The better part of two days spent doing our taxes. Lots of paper litter, receipts and notes to self scattered about. But they are Done! It’s difficult to shift gears at this moment. From numbers and things in lines and boxes to words and feelings. and so these words came: out of line outlawed & […]

A green and smoky day as a neighbour clears his land. I feel for the space that was. The trees and shrubs that now lie in smouldering heaps. But with the cleared space comes refreshed earth and a potential for new growth. Two sides to every story. back to my line “and the hands woo, […]

what words come willing? which must be coaxed with tiny crumbs of food,chocolate & small promises? which words must be dragged in screaming? I’m still thinking about words and how they are influenced by what I’ve read, seen on television, heard on the street etc. Today the word stoic jumped into my head as I […]

will this word in your hand work for you? be your friend, maybe your lover? will this word be tamed shaped changed strung on a chain & worn? More words from the exercise piece. I don’t know if I want to go in this direction but I will play it out for a day or […]

Doing a gig for/with our writing group the Sooke Scribblers reminded me of some of the writing exercises we’ve done in the past. A fun one involved making a list of nouns and a separate list of verbs and then coming up with a poetic line using the noun and verb . The verbs would […]