Today has not been a good day. Yesterday was not great either. Or the day before. In truth, this whole week has been surreal. Can the largest democracy in the West be crumbling? Once that notion was unthinkable. Now it seems it is terrifyingly possible. As Napoleon found out, winter should be about hibernation, not … Continue reading Hope and Despondency
The last day of 2020
Looking back Not sure that there is much more to say. Especially now, it feels like everyone has grappled for some new take on everything – some visionary look at all that has happened, or some clever tweet. How to turn a year of extremes and emotions into some secondary school genre exercise – do … Continue reading The last day of 2020
Holidays – December 27, 2020
This can all be blamed on a yoga pose designed to release emotions and break the dam holding everything back. I am eating my first mince pie of the season along with a very cheeky morning glass of Beaujolais. Tuer le ver! Mince pies actually taste better than I remember. I’ve always had a keen … Continue reading Holidays – December 27, 2020
Rainbow Laces
Rainbow Laces This morning I was happy to see prominent football players, captains, wearing the rainbow armband and speaking out for LGBTQ+ rights. How far we’ve come, I thought, even now when the shadow of xenophobia and fascism is ever-present. They aren’t ashamed to speak out. Things can change. However, while there was an interview … Continue reading Rainbow Laces
Touch Memory
Gabriel and Jabier. What they can never tell anyone. What they can only tell each other. Discover their story. The new book by Alice Severin At this level, they have an image to maintain. Fans to please, managers to placate, owners and sponsors to convince. For some, it’s the perks that come with the new … Continue reading Touch Memory
Giving thanks in a thankless time
thanksgiving thoughts
Touch Memory – out now
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Touch Memory
The new book by Alice Severin.
At last
Content 4 November 3 I voted. November 4 5 6 Or WTF. Saw this on TikTok. Exactly WTF. November 7 This morning felt different. Depression comes and goes, so wary of any change in mood that may be fleeting. Lightness, or darkness, sometimes the best thing to do is routine. Coffee. Tea. But the slight … Continue reading At last
Content 3
November 1 November always used to be my favorite month. The month of fogs, and mist, and shapes in the dusk that change and disappear as you stare into the grey air. There’s NaNoWriMo. Always a good month to write, sinking into ideas without some sunny distraction. So - some various thoughts on voice and … Continue reading Content 3
