It’s what people call “a scorcher”. And I have to work in it, operating a hot, hissing coffee machine. I keep suggesting iced coffee, or iced something, as an alternative, but most of my customers – they don’t like change. I’ve had tables and sunshades outside since Easter. But it’s so hot today, I bet … Read more
Maths for the masses Seventy-six years ago, in central Africa, an archaeologist discovered a ten-centimetre prehistoric bone. It wasn’t any old bone. It had notches in it, 168 of them, in three columns. It was, at the very least, a tally stick used for recording quantities, and it might be some form of base-12 calculation. … Read more
“It shone. Strong hands pulled me to my feet. A wonderful voice said “You will not die today, soldier.” The enemy was held back. We reached safety. I saw it, I felt it, I heard it. Please, my dearest, be assured of it. I will be home soon.”
As frost lost its grip, clouds rolled and winds blew, Rain-lashed river frothed into frenzied flood. Under the water, breathless and bloated, I was sucked into nourishing sweet mud. The river withdrew…at last I felt warm! The soft silt sucked roots from my swollen shell. I’m gorging now, as the sun wakes me up. Sprouts … Read more
Hot on the heels of “Monster in the Gents” and “Being Dudes in Higgy”, the August 6th episode of BBC Upload includes “It’s a Scorcher!”
Many thanks to Lee Benson for interviewing me on his Sunday Show! BB Elsin chatting away to Lee • Lee Benson’s Listen With Lee
B B Elsin was interviewed on Saturday evening by Jaden Cornelious for his YouTube channel. EP33 BOOK READ B B ELSIN
B B Elsin (as Beth Rogers) has a poem (Being Dudes in Higgy) in Marlow Museum’s booklet to celebrate 100 years of Marlow’s premier, popular public space – Higginson Park.
Haiku for Soulmates: Amazon.co.uk: Revelations, Literary: 9798999732576: Books
No! Daddy! No!” The squeal could break glass. Heads turn. What kind of child abuse is being committed in these lavatories? I only suggested to my dear daughter that I pick her up so that she could dry her hands in the machine. I can feel unspoken tutting and a “for God’s sake get that … Read more
