Archive - Titbits

Kitchen dance party for one and a half.

In which Penelope and I listen to Paramore and think some meandering thoughts until someone gets barfed on.

May 22 •

New home, new baby, new cornea (kinda), new way of life. Is late-night preserve prepping a sign of a breakdown?

May 15 •

November 2023

Songs for Arthur

The role of day-to-day nonsense in parenthood, and a silly poem (chant?) about my son's devotion to bananas.

Nov 17, 2023 •

October 2023

Achoo — it's party time!

A short autumnal poem preluded by flu-fuelled meanderings. Plus: a small bear for a small boy.

Oct 18, 2023 •

A pox upon our household (and other viruses)

In which we are laid low by a series of brutal illnesses, and I somehow manage to write a scrappy poem about strawberries.

Oct 9, 2023 •

September 2023

On doing the do I want to do

Reflections on my writing practice, plus a very short poem inspired by a walk in the last gasp of summer.

Sep 12, 2023 •

The world is (not) quiet here.

At 4:30am, you can really tell. So here are some thoughts and a short poem on the cleansing quiet of countryside.

Sep 3, 2023 •

August 2023

Coasts, crests, and a hurried title

In which I share a poem inspired by stunning coastal walks, instead of making tiny chicken nuggets.

Aug 24, 2023 •

There's a spider in my bathroom.

Gentle existential pondering and a silly poem about Lou, because the much deeper, more thoughtful poem I've been working on still sucks.

Aug 15, 2023 •

I squash and squeeze

A quick garden check-in, featuring very little time and a scrap of flash fiction.

Aug 9, 2023 •

I walk in the rain.

It's not like I had a choice. Here's a poem about why we're better outdoors than in, plus some reflections on Joe Lycett and creativity.

Aug 1, 2023 •

July 2023

The latest must-have toy

A poem on the age-old question: why do we bother to buy babies toys?

Jul 25, 2023 •

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