There is a new book planned for next year. The narrative is centred on My|self a[1] fictional character, a player in a surreal game of waiting. The character should be understood as a kind of illusionist in the sense of Prospero who conjures a strange world into existence. It’s a chance to explore our curiosity […]

O Hell! What Have We Here? All that glisters is not gold’   Merchant of Venice Act III Scene 7   Bilocation is a miraculous ability for you to be in two different locations at the same time. Many[1] believe that there is no scientific evidence that bilocation is a real phenomenon. It would appear […]

The Prisoners’ Progress This essay is a brief note from a bigger project that explores the meaning of obedience as a categorical imperative solution in a game of waiting[1]. The original essay and an accompanying stage game has been published[2] elsewhere. Some of my notes are also available for download at the following: http://www.patrickmcnutt.com/blog/playing-the-spectator-while-waiting-for-covid/ focusing […]

Ode to Bob Dylan at 80: A Poem to Irregular Hopes   Enjoining Austin Clarke, Dylan Thomas & Ted Hawkins with Bob Dylan in a poetic ‘strange loop’   Pretty mama, I don’t understand Tell me what’s so special about this man[1] As the cherry blossoms curl To the ground below A dream twister, Thran […]

Across the world we are adjusting and adapting to life under lockdown, furloughed, cocooning, and moving around within an agreed social distance. We are responding to a new world order under Covid, a new normal with a greater degree of mutual interdependence as people observe and respond to each other’s behaviour. While there are computer […]