I can’t believe Issue No4 has just been published, and yet it has.  Another great round of characters Artist and so much more, Susie Klein shares her joy of creativity, what an amazing gift she is to have in our community with the counselling and support she offers young disadvantaged youth Artist Chris Postle […]
We are layers upon layers of desire Little desires Cake Wine Clothes Big desires New home New Car You name it There are always a thousand false desires that mask The true desires That wait Agonisingly Longingly Deeply Below the surface of all that churning that breeds contagion of more more more And when you […]
I often get asked how it is that I create so much. Firstly – I am (formerly was) the most disorganized person and the larger that my creative octopus has grown, the more I have realized that I have two internal enemies Disorganization and disorganization Creative folk don’t like routine – we like to do […]
I’ve been a bit of an idiot – follow along with me and I’ll tell you how it went.. Where are you hitting the ball? First rule of golf Placement of body Your stance Alignment Look where you want to go Right, got that? Now bring your eyes back to the small white ball on […]
Today I set up and launched a three tier Patreon account. I’m busted custard but quietly chuffed as I was in the middle of signing a contract with a firm to do it all for me this morning when I instead decided to give it a go myself. With all the deadlines and things I’ve […]
Be here with the cup In the soapy water Be here with the toaster As it cooks Smelling the aroma of crusty bread Browning Be here with the sights and sounds of nothing more important arising Than dust motes drifting across the room As writers we are trained to panic It is ingrained this thought […]
It’s late I’ve been dreaming And doing Published a second book today It’s called “By the Loo and in the Waiting Room” Because it is intended as a selection of short stories for when a spot of boredom could strike. The paperback is out later in the week but the Kindle should be live here […]
Being a writer An artist A filmmaker A songwriter A sculpter Anything Self made is very difficult You have to combat Self doubt Worthiness You have to defend your creations to others – even if it is silently – in your head, behind shuttered eyes Justify the time that they take To others And to […]
It’s a precious commodity And it leaks And leaks And the days speed up and the nights as well But what are we achieving? So much endless weeding And not seeing the results Because the sewing takes time too And there are so many weeds and they grow over night To do To do To […]
To bend a stick breaks it If pushed too far Everything snaps It’s who we are Real things Are fragile The neck of a bird That flies into glass The necklace I pull in anger And the pot That drops On my clumsy way past Behind all these things And in everything that we do […]
