Library lint
Dust settles in his hair, on his skin; grey it far beyondhis years;but he carries it with pride,since every speck is bornfrom books,from parchment, paper, inkit rest in every corner,every […]
Dust settles in his hair, on his skin; grey it far beyondhis years;but he carries it with pride,since every speck is bornfrom books,from parchment, paper, inkit rest in every corner,every […]
Mediaeval meal still hanging onto Thursdays; peas and porkstew-thick, still we name itsoup; cheap and filling servedin prisons, schools, to soldiersteachers, kings and queens. To love the pea-soup is a […]
Afterwards I remembered neither your eyes nor the colour of your hair. The melody of your voice had merged with the wind. You left with not even a note left […]
The way to my housesnakes along the ridges of lush mountainsin the space-time continuumof past, present and what’s yet unknownto that specific point at the edge of an abyss. The […]
Later soldier, you will rememberthose nights among the blaze of lightsalone you will watch as in your embersghosts of women scorch their last delightsLater, soldier in your life’s Novemberalone at […]
Writing about living in two places (and times)
Poems & Stories from The Author Stew
practising for a whole life
haikai poetry matters
Running in the slow lane
The view from here ... Or here!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
chronicling my quarter life crisis