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Almost worn through
Red Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars. Black Chuck Taylors, a tear on the inside. Mauve slip-ons exposing the top of the foot. Dirty Dunlop Volleys.
Cabbage-white thick-soled runners. Black lace-ups with a white squiggle for a brand. Matt-black leather work shoes. Blue and white Nike Airmax TNs.
Lipstick-red stilettos, a small opening at the toe. Laceless black leather [...]
Intercourse
More or Less part V
I ruined it because for seven or eight months I didn’t try and she didn’t ask. There is not an explanation – I was simply not in the mood for the entire time and I think she interpreted this as the crossing of an invisible threshold, maybe one of age.
We have [...]
Television
More or Less part IV
There is nothing on. Of course, there are things on – when nobody at all is awake to watch there are still things, images, on the screen if the television is turned ‘ON’. I mean nothing I am interested in is on. This annoys me greatly – my night depends on [...]
Washing up
More or Less part III
I rinse with hot water. It stings my skin but I have grown accustomed to it. The pain is a good thing – it’s cleansing. It means my cutlery, plates, bowls and pots are being cleaned and sterilised. Sometimes I have to pull my hand away. I think of my liking [...]
Eating
More or Less part II
At the stroke of 12.30, I leave my desk and take my lunch out of the kitchen fridge. The apogee of my day is not home time – rather, it is this oasis in the middle of the day. I imagine my feelings about lunchtime to be equivalent to the feeling [...]
Showering
More or Less part I
On weekends, usually Sunday and depending what I’m doing that day, I step more or less out of the water and, with a bar of soap wrapped in a face-washer, I lather myself up, chest and arms first then working my way down. I lather myself completely. This has two functions [...]
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