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I just gotta say this

I just spend about 30 minutes writing up a post which I can not publish. It is relating to my son finding audio recordings of me singing in German, and us both in a rural village in Kenya … during the post and explaining all of this my son goes from laughing to sad toContinue reading “I just gotta say this”

Connecting – from You

A lady I know approached me last week, after reading my post where I had shared another segment of this piece. She said she felt the words and asked her friend ‘Is Josie in my head?!’ I love her for saying this. I love this not just because I am a middle child (I am),Continue reading “Connecting – from You”

You – more than just memories

So many people – myself included – felt alone and isolated last year. I felt as though I was on a pendulum which swung back and forth between “this time doesn’t count, you will catch up later,” and “you have lost so much time… and there isn’t much left.” Some months ago, during this time,Continue reading “You – more than just memories”

Do you need an ending?

I have been thinking a lot about story endings lately… specifically the structure of human stories. What makes for a good and satisfying end to a story? To a movie? To a song? Does a story need to have an ending in order for us to be satisfied? Would you read a story if youContinue reading “Do you need an ending?”

Starting Again

It has been a long time since I have shared my writing regularly. I did not stop writing, but I did stop sharing my work. My reasons for stopping are not remarkable -time, trauma, and parenting stress were all factors here. These were however, also my reasons for starting – wanting to make my timeContinue reading “Starting Again”

For a love of words…

I love poetry and am more than a little amused when I tell people this and their initial reaction to the genre is that it is boring, old fashioned, and/or pretentious before I see images with quotes from the poems of Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maya Angelous, Drake and Tupac popping up on their social mediaContinue reading “For a love of words…”