Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’d know there’s been so much horror and tragedy in the news lately. It seems every day there’s a new story about hundreds or thousands of people dying in some faraway land. Maybe it’s a drone strike in Gaza that’s levelled an entire neighbourhood, a bombing in Lebanon…
Read moreI Was There (Short Story)
A few weeks ago I shared a short story I wrote on a train on this blog, and inadvertently started a new series where, once every few weeks I’d share a new short story I’ve been working on. I’m back this week with another one of those, called I was there. I’d love to hear…
Read moreSummer in September – Part 2
Last week I wrote about adopting seasonal metaphors for thinking about life as a whole, and how a late summer inspired me to write a song – a note to self really – that some things are out of our control. Naturally, this week I’ve decided to follow up with a post sharing the song…
Read moreSummer in September
Today is October 6th (where has the year gone?) which means we’re firmly in the northern hemisphere’s autumn season. All you need to do is look around for the telltale signs that summer’s done and autumn’s here; that is if you happen to reside sufficiently north of the equator to experience four distinct seasons, with…
Read moreOn Connecting
Last night, I attended an event organised by an actor training company called Both Feet, which specialises in training actors for careers in theatre and film. The event enabled me (and others in the audience) to gain insights into the sorts of activities and exercises that these actors undertake, a lot of which are geared…
Read moreLife Enriches Art
I often wonder whether I’m doing enough with my art. I tend to beat myself up for not spending more time writing songs and playing gigs, or writing stories and attending literary festivals, or practising my pencil strokes and attending more life drawing classes. These seem like the archetypal activities to engage in to better…
Read moreWheat is Wheat
Regular readers of this blog will know that I write about the value of art a lot. As someone who makes art and engages with the creative process using various mediums, I think about how we define the value of art as a society and the impact this has on the artists themselves. These thoughts…
Read moreOne More Day
I was out playing live music a few days ago and seized the opportunity to try out a new song I wrote last month. The song – One More Day – tells a little story of love and loss, and it got a positive response from the host and the audience. I figured I’d share…
Read moreWriting As Emotional Chronicling
Over the last few days and weeks, I’ve found myself exploring the short story medium. Last week, I shared one of the short stories I wrote on the blog and since then, I’ve written two more short stories and read a few collections. Having spent more time focusing on fuller, longer stories in the form…
Read moreMaisy (Short Story)
Last week I wrote about how I was inspired to pen a short story while on a train, seemingly out of nowhere. This week I figured I’d do something different to the usual format on this blog, and share the story I was referring to. I’d love to hear what you think of the story….
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