A lonely life you lead. Lonelier still at the height of day When you peer for answers through a blinding sun, Or when lost without shelter in the driving rain. So many times will you wonder If your life means this or that, But the story will always unfold At the unexpected hour. So many … Continue reading For Those Who Are Questioning- Before Dawn- Reading 1
Journal From The Beginning Of The End
It’s not over yet. Vaccines and Biden-Harris are still a glimmer. We have but a few seconds left to shift life around, and portents from this 2008 piece still apply.
Another Noisy Gathering On The Quai Today
Another noisy gathering on the quai today. I drifted in, one of many uncertain birds, to see what was passing. First glance showed the form of any demonstration, in any city, but according to a banner it was….
Notes As Though A Visitor – Blog Introduction
England gives me culture shock. Of 80+ countries visited or dwelled in it’s the only one where I feel like an alien (Right now I am living in North Wales and looking down my nose at the border). I have lived and worked in USA, France and now returned to the UK, where I was … Continue reading Notes As Though A Visitor – Blog Introduction
Manchester’s Airport- Landings To Take Off (A prophetic allegory)
Sept 29, 2015 The sleek-bellied beasts slide in, one after another. Each erstwhile roar is hushed to a hum in the final glide, wing tips dipping to the close suburban chimneys. The flow of craft is endless; a fixed plan of approach towards the outstretched runway, another world pushing down on this one. I watch … Continue reading Manchester’s Airport- Landings To Take Off (A prophetic allegory)
Ships And Pilots Gone
Dec 3, 2015 The two men ahead of me walked side by side with a certain easy, confident pace. Not with the head-down-don’t-want-to-be-here dragging feet of the typical office worker. We were crossing the modern footbridge towards the equally modern building on the Mersey dockside where I worked. At first I saw no other similarities … Continue reading Ships And Pilots Gone
Before Dawn 