Simon Ravenscroft

microsophic sequence

unselfing but not right now

the unwelcome shenanigans of a delinquent hovering kestrel

glum as a churchyard

he was too spectral to throw himself into the Thames

never trust a man who reads you sermons

tender fred

broken of a flogged horse (a flogged horse)

just say yes to Turin

Prose Quintet Ending In A Standoff

Never let it be said that I was reluctant to STICK AROUND and SUCK IT UP!!!

Peacock spider is a silly name for a creature.

Sometimes when you are not here, you are a weight that hangs down inside my chest all the way to my belly.

You can’t trust me I’m mad as biscuits.

Gentlemen, unholster your glitter pistols.

Giblet

Giblet, madam?

Darling, would you like a giblet?

Please pass the giblets.

This is not a good giblet!

I’m very sorry, sir, I’m afraid we have no more giblets.

Simon Ravenscroft lives in Cambridge, England. He teaches and writes in and around a variety of arts subjects. He is based at the University of Cambridge, where he is a Fellow of Magdalene College.