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May 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Memory
when my grandma phoned, I knew something was up – could tell by her voice. She sounded worried. (And she never worried). She asked for dad’s number, she’d forgotten it, wanted to call him; needed to call. I gave her the number and then she said, “thanks. It’s your grandfather, you see. I think he’s […]Archive
September 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 178 Steely Dan
I woke up in the middle of the night and turned on the computer. The first thing I saw on social media was the news that Walter Becker had died. That first album of Steely Dan was really something for me. I was a long-haired high school student living in an inland town and it […]Archive
March 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Discovering (My) Duality
I bought an Elvis Presley compilation record for my mum one Christmas – it was 1987 and so this album was subtitled the “10th Anniversary Commemorative Album”. And it was the first set of Elvis songs I heard. I knew a few of the big, big hits: Hound Dog and That’s All Right Mama and […]Archive
February 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Remembering Bruno: My Bruno Lawrence Story
I was 17. Final year of school. I’d done a bit of journalism work for the National Youth Drama School, an ad hoc publicity officer role. Because my interest, at that time, was to move into journalism (I’ve been thinking about moving into journalism ever since then, a silly limbo to be in of course […]Archive
October 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Secret Behind Mr Dompling’s Secret: My First Music Book
Mr Dompling’s Secret was one of my favourite books when I was young. It told the story of a classical cellist, keen on Mozart. It had themes of overcoming fears, of being comfortable in your own skin – and of course there was music. Lots of music. It was my introduction to classical music – […]Archive
June 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman