We don’t have rum for you (sea shanty #2)
Went to dinner with the Corsican mafia and they were really niceA storm rolled in and we’re stuck in harbour not just once but thrice.… Read More »We don’t have rum for you (sea shanty #2)
Writing
I blog about technology, education, participation and so on, but I also have a deep love of creative writing. This category includes posts on my extracurricular writing endeavors and articles I’ve written that are more unrelated than related to education, technology or the rest of the themes here.
Salty Sea Shanty
Also titled: SALTY SAIL SHANTY Wind on the Mast and a bonny little lass.Hey Ho, we’re sailing. 3 Strange fish and a lovely pasta dish.Hey… Read More »Salty Sea Shanty
Time’s Solitary Dance
Sophia hadn’t wanted to take her nephew that day, but she owed her half sister a favour after the whole dark corner of the library… Read More »Time’s Solitary Dance
PsychOps for Mental Health Awareness Month
On Tuesday night I had a dream that I had invented a deck of cards with famous historical figures and their mental health challenges. On… Read More »PsychOps for Mental Health Awareness Month
The short walk
It wasn’t sunny nor a long way through the village. It wasn’t dark though, the streetlights saw to that. No, it was more the knowledge… Read More »The short walk
Coming soon the Tao of WAO: Season 5!
A roundup of previous seasons and a sneak peak into Season 5 planning cross-posted on WAO blog After summer holidays, sunshine and lollipops, we’re getting… Read More »Coming soon the Tao of WAO: Season 5!
culture, trauma, dissociation
“The concept of double consciousness was coined by W.E.B. du Bois (1868–1963),a Harvard and German trained, American sociologist of African descent, ina psychosocial theory of… Read More »culture, trauma, dissociation
Moral and Refuge
We live in a society of “othering”, a time in which it’s easy to look at “them” and see people as fundamentally flawed. The words… Read More »Moral and Refuge
Demands and Responsibilities
“This pandemic is grueling. The measures to control it impinge on our quality of life, hurt our freedoms, undermine our rights. But to demand rights… Read More »Demands and Responsibilities
Quietly paying attention
Just because I didn’t blog about it, doesn’t mean it’s not on my mind. Fine. I’ll finally publish a post about some of the things… Read More »Quietly paying attention