Have you ever said to yourself “I wish I could just cut off my head, lose my ever thinking brain, and then I would be peaceful” We suffer more often in imagination than in reality Seneca “Why don’t you just live with yourself” yelled my youngest son at his sibling, years ago. He was trying […]
Every day we enter the virtual world through our screens – some spend more time here than others. Even if you have no social media accounts, where do you bank and shop or just ask a question, look up a map? How are you reading this? The virtual world – where does it begin and […]
I’m refining. I prefer the word refining to minimising. The latter feels like I am eroding my pile of belongings whilst the former hints at perhaps, using better judgement to choose what remains. Writing, as a craft, is a little like the acquisition process. Eventually, after years of choosing far too many words and then […]
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 […]
Why are you writing this Or that Or anything? I write what I need to hear I ask questions And then wait for the reply to appear That’s how it began and that’s how it continues I guess. It’s a system, a process that works. Header photo – old falling down pub Wyandra Qld. More […]
Poetry is the untangling of the mind To a writer At first it is difficult Frustrating And you will mutter things like I hate bloody poetry But as the knots unwind Finally The lights come out to shine Blinking on and off Rhythmically After that It’s a daily thing Of course it becomes easier But […]
I asked out loud and into the room But no one was waiting to answer my question I asked again but I whispered within and this time the reply came swiftly do what you want and as you think fit there are no wrong answers just trying and learning and with each cycle turning you […]
Okay updated based on comments the beat version would combine the photo and logo and I think that too so thanks for all your help! I will make it quick I’ve been thinking about my bloooming avatar (I’m not keen on my selfie avatar but it has sort of become my site icon which follows […]
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 […]
We all like free things Good to go But we worry about the quality Well please don’t! Okay suckered in with terrible poetry I’m sorry Hold the tomato’s My second book is free on Kindle until 1st December Do yourself a favour download it to your device and have it handy for those moments …. […]
