When I despair I pour my grief in loops and spools on the page Watching words flow from the pen Naming each piercing sorrow Describing the intimate parts of my psyche that Cry out in distress and pain. When I despair I shape those words into coherent Pleas for someone, anyone, to hear Hoping to reach another whose Experience touches mine. When I despair I find the act of writing Moves me from the place of

Does anyone else do Morning Pages and have you been tempted to write them on the keyboard, rather than by hand as recommended by their instigator, Julia Cameron in The Artist’s Way, a 12-step process for unblocking creativity? Julia recommends three pages of longhand, stream-of-consciousness morning writing done as quickly…

May 2020. Auspicious times. COVID-19 lockdown restrictions are easing here in Australia and Europe. In Celtic earth-based traditions, it is southern hemisphere Samhain: time to settle in for cooler, less-light winter days; to note the passing seasons in the cycle of the year; to prepare for change. According to the…

I am peering through my window into the future, through a portal to unpredictable days, where two worlds touch — the pre COVID-19 past and a future I cannot see clearly. ‘For now, we see through a glass, darkly’ My vision is clouded. I can peer as intently as I…

This story is for all parents/carers who are among the millions of people around the world dealing with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. ME/CFS is a ‘complex and disabling disease that affects many parts of the body, including the brain and muscles, as well as the digestive…