Sean UrquhartNot-so splendid isolation ONE He snuck in to The Town Mouse, not quite ingeniously enough to…·3 min read·Jan 28, 2023----
Sean UrquhartLanding ZoneI got as close as I could to him at the crucial point. The terminal zone. I recalled that as Henry hung up and mentioned his own parents…·2 min read·Nov 20, 2022----
Sean UrquhartDeath: An update from the voidIt was a time period that was unfathomable to the living. The long breakfast of the soul-type event. We waited, Sink and I as the afterlife…·1 min read·Sep 9, 2021----
Sean UrquhartDirect DebitKeep it light. Good cliché. I thought about this as drizzle permeated layers of waterproof gear. It was a long hike with little purpose…·2 min read·Mar 31, 2021----
Sean UrquhartWriting my name on the black water’s headThe meeting. Eyes clenched shut seconds before he arrived. Dead eyes behind unimpressive sit-com sunglasses. A weird whistling sigh from…·2 min read·Mar 7, 2021----
Sean UrquhartUseful obscenitiesI curse and swear heavily as I type. It’s a familiar ritual. After a short period of time, calm descends and I get on with the usual…·2 min read·Mar 5, 2021----
Sean UrquhartGently does it, ladThe words leak out. I try to summon up the distaff side of my family. I always seemed to romanticise the Dexter, and always to my…·1 min read·Mar 5, 2021----
Sean UrquhartWithin the bounds of old songsIt was a painful nudge. I wanted to live within those bounds. All those hoary old lyrics reminding me of my mortality but the knowledge I’d…·3 min read·Mar 5, 2021----
Sean UrquhartThe drop zoneThe blackest hours were also the most fruitful. Struggle brought acceptance and a creative flow. Through the wooden blind slats, a sole…·4 min read·Mar 5, 2021----
Sean UrquhartTo turn out like MontNew light through a murky glass. Light that didn’t discriminate. Pure science, pure logic. Nick could barely see me through the glass door…·2 min read·Mar 4, 2021----