constrained by history

'constrained by history, now he shall not make

new friendships or attachments

for the circle of the old is closing in...'

- lawrence durrell, ceasar's vast ghost.

on this day in 1872 the children at the school are mourning the departure of kilvert. or rather on this day he is told about it and tells us.  he is secretly gratified. 

horsemouth picked some tomatoes in the greenhouse which his mum pronounced very tasty. 

horsemouth should finish off confessions of a book collector before he starts on ceasar's vast ghost (but that's not his way). ceasar's vast ghost is great so far. it suits the hot weather. horsemouth did a little reading of it sitting around outside. 

coming up the weekend. after that the weeks of july and then the summer holidays begin (for the people who work). 

a good and hopeful message about bookstores. nice picture of a bookshop too. this may be why horsemouth copied and shared the article. he just likes the picture.  carpet, natural wood shelves, books (lots of books). 

elsewhere horsemouth's writing has been progressing. at some point the first part of it will be available in physical form and then horsemouth can get on and share it digitally. maybe he is in a good position to expand the reach of the chapbook. 

horsemouth has his coffee and he has unleashed the chickens. what next?