Marching band with just a hint of ballet. Aye. Footwork looks grand. The white pants with red stripes look best on me. Vintage sneakers on point. An imaginary Shure 565SD mic with matching half an imaginary mic stand. Glued-on moustache. I hope it sticks longer than twenty minutes this time. Time to bend over. And again. Bend over yet again so I can see the crowd better. That's it. A proper arse shot. All set. This is the big one. The careermaker. I'm taking this all the way to the Glasgow council soc. It's that time again. They need to have a word with me. We'll haggle about Universal Credit. How's the floristry business? Are you still trying to make it as a flower merchant, John? Aye, and nah. The flower market is nay picnic. When the times get tough politicians and florists are the first to get discarded. I...
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November 01 2024
Glasgow Flowers
Robert Ciesla
Robert Ciesla is an author and filmmaker from Helsinki, Finland. He has a BA in journalism, an MA in culture studies, and he likes rainy days. His personal website is robertciesla.com.
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the minnesota review (2024) 2024 (103): 3–5.
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Robert Ciesla; Glasgow Flowers. the minnesota review 1 November 2024; 2024 (103): 3–5. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00265667-11369221
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