Writer, Tae Kwon-Do Instructor, Gardener, Care Worker, Maker of Soups and Syrups
Them and Us.
I live on the perimeter of a backwater hamlet where people tend to be in Venn diagram groups of ‘my family has evolved from this ground,’ ‘my family expelled me for being a wizard,’ ‘my family home is stately,’ and ‘my family home is this Wellington boot.’
As this year began we were not entirely baffled to discover it had not brought a great change of fortune. We are metaphorical oligarchs…
The trip out had been put on hold, while the storm was belting. The sky was getting darker.
Here, in the field, early, I turn around.Sunrise is striking.Clouds seem as exuberant bruises.I will take you on, day, I say; not sure…
The Porcupines In Winter
Winter is known for being cold. That is usual.Some winters are mildly cold, and…