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Tag: observations

Peculiar Times (Pre-Pandemic)

We live in peculiar times: we start a new ashtray in a plastic yoghurt pot instead of emptying the big … More

life, observations, poem, poetry, prose, prose poem, prosetry, writing

RudeTube

The day after the November 2015 Paris attacks I was standing on the platform with my eyes shut, listening for … More

blogging, city life, ffs, Hijacked Amygdala, humanity, Islamophobia, London, observations, politics, religion, truth, writing, wronguns

Londinium

art, city life, environment, food, life, London, observations, photo series, photography, photos, politics, TfL, Tube

1 a.m. on the Borderline

I leave his house without kissing him goodbye and hurry down the empty street. I hear him bolting the door behind … More

borderline, death, depression, grief, Hijacked Amygdala, lit mag, love you miss you, mental illness, observations, prosetry, suffering, thoughts, writing

Obs @ Ye Olde Red Lion

I’ve seen this building thousands of times, with its huge brass lion, painted red once upon a time, weathered over … More

architecture, conversations, diary, family, journal, life, observations, people, prose, quotes, writing

Chunks Of My Life

A Competition: Earlier I made a kale, spinach and avocado smoothie. Yes, it tasted as “green” as it sounds. I … More

addiction, art, competition, cricket, family, father & daughter, fuck it, gardening, growth, hamlet, life, meditation, mindfulness, NHS, observations, painting, perfection, philosophy, plants, portrait, psychiatrist, psychiatry, recovery, shakespeare, sobriety, treatment, vanitas, writing

The Transformation of Passion

At the bus stop outside my godawful girls’ secondary school, where I have stood waiting for so many minutes, for … More

addiction, blah, blast from the past, breakups, change, drugs, drunk, ex's, fuck up, I'm sorry, kids, life, London, love, memories, mental health, mental illness, nostalgia, observations, prose, psychosis, relationships, reminiscing, safe, school, teenagers, teens, time, writing
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