Trying To Swim Upstream

Essential moments… My easiest, most content, moments arrive when I look at my arms and legs and see myself as just a mere animal, a highly evolved ape, as opposed to a needing-to-be-seen-as good-looking, productive, clever and popular person. Nevertheless it is difficult to retain these thoughts whilst in the company of other humans; in factContinue reading “Trying To Swim Upstream”

Uses of Technological advances in a Commercially-driven society

On one of my days off from work I was going to take my camera out with me, but I lost the heart. It felt as if I would just be adding to the mess which consumer capitalism has created. “Well” I thought “maybe I can just keep them for my own use and notContinue reading “Uses of Technological advances in a Commercially-driven society”

Checking in at springtime again

The same old manic approach. As soon as the days get longer and the sun shines brighter, anxiety blossoms inside of me, highlighting everything I ‘need to do now’ to avoid the feeling of failure and the doldrums. I recognise the face in the reflection of the train station windows – the face of meContinue reading “Checking in at springtime again”

The Sound of Silence – [Quaint] Rings Around The World

(part of a series of ‘time travelling’ blogs – originally written in autumn 2015) There’s a noise that is silent. How can a noise sound like silence? It can when the screaming noise of life today momentarily falls away/or collapses in on itself, leaving just a quaint drone, as if the Noise at The EndContinue reading “The Sound of Silence – [Quaint] Rings Around The World”