Behind The Stable Door

18/05/2026

One year today and no less painful. Tonight I read out a chapter of Equuleus that I hope fully honours your fighting spirit. And your legacy will drive me to finish the book with the best possible chance of being published.

I hope all those horses in heaven have enjoyed your company. You have many to care for in the cruelty of unnecessary loss on earth.

16/05/2026

12/05/2026

Libya - absolutely out of this world what an absolute privilege 🙏

10/05/2026

“I will make a way in the sea, in the wilderness, in the desert.”

“Deo propitio” means - with God’s favor.

His Favour makes a way, possibles come from impossibilities, and prayers are answered.

04/05/2026

Taking Flight from God’s Green Land

From green fields where daylight bends,
the heart unclasps where sunlight tends.
Grace slips through my open hands —
I lift out of God’s green, precious lands.

The pathway sings beneath my feet,
its pulse a promise, low and sweet.
Yet the sky will call soon, vast and grand —
to take me on toward different sand.

Lough Neagh 4/5/26 writing by CC

29/04/2026

In the Bible, the desert encapsulates silence. God met and tested Moses, Abraham, David, and other leaders in the desert – a quiet place where one must depend on God for survival. In the silence of the desert experience, these soon to be leaders learned to hear from God, learned to lead, learned and proclaimed trust. In silence, they learned obedience.

25/04/2026

Competition review at 5,500 words:

“original, impressive… illuminating/clever, gnomic turns of phrase.”

A star has kicked loose out of the dark constellations — and now to keep its light burning right to the end.

Not at all bad for a “write off”.

24/04/2026

Mary, Mary quite contrary,
Why does your garden not grow?
Because it was eaten by my little lamb,
So I did not have to mow!

17/04/2026

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The toughest little mare in Ireland, the mother of all memories, may the beautiful land your hooves are still upon give you all its luck for more special memories.

You will always be ……