Being A Seed
I am a seed againHooray!it helps me think afresh I recognise myselfas perpetual beginnerwhen it comes to writing a forever apprenticeif you willand being a seed againhelps me with livingthat kind of life it is a wonderful resetseeing the world anewpopping my head up to be responsive to the lightto embrace new growthlearning practice renewal […]
People Come and Go
and so it isthat people comeand people goand we have thebriefest time togetherin our small lives and we ourselvescome and then goin an average spanof 80 years or sowe can do little andyet still we waste time technology bringsnew friends onlinewhilst old friendsdon’t always adaptto new realitiesor our neglect generations comeand make progressor so it […]
With or Without Masks
some sayremove your maskat your perilfriends become strangersnot knowing you at all never trusting againgoing forwardthey will wonderwhat else lies hiddenwhat consequences yet others sayreveal your true selflive an authentic lifehonest and truecelebrate the real you let others see youthey can knowwhat they seeis what they gettrusting who you are then againevery maskhas reason behindpast […]
No Peace Today
yeah yeahwhywhat are you doing hereshift your bones old womanwho asked you along anywaymy spacego awaydon’t come backbet you can’t bark as loud as meI would have a gobut I came here for peaceand quietwell you’re silent anywaybut where’s the peacenot herenot todayI might bite youjust see if I don’tyou’re a menacethe authorities should ban […]
Man Called Stan
there was a young man called Stanwho bought everything fit for a manhe squeezed it all into placewhilst stuffing his faceand said I think I need a new plan he went to the estate agent on the hight streetand explained he needed more inches and feethis place was too smallit wouldn’t do at allhe hardly […]
Man Down With It
no need to man up butbe man down with itnot man overboardnot excessive emotionnot too sensitive more than masculine enoughno need to be more toughmanage the smoothas well as the roughbe accountable not depressedbut man retreatingfrom toxicity and misogynyencouraging consentand welcoming diversity many of you tried tobeat me into your shapebut I chose a form […]
Celie and Frank – Till Death Do They Part
CONTENT – Extreme violence, intimidation, strong predatory language, domestic abuse, terror. Celie came rushing back into the house, caked in mud and blood. She slammed the front door shut, knowing there was no comeback, now. She headed for the bathroom, dropping her muddy clothes all over the floors as she went, because she could […]
Before The Day – Now and again
fantasyis what I might dobut probably won’torwhat I thinkI want to dobut probably don’tormaybeit’s just for playvisions in the headwhilst sat-up in bedalonebutthinking what iforif onlyoraskingdo I feel lonely?before knowingthe answer for sureis no, not reallyjust…now and againbefore starting the day Fraser
That Was The Week – Beginning 20 October 2025
Returning to Medium this week it seems only right that I kick off by writing a post like this. I have now submitted my final writing project at university, so I can either sit and drum my fingers for a month or two, or thereabouts, or I can just get on with normal life, such […]
Finishing University Course – And returning to Medium
Poking my head back above the parapet again. My university project is now submitted, and so now, on that front, I simply have to wait to hear from them to see whether my work is worthy of their MA award – or not. Thus, apologies for absence, and now, I am aiming to be here […]