Monthly Archives: January 2012

A Child’s Comic Sabbath, Part 1

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Stevie Mitchell

Through the 1970s and into the 80s, every Sunday morning, for an hour after church, me, my dad and my sisters would visit Grandma and my auntie and uncle who lived with her. A few years ago I wrote the … Continue reading →

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My Imaginary Stand-Up, Part One

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Stevie Mitchell

This is the draft of a stand-up piece. I moved all the introduction notes and stuff to the end, so the post is kind of, but deliberately, back to front. You know, actually, I’ve got this really bad neck – … Continue reading →

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Poor Relations, Pedigree Chums – Family Lines on Ancestral Inner Circles and Disinherited Futures

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Stevie Mitchell

This is the first of an intended series of three pieces on genealogy; scratchings about my own experiences of, and relationships with, relations and events I uncover. It’s not a family history – that would be mean – but a … Continue reading →

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Maybe Joleisa

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Stevie Mitchell

There is a new car parked by our house. It’s the first car I’ve bought in over ten years, having enjoyed a succession of company cars – five – in that time. For completeness, it’s my eighth car all in. … Continue reading →

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Move Over, Viv Nicholson

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Stevie Mitchell

And so the solitary raid begins, the cashing in of Christmas vouchers, gift cards. Present Time with no photos for the future to look back on. The casual practice of recent years has been to hoard the generosity, play possum … Continue reading →

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