by phoenix | Aug 24, 2023 | Personal, Poetry
i am sitting in a darkened cinema rolling a spiky metal ringup and down my fingerspressing in sharpto stop myself scratchingsigils into skin again it’s history soup that has been simmeringthrough generations...
by phoenix | Sep 24, 2014 | Personal
Many years ago, in the long ago times of dish-pan hands and iced-coffee banana shakes with three scoops of ice-cream, a time before gluten-and-dairy intolerance, a time before it seemed I knew anything about weight loss. It was a time of Oak shakes — coffee and...
by phoenix | Nov 12, 2010 | Personal, Travel
In October, we went to the US on what Doug called the Tour de Harper. The timing was partly to make it to my cousin David’s wedding to the ever awesome Rachel and partly to get in before Harper’s plane ticket actually cost money. We ended up on nine planes...
by phoenix | May 29, 2009 | Personal
Wishlist for me… pretty things more oriental/middle eastern hanging things bubble bath, bath oils fancy food things (gluten-free, dairy-free) earrings — amber or amethyst necklace — amber or garnet bracelets — amber books Movida Rustica poetry...
by phoenix | May 29, 2009 | Personal
We are planning on making birthdays and end-of-year about experiences more than about things, but we know that people will want to buy Harper presents. I figure I ought to have one spot to point people for things we’re after or at least brands that we think are...
by phoenix | Dec 27, 2007 | Personal
Click on the image to play the 40 minute movie of the Australian ceremony. Apologies for the shakiness… we couldn’t get the standard video camera working so this was shot on an iSight.