Blogging Weather In My Ribs: The Distance We Carry 27 Mar 2026 I've written before about really loving the community in which I live. I'm lucky to live where I do. I moved up in 2012, but my history with the place…
Blogging Weather In My Ribs: The Well Best Forgotten 20 Mar 2026 I love my community. I live in a fantastic place and am surrounded by fantastic people. The thing is, any community has some aspects that don't quite live up to…
Blogging Weather In My Ribs: Not Today 25 Feb 2026 Sometimes there just isn't much to say. Sometimes words fail us and catch in our throats. Even if we can speak, what can we say? https://weatherinmyribs.wordpress.com/2026/02/24/not-today/
Blogging Weather In My Ribs: Poetry is Taught Wrong 17 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 Here's a poem I had some fun with recently. It doesn't quite scan, but I called it a day and moved on. I'm not one to spend long on these…
Blogging Weather In My Ribs: Salt, Stone, Signal 29 Jan 2026 I've written another little poem with which I am quite pleased. I was feeling a bit flat about work. I'm in a job where there will never be enough resources…
Blogging Weather In My Ribs: ICE 26 Jan 2026 I've written a little poem with which I am quite pleased. That's not a common occurrence. It wasn't one that was scheduled in the queue, waiting to be published. Instead,…
Blogging Weather In My Ribs: On Lantern Street 14 Jan 2026 I don’t usually point people toward my other blog. I don't link to every post I make over there. It’s not a habit I want to cultivate, and the two…
Blogging… The Daft-Days (1772) by Robert Fergusson 25 Dec 202529 Nov 2025 Sharing a poem at Christmas has become something of a tradition here. The last two years have been Edwin Morgan poems, who might be my favourite Scottish poet. That said,…
Blogging New Blog: Weather In My Ribs 23 Dec 202524 Dec 2025 Hi gang, just looking to flag up something new that I've been looking at of late. Weather In My Ribs is just a little blog to share some writing. NoRerolls…
Blogging Happy New Year; Welcome to 2025 1 Jan 20251 Jan 2025 In the glow o’ candle licht, Wi’ dice in haun, we face the nicht. The year that’s past, wi’ quests sae grand, We gather roon, a merry band. Frae dungeons…
Blogging… Trio (1968) by Edwin Morgan 25 Dec 202421 Dec 2024 Last year, I shared an Edwin Morgan poem for Christmas Day. This year, I am sharing an Edwin Morgan poem for Christmas Day. I can guarantee you now, that next…
Books… The Computer’s First Christmas Card (1968) by Edwin Morgan 25 Dec 202319 Dec 2023 I'm partial to a bit of poetry, and Edwin Morgan is among the best. Come on, I'm an English teacher in Scotland; of course I love Morgan! As such, I share today…
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