C21 Cannibalism

In your microwave I do in about 30 minutes on high. Split the time. Take me out half way through and turn me, carefully, my flesh is delicate; you wouldn’t want to spoil its smooth texture. Make sure the door is clean and you can watch me start to change colour. Leave me to stand, outside, but not too close to the pond, for 2 minutes. Keep your eye on the cat. She’s partial to warm meat. I serve best with fresh green beans, baby carrots and petit pois, all organic of course. Some freshly baked parsley bread on a side plate and proper butter; scoop a knob and paste it along my thigh for a delicious flavour. To drink? Why not try that bottle of homemade elderflower cordial, on ice in a tall glass. I lit one of the Mexican candles for you in advance, which always looks far prettier when it’s been burning for a while. You’ll dine alone I hope. It would be a crime to miss an occasion to reminisce on all the funny times we had together, and our quieter moments.

A shifting focus

In small pockets all over the planet there are people enjoying remarkably good standards of living. Those standards largely derive from processes of production and exchange that are neither sensible nor equitable. Until the beneficiaries begin themselves, each and every one, to redress the balance, their small worlds and an entire geopolitical situation will continue to grow more pressured and more dangerous. CC