This last week has seen confirmation that the UK has experienced more excess deaths during the COVID-19 Pandemic than any other country in Europe. …

I suppose it may be apparent to people that have followed my writing(s) over the years that I am still and have long-since been influenced by The West Wing. To be a fan of a show, to find that it resonates with your life enough to merit re-watch after re-watch…

Rushing water Do you hear it? I am sure that I do, Though the spillway is dry. Warm golden fingers Do you feel them? I am sure that I do, Though the sun has sunk away. Distant voices Do you hear them? I am sure that I do, Though I am alone with the moon. A blank page Do you see it? I know that I do, How it taunts my will. The words of others Do they move you? I too am moved, See my silent scream. Endless longing Does it haunt you? I am my own fetch, Embodied want; full as shadow.

How to start the climb back up toward the light… I keep coming back to this stanza… It’s resonances for me, for right now are nothing to do with the song’s original message or story; my interest in these words have nothing to do with the personal microcosm of my…