March 6, 2023 Wilderness words: The end of shame So, why do you come here in your sack cloth and ashes? What do you hope for here in the …
February 27, 2023 Wilderness words: Naked intent Naked intent is sitting in the rain in an empty park. Lightning flashes, wind smacks you and batters, as you …
February 21, 2023 Words of the week: verbs and nouns I was talking to an actor during Covid. Work had stopped savagely. Theatres shut; filming seriously reduced. ‘I’ve got too …
February 15, 2023 My word of the week: Lent I once wrote an historical novel, (The Soldier, the Gaoler, the Spy and her Lover) which reminds me what I …
February 9, 2023 Word of the week: Love Love is the greatest thing, sings Peter Skellern. The oldest, yet the latest thing. I only hope that fate may …
January 30, 2023 My word of the week: trauma ‘Death by blunt-force trauma,’ is a common assessment in crime fiction. And rightfully so; the word ‘trauma’ comes from the …
January 23, 2023 My word of the week: Contentment Contentment is a simple idea which can feel impossible. The word describes the emotional state of being at ease with …
January 16, 2023 Word of the week: Power So, what is your experience of power? Perhaps it has been both good and bad. Perhaps you’ve met good power …
January 9, 2023 Word of the Week: Really My word of the week is Really. It comes from the word real – ‘No shit, Sherlock!’ - and means …
