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My shameful secret

I’m beginning this post defeated, knowing without a shadow of a doubt what the outcome will be: ridicule; jeering; humiliation. How can it not be? The thing I have to tell you about brings me the very deepest sense of upset and shame, and I know it will make me a laughing stock. It is…

Ten Things of Thankful #92

Mind tumbling like the murky, brown, debris-strewn waters of a storm-torn river, and fingers still too tired to demand that their nerve fibres link up with the ones in my brain; occasional shapes below the surface of the water seem to cohere – to make sense, briefly, albeit with smudged and muddied outline – before…

Building from Bullying – because sticks and stones could break my bones, but names could maybe kill me (#1000Speak)

As adults, we’re so lucky that we never have to rely on anyone else for our self-esteem, aren’t we? We are rational, self-aware beings who fully grasp that the only thing we have the right and ability to control is our own behaviour; that other people’s opinions are immaterial; and that no matter how we…

Ten Things of Thankful #91

I awoke to a bleak and hollow day, with cramps running through me and the awful tired, stuffy-headed feeling which comes from an emotional hangover mixed with the after-effects of having been stupid. I was not thankful. I did not want to engage. I wanted to hide from everyone and everything and never return. It…

#1000Speak: Just LOVE them

Please…

The Village NEEDS Namaste (a #1000Speak post)

“Namaste” Traditionally a greeting in India, this phrase has found popularity in an increasing number of countries across the world. Translated, it means “I bow to the divine in you” – it is the respect given upon acknowledgement that the person in front of you is a unique and worthwhile individual. In many cases, perhaps,…

A Slip of the Lit – Order of Seven (Endorsement)

I wish I could tell you the story, because it’s awesome. I wish I could tell you about the richness of archaeology, the seriousness of cultural issues, the gorgeousness of the locations and people, and the lightness and brightness of a paranormal tale done really, really well…but I can’t, because I don’t trust myself not…

Ten Things of Thankful #90

It feels like half-past-a-million’o’clock. The time down in the corner of my laptop screen tells me it’s 21:24 and I just don’t believe it – today has been the day which contained all of the extra hours I’m going to want to cram into each day when I visit Murica in Autumn. Would that I…

A Slip of the Lit – Helena Hann-Basquiat (Author Interview)

I find it hard to believe that if you’ve been anywhere close to my portion of the Blogosphere lately, you will have been able to go without some kind of encounter with the Dilettante, Helena Hann-Basquiat. Helena is the beautiful and wonderful covert masquerade, who recently came out in dramatic style as author, creator, and…

What’s my superpower?

Everyone’s unique. Everyone has different abilities. I don’t think that anyone has any ‘unique’ powers, because we’re human, and more similar than we are different. I doubt much true uniqueness exists, but most people will be stronger in one ability than in others. I was invited to explore and share what I think my strongest…