15/11/18 – 40 minutes The Autumn had arrived. By the thickness of the leaf-mulch that had collected in the ley of his doorstep, he could tell that the early winter winds had started to blow. Instantly after opening the door, he squinted his eyes at the harsh, dry wind that ploughed into him like a …
Yes. I’m taking a gap year. Yes. It’s in South-east Asia. Yes. I’m probably going to find myself. No! I don’t care about stereotypes. This section of my blog will deal with any writing from excursions that take me out of the stuffy little bubble I live in. A large part of these writings, I am …
The 11th of November 2018 marks the centenary of the First World War. One hundred years ago, Europe was still in the clutches of conflict, but was slowly beginning to ease itself into peacetime. After a period of fighting over over four years, and nearly 40 million military and civilian casualties, the sons of England …
01/11/2018 – 10mins Its fresh, its crisp, its clean, clean as the air we breathed. Look! Brand new! Mine! Mine! My very own! You can hardly repress a giddy and excited moan. Or maybe I am wrong, you do not see the way we are deceived. Fresh buds of spring. New and Improved! The best yet! …
Something I would like to include in this blog is an expression of my love for literature. It seems to me that the best way to do this is to show it at work. Madness is a poem by Joyce Kilmer I came across the other day, which struck me with its intricacies and ambiguous …
27/10/2018 – 5mins Who knew The one right in front of me….you. It was you who knew all along and yet Failed To tell me what was staring me in the face all along. Trust? Don’t speak to me about trust. It washes away, silky, glistening in an alien manner. Utterly illusive. As the …
