30/2023
he cried she sighed he moaned she groaned he shouted she pouted he yelled she welled he frowned she gowned he ordered she bordered he commanded she demanded he complained… Continue Reading
Browsing Tag: Antarctica
17/2023
On the bed, old man’s morning stretches, I close my eyes, and the years wind back, All those empty days, and the board games On top of the wardrobe. I… Continue Reading
Day Five
The question of heroism in the context of Antarctic exploration was the theme for a webinar I have just watched, in particular that of the men (and they were only… Continue Reading
The Ice – addictive, dangerous, and deadly
Only last night I was talking for an hour with a friend of mine who’d just finished reading Dead Men, telling him how, in my short time on the Antarctic,… Continue Reading
The Ice
I thought I could just shrug it off,from one day to the next,a story, a place, another quest done,tick the box, move on. It’s impossible. I was there, years ago,steeped… Continue Reading
Modern Antarctica
monochromecolours gonedimensions dissipatedno up no down no forwards no backwardsno black no white no shades no shadows no referenceno horizon this is not a veilit’s a wallthis is not beautyit’s… Continue Reading