by Chris Harris ‘You’re not going to believe this, meet Red Lion, seven tonight.’ That was the WhatsApp message Jack Thunder, the singer, sent to the old Jack the Ripper group chat. The Ferret and Youngy tried in vain to tease out what it was all about. After thirty years, since the Ripper split, out … Continue reading Musical Differences. A Short Satire.
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From Scrap to Statement: The Decorative Afterlife of a Singer Sewing Machine
by Chris Harris Any old iron? One of the things I find endlessly fascinating about vintage objects is their life cycle, why some things survive for hundreds of years, while others fall out of favour, get altered, discarded, or written off entirely and thrown away. It often has very little to do with quality, and … Continue reading From Scrap to Statement: The Decorative Afterlife of a Singer Sewing Machine
Haunted. Have I Seen the Ghost of Virginia Woolf?
by Chris Harris It is exactly three years to the hour and I am walking past exactly the same spot that I saw the ghost of Virginia Woolf. It is dark, very cold and 5.30 am. I am dictating. I always walk early; I am an early riser and prefer the solitude at that time. … Continue reading Haunted. Have I Seen the Ghost of Virginia Woolf?
The Rights of Fans. 