James
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Eat, Train, Love (Part 2)
Unexpected Cologne, heaviness of Hamburg. Im writing this at the beginning of my day 3, sitting in the lobby area of the delightful hostel I’m in just next to Hamburg dbf railway station. My first hostel experience, and they have… Continue reading
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Eat, Train, Love (Part 1)
Darlington to Cologne 8/05/2026 It was no ordinary Azuma train from Darlington this morning. Normally I take trains from Darlington for work basis, sometimes for fun days out. But not this morning. Not on 8th May 2026 at just before… Continue reading
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I am not I
I am not I. Continue reading
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Come out of the Edges.
Come out from the edges. Where it was comfortable for so long. Stand on the edge no more. Shadow wanderer. Scared edge dweller. Find respite in the borderlands no more. Resist the call. Resist fragility. For now, is your moment.… Continue reading
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Eros, Mother of Life
Eros, Mother of LifeThe Force that had brought us here. It constantly kindles in usThe frame of beauty. The desire for the beautifulOn a path towards growth and transcendence. Eros, the mother of lifeThe force of divine presence. Kindling flowers… Continue reading
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Accidentally Inspirational.
I didnt start putting coals on to my almost burnout out life in order to be something, or have a story, or be inspiring. When I cried my desperate heart out in Mamma Mia 2 in July 2019, feeling so… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 