When following the rules saves lives   I’ve spent most of my life doing things most people I knew wouldn’t. I’ve never been afraid of risking my life or disobeying [...]

We humans are the planet’s covid-19. With our inexorable expansion. Spreading until we’ve invaded every spare corner of earth except the most inhospitable. Cutting off the Earth’s supply of oxygen [...]

A surprise break between clients
has my mind reeling
How best to spend
this gift of time?
[...]

For the length of four strokes and a breath
everything                                          disappears.

The drought-stoked fires and unbreathable air.
Deathly earthquakes, floods and hurricanes.
Afghans dropping from departing planes.
The mutating virus fighting for its life just as we are for ours.
[...]

Oh, to be unhookable –
From temptation
From triggers
From the tenterhooks
[...]

The space in between
Is where it all begins
The gap between words
The silence within speech
[...]

The Blue of Your Courage Remember that in times of gloom, When the doubts and fears take over When you wake in the middle of the night And your [...]

Despite my longing
To hear
My inner voice
Beyond a doubt
[...]