David MathewsDec 2, 20171 minDusk: short and sweet at the winter solstice in NottinghamThe kind people at Nottingham Writers’ Studio have chosen to read my Flick’ring Shadows among a set of short stories and poems...
David MathewsDec 1, 20172 minBroken down by age and sex on St Andrew’s DayFrom the train, seven minutes late, alighted 19 passengers. Twelve women, seven men, all shapes and sizes. I will not describe them one...
David MathewsNov 12, 20172 minNooo, Jeremy CorbynMy friend Sir Arthur Whatnot, the psychiatrist, read Jeremy Corbyn’s piece in this morning’s Observer, in which Corbyn called for Mrs May...
David MathewsOct 31, 20173 minMrs May’s Halloween HorrorJust had a call from my mate Sidney. Sid is a diamond, not easily rattled. He’s not what you’d call a choirboy – wide as the Sargasso...