Author: Arch Copy
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Death Watch
I have a rather disturbing way of exploring my love for the man I spend my life looking at. I write poems about him being dead. I truly subscribe to the idea that you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone – so I make my mind believe he is. Maybe it’s to prepare…
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Lonely Farm
In the storm, I could hear the Bellwether sounding. Leading his flock through the ravages, Damp wool weighing down the poor beasts as they sought some sheltered place. I soothed my forehead against the cool glass And felt my spirit moving among the heathers. I saw him waiting. Lashed by rain, Resolute in the weather.…
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Shared Creation
A lovely thing happened yesterday: a charming man contacted me to show me a painting he’d done after reading one of my poems. Isn’t that just what the internet is FOR? Here it is: Douglas Didyoung There is a tree in this world that knows my name. It breathes in my nightmares and stalks my…
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Collecting Gold
I’ve been doing some interviews with people who are really great at living the values you need to get on well in your job. Things like sharing knowledge, having a passion for developing and forming good working relationships. And they’re freakin’ ACE. These people have information pouring out of them. I feel like they just…
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So Many Words
In recent weeks, I’ve written about arabica coffee, Children in Need, Favourites vs. Likes, manager development, coping with ‘not fitting in’, sepsis of the spleen, fog, car theft and myself. I even wrote a LETTER, for goodness’ sake. According to my Grammarly browser extension, the average week sees me write between 30,000 and 40,000 words…
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