On nearly going back to Twitter

I nearly went back on Twitter the other day. Not once, but several times. One of my very lovely relatives … More

On not tweeting: Open letter to Twitter

And what will I miss? Her cruelty, her unfaithfulness Her fun, her love, her kiss, part company The Go-Betweens, Part … More

Those kind and wonderful people at Change This have just released a new batch of free, downloadable manifestos. These articles … More

Now for the other life. The one without mistakes. –Lou Lipsitz A year ago I found myself not looking at … More

In the rift between what is going to happen and whatever we would wish to happen, poetry holds attention for … More

During the mad phase, when everything was a tweet or a share or a retweet, one of my favourite discoveries … More

Sporting occasions are bad. Or the Corbyn result, that was hard. I seem to remember (no one else does) a … More

The afternoon was drawing to a close when I knew I had hit the wall. On its own terms there … More

Since I decided to leave Twitter and abscond from Facebook I have been reminded of some of the guiding principles … More

This is my hard time -Theodore Roethke The mornings I can cope with. Just. Not grabbing my phone before … More

I knew I was in trouble sometime in July. I just didn’t admit it. I was with friends, one of … More

Day four of the Twitter-fast. By the time you read this, day seven. The first thing I notice is the … More

Or perhaps you’re waiting at the bus stop. You could text someone. But if you said ‘no’ to the text, … More

What I want is to – to be present. That’s what I’ve learned. I want to strive for presence, now, … More