Monthly Archives: November 2013

Dressing the Ganga

Posted on November 26, 2013 by subincontinentia

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Overheard: What I got

Posted on November 24, 2013 by subincontinentia

Waiting for the Number 41 to Archway. Two blokes in early 20’s dressed in sweat pants and hooded sweatshirts. BLOKE 1: Tottenham Hale. Doesn’t get much worse than this, does it? BLOKE 2: I dunno. We could be in Syria. … Continue reading →

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The Shadows of War

Posted on November 21, 2013 by subincontinentia

Kicking a stretch of dusty road Neck ablaze in the Tamil sun Bush leaves sieving luminosity Carelessly, I passed. Under every modest shadow, A million beings huddling Strangers forced to share a raft Carelessly, I passed. And as I did, … Continue reading →

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Gongylus Gongylodes!

Posted on November 17, 2013 by subincontinentia

Yes, it’s real. I had the honour of witnessing this wondrous Jabberwocky of a creature in the Auroville forest, Tamilnadu. It’s Latin name is Gongylus Gongylodes, otherwise known as a Dead Leaf Mantis or (rather poetically) the Wandering Violin Mantis. … Continue reading →

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Tipping Point: Love, booze, and climate change

Posted on November 10, 2013 by subincontinentia

‘Clomance’. Climate Change meets Romance. “The West Wing” meets “Sex in the City” – me writing my own review. “Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.” Albert Einstein “No. But climate change is.” Jude Windsor _______ Climate Change … Continue reading →

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Queen of West Green Rd

Posted on November 8, 2013 by subincontinentia

I feel I should preface this post by confiding that I’ve always had a tendency to attract ‘marginal’ types. By ‘tendency’ I mean that they hone in on me like a terrier I used to know on a discarded piece … Continue reading →

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A better way forward….

Posted on November 7, 2013 by subincontinentia

Conversation overheard between two teenage girls at Primark, in the aisle between the red lace bras and furry animal slippers… GIRL 1 – God, I feel like shit today. GIRL 2. – Yeah, me too, awful ‘innit? GIRL 1. – … Continue reading →

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Print and shoot

Posted on November 5, 2013 by subincontinentia

The Science Museum in London’s South Kensington has changed a lot since 1986. Cool interactive exhibits show you how you’ll look 10, 20, 30 years from now. (I declined). You can see what you would look like or sound like … Continue reading →

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Smelling the pickles

Posted on November 4, 2013 by subincontinentia

The drunken Turk mirrored my movements as I leaned first to the left and then the right, trying to avoid him as he approached. But he had me in some kind of arak-soaked-force-field. Before I knew it his substantially muscled … Continue reading →

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