Posts Tagged ‘Dave Swann’

The Eighties

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

 

by Dave Swann

 

Morale dropped to ‘1’ when they replaced our pencils with computers and head-sets, as if we were calling in air-strikes rather than fooling people out of their time.

Our job was to test opinions on menthol yoghourts and chewing gum that seemed to be made from old cagoules. Read more …

Birds, Bees

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

 

by Dave Swann

 

That was the day the creatures swam in from the deeps.

They looked like overturned boats in the sea. They carried white streaks in their wake.

We stared from the cliffs, where flies hummed and gorse played coconut tricks. What a laugh! That a few harmless basking sharks could stir such panic! Read more …

Dave Swann

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

David Swann was born in Lancashire, where he covered Accrington Stanley’s matches and watched darts tournaments for the local newspaper. As well as working as a journalist, he has been a market researcher, warehouseman, toilet cleaner, Read more …