A new novel from Niven Govinden (Friday Project, UK / Fourth Estate, India). Longlisted for the 2013 DSC Prize.Tumblr (3.0; @black-bread)http://black-bread.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/feef0adccc58189b08223e16383c20e9/tumblr_mfon62LRnR1rsi0yao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>No longer counting. Longing for a smaller person to present a lighted cake to.</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38939825216http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38939825216Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:18:01 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6560d0f41c84bdd63988945dd8ee0a54/tumblr_mfj2leCg8D1rsi0yao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Before marriage.</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38703227799http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38703227799Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:05:38 +0000<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N2UCpXwh-Sc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Parties that were now loathed.</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38613225279http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38613225279Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:02:40 +0000“I know how furiously your heart is beating.”<br/><br/> - <em>Wallace Stevens</em>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38498225886http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38498225886Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:19:04 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/db92adc800b886b32da84c957b2b6120/tumblr_mfckgeiQfg1rsi0yao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Unable to see what sparkled in the everyday; what could be cherished.</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38404977329http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38404977329Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:48:14 +0000“I am made by her, and undone.”<br/><br/> - <em>Thom Gunn</em>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38294793353http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38294793353Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:30:04 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/75a76322e96622fd15b6d5c52cf52326/tumblr_mf7wkrI0pf1rsi0yao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Played when she wasn’t around.</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38215923697http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38215923697Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:22:03 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/35344b9865e3ef669b0e44890b32a635/tumblr_mf6vhgM11E1rsi0yao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thought about but never acted upon. (Edward Kay)</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38160437257http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/38160437257Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:00:52 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8d913a19d81f334da31710603d2cc948/tumblr_mf0hbujHod1rsi0yao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Needing to travel to feel a sense of this.</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37897518441http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37897518441Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:09:30 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d4ffabe1069cc90c10f584c2acf34b97/tumblr_mezu3gTITm1rsi0yao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cold to each other. At times she looked at him and felt nothing.</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37866411606http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37866411606Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:47:39 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/484be748d0826c7724e4d0362ea95eb2/tumblr_mex56rRNDb1rsi0yao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Away from her, he could be lost. (<span>Watabe Yukichi)</span></p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37784775514http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37784775514Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:54:00 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dbee591e8adf6ebc2fb506f42b8737d4/tumblr_mev682BOAE1rsi0yao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Her desire to be an unconventional bride was limited to gazing at certain magazine covers. There was pressure from all sides to be perfect.</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37707917604http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37707917604Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:21:38 +0000“See, I ain’t tryin’ to bind your life / But I want you to do what’s right / I’m your wife.”<br/><br/> - <em>Erykah Badu</em>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37660869124http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37660869124Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:38:19 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/43f4155dcf81278a0b7de04b2936289e/tumblr_mepi6qQUIX1rsi0yao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Their future child. Ever present. (Sam Knowles)</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37466332148http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37466332148Sat, 08 Dec 2012 09:54:26 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/885a395e51ff22ff636292acf4f33532/tumblr_meo7kwGh1k1rsi0yao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here. (Elizabeth Price)</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37410137881http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37410137881Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:07:44 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_melujgUpsg1rsi0yao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Across The River and Into The Trees. (Hamish Fulton)</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37325857493http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37325857493Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:30:52 +0000<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F865577&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Where Is The Feeling?</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37254439669http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37254439669Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:52:13 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mehypddEdB1rsi0yao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A life that was passing her by.</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37177297257http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37177297257Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:10:25 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meg7h3ctir1rsi0yao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A cab ride from their hotel to The London. They were looking forward to dinner. New York made them heady.</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37103984781http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37103984781Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:24:39 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef70hyE911rsi0yao1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>At his request.</p>http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37053498142http://black-bread.tumblr.com/post/37053498142Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:17:05 +0000