What do you want to do?
Great question! A scene between two young sisters on public transport.
Sproutings
Observations, fiction, sometimes poetry, based in Melbourne, Australia.
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Poem: How I live in the world
part of it
Darwin life: sampling on the Darwin River
A Darwin life is unique life
After work George
500 word fiction for Sproutings issue #150 and acknowledging the death of Glen Hansard
On seeing the movie: The Odyssey
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ lightest of touches as reviews generally make me quesy
On the “climate of the 20th century has now gone,” big trees, data centres, and who really wins when long-term thinking is rolled?
It’s not the majority.
My Top 5 World Cup 2026 moments
from Melbourne, Australia. And noting the death of Sam Neill.
The gallery plant
my 500 word fiction for July 2026
Eleven joyful things this week
and a photo
A mindful morning walk in the week of winter solstice 2026
on we flow
Noticing, humans, hug-a-climate-scientist-day, writing competition news, letter to a man with an awful injury, and reflections on the noticing
Stillness is calling