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The Sinking of the Mother Ship
I’m about to have surgery tomorrow. I’m nervous. Unspeakably nervous. It’s a sinus operation. Fairly routine. But with all surgeries there are risks. And the recovery from this surgery is not pretty....
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Hello Brightness
Hello brightness. Little fireflies glowing at my window. Smouldering tinsel in the tender light of dawn. Noiseless in the aching wind. I see you there. Sequin-like in the fog. Digging out of the...
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Dreaming of Michaelangelo
Saturn on a line A sun afire on strings and wires To spin above my head and make it right But any time you like You can catch a sight of angel eyes all emptiness and infinite And I dream of...
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Handa’s Surprise
So today he woke up and talked about the book again. He gets obsessed with books. I love that he gets obsessed. All that passion and excitement whirling around his little brain. Sometimes it’s hard to...
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Random
Eleven years ago today, on a muggy Wednesday morning – much like this one I’m writing on – I was diagnosed with leukaemia. I was 31. I was on my honeymoon. It was a lightning bolt out of the crazy...
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The Butterfly Wall
There is a wall on a building on the other side of the city. It is covered in a mural of butterflies and cocoons. It bursts with colour and life. We’ve been going to this building quite a bit lately....
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New Blossoms
Every spring I feel a need deep down in my bones to change. An urge to start fresh! Clear out the cobwebs! Mix it up! It happens in my home, in my heart, and on this blog. It was exactly 4 years ago I...
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Happy New Year
A new year calls. We take toll of the last. We toss out the things we don’t want. Hold on to the good stuff. And then this magical force beckons. A new start! A new start! We’re all given a chance to...
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Blue
There’s a blue when I turn at the cliffs. Sweeping me up like a baby. Crashing, falling steeply into the arms of blue. This is the half-light of my dreams. The sound of birdsong wakes me, followed by...
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To Begin
Let it all uncoil. One word at a time. To begin again. To begin. :::::: Here is my view right now. The first moment of stillness in months. Bright new morning. I’m sorry I’ve been away. I feel like...
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