The first time I was told I wasn’t a Christian because of something I’d written was after the […]
Category Archive: Love
Immerse your soul in love, sings Thom Yorke at the end of the song Street Spirit (Fade Out). […]
A kiss, but not a kiss A moment of connection, and also contempt. Those eyes, dark and foreboding, […]
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Faith is about the story in which our understanding of self and others is embedded. It’s about […]
Some moments are so embarrassing, so cringeworthy, so regrettable, they deserve to be canonised. If it’s true that […]
No need to load the bullet Or knot the rope I’m gone already If I found knowing, […]
Bohemian Rhapsody was the first song I remember being aware of as a kid. I have a clear […]
Red nails: a poem
I saw a woman removing
her nail polish
by Doctor’s orders
three days out from the knife.
And as the last of it
was wiped away, I saw
her eyes, all red and glistening.
Funny how a simple swipe
can remove so much.