Seox, #1

Reading Time: 5 mins and under Want to support my work? You can now join me on Substack 🙂 A week ofcarolling - bathe me in thisspirituality -merging the old mewith new me atlong, long last. The above is my response to Tanka Tuesday’s poetry challenge: 24 Seasons. Using the twenty-four seasons of Japanese poetry …

Where Are We Now? Where Am I?

Reading Time: 5-10 mins It’s just over a week and a half since we, here in the UK, buried our late monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. When word first came out that she’d died, it didn’t feel quite real. It started to, a few days afterwards, when we first saw her hearse going through the beautiful …

August Admin: Explaining the Tags

Reading Time: 5 mins and under I've nearly finished my current requests. They've all been about this blog: checking that the links work, making navigation clearer, dedicating pieces properly, and, as seen in my most recent blog series, my thoughts on types of publishers for smaller work, with examples from my own experience. The last …

Taylored To You

Reading Time: 5 mins and under Another fairly new publication, Taylor Magazine is all about... wellness. Mindfulness. Minimalism. Being the best you you can be. I began contributing while at uni. Originally, I think, they accepted writers as volunteers, and are now growing into more of a community (especially for careers). This is always useful …

Lockdown TV: Seven(-ish) Shows in Seven Months

Reading Time: c. 6-7 mins WARNING!!! This post contains some spoilers. They're mild, but it's spooky season, so I will say: read on at your peril... With Friday marking seven months since the UK went into a proper lockdown, I don't have a lot of craic. Well, no one has. Science is working hard for …