wall. The wall is alive with ivy. There is a huge front gate, rather like a drawbridge. It is dark wood, teak, I'm told. Stuart built it all himself. February 7th 2019 On the street of a … Continue reading dream diaries…59
February 3rd 2019. Saucers zip rooftops. Everybody on the floor. The night is alive with lights and birdsong. Behind my lids, circles, shapes, words. Pockets filled with tangerines. I keep my hands there to stop them rolling away. February 4th 2019. Somewhere. A wreck of a town. Streets strewn with debris, discard. I'm wandering round, … Continue reading dream diaries…58
January 29th 2019 A heavily tattooed hairstylist. She slides the scissors through a sheet of clamped, damp hair. Her arms are blocked in buttery & blue ink hues. January 31st 2019 A vast iron & glass & stone railway station. I am descending a great swathe of steps that lead from the street to the … Continue reading dream diaries…57
January 18th 2019 Dad is mystified. He stands amidst a spaghetti of cables at The Exchange (North Shields). Someone is sound checking on the stage. "What's the point of all the 1, 2, 1, 2? They should just get on with it. All these cables." I explain that there is a sound man. I point … Continue reading dream diaries…56
January 9th 2019: (Edwards Rd.,) Cutting patterns from a sheer, black material. Making a shirt for a soldier. I have never made a shirt before: I am winging it. The best way to cut patterns, I suppose, is to work from a cardboard template. My landlady appears at the window & asks, "Where is the … Continue reading dream diaries…55
December 27th 2018 The muddied yard of a stable. Horses are led in circles. Other horses can be seen looking over half-doors. Cold, misty morning. The echoes of hooves on concrete. At the far end of the yard, a farmhouse - a red door. A man stands at the door, knocking. A woman is at … Continue reading dream diaries…54
