Jonathan Swords-Holdsworth's Blog, page 5

More from the collection. I took this in December 2008.

More from the collection. I took this in December 2008.

Excerpt from "Mr Devries' Red Bowler Hat"...

Excerpt from "Mr Devries' Red Bowler Hat"...






I died.
And so, dear reader, by the fact you are reading this, I know some things about you. My death was simple, really. It was over in milliseconds –which, I later found out, may have been important.
In a car on a freeway, the crisis of another car veering into mine, a truck, and an impact.
Gone.
I had a clear impression –well, clear enough –of sitting behind the wheel of a sedan, spinning towards something large and unforgiving
……and then I was laying on my back, staring at a yellow-ish sky framed by leafy canopies. At first, there was only silence. As the seconds ticked by, I realised I could hear birds singing.
Moving my eyes, not daring to shift my head or body –I had no idea what dire state of injury I must be in –I looked around. I presumed I was laying …upon grass, it felt like …next to the freeway: had I been thrown through the windscreen? Were there emergency personnel here?
How long had I been out?
But time just kept ticking, and I could hear neither cars, nor sirens nor voices –just the birds’songs. Actually, now I noticed one other sound, gentle and familiar. Leaves, in a breeze.
I slowly flexed my body, and there was sensation, but no pain.
This was it –I had to know what was going on. Gradually, cautiously, I sat up, and saw that I was…
…sitting in a grove of gum trees.
I turned my head. No sign of a freeway, no signs of life –I didn’t even see the birds that I could hear.
And with a finality, I knew it –that there was no way I could have survived the crash. I did start fantasising about comas, but …
Ok, I thought. So.
There really is an afterlife, after all.
I stared at it.
This afterlife.

To read on....
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00V7SUOGO?ref=aw_sitb_digital-text

This short track by Boards Of Canada helped me hone a scene in the story "Come S...

This short track by Boards Of Canada helped me hone a scene in the story "Come Silent Winged Sleep"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBFyqcs6GXQ


BOARDS OF CANADA - SUNDOWN

BOARDS OF CANADA, SUNDOWN, TOMORROW'S HARVEST, USING FOOTAGE FROM ARCHIVE.ORG

And yet more. Btw the terms "begins" and "was born" are just due to the usual Wi...

And yet more. Btw the terms "begins" and "was born" are just due to the usual Wired journalism standard of being years behind. Things like this have been going on for quite a while.

http://www.wired.com/2015/04/age-drone-vandalism-begins-epic-nyc-tag/


The Age of Drone Vandalism Begins With an Epic NYC Tag | WIRED
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In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the age of robotic graffiti was born.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/04/inf......

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/04/infini-is-an-amazing-looking-australian-action-film/


Infini Is An Amazing-Looking Australian Sci-Fi Action Film
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Gone are the days of twee, culturally cringe-worthy Australian films. With movies like Wyrmwood and the locally-produced Mad Max: Fury Road, our film ...

Scenes from Pripyat, the town irradiated by the Chernobyl No. 4 Reactor in 1986,...

Scenes from Pripyat, the town irradiated by the Chernobyl No. 4 Reactor in 1986, set to Saru's "Tranceformer".
This track also inspired a scene in my story "The Ghost Of René Magritte".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGOp6M55VWc


Saru - Tranceformer

Tranceformer by Saru from the album Machine. Purchase here: http://www.downtempodojo.com/releases.shtml Artist info here: http://www.bastardjazz.com/artists/...

Many thanks for the Likes, good people!!

Many thanks for the Likes, good people!!

One of the stories in "Stories Of An Awkward Size" is heavily drone-related. Fri...

One of the stories in "Stories Of An Awkward Size" is heavily drone-related. Friend sent me this, this morning, with the subject line "So, it begins...."

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5570907-drone-possibly-radioactive-found-on-roof-of-japan-s-prime-minister/


Drone, possibly radioactive, found on roof of Japan’s Prime Minister
www.thespec.com
TOKYO — A small propeller-driven drone possibly tainted with radioactive cesium was discovered Wednesday on the roof of the prime minister’s office, unsettling officials who said they were reviewing antiterrorism measures in response.

Oh dear. The book really does appear as though it's of an awkward size - as demo...

Oh dear. The book really does appear as though it's of an awkward size - as demonstrated by this reader:

From the same bridge.

From the same bridge.