Black Market Re-View
I'm pleased to announce the publication of Edge Hill Universitys own literary journal, in its second issue. BMR is currently run by myself, Luke Thorogood, Jessica Tillings and Laura Tickle.
http://blackmarketre-view.weebly.com/
Sea of Crises
No garden then that concrete year grey as Mare Crisum, sun dappled island of cement - stars my destination moon in the gutter. James Burke commentates As Eagle leaves the safety of a kitchen orbit. Three days circle the yard silver plastic glinting, module making unexpected course corrections near Mother of all asteroids. Sheets battening in solar wind, tracking the washing line, over a landing site secured. Countdown to burn, finger and thumb executing last minute correction as Armstrong flew dead stick with computer off. Hundred feet – closing fast like cheese. Craters and dust. Easy now Almost Brace And The Eagle Has Landed Tranquility Base here. Magnificent desolation. Roll back on warm concrete Admiring the achievement tiny plastic LEM on harsh lunar surface Prepare for EVA as a shadow falls - One Giant Step as the final shirt is pegged out like a conquering flag, crushing my dreams of
