CAVE MAN - A short storyThe longest short story yet fills the whole of this one off episode.Based in the town of Mansfield where I grew up,it charts the fall of a man with too much time on his hands.This episode was very kindly mixed and mastered by the incredibly talented Nikolai YonkerThanks for that Nik xxxxI hope you like.If you have any comments, questions or insults, feel free to contact me on Instagram @ed_hicksand as always, if you wish to support the weird work, go grab a ZINE from the shop.take care now,-hicks-With intros, outros by Carlotta Bassani See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

QUARENTINEMostly written back in 2020 when it was all kicking off something rotten. The world was going to hell but on a personal level, I had a great time. I would wake up in the morning, do a 5k run, get home, pop some modafinil, start microdosing, jump on the electric typewriter...and this is the kind of stuff that came out. A good time really. Worse has been the culture shock of returning bit by bit to a mode of social engagement. PEOPLE. With their own names and faces and thoughts, independent of YOURS. Horrid really. But so it goes.Todays show contains a long story, a poem, a interview and a ... song? I like this episode a lot. Especially the last bit. THE SICKNESSWineClique Dead cat bluesIf you have any comments, questions or insults, feel free to contact me on Instagram @ed_hicksand as always, if you wish to support the weird work, go grab a ZINE from the shop.take care now,-hicks-With intros, outros AND sci fi narration by Carlotta Bassani See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

DOGS What are dogs? No one really knows. They dont exist in the wild.They are getting smaller every year. Their shit makes children blind, but people let them lick their own face.Do YOU have a dog in your house? Why is that? All these questions and more are not answered at all in this very episode Instead, the episode comprises of two short stories;THE DOGS DOG PIANOThe first of which contains the musical styles of MAIDEN aka Bartek Szadura. Thanks for that Bart. If you have any comments, questions or insults, feel free to contact me on Instagram @ed_hicksand as always, if you wish to support the weird work, go grab a ZINE from the shop.peace be with you-hicks-With intros and outros by Carlotta Bassani See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

PARKS. That green and pleasant space. In this episode we enquire about the nature of this public space, receive complaints, daydream, talk to a park warden about his ongoing battle with vandalism and then circle round to the relationship between a homeless man (that i used to see in southampton) and an insect. High Walled Garden - Margaret from Stoke NewingtonNovember THE WARDENFran - parksMan/AntIf you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing, leaving a comment, telling your friends and follows and generally helping out the show in the midst of hyper saturation. Yee shall unquestionably reep thine heavenly rewards. Till next time. Featuring the voice of Steven Chatterton and fran HicksWith intros and outros by Carlotta Bassani See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

DREAMS. Various ideas and stories about our night mind perambulations. including;Ochie NightmareHer BreathingFran - dreamsfloodGirl/ParkOchie nice dreamIf you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing or leaving a review. Or for a deeper dive into the world of Surplus Bulbs, check out our zinesat which can be found here; https://edhicks.bigcartel.com/Featuring the voice of Ochie Belfield and Fran HicksWith intros and outros by Carlotta Bassani See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

DATING, The second ever show. Welcome to SURPLUS BULBS. This episode we hear some stories about love and not love. Mostly not love. Actually, entirely not love.... I'll do another episode on love. The show includes the following tales;Love Seige Sif and the boatThe ARCHIVIST Some of the stories contained can be found in the pages of Surplus Bulbs Vol.1 which can be found here; https://edhicks.bigcartel.com/-Hicks-Featuring the voice of Steven ChattertonAdditional texts by Steven ChattertonWith intros and outros by Carlotta Bassani See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This one is about hotels I suppose, The first episode. No trailer, just straight in. I am Ed Hicks. I am a mural painter and general purpose artist. This is a new project, I hope you like it.In this episode;POEM (Robbie)Marchant Hotel pt.1Floor/CeilingMarchant Hotel pt.2Room Service (song)If you have any strong responses to the show that you feel you need to express, go contact me on the instagram page which is full of a whole bunch of art, all of it good. I guess we will have to see how this thing goes. its starting from square one, who knows, maybe you will be the only person to hear this. If so, welcome. -Hicks-Featuring the voice of Jessie OnonoWith intros and outros by Carlotta Bassani See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.