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In 2004 my friend Thomer called me a fractal. As a communicator I am always looking to define myself with clarity. And hearing of this term was quite a relief. Firstly, fractals are very pretty. They also are 1. very hard to condense into a precise definition 2. they work on many levels 3. fractal [...]

“Here is our long-forgotten family home. And, having heard now and then the voice of ancestors calling, Like a grey little forest bird, from far-away centuries, I fly to you,…” …It’s late, I’ve just finished some last minute work and I’m off to Poland on a “roots trip” with (almost) ALL my family very early [...]

I am fortunate to be ‘home-full’ – I have many homes around the world I am welcome. And I have lived in quite a few places… As such concepts of ‘home’ are sometimes a bit abstract for me…Home can be where I am, where my family and friends are, where someone or something I love [...]

                                Image: Perseverance (c) Harry Araten  Backstory / Story with image  Please note: not all this backstory relates to image/notion above – you may prefer to scroll down to ‘related stories‘ section…   *** "When is the best time to plant [...]

In conversation with Chaim yesterday he mentioned, almost in passing, letting go to "life’s intricate dance". I’ve been thinking about his words – and thought you might also like to. As I sit and write I also recall a line from Dr. Seuss’s Oh The Places You’ll Go "I’m afraid that some times you’ll play [...]

I am storycollecting. I am thinking of past. I am thinking of roots. I am thinking of Home. And what it means. I am painting with words. Words and stories.  (And I found myself thinking ‘Brett Whiteley’ – image Blossom Tree (c) Brett Whiteley (source))

  Maxim of the ever-wonderful Danish mathematician and poet, the late Piet Hein – author of some of my favourite poems, Grooks. (Gruks). See below for my two favourites – The Road to Wisdom and T.T.T. – though there are many more I enjoy! Read some more here. And here. And a bit more about [...]

"The world of two. Now one" – Natalie Shell More in storyworld – above is my first play with nanotales – 6 line stories and so forth. Certainly it isn’t Hemingway‘s: "Baby Shoes. For Sale. Never Worn"   But it is fun to practice and I thought it was a good entry into this article on [...]

"Human bodies are words, myriads of words…" — Walt Whitman, A Song of The Rolling Earth, Leaves of Grass Book XVI "I believe humans are made of stories, DNA is story, we carry our ancestors stories inside us, to which we add our own…" — Me Have you ever read a line in a book or poem and only knowing the [...]