Time in Nature

The benefits of spending time in a natural landscape are well documented in the book ‘the nature fix’. Living in a large city I don’t often get the chance to immerse myself in nature in that way. Stone, brick and steel are my landscape. So when a friend said he lived right near a forest,

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Pen and paper

So I tend not to go in for new-year resolutions. As I have previously talked about in other posts I think spring is a better time to really try to make new habbits, after the slog of cold weather and lack of sunlight is over. This year I want to nurture my creative writing skills.

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Plant ‘story’

So i thought I would give this new feature a trial. If some kind soul could let me know if it works because it ain’t working on my browsers

FolkloreThursday: THE CAILLEACH

The Cailleach is a Scottish winter deity and projenetor godess. The folklorist Donald Alexander Mackenzie thoerised her to be called Beira, and belived by some to be syncrentious with the giantess/godess Jörð.The goddess is also the creator god in some Gaelic creation myths, carving the landscape out of raw rock.She is said to rule over

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The Difficulty of Defining a Positive Masculinity

One of the highlights of the last year for me has been the discovery of the MensLib sub on Reddit. The space is welcoming, open-minded, pro-feminist and delightfully free of the horrible things the so-called ‘men’s rights’ groups are known for. I had honestly given up hope of finding any sort of forum like this,

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top view of a book and a cup of tea surrounded with an assortment of thing on top of a wooden table

Taking Joy in the Seasons

For the last few weeks one of my friends has been gently teasing me about my love of Autumn. I am, in the modern vernacular, a ‘basic bitch’ when it comes to autumn. I get excited about the trees changing, the approach of Halloween in October. I stock up on spiced teas and hot chocolates

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Microfiction: Solarpunk Autumn

The morning air has finally started to get a chill. This is still novel as you hold the hot, steaming travel-mug of tea in your hand. As you amble down the road you take the time to take in the changes in the city. The trees and foliage that cover every structure around you have

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