Steven Wain: 4 books

A moment to spare Maybe an hour to devour A walk to nowhere A collection of thoughts on loneliness and togetherness in the form of haiku. An exploration into the world of being alone, with others and everything in between.

It’s the wrong night to be alone. Living with her daughter Valerie, Emily Kemp can hardly tell the difference.  With an empty tea cup, a wealth of mess, and a photo of her ex-husband on the entertainment unit, Emily makes for bed.  Awoken half way through the night, half of the bed...

It haunts our dreams. It stalks our streets and lurks within the halls of our homes. It tingles our spines and waters our eyes. A world very different to the daylight that accompanies us in the waking hours. It is there, waiting to be spotted, but it is never seen.  We know it’s there, but...

Richard Rorty's neopragmatist philosophy marks him as one of the most gifted and controversial thinkers of his time. Antifoundationalism and antirepresentationalism are the guiding motifs in his thought. He wants to jettison a set of philosophical distinctions—appearance/reality, mind/body, morality/prudence—that...