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Welcome to Newsletter #257

A bunch of tales I wanted to share with you

A tale I read

Telemachus' Detachment by Louise Glück

A tale I heard

Comedian Russell Kane on how he writes comedy:

"I make bullet points of three to 10 words. I then devise the structure and funnies in front of preview audiences until it takes on a shape. I am a massive fan of Murakami who I believe writes in a similar way: he starts, then it finds its own path."

A tale I saw

I Decided To Leave by Daniel Britt (narrated by Tim Key)

A tale I wrote

Grab a hold of your chest skin tight enough
to remove it without causing pain. Peel it off
and show the youngest eyes in the universe
that what lies beneath is every known colour,
the chance to wake up feeling useful, a bowl
of Weetabix and songs about excavators,
a train track built from cherry tomatoes and cheese,
a pair of boots dirtied with mud from countries
and towns and planets that refuse to be found,
juggling balls, uncut hair, clashing outfits,
the space between expectations and a terrible
imitation of a lion, an empty calendar, a yellow cap,
the urge to play the drums or paint a goat
or count butterflies or fly to the ocean
and the flair to sit up and fail.

A tail I like

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