2017-10-22 19:10
I am watching every part of you fall away into nothing.
Like the beginning of a failed film, a poor play, a ruinous read.
So I walk out, put it down, leave it behind and miss the end.
We kno… Read More
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2017-10-22 18:57
I remember little
nothing tangible
but every emotion remains,
built up within me
and never letting go.
Every feeling, every fear,
every doubt, every desire
all stored inside a heart
that&rsq&hell…Read More
2017-10-22 18:46
When the sun shines
and the ran falls
more than rainbows appear.
The foxes are getting married
so I’m told
a wonderful sentiment
that I’ll hold dearly
every time the rain falls
a… Read More
2017-10-21 18:08
I’ve screamed into the street
the middle of the day
the middle of the night
with no reaction from those.
I’ve had to run to houses
make noise and shout
get help from people
when… Read More
2017-10-21 18:04
Let me tell you a story
something not very boring
about dragon upon high
sitting on gold every night
and how he came to die.
His gold was his world
all glitters and swirls
of light on the co… Read More
2017-10-21 17:53
I have let them go,
into the ether
like air and water
steam on the coals
the go up and away
and I let them.
Whatever is left
is only me
soul and substance
over fears and tears,
I let them go… Read More
2017-10-21 17:46
hold it back, back
bend and curl
up and back and round
into yourself
as you try –
desperately –
to hold it back.
don’t let go.
no words, no wonder, no waste.
right?
hold it… Read More
2017-10-15 13:15
I’ve had enough
of words that move
from mind to matter
without thought or what
they may mean.
I’ve had enough
of words that
shout and scream
from place to place
without apology… Read More
2017-10-15 11:13
Stupid Superstitions
I do not believe you.
Walk under ladders with black cats
for all I care
your luck is not affected by my universe.
My fate is only affected by my belief.
And mine alone… Read More
2017-10-15 10:56
This is exactly the roadblock I want.
Stop.
Imagination in the raod.
I’ll just be a minute.
Or ten.
r.l.w
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2017-10-15 10:54
It’s a long way home
from hill to hill
push and pull for miles and minute
long into this step I am,
long into this.
I would neither not or want
if you could give me
a first chance to c… Read More
2017-10-15 10:47
I stayed for too long,
not sure when it became
staying over living.
I stayed too long
I’m not much for
reality
hidden in fiction,
I rarely came out.
I stayed too long.
In a world stee… Read More
2017-10-09 21:11
Sixty A Day
Already so used to the smell of tobacco
at six I barely notice it permeate
every surface of her house
every hair on her head,
that always reminded me of Tina Turner.
Tap, tap, ta… Read More
2017-10-09 21:00
It’s not something
where you laugh about it later,
or even saw it coming
you know
with ‘hindsight’ an’ all that.
You should not have known
and could not have known,
s… Read More
2017-10-07 12:55
Over and over
far out of reach
I’m out and over
down and down
my own fault
I’ve nowhere left
run and fall
far and far
out of reach,
I can’t be found
I can be hung.
r.l.w
Th… Read More
2017-10-07 12:38
Little late in posting.
He smiled then
and kissed him again
paced around him
as if trapped in a pen,
laughed with him
and pressed back
against this man,
warm and wanting
everything he can.
A… Read More
2017-10-05 19:42
There is clarity now,
clear blue ocean
I see through to the sand
and I am found.
This is where I belong.
It is cold, biting,
sharp laps at my ankles,
not everything is perfect
but everything… Read More
2017-10-04 20:54
A haiku today:
In which the waves emerge,
between the sky and the sea
I do not exist.
r.l.w
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2017-10-03 19:29
Sheila
It pulls at a reflex
I cannot deny
even as I push back
and further still
it does not stop.
I taste metal and blood,
breathe in smoke and ash,
I crawl and cower
with dry heaves
pushin… Read More
2017-10-02 18:30
Who else would do this?
