Author Archives: Fee Williams

Will I see you later on?

For a while I have been paying attention to the recurring symbols in my dreams. Recent interpretation has indicated to me how much they revolve around transition, confinement, hiding, and being trapped. Common themes all suggest to me my feeling of needing to hide my true self from others, the problems I experience in relatingContinue reading “Will I see you later on?”

MK Lit Fest – Dreams for Lammas

I have been invited to read my poem, Pearl Harvest, at this online event on Thursday 1st August. https://www.mklitfest.org/dreams-for-lammas-for-writers I spent 2-3 months trying to write a poem for this event and getting absolutely nowhere. Since my grandad passed away I have not felt much like writing and my efforts were therefore half-hearted at best.Continue reading “MK Lit Fest – Dreams for Lammas”

I’m an artist with a day job – what have I been waiting for?

For some time now I’ve wanted to call myself an artist. I guess many artists struggle with the ‘when can I legitimately call myself this’ question. Typically I’ve been waiting some some external sign of success and, let’s be honest, that could be a lifelong wait or never happen at all. So, I needed toContinue reading “I’m an artist with a day job – what have I been waiting for?”

Witness to the Fire – Creativity and the Veil of Addiction. Book by Linda Schierse Leonard

Chapter 1: The Hostage “Many creative artist see this struggle – the call to live in the tension betweeen good and evil and to bear witness to the good – as the challenge of human existence, and the meaning art bears is to reveal this universal struggle.” “To distinguish between these two possibilities – theContinue reading “Witness to the Fire – Creativity and the Veil of Addiction. Book by Linda Schierse Leonard”

The Piano Teacher, by Elfriede Jelinek

What an incredible exploration of psyche in literary form. Astonishing, disturbing. “Feelings are always ridiculous, especially when unauthorized people get their hands on them.” “Art and order, the relatives that refuse to relate.” “She believes that one should not kowtow to fashion: instead, fashion should kowtow to what looks good on you and what doesn’t.”Continue reading “The Piano Teacher, by Elfriede Jelinek”