James Ballantyne

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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

  • Arousal of Life

    It wasn’t just the dolphins.However wonder lusting we were about them. It wasn’t just the puffins. However much they performed their adorable cuteness. It was the space between. From Dolphins just of the harbourTo the island. There was time. Time… Continue reading

  • 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

    The Dice.

  • 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

  • Eat, Train, Love (Part 6)

    Frankfurt, Bruges and Back (14 – 16th May) Since I finished the last part. I realised that I really only gave Frankfurt the afterglow of my day in Prague. A destination picked just to break up the journey from Prague… Continue reading

    Eat, Train, Love (Part 6)

  • Eat, Train, Love (Part 5)

    Prague to Frankfurt. This is the second attempt at writing this. The first I wrote on the train from Prague to Regensburg. But even though it said it was saving, it wasnt. So, this is being written on Friday 7am,… Continue reading

    Eat, Train, Love (Part 5)