Adriatic – my writing

Jacks, Bob Dylan, and ‘One Song Jukebox Number 1.’ 1971.

p78. Dionysos’ Island. ‘On the overnight train down the length of Italy we take down the luggage and Simon and I use the netting racks as hammocks, leaving more sleeping space for the others. I look down at Jacks sleeping, sprawled and open-mouthed, then I’m rocked to sleep. I wake to a red dawn, the…

Jun 19, 2026

Entering Greece for the first time, 1970 : pages from ‘Dionysos’ Island’.

p 38On the overnight train down the length of Italy we take down the luggage and Simon and I use the netting racks as hammocks, leaving more sleeping space for the others. I look down at Jacks sleeping, sprawled and open-mouthed, then I’m rocked to sleep. I wake to a red dawn, the air already…

Mar 27, 2026

Introduction. &, Meeting Penny : Pages from ‘Dionysos’ Island’.

INTRODUCTION The details of Richard’s disappearance filtered through to me slowly. Or perhaps I filtered them slowly. I had lost touch, ceased to keep in touch with him several years before, having run out of patience with his lack of focus, his failure to get on. When getting on, one needs the company of those…

Mar 14, 2026

Category: Adriatic

Jacks, Bob Dylan, and ‘One Song Jukebox Number 1.’ 1971.

Entering Greece for the first time, 1970 : pages from ‘Dionysos’ Island’.

Introduction. &, Meeting Penny : Pages from ‘Dionysos’ Island’.