• Landscape Writing,  Mountain Writing,  Writing

    Emotional Mountains

    I’m not one of those folk who ascribe motives or emotions to mountains.  A mountain, whether Kinder or K2, is just a lump of rock, maybe covered with slippery and/or squelchy bits.  Any treachery, cruelty, intimidation, or indeed welcoming friendliness,…

  • Nature Writing,  Writing

    The Alder Pool.

    The voice of a cuckoo       Dropped to the lake                            Where it lay floating                      …

  • Writing

    To a possible reader…

    just a spacer A note to a possible reader. On prose, specifically mine, often the purple variety.  I make no apology, for none is needed. I love words. I cherish them. I love their variety. I love that old words…