This is one of my 'waking up in the middle night with a poem' poems, which sometimes happens. I remember that when I woke up, there was the strongest feeling of time and life passing. There was a sense of weight or heaviness in recognising the time I've already had. And in not knowing how… Continue reading at night. in silence
Tag: writing
blog or instagram?
This is a working-through-my-process kind of post. I'm just starting out. I'm still working things out. And I'm deciding where I'm going. So. I'm neither an expert on blogging or on Instagram. But I do use both. I started writing on Instagram not knowing how to use it. I wasn't even a follower of anyone.… Continue reading blog or instagram?
on being perfect
'Perfection is achieved when there is nothing left to take away'.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry These words strike me as being very true. In life generally and especially in writing. It's not simply a matter of 'less is more' but of having just the right words. I want to choose the essential and most suitable words to… Continue reading on being perfect
to blog … or not
I'm not sure yet about blogging. But I want to write. And the writing has to live somewhere. When I began writing in November last year, it was on Instagram. I enjoyed creating images and posting what I wanted to share. I also enjoyed the immediacy of IG. There was a sense of community because… Continue reading to blog … or not
becoming me
Transformation: a pandemic story
my writing journey
I tell myself that this writing journey is new for me. Certainly, sharing it publicly is. Sharing it with anyone really. When I began writing and posting on Instagram in November 2021, it was a spontaneous form of self-expression. But there was also an absolute need or compulsion to share my feelings and thoughts through… Continue reading my writing journey