“Rhythm”

Half-way through the year – and coincidentally after the summer holidays – I tend to lose my routine. It slips from me. I can feel it, as if the energy that is required to keep it in place has been spent and my marbles are rolling in every direction…. read more

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  • September – “Rhythm”

    September – “Rhythm”

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    Half-way through the year – and coincidentally after the summer holidays – I tend to lose my routine. It slips from me. I can feel it, as if the energy that is required to keep it in place has been spent and my marbles are rolling in every direction. I’ve spent years in a bad…

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  • Prelude

    Prelude

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    Listening. It’s a skill. I can feel the thunder of rhetoric pushing against the back of my skull. And my hands itching to move dramatically in conjunction with words. I turn them, palms facing up, an unusual pose that might distract them. Shhh, stop it, don’t talk!  Listen. In 2023 I created a body of…

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  • Lento

    Lento

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    I wondered if hope was always happiness. If it was always looking up and beyond, towards the better things to come. And when those better things come, does hope end there? Does it vanish into air or does it save itself for messier times? When times are dark, does hope shine brighter? Or does it…

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  • Alto

    Alto

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    A thing of hope, that was the idea. It came mostly from her, Janneke. I think I may have stared at her a little obvious, while she talked. How does one start something, from hope? I have to admit that I never considered it before. Starting from anger, fear, resentment, shame, no problem. You might…

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