When my Kobo Libra 2 started to show signs of failing, I looked at getting a replacement. I initially thought I would go for a Kobo colour but then I changed my mind. I wanted to go for something different, smaller, easier to load any book on and eventually went with the Pocketbook Verse Pro. I found a really good deal...

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet. ~ Franz Kafka

Wen considered the nature of time and understood that the universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew. Therefore, he understood, there is in truth no past, only a memory of the past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. Therefore, he said, the only appropriate state of the...

Sometimes, rarely, in the forest of human creations, a bit of nature shoots not just above the clouds, but out beyond the moon Hank Green in

I thought of something that I could get other bloggers to do too, and then I was doodling and this idea came up! So here are five silly things about me. I have a shelf full of things I can use to journal in or plan in. I get bored so easily and the next shiny thing is always on the shelf, ready to get used. So yes, my...

Every morning, I get up before dawn to make coffee and saunter to either the bench under the apple tree or to the conservatory when it's either cold or when it rains. When I choose the conservatory, I usually open the doors to let the sound and smells of the garden into the house, unless it's really cold. That feels...

Happiness is based on what is happening AROUND us. Joy is based on what is happening WITHIN us. ~ Margaret Minnicks

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea. Let the brain, the body, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, and this is the way great spiritual giants are produced. ~ Swami Vivekananda

The clock couldn't move fast enough. My best friend was due in ten minutes, and I'd been ready for almost an hour. An hour and twenty minutes. I was bloody pathetic. Finally, the door flew open, and Max's voice blustered, "Victor! Where are you?" I leapt off the sofa and ran to the front door. "Here, buffoon!" We...

I wrote this letter years ago, for a class assignment. It really moves me to read this. Dear courage, I thought I’d write a letter to you instead of diving into my life to find stories that will put me in your light. That is so hard to do as I don’t see myself as a very courageous person. You see, courage, as I’m...

I’ve had a new neighbour for over a month now and I think she’s struggling with something. She wanders around the garden and inside the house, holding a book and muttering to herself. I just want to make something nice for her and leave it at her door. You might think, Tom, why don’t you just talk to her? Well, there’s...

In early January I was inspired by Carl and Steve to write this list and then I forgot to post it. Just rediscovered it, and decided to share, 3 months into 2026 :D In • joy• blogging• fiction writing• simplifying• journaling daily• reading my physical tbr• crafting• movement• eating healthy• decluttering Out • ai•...

I was busy clearing out a cupboard in the living room when I found a package hidden in the back of the bottom shelf. It was wrapped with a string of rope, and something was written on the front. I squinted to read my aunt’s chicken scribbles. *this is a lovely painting but I hate it so much now I’ve seen the stupid cow...

Ever since I saw the post on Alexandra’s blog for the genre I’ve been wanting to write a post. My genre is/has been/always will be fantasy. I read throughout the genre, from cosy to urban fantasy to romantasy to high fantasy, I love it all. Reading fantasy feels like coming home, the more imaginative the better. There...