Desideratum Roget spent a lifetime in pursuit of the right words. Unrelenting, obsessed with nuance and symmetry, from his methodical eloquence he birthed the thesaurus. I lack his singularity, living instead in surges of passion, volcanic eruptions of words: intermittent bursts of dangerous brilliance, more often blown smoke. But this I share with Roget – […]

Once Told Once I told my partner  that I do my best writing  under the cover of night,  because the twinkling stars   shining through my bedroom window,  straining to be seen   against suburban streetlights,  were there to cheer me on.  In truth, it’s the only time I have  to ruminate on everything  I’ve ever said,  […]