Birdlife July 15, 2022July 17, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Writing “It was brutal, but wasn’t that what nature was, what we were, made brutal by our drive to survive?”
Together apart September 4, 2021February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing “Sorry,” the woman says to her invisible friend, murmuring hello to the dog as he lifts his head to her in greeting, “it’s just someone holding the gate for me.” Together apart. Together, together again. Sort of.
Bita kaulo munthos February 19, 2021February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing February turns from darkness to light as the days lengthen, life begins to push up out of the earth and we find reasons to have hope.
Three carols and a song December 22, 2020February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing So this is ChristmasLike most of us, I navigate and feel comforted by the traditions that we wheel out at this time of year; the
Imperfect October 18, 2020February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing Learning to embrace imperfection in life and writing
All Change July 22, 2020February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing It isn’t always possible to see that things are changing, it can happen so gradually that it’s hard to detect, or you’re so immersed in
To and Fro July 22, 2020February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing LOCKING DOWNAs lockdown rumbles on, my fantasies begin to revolve around journeys. I roll the memory of driving into the grey January dank on the
Small Offerings May 8, 2020February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing BeginningsThere was something in the way he raised his hand to thank the traffic as he crossed the road, open, confident, yet slightly apologetic. He
