June 14, 2021 Beauty, this temptress Beauty is such a temptress Wherever I go She flirts with me All light, colour, texture, space And her call …
June 7, 2021 Should I stay or should I go? My recent novel Gospel, Rumours of Love opens with Yeshua walking away from Nazareth. He is leaving. He has no …
May 28, 2021 Anxiety/gratitude Anxiety cannot be banished; it has the keys to our house. But we need not offer him cakes and a …
May 24, 2021 Ian Wright – and the abuse story Ian Wright, the footballer, recently made a powerful documentary for the BBC about abuse at home. He started with his …
May 21, 2021 Strong pillars falling What is there to write when the walls have collapsed, strong pillars falling? What words to make and measure, when …
May 13, 2021 What do I do with my moods? The boy’s mother is getting ever more frustrated with her son, Silvio. His behaviour is getting ridiculous. ‘I’ve just got …
May 11, 2021 Top Ten tips for the anxious The artist and illustrator Pranita Kochareker found lockdown difficult. ‘The helplessness and uncertainty of Covid 19 was terrifying for my …
May 10, 2021 Ceasing from pretence ‘We need to observe how we lose Christianity, how we lose the energy of God,’ writes Jacob Needleman in his …
May 7, 2021 That shocking woman from Norwich She was like one of those serial killers when the neighbours discover the awful truth. ‘Always kept himself to himself, …