I was looking for an urban location I hadn’t visited before and settled on Tai Po. For those of you who are unaware or don’t remember, there was a tragic fire at a residential building a few months ago. More than a hundred people died, from the very young to the very old. One of my dance partners who lives in Tai Po had an exhausting week volunteering to help those affected. She broke into tears during a rehearsal after receiving a message, although I didn’t pry further to fi

It is rare for me to go too far from the route between my work in Causeway Bay and my home in Sheung Wan. Even rarer is it for me to leave Hong Kong Island. And it is almost countable on one hand the amount of time I have gone into the New Territories. This isn’t for any particular reason, mind you. It’s just for me to be in the New Territories without good reason. 29 th December, I had a good reason.  I chose to visit the Hong Kong Wetland Park in Tin Shui Wai because I tho

'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

"A Love Song" - Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); via Old Book Illustrations 2007-2025 Love is hard to write about  But easier than saying it.    I love you is a password to pain and pleasure.  It can mean everything them,   But can they tell it is sincere?  Can the cadence of the first instance set precedent for the rest of it?    Does any moment have as much power as the first time? Should it?  And does the last time make it all seem false,   an actor encouraging an audienc

Written as part of Flash Fiction Horror, a series of tales to tell before Halloween “Lay-Brother” - Rackham, Arthur, (1867-1939), via Old Book Illustrations   PRIDE COMETH: A Short Horror Play Cast of Characters: Brother Albert: A younger, more energetic monk. Brother Edmund: An elder, more serious monk. The Leucrota: An animal that can mimic the sound of human speech. It is the same size as an ass, but with a horse’s head, chest and legs like a lion, hind quarters like a

Written as part of Flash Fiction Horror, a series of tales to tell before Halloween “The Bear and the Beehive” - Griset, Ernest (1844-1907), via Old Book Illiustrations The following is a report from the wildlife management team’s investigation of the “Slim Bear” incident. Subject: Slim Bear Found inside the ruins of a disused train station initially by a former staff member, who contacted local authorities. No further contact made from either party, triggering intervention