Category Archive: writing

088 – Cloud whisperer

088 – Cloud whisperer

I’ve had a pretty uneventful life. Not boring, but everything’s gone along without anything exceptional happening. I came through learning from my parents that I …

 

077 – Reflective practice

077 – Reflective practice

People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast …

 

072 – How it happens

072 – How it happens

John hadn’t felt this good in a long, long time. He shut his eyes and drank it all in for a moment before getting up …

 

069 – Weekend work day

069 – Weekend work day

There is an immutable conflict at work in life and in business, a constant battle between peace and chaos. Neither can be mastered, but both …

 

058 – This little light of mine

058 – This little light of mine

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine Let it shine, Let it shine, Let it shine. – Gospel children’s song written by Harry Dixon Loes This …

 

046 – Fenced in

046 – Fenced in

Fences send a potent message, especially metal ones like this one. Their purpose is to either try to keep us within a confined space or …

 

045 – Any day

045 – Any day

For one week of every year Lynsey and I are the same age. That week began today – his birthday. Lynsey has an interesting modus operandi …

 

037 – Be true to you

037 – Be true to you

Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you. — Dr. Seuss After a long day spent …

 

032 – Finding meaning

032 – Finding meaning

The clouds had turned black and the first few drops of rain had started to fall. I was weaving my way along the street trying …

 

032 – Mass media experiments

032 – Mass media experiments

In my second year of high school I decided I wanted to launch a magazine. I had no experience in these matters, no audience, no …