Two weeks ago today, I witnessed something that nobody should ever have to experience. In the early hours of a Saturday morning I saw, at close range, a car deliberately plough into a group of people. The impact upon my psyche has been intense. Not as visceral as the impact …
PONDERING UPON WANDERING, REDUX
These past twenty months have been difficult, for everyone. Periods of intense highs and crushing lows, peaks, and troughs far more intense than any rollercoaster. I am currently struggling, badly. My mental health has plummeted to such an extent that thoughts I hoped I’d never experience again, have re-emerged over …
Ponderings Upon Wandering As Release
As an archaeological researcher, and landscape punk, I like to wander. Day or night; in sunshine, rain, howling wind, or driving snow, I find solace through walking. I’ve always enjoyed roaming. From an early age I used to traverse the council estate where I spent the first part of my …
Contemplating Anchoresses: The Ponderings of a C19 Cellmate.
During these past few months of lockdown, I’ve had time to sit and consider things that perhaps wouldn’t normally be at the forefront of my mind. The fact that as a person with a heavily compromised immune system I am one of the people who have been placed on our …