Tim Bradford
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NORTHERN LIGHTS, by Martha Stutchbury
The dashboard clock ticks through to a new reading – 19:15. Still not here. He rings again, but there’s no answer. Slanted rain dances with Michael’s windscreen wipers, pushing new waves of droplets to the corners of the glass. The standing fare rises to £11.80 and he tenses his jaw. If this guy doesn’t show…
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THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY (KIRAN DESAI), reviewed by Ima Moorthy
Avert loneliness by being an armchair traveller this winter. Whizz from snowy Vermont to where three holy rivers merge in Allahabad; from New York through Delhi smog to the foothills of the Himalayas; from riptides in Goa through sinister Venetian canals to the Mexican desert.
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THREAD OF GOLD/UNSEEN WANDERER, by Paulette Graham
For all the stars in the skies, You remain the sparkling bright— A hidden gem among pearls, dazzling for the watchful eye.
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POEMS, by Laurie Lessen Reiche
It began with the sun and TristanTzara and your black hair and progressed to garter-belts and pierced labia and an obsessive fascination with a mutual dream of perfection or a clear glint of similar traumas to cling to for safety.
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THE HUMAN YEAR, By Zoe CN Smith
One Friday afternoon I’m tired of being myself, which is just as well because you’re looking for someone else too. Your casting agent sends me the script a few hours before. It’s a few lines of background – the usual stuff, age, fears, likes and dislikes, the lot– but it’s mostly going to be improvisational.…
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MIR Pre Christmas Open Mic Evening
MIR (The Mechanics Institute Review) warmly invites you to its first live Open Mic event of 2025 on Friday, December 5th at the Keynes Library, Gordon Square, from 6pm to 9pm.
