The Curry Puff

A Buff Plymouth Rock rooster with solid golden-buff plumage in a pale grey suit jacket, white shirt and tangerine tie, seated upright like a gentleman on a bus seat by a wide window, folded wing feathers resting in his lap, his feathered thighs and scaled yellow rooster legs reaching to the floor, a small brown paper bag on the empty seat across from him, a tree-lined tropical avenue and tall glass buildings in hazy sunshine outside

Wrapped Until Further Notice

He sits by the window, feet flat on the floor, with a curry puff in a paper bag on the seat across from him, where he can keep an eye on it. It is still warm. It will be opened on the pavement at Orchard Road and not one stop sooner.

23 September 2026