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    planet weird
    Katherine Davies
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 4 min

    planet weird

    Seeing the world differently can be a challenging way to live. I don’t exist in this world anymore. This makes me weird, and not the...
    mighty mercies
    Katherine Davies
    • May 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    mighty mercies

    Today, the cafes in London are open on the inside, for the first time, in a year. I am sitting in one in Greenwich, and sun is streaming...
    Doesn’t everyone feel this way?
    Katherine Davies
    • Feb 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    Doesn’t everyone feel this way?

    It took a long time for me to realise that I'm an unusually sensitive person. I assumed that everyone else could see the pain in that...
    #nosanctity4dictators
    Katherine Davies
    • Jul 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    #nosanctity4dictators

    It is very disturbing to see a priest holding a benediction service for the founder of fascism. Rows of men standing at attention, many...
    song from the soul
    Katherine Davies
    • May 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    song from the soul

    Italy is waking up. Walkers, energised, make their way up my street. A neighbour exercises in his yard to dance music. Children run, dogs...
    tuning into nature, one day at a time
    Katherine Davies
    • Dec 26, 2019
    • 2 min

    tuning into nature, one day at a time

    exploring life as a writer who wants to step more lightly on our planet In my attempts to shift to a life that has less impact on the...
    Fantastico!
    Katherine Davies
    • Nov 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    Fantastico!

    Most of my days, I've refused, at least in my own mind, to be 'categorized', as senseless an endeavor as that can be. Humans need...
    walkabout
    Katherine Davies
    • Oct 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    walkabout

    Review of an essential classic From the lens of today, the film “Walkabout”* resonates powerfully in its portrayal of our profound...
    awe: a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder
    Katherine Davies
    • Oct 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    awe: a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder

    In search of awe, some scale mountains, trek great distances or pay to lose themselves in a virtual fantasy. In the silence, slowing...
    and the man gave me cake
    Katherine Davies
    • Oct 2, 2019
    • 3 min

    and the man gave me cake

    Walking back from the café, I held a slice of freshly baked apple pie wrapped in foil, feeling nauseous. New to living in northern Italy,...
    baking bread and pulling stories
    Katherine Davies
    • Sep 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    baking bread and pulling stories

    On my way here, I saw an image of a woman retrieving a loaf of bread from an oven. She looked delighted and the bread artisanal. The...
    Amazing Grace
    Katherine Davies
    • May 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Amazing Grace

    This note to a friend refers to 'Amazing Grace', a film of Aretha Franklin aged 29 recording the most successful gospel album to date in...
    Katherine Davies Above Lario

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