‘Remember you must die’
MURIEL SPARK
‘Remember you must live’
ALI SMITH
Table of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Epigraph
TWO ATLANTICS
My mother called me Silver. I was born part precious metal part pirate.
A beginning, a middle and an end is the proper way to tell a story. But I have difficulty with that method.
KNOWN POINT IN THE DARKNESS
As an apprentice to lighthousekeeping my duties were as follows:
Cliff-perched, wind-cleft,
Tell me a story, Pew.
To make an end of it Dark had decided to marry.
TENANT OF THE SUN
The moon shone the night white.
The door was his body.
Tell me the story, Pew.
GREAT EXHIBITION
This way to the Cobra. Wonders of the East!
Pew – why didn’t my mother marry my father?
A stranger in his own life,
How were you born, Pew?
The mystery of Pew was a mercury of fact.
That day in the lighthouse
Eyes like a faraway ship, Pew was sleeping.
Tell me a story, Pew.
A PLACE BEFORE THE FLOOD
Dark was walking his dog along the cliff path
It was our last day as ourselves.
A place before the Flood.
Tell me a story, Silver.
NEW PLANET
This is not a love story, but love is in it. That is, love is just outside it, looking for a way to break in.
Dark was looking at the moon.
I sometimes think of myself, up at Am Parbh.
TALKING BIRD
Two facts about Silver: It reflects 95% of its own light. It is one of the few precious metals that can be safely eaten in small quantities.
The seahorse was in his pocket.
1859
Tell me a story, Silver.
SOME WOUNDS
Some wounds never heal.
The pot of Full Strength Samson was finished.
Tell me a story, Silver.
Love is an unarmed intruder.
Pew
THE HUT
This is a love story.
His heart was beating like light.
Tell me a story, Silver.
Part broken part whole, you begin again.
P.S.
About the author
From Innocence to Experience
LIFE AT A GLANCE
WRITING LIVES
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