Emotions
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Take what you Need (18/06/26)
I wrote these 25 random sentences today. As heart and soul dumps on Substack, some of which started in my journal today. Take what you need. Let me know what resonated for you in the comments, and if you like… Continue reading
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The Dice.
The Gods throw the dice and how do you respond?When numbers don’t fall your wayHow do you respond When the numbers fall outside the linesOf what you thought.Of what you controlled.Of what you planned. Because. The Gods don’t care. The… Continue reading
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The Last Death (is never the final one, nor the first)
Right now my head is spinning. Right now my head is terrorised. Right now it’s pounding and pounding. High alert signals protrude into every other moment. Head raging. Head spinning. Pulsing into high alert. I want it to stop. I… Continue reading
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Nobody with No-body.
Loving myself, meant loving my body. All of it. For 40 years I felt one form of body shame or another. My innocent nakedness was shamed early by my mother. Her favourite story to tell on every occasion, even to… Continue reading
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Eat, Train, Love (Part 4)
Hamburg to Prague day. 12/5/2026. Today was a travel day and I loved it. There that was it. Like really loved it. Blissfully so. Oh, you want the details? Ok. Heres what happened first thing this morning. I wrote it… Continue reading
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Breakfast with my Shadow.
Men Fawn Too. (Extra Travel Bonus Piece) I wasnt alone for my breakfast this morning. When I woke up the voice was still inside my head. I got up, showered and then went down to the lobby for breakfast. Im… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 