Autumn

The cherry blossom leaves are shedding: soon, the Bush outside my window will resemble a broken necklace chain with red gemstones scattered on the ground. it’s getting dark earlier and the lack of vitamin D is making me feel that sense of foreboding. I always get this way in October..it’s like anti-nostalgia, a dress whereContinue reading “Autumn”

September

It’s dark at around 8.15 pm now, and only getting darker. We cling to the last sunny days like rafts. Autumn is a cruel mistress, sprinkling morning frost and making plants go limp in her hands. The bloom is fading from gardens, reminding us all of impermanence. I have a complicated relationship with September. It’sContinue reading “September”

Tron Theatre Autumn Season

Since 2008, Andy Arnold has been the Artistic Director of Glasgow ‘s legendary Tron Theatre. But this autumn winter season marks what will be his last. He confessed to having “very mixed emotions” upon leaving his tenure. His 40th show as director is receiving a world premiere on Thursr, 19th October. It’s from the ever-Continue reading “Tron Theatre Autumn Season”

Album Review: Modern Nature- Island Of Noise

Imagine this. You’re in the Lake District perhaps, or by a boathouse. Take a moment to lie down in the still of the night. Can you hear it? There’s a bàbbling stream. Birds twitter. There’s no Twitter, no social media, no hassles here. Modern Nature have created an album that is sheer bliss, as ifContinue reading “Album Review: Modern Nature- Island Of Noise”