Cosmic Sheep Writes

My blog centred around my 3 main interests: gaming analysis, food and poetry.

Tag: Manchester

  • The oddities of Market Street: An odyssey

    Ethan Jones

    Market street. A warring cacophony of chaos, zealots, market-stalls, performers, peddlers of wares, pedestrians and… corn. Whose shadowed alcoves flood with the clamour of merchants tootling on by with their carts. Whether their wares be: umbrellas, hats, rude phallic chocolates or the aforementioned corn – their abundance is a staple of the street. Without it,… Read more

  • A portrait of chaos

    Ethan Jones

    A reflection upon my encounter with the enfevered mind who defaced the Manchester bombing memorial. A meditation on the ill-defined morals of street photography. Having fervently pursued street photography I have found myself becoming increasingly enthralled by the uncaptured world of everyday life. There is a rhythm, an energy of the street which evades the… Read more

  • The skint eaters guide to Manchester’s independent cuisine.

    Ethan Jones

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    A quick tour of locating meals for £10 and under. In life it is our draw toward the unexperienced that invigorates our soul. Be it through the images of a new film, the notes of a song, a newfound connection or the delectability of a dish. And if, like me, you find yourself drawn, or… Read more

  • The necessity, and the rise, of Manchester’s Socialist Workers Party.

    Ethan Jones

    Detailing my first encounter with the SWP. From posters of perceived provocateurs to the halls of the working class’ most passionate voices. If, like me, you frequent Manchester’s central hive you may have noticed the various tattered posters which cling, forlorn, to the innumerable street lamps and shuttered shop fronts. You can gaze at one… Read more

  • Habesha – The hidden gem of Manchester’s Gay village.

    Ethan Jones

    My time in Habesha. Part of the broke-eater’s guide to Manchester’s finest independent eateries. Nestled atop the summit of a wrought iron staircase in a seemingly abandoned takeaway, resides Habesha. The vibrancy it exudes is perceptible at once via the scents of the perfumed curries which snake their way through the open door rooted at… Read more

  • Poetry in Manchester: The story of an independent publisher and the name behind it.

    Ethan Jones

    The story of turning lemons into lemonade, how Rebecca Kenney, founder of the independent publisher Bent Key, went from a car crash to creating her own publishing press. The post lockdown world led many people to turn their gaze inward, leaving us to reflect upon ourselves as two years of abnormal living sailed by. It… Read more