I sleep, but the city doesn’t. She thrums gently, a living creature, whose gentle breath blows in over my tiny Times Square hotel room. Horns honk and sirens blare. People shout and laugh, and the booming bass of someone’s stereo is absorbed by the rhythm of the city. A thousand feet tread paths into the …
A fine drizzle drifts lazily through grey mist, coating the businessmen who hurry by in somber suits. Grim faces pass, dead eyes fixed doggedly ahead. I duck and weave among them, skilfully avoiding a mass assault with the sharp edges of my umbrella. It’s autumn, but I’m in denial and refuse to dig out my …
She lost herself in tumbling streets, beside canals lit with fireflies flickering like stars. She walked among couples, hand in hand, whispering the secrets of the chosen into ears, and necks, and lips. She lost herself in alleyway bars, with milk-crate stools, and tumblers of warm amber that burnt away the memories of another’s touch. …
For as long as I can remember, there has been a part of me that longs for the sublime. A niggle that urges me to head off on an eternal adventure, filling my freedom bucket as I roam from exquisite valley to roaring river, stopping only to gaze at nature’s marvels along the way. It’s a dream …
“If she’s amazing, she won’t be easy. If she’s easy, she won’t be amazing. If she’s worth it, you won’t give up. If you give up, you’re not worthy.” ~ Bob Marley She’s worth it, your wild one. She will set your world on fire, if you are brave enough to let her. She will enchant you, …