The Five Arbitrary Stages of Automated Phone System Conflict and Other Stories

The family and I ventured down to the coast today for a short break housesitting for a friend of my in-laws. Free accommodation in a comfortable home while being near the sunny sea makes this man…

Lambda

His headphones were in and his playlist was filling his cranium with auditory vitriol. Unread textbooks flanked his laptop. He had been in the…

What the heck do you mean you don’t love me anymore?

A conversation with myself

Skeletal Wisdom

“I must say you are looking well, young man,” uttered the rattling skeleton perched on a rock in front of me.

Life Lessons in Death

Don’t worry. Nothing too heavy here.

I finally found decent coffee in Swanage. A perfect little Cornish bakery with proper barista coffee. I had a flat white in a little glass cup; made in front of me with care and precision. Delightful. A…

Anything that nourishes my soul please.

Utterly wrecked. How about you? Today I spent a whole afternoon with a client; four hours…

Two Reservoirs Dressed as Lakes

Over a steep little bridge which spanned the canal and gave us a brief glimpse of the river boats…

Life. Family life. Family is life.

My son and I. Time flows and these moments pass us by and they will soon be forever out of reach. Living in the moment is the answer.

Oo look, a thing…

If I look back at photographs I took five or ten years ago, there are a lot of landscapes, scenery, and objects. I felt the need to document my surroundings. Oo look, a thing. Must photograph the thing.

The guilt…

The guilt from making a friend wait for a lunch appointment while I run late. Stress from work not only causing knots in my own neck but…