Katherine Davies
Love and tenderness in a country at war
I recently walked in to Lviv University's Theatre Department in Ukraine, and asked the nearest person, if any English-speaking acting...
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Journal
Katherine Davies
Mar 252 min read
Suddenly, the men you love, can't leave the country
I wonder, are we paying attention to what matters? There is right now, a rising threat to our family and friends, and we can do something...
Katherine Davies
Mar 141 min read
we are all Ukrainians
Letting go of the noise... what do we care about? Loved ones, safely walking down the street. A kind shopkeeper, teacher at the gate, a...
Katherine Davies
Mar 22, 20232 min read
Bot vs Poet
Are you disturbed when you read a story or poem that's not half bad, and later discover it was written by a machine? I was there... and...
Katherine Davies
Feb 1, 20233 min read
The monk, the palace and the bird
Writing about India requires a caveat or two: First trip (just back), I am not Indian, and I possess no specialised knowledge. As a...
Katherine Davies
Jul 12, 20223 min read
Our world to make or break
After a solo walk of 900km a few years back, walking through England and France, I came away with the pervasive sense that we routinely...
Katherine Davies
Jun 24, 20213 min read
palace of learning
Paradoxes abound in the world of mindfulness, a confusion one learns to be relaxed about. Being mindful, I return to the present moment,...
Katherine Davies
May 17, 20212 min read
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...
Katherine Davies
Feb 13, 20212 min read
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...
Katherine Davies
Jul 26, 20201 min read
#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...
Katherine Davies
May 4, 20202 min read
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...
Katherine Davies
Dec 26, 20192 min read
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...
Katherine Davies
Nov 23, 20193 min read
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...
Katherine Davies
Oct 29, 20193 min read
walkabout
Review of an essential classic From the lens of today, the film “Walkabout”* resonates powerfully in its portrayal of our profound...
Katherine Davies
Oct 6, 20191 min read
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...
Katherine Davies
Oct 2, 20193 min read
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,...
Katherine Davies
Sep 23, 20191 min read
baking bread and pulling stories
On my way to where I sit, I saw the image of a woman retrieving a loaf of bread from an oven. She looked delighted and the bread...
Katherine Davies
May 24, 20192 min read
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...
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