Extract from my 2024 Arts Council England-funded novel

From early in the book, after a day’s writing at home…

That evening, as we do every evening, Jasmine and I finish working around 7 P.M. and convene in the kitchen to cook and eat. Jas is vegan. She eats meals like: one broccoli, dismembered and roasted. I slip out for a couple of coronas and limes from the corner shop. We play a few games of Shithead, dealing at warp speed, like we always do. I press a wedg…