Who else would document
your lie one line at a time,
whether freeverse or in rhyme?
Where else would you go
and to you I say
this is all I can do.
This is all for you… Read More
2017-10-02 11:53
Two steps forward
and one step back
I wrote a line
and then changed track.
I find myself lost
and must be found
I now have family
to keep me on the ground.
Flights of fancy
weren’t my… Read More
2017-06-25 10:23
We were lucky enough to go to Chester Zoo when these guys were still little bubs.
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2017-06-19 10:47
I wrote this a few days ago and didn’t know whether to make it public. It’s never an easy thing to have out there, even so long after some of the worst things that happened. But… Read More
2017-06-18 19:47
48 hours of work
recovery isn’t all its cracked up to be
ask a bisexual
things you need to know about tattoos
recovery is a journey
things you need to know about cats
cats – now… Read More
2017-06-18 10:12
A butterfly from the butterfly house at Chester Zoo. I love butterfly houses, they’re my favourite places to visit.
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2017-06-14 10:10
Three things you need to know going into this post:
I am bisexual and Genderfluid
It’s Pride Months
Facebook have released a pride ‘reaction’ for the month of June.
I will… Read More
2017-06-12 10:12
Most people have had prescription medications on and off all their lives. From painkillers to antibiotics, to creams and antihistamines, you’ve probably had something on prescription a… Read More
2017-06-11 20:11
This is a Rock Hyrax at Chester Zoo and so adorable. They remind me a bit of guinea pigs. Big brown ones.
Check him out on Red Bubble.
The post My Sunday Photo – Rock Hyrax appeared f… Read More
2017-06-07 20:49
Do me a favour – click the x on the Wix and Weebly tabs you have open. Thanks. Now that’s we’ve dealt with that, here’s my blogging advice.
Self-Host From The Start… Read More
2017-06-05 10:11
Welcome back to the Mental Health Moments Link Up.
It’s been a while but as I write more and post more stuff on the Mighty and see more bloggers out there talking about their mental he… Read More
2017-06-01 10:17
So every month I’m gonna recap all the stuff I did over that month. The things I’ve watched, read, played. Ate. Not worn, cause I literally have three outfits; work uniform, pyja… Read More
2017-05-31 20:01
A lamb from the farm by the church, just pottering around, having a feed, being adorable…
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2017-05-29 10:26
It’s been a little while since I wrote some fiction and any Kara and Etta stuff. So here is a little bit to get me going.
“Do all beaches look like this?”
They’d been… Read More
2017-05-28 19:41
Some graffiti found in Aberystwyth a while ago. Need to go to through my photos and find some of the new graffiti I found. And go up to the uni and see if there’s any up there. This wa… Read More
2017-05-24 10:07
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2017-05-22 10:00
Remember Mental Health Moments? I’m bringing the link up back.
It sort of died as my son was born and I was too busy to even blog, let alone blog, run a link up (even a monthly one) an… Read More
2017-05-21 20:29
From a few years ago, and a few cameras ago. I took a weekend trip Dublin with my ex for his birthday. It was so long ago I was able to travel on my provisional driving licence and not need… Read More
2017-05-17 10:07
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2017-05-15 10:29
This post is long overdue and doesn’t necessarily have a happy ending.
One day when I was walking around the village (I have a usual loop I do) in the sunshine, I walked passed the chu… Read More
2017-05-14 19:20
A shot of some perfect pegs on a line from someone washing line in Aberystwyth. I kinda liked it. The colours of the pegs are so bright. Check it out on redbubble.
The post My Sunday Photo:… Read More
2017-05-10 20:55
Wordless Wednesday
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2017-05-08 21:16
I have a confession to make; once I didn’t shower or bathe for five years. Not once.
