Opposing mirrors
The more I age, the more I see my father and my father’s father and my mother’s father Like when you see yourself repeated in opposing mirrors I see an […]
The more I age, the more I see my father and my father’s father and my mother’s father Like when you see yourself repeated in opposing mirrors I see an […]
Gather me a brimming basket collect the dew on spider’s web hoard the hoarfrost, amass and store a scent of birdsong, spice of spring, my childhood tadpoles and the sound […]
This scent of cardamom; This tender tickling, touch of butterflies and worms, This lashing rain and pepper symphonies This silence and the way they talk about me with their fluorescent […]
If you breathe in the way of a cat slowly and careful when preying on birds, or purring: caressed into comfort by hands or sleeping in warmth from the hearth; […]
“A fresh and vigorous weed, always renewed and renewing, it will cut its wondrous way through rubbish and rubble.” William Jay Smith Beat hard my heart be dandelion, smart; beat […]
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