In the zone Laser focused Eyes glued upon the screen Deaf to all but gunfire comrades shouts & screams No sense of time Space infinite As he does what he does best He plays to earn He yearns to play He needs no time to rest A world flows from her fingertips Mountains rise at … Continue reading Play to Earn
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Write it out loud: dictation for writing
I've always found it easier to put words into writing than to say them out loud, there's something about the connection between my brain and my fingers that helps me find what I want to say, yet I struggle to access this level of coherence when I'm speaking. My friend rocked my world recently by … Continue reading Write it out loud: dictation for writing
Disconnected
I've got an unsettling tech story for you in this months offering to the illustrious online magazine Gobblers/Masticadores. In a strange bit of synchronicity, I couldn't publish this link to it when I planned because we've been disconnected from the internet for a couple of days, perhaps the Universe is trying to tell me something. … Continue reading Disconnected
In My Pocket
My partner lives in my pocket, always close when we’re far away We share jokes, we share pictures, one-liners, several times a day When we get home all is silent, downturned faces lit by soft blue light We never argue, fall out or get angry, soft clicks the only sound in the night My friends … Continue reading In My Pocket
Technology: Power to the People
How often do you have a technology wobble with your kids, or yourself? I fell off the proverbial screen time cliff (again) earlier this week. It happens when my kids have been in a particularly entrenched technology use cycle (hello lockdown) and I succumb to the scaremongering of the media, as I picture their jellified … Continue reading Technology: Power to the People
Rae Cod’s Writing 