Palestine
Well…this was unexpected. As I approached the departure terminal of Ben Gurion airport in Tel […]
Restless in the Blood
During the later years of writing my first novel, I began to have rather a […]
“And so we must imagine a new country…”
There appears to be a vast amount of confusion on this point, but I do […]
George Floyd Didn’t Die
Yesterday, a black man called George Floyd ‘died’ in Police custody, in Minnesota. A white […]
The Glory of Gil
Today is the 9-year anniversary of the passing of Mister Gil Scott-Heron.
Bad Ass in the Shed
This week I’ve started getting up at 5 a.m. and going to the shed to […]
Lieutenant Matthias is a Man of Colour
It’s the word can’t that makes you a soul singer. I think that one thing […]
Lieutenant Mattias is imperfect
Lieutenant Matthias was King Runeard’s lieutenant. His sworn oath to protect the Kingdom of Arendelle […]
On Watching Frozen 2 for the first time
Fiction Writing 101 Your protagonist (me), whilst he may have some strengths, is riddled with […]
This is what D said….
We need you! The world needs your music, your art, your writing. For fucks sake, […]
My Experience on a Vipassanā Meditation Retreat (4/4)
A whisper of fear in the pit of my belly, rumbling up and in, like […]
Tell me about your (grand) mother…
Tomorrow morning, I have the first of 5 sessions of Faster EFT with D. Faster […]
My Experience on a Vipassanā Meditation Retreat (3/4)
Day 7 Goenka’s Vipassana method is delivered identically throughout the world. Whether you do a […]
My Experience on a Vipassanā Meditation Retreat (2/4)
In his article, Mindfulness Meditation and Trauma: Proceed with Caution , psychotherapist, Manual Manotas describes […]
My Experience on a Vipassana Meditation Retreat (1/4)
It was all going swimmingly until Day 7. When I say swimmingly, it was hardly […]
The past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past.
Generational trauma is the idea that the significant pains suffered by our ancestors (poverty, sexual […]
Vision Board 2
You suffer from the delusion that making no moves isn’t a move. It’s definitely a […]
May Day! May Day!
“You’re the most talented person I know.” Gosh. I’m only 10 minutes into my phone […]
An Imperial Tonne of Grief
It is dusk. I enter his bedroom quietly. He is sitting up in the little […]
Home Coming
In 1990, educator and counsellor John Bradshaw, wrote a book called “Home Coming: Reclaiming and […]