Past, Present & Future
22 August 2022

A famous South Devon sunset ensures you are ‘in the moment’ – in awe of the lightshow above. The twin pillars frame the vista, monuments of a past that lingers. A fun fair ride rises up like a green shoot, entertaining the young, whose family lines stretch back to the very start of the species. And in between, regular folks, friends, family, strolling out for some time together. We love our boxes, our neat lines, our clear boundaries. The Present – well, ten billion platitudes and motivational posters speak of it. The Past presses down or guides the way for millions – and the Future, well, it is the dream and the nightmare and the object of speculation for many. But in a single captured moment we can see there are no clear lines. Past, Present and Future – they flow together, interdependent and interconnected in ways no human brain can untangle.

Peter van der Walt is a fiction author, although you may find some non-fiction and the odd essay out there. Fans can find his newsletter, posts, updates and developments at petervanderwalt.com. Currently, he is hard at work on his next story. When not writing, he has far too many interests to reasonably keep up with. He lives with his partner in Devon, England.