#198: Surrey Quays

[A cigarette break. Two fisherman pause for thought.] -what you make of it? -I don’t know what to say about it, gov -prices going up and up. They’ll stop using it. It’ll be come a tourist trap. Commuters won’t use it. -My mum hates it. If she won’t use it, who’s gonna to use it? […]

#197: Riverboat Services

No information is available at this time. No yetis allowed. No infectious diseases are allowed to enter through the Port of London. No dogs or hats. Only hats that are worn by dogs will be permitted through the gates. Please have your card ready to be overcharged. It’s two journeys but it’s one ticket. The […]

#196: Woolwich

Arabian days Like Arabian days A small pool in the centre of a square A melting pot of cold water and cigarette smoke. -No, Khusal, come back -One more minute! -Come on, we’re going! -What are you going? -There’s a bee, Daddy! -Stop going back to it. -It’s a fluffy bee! -Naomi, get away from […]

#195: Montpelier Row

It all begins with a man and woman conversing at the bus stop. They look like people that you might know. People you might invite in for a cup of tea without much deliberation. Across the street a elderly woman pulls her stroller out of the Costcutter. She pauses for a moment before acknowledging the […]

#194: Hungry

You can’t stop eating You don’t need to but it must be apathy Your astronomical habit To consume and consume Until it makes you sick. You can’t keep it You’re always looking it up Asking me if you can borrow mine. What does yours say? What does mine say? It’s all about data. Data is […]

#193: Synchronicity

#192: Gore

The man with the knife stabs the pregnant lady who holds another child in her arms. A giraffe lies with its neck stabbed. A small girl looks on. No one else can see her so she signs before moving on to the next enclosure. Many birds fly into a particular window on a high rise […]

#191: terrifying truths from dad

Encourage inner silence. Don’t sentimentalise your stories and they will have longer lives. We are wonderful, we human beings. Nice is the enemy of perfect. Theory is better than practice but if you don’t practise you never get better. Until further notice, celebrate everything.

#190: Possible Events 2

A skate park with models as obstacles. The BMX bikers and Chanel tributes dance with each other, filling each other’s negative space. A commentator narrates each interaction, giving voice to their fluidity and creativity. A man washes his hands in a sink and cries in a museum. A Guinness World Record adjudicator stands beside him […]

#189: Mind Games

There’s a real connection between shutting down, your anxieties and delivering a great performance, where all the gremlins take over. Different chemical and electronic modes. To the point where it feels like a gift. But what happens when it’s an expectation, how could you possibly learn that? And reuse it time after time after time. […]

#188: Blackheath Nights

You wonder what she is made of if it isn’t glitter and stars. She shines brightly onstage: incomplete but always giving everything she’s got. It’s a fusion of solidarity and abstinence, soldered together with motherly love and granola bars. She stands so far from the crowd. She’s worked so hard to stand so tall and […]

#187: Chickens

Cluck cluck cluck All business no pleasure Making eggs Living dreams Laying them for you mans For party scenes It’s a good time Good life man We just be chickens Cluck cluck fucking shit everywhere in these pens ENDS

#186: No signal

[a nondescript room. Two chairs. A mobile phone rings.] -It’s my phone. -Do you need to get it? -Is that alright? -Take it if you want -No it’s fine. I’ll turn it off. Should have turned it of earlier. Sorry. -It’s fine. Though it’s good in these sessions, if there’s no interruptions so we can […]

#185: A Conversation I’ve Never Had

-So you’ve written a film? -Yes -Tell me about it. -You read it? -I’d like you to tell me about it. The storyline, just in a few short sentences -You didn’t read it then. -My assistant sends me the top 10 scripts of the week. Frankly I don’t have enough time to read everything we […]

#184: I Know I’m Wrong.

want to listen but all seen is words words your idea your idea again #selfie oh, your idea again all the punctuations is wrong must red pen reach out fix it but can’t without seeming too involved too patronising shame real shaming In case you didn’t already know: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_13.htm Thanks ENDS

#183: And this is why I don’t write fact…

…because I can stand my knowledge to come under attack, only my crazy imagination. Thank you. Now please attack my imagination. ENDS

#182: Possible Events

A concert where the instrumentalists are dotted around the auditorium. There is no conductor, even though they have rehearsed with a musical director. They tune up and begin almost simultaneously as though they have only just learned how to play. A fencing tournament between President Obama and a woman who wants her husband to come […]

#181: Mooks

A toucan is considering his new position as a chairman of the forest. He is determined to make a difference in the world of politics, by sharing his rhetoric and skill with his community. They have been fighting for many years with the neighbouring forest and he’s looking for a way for them all to […]

#180: Duckling

The little one is falling behind the rest his mother turns back and scoops him up He’s safe now All tucked in under her wing A little duck hug keeping him warm The others look on knowing he has to be protected knowing they’ll eventually have to leave him behind They’ve learnt to sleep with […]

#179: Closeted Pride

I’ve moved on. I’ve moved on. Sorry, I’m not in this wardrobe of life anymore. This cupboard. It doesn’t fit me anymore. I’m sorry. You need to stay out of my space while I get changed. Thanks. No, I don’t wear purple anymore. No, I don’t wear tights. It’s summer now and I’m proud. Charge […]