Section 1 - Wasps

How does the concluding image of "Wasps" (i.e. the silence of the wasps in their nest in the author's wall) relate to the ideas and comments associated with both autumn and new life in this section?

Section 2 - Childhood from an Adult Perspective

In "Petrol," the author considers the differences in the perceptions of adults and children. Identify an everyday object from your childhood that seemed magical or special in some way that now, from a more adult perspective, seems to be something purely functional?

Section 3 - Frames

In what ways do you consider your life "framed"? In what ways would you like to push yourself outside your life's "frames"?

Section 4 - Autumn and Birth

Autumn is generally considered to be the time of things aging and dying - the leaves on trees, garden plants, light and warmth. What, do you think, is...