Photo by Ash Hayes on Unsplash Causeway Bay has always been a destination for demonstrations. Historically, the nearby Victoria Park was the site for the yearly vigil to remember the Tiananmen Square Massacre. In 2019, it was a gathering point for the street protests. Now, a food and goods fair conveniently appears in time to occupy Victoria Park on the anniversary of the massacre, and a heavy police presence deters any but the most fatalistic from openly showing their subver

Illustration by Arthur Rackham, 1867-1939 (image sourced from Prawny on Pixabay) For those of you reading who are unaware, next Saturday, the 12th September, my brother and I will begin walking the Pilgrims' Way to raise money for charity (there's a link at the end of the article if you would like to contribute). You may be even less aware of the context for the trip. Why this route? Why this charity? Why now? So, I'd like to take a moment to explain. I had had the idea of wa

'Fantastic Terrors' - Cooper, James Davis, Old Book Illustrations 2007-2025 There is a folder on my computer called “thoughts of a madman.” It has all the random scraps of early writing and self reflection I’d accumulated and had nowhere else to put: "‘tumblr unfollowing’; ‘am i happy’; ‘Something on communication. Really just a stream od (sic) consciousness though’. The oldest file inside it is, predictably, ‘thoughts of a madman.’ It’s from 2013, written by an 17-year-old A

Photo by Johannes W on Unsplash Dear Twenties, That was a lot of fun, wasn’t it? Did you enjoy yourself? Did you live for the moment...

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“Arrest me, if you’re going to arrest me! Arrest me!” When I walked by Alexandra Wong the first time, I had no idea who she was. I saw a...