From above, a drop, brief as a comma, spaced from the next by a breath of time not cold, not wet, a touch on the wrist and a sound – tick – or not quite
Month: March 2026
Marking my territoryMarking my territory
Some decades ago, an ethologist, Robert Ardrey, gained much exposure with the idea of the “territorial imperative”. His study of animal behaviour led him to the conclusion that the strongest drive in the beast was
The final laughThe final laugh
Over the two decades when I marked the final examinations for Matriculation, major changes occurred. In the early years, I was able to port home large bundles of unmarked scripts which I would even pull