Terrorism: Stop & Search
Things I remember
She was left handed
She used a black biro
She could not spell “Surrey” or “Mansions”
She was transport police
She had half the form filled out ahead of time
I told her it should be electronic – she agreed
Things I felt
I’m already running late
I’m not white
You didn’t really think I had a bomb in my rucksack
You marked me as slim-medium there fore I am not fat (yet)
Things I did
Filled in the ethnic classification as Chinese
Smiled and walked away
Things that did not happen
She asked for my number, smiled seductively and told me what time her shift ended
A naked body search
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About me
I'm a playwright and investment analyst. I have a broad range of interests: food, gardening, innovation & intellectual property, sustainability, architecture & design, writing and the arts. I sit on the board of Talawa Theatre Company and advise a CIS investment trust on socially responsible investments.
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Recent Work
Recent plays include, for theatre: Nakamitsu, Yellow Gentlemen, Lost in Peru, Lemon Love. For radio: Places in Between (R4), Patent Breaking Life Saving (WS).
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Nakamitsu
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Yellow Gentlemen
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