The Fiction Shelf

In this piece the writer captures the breathless pace of modern urban living and pairs it with the single minded consumerist selfishness of its main protagonist. The piece follows a day in the life of Jon, a have it all city worker struggling to maintain multiple relationships, multiple addictions and a veneer of professionalism. In style it owes much to British writing on the post modern condition and captures it in its ugliest light.

In this short poem packed with imagery the poet examines the nature of emotion in art and contrasts it with the modern viewer’s sensibilities.

In this piece the poet examines the nature of time and the totality of human life comparing it to the greater universe through the achievements of an unnamed poet.