SentinelHe looks at me through the crystal ball and raises an eyebrow. To me, it descends and distends, refracted through the smooth sphere of glass ( Read more... )

Blimey, haven't done one of these for a while.The man has a pregnant belly between his legs ( Read more... )

No SurprisesA warm and sunny lunchtime, and St James's Park is that curious combination of tranquil and crowded that only Central London parks can manage. The deckchairs that dot the lawns are mostly taken; every patch of shade under a tree is colonised; office workers lounge on the grass, eating their sandwiches as an impromptu picnic; the paths ( Read more... )

Appearances can be deceptive ( Read more... )

A couple of quickies ( Read more... )

She's a character from science fiction. And it's not because she's in metallic clothes, because she isn't; it's not crazy plastic hair, or vertiginous-soled boots, or white contact lenses. None of them ( Read more... )

I've recently moved offices, from the horrible Euston Road to lovely Soho. However, this means that my journey to work has switched from two Tube lines to one, and I was a bit concerned I wouldn't spot as many interesting people. I needn't have worried.The best way to tell someone's age is to look at their hands, so they say. They're clearly wrong ( Read more... )

They're as exuberant as puppies and twice as annoying. You could never call the Northern Line platforms at Bank quiet, but there's more space than usual, and they seem intent on taking up most of it, barrelling down the stairs and slaloming around the clusters of people ( Read more... )

This one actually happened quite a while ago, but I've been urged to write it up.They clearly don't know each other, but they have two things in common - age and class. Bundled up against the cold in overcoats and scarves, the gentleman wears an old-fashioned check cap and the lady has a cosy headscarf. He holds her arm as they board the train in ( Read more... )

She clearly loves her bag. It's big and oblong and as cosily stuffed as a cushion, and she's cradling it on her lap, arms crossed protectively in front of it, right hand clutching left wrist ( Read more... )