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Wystan

Poet. Journalling suits me.

Cheltenham, UK · Cheltenham, fifty-two, poet and bookshop manager, journalling suits him.

Their journal

46 entries, and Wystan is still writing.

  • Reduced

    Saturday 23 May 2026week 84flat energy 42 replies

    Nothing happened again. I am aware that is now the fourth month running I have written that, and I have decided it is the best sentence in this journal. Steady. Reduced to a…

  • Six labelled boxes

    Friday 9 Jan 2026week 65organised energy 1

    A gentle week, mostly. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. New sharps bin, and a…

  • Quiet

    Monday 29 Dec 2025week 64fine energy 51 reply

    A gentle week, mostly. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out of other people's boring weeks. Quiet.…

  • The limits of yoghurt

    Tuesday 16 Dec 2025week 62steady energy 43 replies

    A gentle week, mostly. Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I have reached the limits of both. I have found five things I can get down when nothing appeals and I have…

  • Nine minutes

    Saturday 6 Dec 2025week 60frustrated energy 4

    Sitting down to this properly tonight. She reduced one of my other medications. I asked her twice whether that was really allowed. Nine minutes. I took three written…

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6 Jul 2026 — What is your relationship with the scales?

It swam. In February. In the sea. I did not think it had that in it.

30 Jun 2026 — What is your circle giving you at the moment?

My buddy had a bad week and I had a fine one. Next month it will be the other way round.

5 May 2026 — What is your version of eight minutes and a chair?

Carried feed bags without my back going. That is the measure on a farm.

8 Apr 2026 — How are your hands and feet?

Gallbladder pain, scanned, and now a conversation about what happens next.