Published in Scrittura·PinnedMember-onlyOn encountering the Highland CooLessons in living from observing the wildlife above Loch Tay — Winding up above the water Nearing breakfast I was glad and like a child, sweetly saddened To be the giant to have to mind my step Round pockets of drop-laden spider web catchments off the beaten track, adjacent gossamery ferns.Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Scrittura·PinnedMember-onlyWhose is it anyway?Notes on a life — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readPhoto by Ton Nettos on UnsplashWhose is it anyway?Notes on a life----14
PinnedMember-onlyYou can’t unsee it.Ladies and gents, my first novel. It is what it is. — Update: The book is now live on Amazon — read on for details. Today, on my eldest sister’s birthday, another firstborn entered the cold light of day amid the Human collective of genetic wildcards. I’m talking about my first novel in a twisted, anthropomorphic way. And here it is! You can get it on Amazon, in Kindle or paperback, and if you’re so…Novel3 min readNovel3 min read
Published in The Pro Files·3 days agoMember-onlyChapter 41 — A Southpaw Push Across The PageA serialised novel — < Ch 40 < ALL CHAPTERS TO DATE To make things easier on me, Jessica bought me a second-hand PC, costing the princely sum of £50. It ran Windows 3.1 and an early incarnation of Word, and it was the first PC I ever owned. Meanwhile James, who had moved…I Love You We Said7 min readI Love You We Said7 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyTogether AloneOn the way we saw a badger stark in the headlights upright, addressing the slope to the field on the side of the road head dipping in shock, adorably guilty, adorably myopic, and as is nature’s way, in rude gloss of youth forever denied old age. I blinked and retained a…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in The Pro Files·Jan 19Member-onlyChapter 40 — Alive, In Love and EmployedA serialised novel — < Ch 39 < ALL CHAPTERS TO DATE I thought back to Rudi’s abrasive critique of my writing and my life coach’s questions of a year before. They remained unresolved and, if anything, were more urgent than ever. I considered my answers to his questions once more, writing them down…Memoir6 min readMemoir6 min read
Published in The Pro Files·Jan 15Member-onlyHow To Get Profiled in The Pro Files(Where the women at, yo?) — Nobody asked, but maybe this way they won’t ever feel the need to: What will get you profiled in The Pro Files — always assuming the very idea doesn’t make you break out in hives? People put forward candidates, of course. And we often accept, for our own algorithmically obscure…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published in The Pro Files·Jan 10Member-onlyChapter 39 — LondiniumA serialised novel — < Ch 38 < > Ch 40 > ALL CHAPTERS TO DATE We came over the grisly Alps, my window seat offering electrifying views of the grimness beneath. For the first time since my brother’s death, I wasn’t mortally afraid to look down, safe inside this great big death capsule…I Love You We Said7 min readI Love You We Said7 min read
Published in The Pro Files·Jan 6Member-onlyChapter 38 — Something We Can Agree OnA serialised novel — < Ch 37 < > Ch 39 > ALL CHAPTERS TO DATE I had made up my mind about what I was dealing with in Rudi’s astonishing, hitherto undiscovered talent, and I was ready to move on. But as usual my body betrayed me. My head buzzed, my tongue felt…I Love You We Said7 min readI Love You We Said7 min read
Published in The Pro Files·Jan 5Member-onlyThe Pro Files — Now Open for SubmissionsEssays, articles & interviews about the creative process, struggles and triumphs of pro and wannabe pro writers — The Pro Files (or tpf, as per the avatar) was rather an inspired choice of Thing to Get Excited About Next, I thought, as I cast about for ways to make writing fun again. First off, the timing’s pretty good— given His Muskratness’s latest ploy to buy relevance with the…Writers Life4 min readWriters Life4 min read
