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In the Valley of Euphoria
POETRY: Late summer at Bestival, lost in the beat with a stupid grin, happily drowning as the sound hits like a white water wave
Apr 27 • Ian Winter
Down in the Tube Station at Midlife
POETRY: Beyond the train doors, and into imagined lives
Apr 23 • Ian Winter
Clerihew Corner
POETRY: Messing about with AA BB, with occasional additions
Feb 23 • Ian Winter
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Bones in the Rocks
Nov 3, 2024 • Ian Winter
Thistles and Thorns
Apr 6, 2025 • Ian Winter
Down in the Tube Station at Midlife
Apr 23 • Ian Winter
Moor
Jan 13, 2025 • Ian Winter
As the Lights Dim and Die
Mar 18, 2025 • Ian Winter
Tendrils
Nov 10, 2024 • Ian Winter

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Thistles and Thorns
LOVE POEM #4: The pathway to passion. Barbed beginnings. Soft landings.
Apr 6, 2025 • Ian Winter
A Badger on the Road
POETRY: Nature’s struggle in the English countryside
Apr 1, 2025 • Ian Winter
Slivers of Gold
POETRY: From winter’s depths, inching to spring
Mar 27, 2025 • Ian Winter
As the Lights Dim and Die
POETRY: On my mother’s peaceful final hours.
Mar 18, 2025 • Ian Winter
Somebody’s Stolen the Moon
POETRY: America darkly metamorphoses, and the Me is looming close
Mar 11, 2025 • Ian Winter
The Wedding Poem
Tongue-tied and need to say something at a wedding? Here’s some sparkle to sprinkle on your speech.
Mar 6, 2025 • Ian Winter
Flesh Within
LOVE POEM #3: Frustration. Barriers. Desire.
Mar 2, 2025 • Ian Winter
On The Struggle Of A Poetry Grump When Confronted With Free Verse That Isn’t
Scuffling with poetry that fails to resonate, blooms and dies. Parched flowers in the dark.
Feb 25, 2025 • Ian Winter
Seraphim
LOVE POEM #2: The heavenly choir. Peacefully blessed. Simple desire in an infinite cosmos.
Feb 14, 2025 • Ian Winter
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Poetry

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In the Valley of Euphoria
POETRY: Late summer at Bestival, lost in the beat with a stupid grin, happily drowning as the sound hits like a white water wave
Apr 27 • Ian Winter
Down in the Tube Station at Midlife
POETRY: Beyond the train doors, and into imagined lives
Apr 23 • Ian Winter
Clerihew Corner
POETRY: Messing about with AA BB, with occasional additions
Feb 23 • Ian Winter
Thistles and Thorns
LOVE POEM #4: The pathway to passion. Barbed beginnings. Soft landings.
Apr 6, 2025 • Ian Winter
A Badger on the Road
POETRY: Nature’s struggle in the English countryside
Apr 1, 2025 • Ian Winter

Fiction

Dorothy, the Demon and I
FICTION: Night-walking to an appointment with ELIZA in the Underworld. Terror lurks. Choice becomes destiny. Freedom has a price.
Oct 28, 2024 • Ian Winter

Actuality

Flawed Claude
ACTUALITY: Adventures in AI, in which Claude admits to “talking out of my ass”
Jan 27, 2025 • Ian Winter

Practicality

How to Use Your Stripe Account as a Substack Tip Jar
PRACTICALITY: Using your existing Stripe account to process tips straight into your bank account from a “Tip Jar” or “Buy Me A Coffee” button on your…
Jan 18, 2025 • Ian Winter
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