Now, this isn’t something I talk about often, I mean think about it who really wants to admit… Read More
2017-05-01 17:38
I’ve been watching an argument (debate does not cover it) in a writing facebook group I’m a member of about why poets call themselves writers. At first, I found this really insul… Read More
2017-04-24 10:38
I remember a good summer
bright with promise,
crushes and sex,
my memory nebulous
a floating soundtrack to the sun.
If only I could remember more.
Not every winter was barren,
not every summ… Read More
2017-04-17 10:47
A toy car is more my speed.
For reasons, I won’t get into right now both my wife and I find ourselves in the position and necessity to learn to drive. My wife can drive, she learnt in… Read More
2017-04-10 20:10
So, we have a fifth cat. Five cats seem like a bit much but well, we’re big softies it turns out and now we have a kitten. Where did we get this kitten from you may ask? Why the hell d… Read More
2017-04-03 19:25
I haven’t quite decided
what they tell me is true
pluck away one by one
and leave me hanging by my bones
my soul scoured clean and raw
by every touch.
Probably should’ve listened… Read More
2017-03-31 10:17
From The Edge Of Nowhere (and back again) is a collection of poetry about Wales, England and travelling between the two – something I’ve done a lot of over the years. It’s… Read More
2017-03-13 18:48
I love backpacks. I don’t carry a purse or a handbag, and right now I don’t even have a wallet. But I always have at least one backpack and a messenger bag on the go. Right now m… Read More
2017-03-06 20:31
I struggle to think about things to blog about. We all do. I’ve had a quiet week this week, no work, bad weather and being ill doesn’t make for many interesting posts – tho… Read More
2017-02-27 18:58
March 1st is Self Injury Awareness Day. I started to self harm when I was 19, and did so regularly until about six years ago. The last time I self harmed at all was two and a half years ago… Read More
2017-02-22 09:36
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2017-02-20 09:40
Sometimes all we have
are dreams like aniseed
a strange moment
we can’t quite identify.
Or enjoy.
I breathe in stale air
sleep on sheets
rucked up beneath me
wake to lines imprinted
on… Read More
2017-02-15 09:48
Don’t do this sort of thing often, but I figured for Valentines and it fit in a (mostly) Wordless Wednesday way. Thanks to Carvaka for sending me this infograph. Read away and check be… Read More
2017-02-13 18:37
I love a good notebook. I’m a huge fan of stationary in general. Pens, paper, notebooks. Little stickers. I’m crazy about stationary and have been for a long time. Maybe it&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-02-08 09:05
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2017-02-06 16:44
A recent picture of me and my little podge. (not pictured, my actual podge).
There are two things you should know about me: I am fat and I am physically healthy.
Okay, so I’m not 100%… Read More
2017-02-01 09:25
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2017-01-30 09:28
Rocking the shorts gramps.
Between facebook reminding you of something you posted years ago every day and the fact that internet never forgets anything (wayback machine anyone?) every so oft… Read More
2017-01-25 09:31
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2017-01-23 09:00
For me, living in the UK, Friday came and went as usual. Went to work, had a doctor’s appointment, went home to my wife and son. I’m pretty lucky as an LGBTQ person – I get… Read More
2017-01-18 09:07
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2017-01-16 09:03
Hello, I am Jade Damboise Rail a Montreal artist, designer and photographer. I also happen to have one of the most beautiful cats in the world! Don’t believe me, look below.
“Ro… Read More
2017-01-11 21:56
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2017-01-09 09:04
I fell asleep in the new year
to new rain, heavy and haunting
as if it knew what was coming
– what had come before. the
One year can be no better
or worse than another
and death still… Read More
2017-01-04 09:40
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2017-01-02 09:00
Already four and a half months old.
2016
So 2016 is over and it was – as all years are- good and bad. Even for me. A lot of celebrities have died, some I admired greatly. Especially Vi… Read More
2016-12-21 22:10
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2016-12-19 21:48
I have four cats and a kitten. The kitten is still currently up for adoption (though that still may end up being by us) but it’s definitely in our house, being a cat. Living the life o… Read More
2016-12-16 20:46
Welcome to FFPP – Friday Fiction and Poetry Prompt Link Up.
