My Son Joe

My Son Joe: "Joseph was born sometime in the early hours of the morning, September 15th 1980. It was one-thirty in the morning. Or at least I think it was."

One Day In The Co-op

One Day In The Co-op: "I first caught sight of him in the second aisle in the Co-op where I‘d gone to get bread and milk. He was sort of shuffling about in his pyjamas, looking confused."

Big Issue Columns: "On The Edge"

Big Issue Columns: "On The Edge": "It was one of those days. First of all a kid threw his bicycle onto the railway line. He was mucking about, spinning the bike in the air to show off to his mates when, all of a sudden, he lost his grip. It went sailing across the track in awful slow motion, and then landed directly on the live rail."

Big Issue Columns: "Common People"

Big Issue Columns: "Common People": "The following are a series of columns I wrote for The Big Issue, a magazine sold by homeless people, under the general title “Common People”. You may recognise some of the characters."

Anti-Zionism Is Not Anti-Semitism: What You Can Do About The Atrocities In Gaza

Anti-Zionism Is Not Anti-Semitism: What You Can Do About The Atrocities In Gaza: "There is a ceasefire in Gaza. For the moment at least Israeli shells are no longer desecrating the land nor frightening the people. Palestinian women and children are no longer being killed in their beds or shot dead in their doorways. No rockets. No sniper bullets. No white phosphorous shells. "

Witness to a Massacre

Witness to a Massacre: "We were sitting and suddenly there was bombing on our house and everyone started to run. There were three rockets. I have no idea where they came from."

Gaza: This Is Not A War, It's A Massacre

Gaza: This Is Not A War, It's A Massacre: "They stole my land, burnt my olive trees, destroyed my house, took my water, imprisoned my father, killed my mother, starved us all, humiliated us all. But I am to blame: I shot a rocket back. So they stole more of my land, burnt my olive trees, destroyed my house, took my water, bombed my country…"

Empires of Unease

Empires of Unease: "Conspiracies, Countercultures, Counterfeit Realities…"

Another New Year

Another New Year: "A happy new year to you.

Also, a happy new day, a happy new hour and a happy new minute. A happy new second. A happy new breath. A happy new moment. A happy new everything."

All About My Earliest Memories

All About My Earliest Memories: "My earliest memory is of my Dad. He was leaning out of the window wearing a cap, waving as the train pulled out of the station. I thought he was the train driver. It was only on reflection, many years later, that I realised it was a Navy cap he was wearing, and that he wasn’t a train driver at all, but a sailor."