with words, wonder
with words, wonder
James
I'm James (he/him/his). I'm a writer and a Taylor Swift fan. I hope this website can bring a little bit of joy into your day.
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I hear the birds singing as I sit by the window and look out on the horizon. I like looking at all the colours of the sky in the moments after sunset, when ambers recede and the sky becomes ever more blue before night time. I hear the...
in change, newbeginnings – ofstories and; whatif.
making notes and reviewing quotes,collected from day and night:here, there are stories.i revel in observing, andin place-making.where am i? how do i feel?what does this mean to me?i think of the melody of wordstheir cadence and shape and...
The twelfth episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out:In Episode 12, I chat with Georgie, the author of Hey Georgie about, among other things, writing about travelling, blogging as a self-reflection tool, why someone should start a...
In Camera, one of the songs on her latest album, CharliXCX sings:When the camera's onI can be anything that I wanna beAnd I can feel the things I don't normally feelWhen I heard these words, I couldn’t help but think about them from an...
I wrote this post on Thursday, July 23rd, and reviewed and slightly refined it today. I have left the post as a stream of consciousness – a snippet of my mind as it was on the morning I walked around and saw the world.Walking among the...
I woke early — it has been warm lately. It is strange how you can find a burst of energy at 5am, but today it came, for I decided to organise my bookshelves, sorting what books I am ready to donate to the local charity shop.I picked up...
I wrote the following while standing on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, listening to music and watching the world.The joy of closing your eyes and being able to listen to the bagpipes. I look into the distance and see a traffic cone on the...
The eleventh episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out:In Episode 11, I chat with flaMEd, the author of flamedfury.com about, among other things, web communities around games and television shows, sharing music interests with a personal...
the direction of music; the music of direction.
I close my eyes and listen to the church bells reverberate through the city — the air, the street, the park; the hearts.Usually when I go into a bookshop, I find myself looking at all the books. Often, for nothing in particular, but...
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At Homebrew Website Club this week, Thomas mentioned the term “tag healing” during a discussion about tags. The definition I caught was that tag healing is related to reviewing and, if necessary, consolidating, tags used for blog posts...
Naty is hosting a new Homebrew Website Club event on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 5:30pm to 7:00pm Hong Kong Time (UTC+8). If there is interest, the event may turn become regular!If the time works for you and you love chatting about...