Notes from the desk.
published here first, and free to read.
On carrying what you did not choose
and what a person is supposed to do with them at three in the morning,
when the house is quiet and the excuses have run out.
Poem · 12 July 2026
On carrying what you did not choose
A short piece on charges that arrive without invitation, and what to do with them at three in the morning.
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Excerpt · 28 June 2026
Chapter one of The Soul-Provider
The opening pages, free to read — a man returns to a town that has already decided who he is.
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Reflection · 9 June 2026
Why I write for every reader
Young and old, rich and poor, healthy and ill. On refusing to write for a narrow room.
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Poem · 12 July 2026
On carrying what you did not choose
A short piece on charges that arrive without invitation, and what to do with them at three in the morning.
Read the poem →
Excerpt · 28 June 2026
Chapter one of The Soul-Provider
The opening pages, free to read — a man returns to a town that has already decided who he is.
Read the poem →
Reflection · 9 June 2026
Why I write for every reader
Young and old, rich and poor, healthy and ill. On refusing to write for a narrow room.
Read the poem →