
* John Irvine is a regular contributor to IS&T – he is based in New Zealand with delusions of immortal failure and a cynical view of life. And check out Sunday 10 August's posting about a new publishing venture he is organising.
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Saturday, August 16
by
Charles Christian
on Sat 16 Aug 2008 01:20 PM BST
![]() * John Irvine is a regular contributor to IS&T – he is based in New Zealand with delusions of immortal failure and a cynical view of life. And check out Sunday 10 August's posting about a new publishing venture he is organising. Wednesday, August 13
by
Charles Christian
on Wed 13 Aug 2008 06:10 PM BST
![]() Regular IS&T contributor Geoff Stevens has got an art exhibition coming up at The Crossings at St.Pauls, in the centre of Walsall. It runs from August 23 to September 29 and admission is free. Here's one of the pieces that will be on show – and in the meantime Geoff offer some thoughts on organic love... ORGANIC LOVE Raised in natural surroundings free range no added colouring no preservatives. But would you pay more for it? Saturday, August 9
by
Charles Christian
on Sat 09 Aug 2008 06:56 PM BST
![]() • Rachel Green is a novel writer who will shortly become an novel author but she starts every day with walking her dogs and writing poetry. Books of haiku available from www.leatherdyke.co.uk Thursday, August 7
by
Charles Christian
on Thu 07 Aug 2008 12:19 PM BST
Slides Into the Keyway
It's quite simple. His name is Jarvin, the keeper of the keys. Hooked to a belt loop, they dangle as he walks and make a hard kerplunk on the worn oak stool where he parks his keister for the long afternoon. Jarvin's your man when facing a locked door with no key. He specializes in doors. No pad locks. No vehicles. And no mailboxes, thank you very much! "Cylinder locks are my favorites, although I have plenty of keys for pin-and-tumblers, wafer-tumblers, and tubular locks," he says with the confidence of a guy who could teach a master locksmith a trick or two. "Keys are beautiful. Each one has a blade that slides into the keyway and the bow, which sticks out, so that torque can be applied by the user." Jarvin spends hours admiring the peaks and valleys cut into key blades. He has a skeleton key, which belonged to his grandmother's cedar chest where linens, a fistful of love letters tied with a salmon-color ribbon, and a silk lacy undergarment were locked up. An odd cedar chest key on the ring of a red-blooded door man – a bit strange, but true. after he passed – the mint Bruce Lee collection no one knew about ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Forget the Sofa Cushions In Miami, ”dazzling direct ocean views from expansive living, dining rooms and master suites” comes with a hefty price. For $9,450,000 it can be yours. I wouldn’t delay if I were you, since a primo property like this will go faster than a rabbit in heat. Time to cash in the CDs. Clear out the stocks and Euro junk bonds. Liquidate the pork belly futures. Sell the ostrich farm. Ebay the collectibles. Grab the Skippy Peanut butter jar crammed full of your paper route profits. Check under the mattress for wads of cash. Don’t forget the sofa cushions – all that change can add up. That pure, sparkly sea-blue view of Mamma Nature is waiting for you, and only you. sunbeam defined by dust • Jeffrey Winke is a haiku/ haibun poet and public relations counselor. Recent publications include That Smirking Face, a haiku-art broadside collaboration with Matt Cipov (Milwaukee: Distant Thunder Press, 2008) and PR Idea Book: 50 Proven Tools That Really Work (Denver: Outskirts Press, 2006). www.jeffwinke.com |
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