Dear readers and friends, The past few months have featured some big life transitions… and I’ve been less frequent blogging, whilst at the same time, working to keep my creative spark (and projects) nourished and alive. Writing has always helped me to navigate challenging moments in life as well as process major events I’m experiencing.ContinueContinue reading “Love Letters in the Ether”
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“Write the Neighbourhood” is LIVE – an anthology including my story on building Home
Dear friends and readers, I have mentioned this one briefly before… and I’m finally thrilled to announce that “Write the Neighbourhood”, an anthology edited by Annabel Townsend and published by Pete’s Press is Live! You can buy the paperback online via Amazon, and it will be coming out in select bookstores next month. My pieceContinueContinue reading ““Write the Neighbourhood” is LIVE – an anthology including my story on building Home”
WILDFIRE Release — 22nd July
Dear readers and friends, A couple of short weeks ago, I shared a post on my Substack (the home of my more informal ramblings), where I alluded to a new poetry collection. Now, all having gone to plan (along with a speedy shipment of the Proof copy!) I am delighted to announce that my debutContinueContinue reading “WILDFIRE Release — 22nd July”
Perspectives on “Pura Vida”
… an essay on privilege, poverty, and the luxuries of choice The past 6 months of my life have presented many humbling experiences, and above all have been a time of deepening my connection to Mother Earth like never before. There are many aspects and facets of this journey to describe, and a short articleContinueContinue reading “Perspectives on “Pura Vida””
The Meaning of Perfection
… is the working title of one of the poetry anthologies I’m aiming to get released later this year. In part, the title reflects my own journey with perfectionism and arriving to the point of “letting go” when it comes to my art. It’s also about the journey of life – finding perfection in eachContinueContinue reading “The Meaning of Perfection”
Bird with a Broken Wing
The other day, our dog Sadie caught (and killed) a bird in the garden. Although I felt deeply saddened by the death of the bird, it was of course impossible to be angry at her. A dog’s natural instincts are to hunt and kill for food (as that is how they would survive in theContinueContinue reading “Bird with a Broken Wing”
Snowmelt
I give thanks for the way you melt my ice, when my peaks have frozen, from over exposure, to poisonous echoes from the past… ~ A poem about recovery from trauma. A reminder to all those who have suffered deep pain, that you can be set free from your suffering. May love warm your soul,ContinueContinue reading “Snowmelt”
el Camino (the Path…)
In this week’s blog post, I’m very excited to announce the release of my latest single (and first song in Spanish), el Camino (which translates to the Path/Way). This song is many things – it opens up Pandora’s box of stories to tell you. It started out as a break-up song – actually, the firstContinueContinue reading “el Camino (the Path…)”
Springtime Blessings
You light my soul, with a kind of giddy music that picks me up, and tumbles me down, on a bed of starry dreams that fell from the skies, and sprouted into blooming flowers, dressed with honey – those bees couldn’t help themselves, they just joined us with a frivolous desire to make life, thatContinueContinue reading “Springtime Blessings”
Black Coffee Mornings
Indulging an addiction from London dayscaught in the grindbeneath a matrix hazethen a spell was spunthat swept me afarwhere the dark night dawnedrevealing truth, in the lairof a shaman’s dena ceremonial vowbringing whispers from the etherinto the here and nowa bending realitycast us betweenthe folds of conscious knowinglife not as it seemedas night blends toContinueContinue reading “Black Coffee Mornings”