Status Updates From MAN TIGER

‘The winds grew stronger as he slept, pummelling the collapsing cacao plantation as they blew in from the sea—pork eaters will go for a feast at the Chinese restaurants by the beach—The chickens butchered—plucking—stove had been lit to heat the water for simmering the meat. The rice was ready—& all he could do was beg the cosmos—the plants never perished since they grew faster than the animals could consume them.’

‘Globe amaranths thrived alongside the ditch—Lantana shrubs grew next to the—disintegrating wall. Wild lilies bloomed near the garbage hole—The coastal morning glory—bamboo poles leaned against the kapok tree. Further plantings came in—hibiscus—jungle flame—bougainvillea—Last were orchids planted in coconut shells—the arrival of the monsoon season, & some began to bud—amid the jungle—Dead plants fertilised the soil—’