One way to measure the brilliance of a given year is surely how many times you see the sea. This…
En-joy-ment
I’m sat writing this sentence at close to 11pm, eating a bowl of cereal, because I am ravenously hungry and…
Pilgrimage by Haiku
On the Wednesday of our week in Iona, we went on a pilgrimage walk around the Island led magnificently by…
A week in Iona
I’d like to bottle the feeling of watching a sand martin flying around my feet in a field of yellow…
“Two Dogs on a Trip to France”
The days are getting longer, and I am busy feeling thankful. I’m enjoying my work and the sunshine, being able…
AI is advancing – are we?
In November, Chat GPT-3 was released and quickly garnered 100 million users around the world. Last month, Chat GPT-4 was…
Do you believe there’s more?
The eight year anniversary of my baptism is tomorrow, and I’ve recently been thinking about what on earth keeps me…
Two Poems about Dust
It has been a dusty few weeks. The decrepit heating system in our house got replaced and a light film…
Becoming more
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same…
How to make a tradition
An excerpt from Fateheart: A Starless Seaquel How to make a tradition. You will need the following ingredients, some of…
Sailing the Starless Sea
“This feels like a fitting testament to my influence on you” So says Kristin, peering over her desk and across…
Thoughts on 2022
We live inside the stories we tell ourselves. Stories help us make sense of the world around us. We form…
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