Jeremy Clarke Jeremy Clarke

Paying through the teeth

I’m in agony.

issue 17 November 2007

I’m in agony.

I’m in agony. Toothache. Upper left molar. The pain is shooting up the side of my face and stabbing through my left eye socket. On the plus side, the world is suddenly less complex. My idea of future happiness has been reduced to nothing more ambitious than a pain-free existence.

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