Writing into abundanceAbundance is not a measurement. It’s not about having things, or acquiring ‘stuff’, Epicurus tells us, but about enjoying life, delighting…Feb 143Feb 143
Imagining an ark — for writers, and lifeAlmost at the end of week 5 of the first lockdown (how long ago that seems!), life seemed to be a roller-coaster of emotions, shock and…Jan 8, 20212Jan 8, 20212
Between longing and haunting: an advent for writersWe are entering the season of Advent, a time of longing and anticipation; a time of looking back to what haunts us; a time to redefine and…Dec 4, 20202Dec 4, 20202
Why writers need the art of minimumsPart 1: between the superfluous and the indispensableOct 25, 2020Oct 25, 2020
Changing the story to be the ancestors the earth desiresIn The-World Ending Fire, essayist and poet, Wendell Berry raises a rallying cry against compromising with myths that are destroying the…Oct 23, 20201Oct 23, 20201
Why writing embodies a multiplicity of conversationWe are kith with all life.Oct 9, 20201Oct 9, 20201
Why writers need unselfingTo see beyond the self, to see the journeys others are making, without judgement, requires what Iris Murdoch, in The Sovereignty of Good…Sep 25, 20201Sep 25, 20201
Why writers need integrity:Part 2: taking risks when the world is unravellingSep 11, 20201Sep 11, 20201