A plan for tomorrow

Correspondence from Oxford, Ohio

A very small room

The room was small and well appointed and on the second floor. He would be there for at least a month, but he couldn’t be sure…

British overseas territories at odds with mainland over cannabis

Making hemp where the sun shines is…

A mattress on the floor

A short story

Late afternoon in Madrid

“Buenos dias.”

Europe’s “Heroic” vineyards at odds with climate change

Reporting from London, UK

A common goodbye

I drifted in and out of sleep with her tossing and turning next to me in the early hours of the morning. I dreamt of her taking…

On the dock

Poetry and prose

Am I as old as I think?

On the winds and love

It’s grey and drizzling and calm and thunder rumbles low in the distance and I love you just as I did when the winds were up and sun was shining and snow fell on Gorbals, and I love you just as I always will.

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January 6, 2024

This morning the crisp air is disturbed by the kiskadee song, a neighbour taking out the trash, a rooster crowing, a weed wacker off in the distance. Inside my father stirs and mutters to himself about this or that as he gets ready for work. This morning I am sober and…