Edward Claremont Square, Islington, seen from the north eastern corner, October 2018. Johanhilge — Own work. CC BY-SA 4.0

#394 — DEAD OR ALIVE

A Marvellous Curiosity

An angel avoids people.

There is less commerce, and so fewer people, on Pentonville Road. Nevertheless, there are still people. Too many people.

I am much taller than everyone around me, and — foreswearing false modesty — far more beautiful. I draw the desiring eyes of men and women alike, along with the curious and…