Noticing Grief
24th April today. 2013. Not a significant date for me, and yet I found myself caught out by grief. I read Rob...
Read out allThe Christmas Album
These songs have travelled with me through many seasons of faith, family, and quiet worship. Some are centuries old, some more recent, and one is my own. This album is...
Day Break (fast) 27/28.08.2020
The morning serves up Steaming hot bowls Of her ladled self. We are not asked to comment; Only for thankfulness As she...
Read out allBea’s Friend 17.02.21
Bea’s Friend I look up and see him entering the café. I remember the first time; how my heart beat wildly and...
Read out allThe Neighbours’ Dog 07.10.19
Please be the neighbours’ dog… please be the neighbours’ dog… Crazy the thoughts that go through the exhausted parental mind. This was...
Read out allRust Fox
Rust Fox lies Curled Asleep on the fender Pretending to be house-trained, Mouse catcher cat. I am not fooled Seeing his sleek...
Read out allThe Singing Never Will Be Done
What do you write when you have so much to say, but feel there’s no way to express it? This is how...
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In
Without Title
Beyond frustration nowI sit, slouch, hunch forwardAnd slump back.What is the pointThis isolationThese wars and wordsSurprise and betrayalLoss of belonging. The usual...
Read out allZooming Out
When do I get to zoom out? I feel overwhelmed by one of my strengths: the ability to focus on minutiae and...
Read out allIn Praise of Tea. 17.11.2020
[17/11, 07:41] Me: On a totally different note… our kettle plug has fused into the socket 😬 it still works, but I’m...
Read out allThoughts 11.10.19
Thoughts from the last few days: Thunder crackles over Kampala Ella must have felt so totally alone. She cried for me and...
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In
For my Alchemists
I feel afraid.Of writing my truth in a world that doesn’t want to hear it. In a world that has silenced me...
Read out allOne Take
I like to do things in one take. All or nothing. I’m a perfectionist and I don’t like wasting time repeating things...
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