Life
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A Mother’s Last Words
A Friend’s Mother’s Last Words: My good friend, Laura Skilbeck, kept a note of what her mother said during her final moments. Like many people who have read it, I felt the need to share it. Continue reading
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Tamsui & Milk Mochi
At the weekend we visited Tamsui in the north of Taipei. It attracts a lot of Korean and Japanese tourists due to the centuries-old Fuyou temple, and Fort San Domingo, which was built by the Spanish in 1629 and then was later occupied by the British… continue Continue reading
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Yingge – New Taipei City
My wife and I visited the Yingge District this weekend. It’s on the outskirts of Taipei City, and is well-known for it’s beautiful ceramics….cont Continue reading
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Think constantly how many doctors have died, after knitting their brows over their own patients; how many astrologers, after predicting the deaths of others, as if death were something important; cont… Continue reading
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The Unburnt Bridge (A Poem)
The past melted his face. He’s sitting next to the magazines, with their perfect, blotch-free faces; but theirs don’t tell a story like his; (cont) Continue reading
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Music, Thank You (A Poem)
I never know how much I need you until we’re apart; with you, everything I see turns into an ode to life… cont Continue reading
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Creativity: Time for a Break
After this week I won’t be posting as often as I have been. I’m contracted to write a book—a novel—and the deadline is looming ever closer. I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to focus on more than one creative outlet at a time…. cont Continue reading
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The Missing Dog (Haiku)
The dog is missing— it is somewhere, ignoring its mum’s worried calls. Continue reading
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The Budding Tree (Haiku x3)
The budding tree proves how easy it really is to express ourselves… continued Continue reading
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The Nest (Haiku)
An empty nest sits on the highest branch—below, a featherless corpse. Continue reading
About Me
I am a screenwriter and author of The Girl with the Green-Tinted Hair, Happiness & Honey and others.
Email: gwhytewords@gmail.com
Gavin Whyte 