I received a letter from my bank today re the Writers Forum account From memory Dear Mr Upton From November your bank account will change. Presently you receive 0% on your credit balance. This is the notional amount of interest you would earn if interest were paid. From November you will receive 0% interest on your credit balance. Do not hesitate to contact us if you wish to discuss this matter. Unquote In Brave New World, the lowest grade of human operative was an Epsilon. They've slipped in a change. Nowadays everything is run by Zetas at least - I am inclined to say Omegas just to be sure At my train station Q Why have you locked the toilets? A We're worried they'll be vandalised Q But now we can't use them A Yes but the manager was worried they'd be vandalised and then you wouldn't be able to use them Q But now we can't use them anyway A Yes, but they were worried they'd be vandalised Q The sign says they're open. Why isn't there a sign saying they're closed A He didn't tell us to write a sign or I offer you the man who combines the electoral register quote from memory At present the following names are registered to vote at your address: 0 If I do not hear from you by the date below, I shall remove these names from the register L ----- UNFRAMED GRAPHICS by Lawrence Upton 42 pages; A5 paperback; colour cover Writers Forum 978 1 84254 277 4 wfuk.org.uk/blog ---- Lawrence Upton Dept of Music Goldsmiths, University of London