This Week’s Prompt: Can You Live a Fulfilling Life Without Being “In Love”?

Prompt runs until 22nd March 2026 We talk about love constantly. In songs, in films, in the advice we give each other at kitchen tables and over text messages at midnight. And yet, for all the words we pour into it, love remains stubbornly hard to pin down. This week’s prompt asks you to sitContinue reading “This Week’s Prompt: Can You Live a Fulfilling Life Without Being “In Love”?”

To those thinking of giving up

I spent Christmas day watching a marathon of Anthony Bourdain specials. An imperfect, broken hero of mine. He took his own life and the world is poorer for it. I don’t judge him for his final action, any more than I would judge any one person for any one action in the vast tapestry ofContinue reading “To those thinking of giving up”

Delights

The sun has set.Behind mountains green and black slopes crisped with silver snow.Once mighty now the blue bows down,dies,decays.From its bones the gloaming glows bruised and bloody hued. It’s a miracle, but they don’t notice. Wrapped ’round a fire built high for warmth.Smokey musk stings eyes alight with flames whilelaughter rides the wind and windsContinue reading “Delights”