1
by posthumous

Comment:
Ah these critters. Who is in control really? A delightful romp through the ambiguous personality of the gaze of dogs. I swear sometimes that, aside from what they will eat, they are like Grecian gods paying the price for some indiscretion towards Zeus and cast in their furry forms to torment and titillate us. Perhaps from the Epic of Gilgamesh indicative of the incipit Sha naqba imuru ("He who Saw the Deep", in modern terms: "He who Sees the Unknown" . But it is easy for me to get carried away here under the influence of this hairy houdini. A nice exploration of the sentiment and charged atmosphere of the bullfight.

6315
by pixelpig

Comment:
A brave and inspiring piece Ann. My sentiments for your mother and yourself. I've been through this myself and realise the individual hardship and love that you experience. Your mum is a beautiful soul, wise eyes and a knowing look. I suppose you are living that yourself through your essay, exploring the meanings and emotions of the anticipation of what is inevitable for all of us. You've done this beautifully.

turning 4.1
by mariuca

Comment:
You've really tapped into the fountain of youth here. Done in such a sensitive way, capturing all those pure moments. It is hard to pick any one and not have it as a favourite. I often wonder when I see collections like this, where does the magic go when we grow up. Perhaps we internalise it or shroud it with an intellectual veil of compromised understanding, forgetting the unselfconscious now that these children express so freely. A beautifully celebratory piece, and for me, a slight sense of lamentation as inferred by Morley's poem. Children are the wonder of the world, they compel us back to the joy, as you have reminded me. Well done Mariuca.

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Raining Under Manhattan Bridge
by insteps

Comment:
Very impressive Henry. You've enmeshed a whole raft of emotion and memory along with a keen introspective eye in this essay. I can just feel the busy dampness and character of the scenes, great opportunities of individual human expression juxtaposed on what seems sometimes grimy cityscapes. I like the way your perspective deals with the way the inhabitants find ways to express their personality and make abstract social comment. You've made it about the human side coping with the architectural rather than the other way around. Excellent essay.

Serpentine
by patches

Comment:
This is so cosmic. It has the allure of a venus fly trap - which is good.

we fit together
by herfotoman

Comment:
A bit underrated matey, kinda spooky poker night.

Number 9
by pixelpig

Comment:
yaaay, a lot of depth here. Well done.

promenade
by mariuca

Comment:
Such a wonderful image. You've done it justice.

to sing
by tnun

Comment:
I do like this one

more nightmares
by mefnj

Comment:
brilliant