Small Town Inertia

Documentary & Portraits by J A Mortram

Market Town : David : As cold as clay

December 21, 2014 73 Comments

Throughout the course of 2014, I’ve visited David frequently, documenting his daily routines, listening to his memories, fears, dreams and frustrations as he has navigated a year filled with challenges as a result of his being blinded in a freak accident, and the loss of his beloved Mother, Eugene. Eugene’s passing has left a wound, […]
Market Town : David : The long goodbye

December 23, 2013 58 Comments

“When we said goodnight on the phone she said “Goodbye, my darling.” and I said “Goodbye, mum.” and I said “I love you.” and she said “Yes, I know you do.”
Market Town : David : Postcards from the black

December 16, 2012 26 Comments

I’d met Eugene in the street a couple of years ago. Her style standing out, looking like every woman I remember as a child in the 1970s. We would stop and talk whenever our paths crossed in town, until late last summer when Eugene disappeared.