The Refugee Game by Mike Jenkins You start in your own land. What are you fleeing from? Pick a card: drought, war, famine,A callous, oppressive regime. If... Continue reading
Del Boy Trump Rides Again by Carol King, with image by Martin Gollan Ere mate, come over ere an listen to this.Some old tart dared to cross... Continue reading
One of the lasting effects of the continuing cultural Cold War against all socialist thought and culture is the West’s denial of the art of socialist countries.... Continue reading
Returning the Screw By P.V. Tims After Henry James Have you got a match? My name is Quint. And no, growing up with a name that sounds... Continue reading
Work by Charlie Hill I’ve never been drawn to young men who stand wide-legged;supervisors and the like, with their hair and their shoes and the obedience of... Continue reading
Angus Reid reflects on the forces at play in the recent television extravaganza. Above image: Czeslaw Niemen wins Intervision in 1979 for Poland; Kaarija loses Eurovision in 2023... Continue reading
Pastuso in Rwanda by Jim Aitken First they came for my dear friend, Mr Samuel Gruber,who came originally from Hungary, I think.Then they came for me early... Continue reading
Someone To Eat Bread With by Alan McGuire Compañeros, CompañerasSit down hereVino o agua Break bread with meFlakes and crumbs fallLeave themWe’ll clean them up after CompañerasRemember... Continue reading
Ruling From the Tomb by Phil Knight “The tradition of the dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the minds of the living.” – Karl Marx Let... Continue reading
The Global Crime Novel: Worldwide Corruption and Chiseling In a 1931 Warner Brothers made the film Blonde Crazy, in the pre-Code period where expression was raunchier and... Continue reading