The Final Ghost

Alexandria is a city of the invisible and longing. Many years ago my father spent time here as a young man and, when he died, he left me scrapbooks of…

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Sinister

With a brightly painted swing as bait, this secluded spot awaits a tiny victim. Surely the local paedo can't be far away... © www.anniewrightphotography.com

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A Divine Place

I love vistas. The possibilities are endless. This one is located in the Gayer-Anderson Museum in Cairo. This 17th house is filled with furniture, carpets, curios, antiquities and artworks that…

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Personal Archaeology

The entry about Gregory (Nobody at Home, 8 October 2008) set me thinking about a dead person’s continuing presence in the land of the living. Here, memories are not enough.…

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