by thosecreativetypes | Aug 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today I woke up sick with a cold. It is as if my body, upon hearing me think about starting back to work today, had other, more realistic ideas. I am watching comfort DVDs and eating the chocolate which came courtesy of Julie Lovell. It feels surreal, using the old...
by thosecreativetypes | Jul 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
It is at times of death that religion has its greatest potency. It had been a long time since I had been to mass. As I listened to the liturgy during my sister’s farewell, I could hear the rhythms of the service in a way I had not as a regular attendee. I heard...
by thosecreativetypes | Jul 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Eulogy, 28-7-2015 Although I write words for a living, I don’t have the words to describe how I feel about my sister. I’ll try my best. I loved her and she was a part of me, and she always will be. Ally was there from my very first days, and she decided to be the best...
by thosecreativetypes | Nov 3, 2014 | Random insights, Uncategorized
The first time I tried, and failed, to remove myself from God, I was 10 years old. I lay on the carpet, playing with the dust motes in a shaft of light which came in through a sneaky gap I had made between the heavy, dark pink drapes my mother kept closed all year...
by thosecreativetypes | Oct 28, 2014 | PhD, Uncategorized
Gift. I keep hearing the words of gift. Gratitude; generosity, giving, receiving. Love. There is another layer to the language of the gift. Reciprocity, exchange. Hospitality. Hosting. Obligation and the eternal return. I think, perhaps, that people know about the...
