Something That Comes Close is the debut work of Scottish-born writer Dougie Herd, now living in Australia. Reflections on becoming, on the joy of simple things, on life's hopeful journey. Sometimes sad because life sometimes is. But never despairing or despondent. Cos life's too short. Pulse: memory, life and death, loss, dislocation. Place: here and there, then and now, home and somewhere else. Encounters: the unexpected. Foolish Things: some of which are not entirely pointless. Waving: the possibility of renewal, the necessity of change, the inevitability of silence. Words by Dougie Herd. Illustrations by Spike Deane.