Monthly Archives: December 2009
in the bleak Midweek
Billy Childish: reads out the poem he’s written about his forthcoming new baby. Libby Purves: Mmm… (awkward pause) Libby Purves: There’s a lot of religious imagery in the poem, Billy… Did you have a religious upbringing? Billy Childish (earnestly): More … Continue reading
Filed under bagatelles
A Christmas Play
The mise-en-scène’s well-known enough: dumb animals, a little trough, labourers standing around, extras; the mother, still a child herself; her baffled husband. They’re all a bit rough. Even the hay Isn’t as soft as in the stories. The baby lies … Continue reading
the beautiful eyes of the Christmas spam
Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without a nice Christmas spam. So here it is: subject heading: “I felt a chill pass over me as I looked at t” snippet: “Elf supplied, and I strongly suspect that it was made of … Continue reading
dat is de twestion! yeah!
I find it’s one that kind of answers itself, though. Speaking as a person used to look uncannily like this toddler – and who was much celebrated at one stage for calling up the stairs, as they carried the baby … Continue reading