Currently running monthly – this is a prompt based linkie to get you writing something. If successful I hope to run th… Read More
2016-12-14 09:00
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2016-12-12 20:29
I’m happy.
I mean, on occasion I am so ridiculously happy I can’t actually handle it. Recently I’ve been so happy I’ve cried.
I’d like to point out that depress… Read More
2016-12-08 18:10
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2016-12-05 09:01
This week we feature a guest post from Tiana @ Fire-Work Blog. She talks about self harm in this post, and you may find some of this triggering so please stay safe when reading.
Stress, Self… Read More
2016-11-30 09:25
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2016-11-28 09:24
Blank looks
are reminders
that you’ve forgotten
again.
Start again.
We drank tea
late at night
telling me stories
that you’ve forgotten now.
I remember.
Mum died of cancer.
Dad w… Read More
2016-11-23 09:19
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2016-11-21 09:59
My day job is a dispensing assistant for a national pharmacy chain. Basically it means I’m a trainee dispenser and I have been training since March. Before that I was a HCA (Health Car… Read More
2016-11-10 17:17
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2016-10-24 21:43
Six Hours. Six Themes. Six Photos.
Saturday was the sixth FfotoAber festival, and this year I decided to go along and take part in the photomarathon with my wife and baby in tow. I would not… Read More
2016-10-17 21:07
As you know, over the years I have found myself in the peculiar situation of owning cats. I mean, I hate cats. Hated cats. I’m apathetic about cats now I’ve had a few. Have a few… Read More
2016-09-19 21:46
FailI saw this picture on facebook today. A picture of two people walking side by side down the street. A man and a woman. The woman is on the outside, closer to the road. The viewer is supp… Read More
2016-09-11 21:37
Last Saturday was suicide prevention day. Or suicide prevention week. Or suicide prevention month. Depending on the website. It goes without saying that for some people every day is suicide… Read More
2016-09-07 20:32
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2016-08-31 20:06
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2016-08-29 21:04
These are three things I’ve never done. At least until today.
I’ve never dressed up for halloween.
Ruby, Garnet and Sapphire from Steven UniverseWhen I was a kid, we didn’t… Read More
2016-08-24 12:33
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2016-08-22 19:23
In the shadows of summer
that pass under rainfall
and the reflections of winter
that pass under harsh sunshine
know you are loved.
From the moment you were created
through every melted flake… Read More
2016-08-15 09:45
My babyBorn August 14th at 3.40am. Full story to come either here or on Winging It.
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2016-08-10 09:39
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2016-08-08 09:23
We’ve had the first chick of the year hatch.
It’s a little late in the year for chicks, that much is clear but it’s not been a good run really for our hens this year. We&rs&hell…Read More
2016-08-03 21:19
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2016-07-27 20:36
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2016-07-25 10:22
I suffer from a few mental health problems that I have tackled well over the years. Once I was a very sick young woman but now I’m much more stable, much happier. Much better.
But not… Read More
2016-07-20 09:53
The post Wordless Wednesday: Blue appeared first on Weird and Important Read More
2016-07-18 09:51
We call this guy ‘The Ratter’ for obvious reasons – we’ve seen him quite a few times pottering around the village with a rat in his mouth. Looking really pleased with… Read More
2016-07-13 21:04
The post Wordless Wednesdays: Snails! appeared first on Weird and Important Read More
2016-07-10 11:40
Not The Man You See
Legs reddy brown
from April sun
April wind, and
tangles of matted hair,
he waits fr a train
to somewhere warmer
to walk and wander
in sandals and shorts,
everything and n… Read More
2016-07-06 18:24
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2016-07-03 10:21
In case you hadn’t noticed my wife is an American and has been living in this country for over six years now. She first came here as a student to learn some Welsh, then to do her Maste… Read More
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