jwhhobbs22Apr 10, 20252 min readThe Presence of StoryEvery day, you will hear a tale. It might be a casual discussion when work opens up. It could be a logo or banner, placed upon a car,...
jwhhobbs22Apr 8, 20251 min readWhen it rainsTears from heaven Cracks of changing season The chill of coming scarcity Be it our warmth, our food, our love When it rains it pours...
jwhhobbs22Mar 27, 20252 min readOne Small Scene: “Love is the perfect prison.”Chained to a car and surrounded by federal agents, prisoner and criminal mastermind Wilson Fisk begins to opine on the subject that...
jwhhobbs22Mar 25, 20251 min readYesterday’sYesterday’s goal Passed from today Warm winds and First fruitflies Yesterday’s one Gone when things are done And another’s woes Become...
jwhhobbs22Mar 11, 20251 min readI Racked My BrainsWhich in so many years I thought of a brain-box shaking Yet, it is not a torment either To strain and grasp At figuring a strategy Some...
jwhhobbs22Feb 27, 20252 min readOne Small Scene: “Kharak is burning.”“No one’s left. Everything’s gone. Kharak is burning.” The line, the moment that makes the true opening to Homeworld so poignant is how...
jwhhobbs22Feb 25, 20251 min readMagpie Couple ClimbingMiddle sized magpies rustle the leaves Climbing and hopping and trimming the trees Little minding the earth-bones of their nest As their...
jwhhobbs22Feb 13, 20254 min readOne Small Scene: “You are wrong O’Neil!”During the first season of Stargate SG-1, the defector turned freedom fighter Teal’c faces the medieval-style court of the Cor-Ai. ...
jwhhobbs22Feb 11, 20251 min readIvy’s GripSome parts of nature ill yield up their grip Its fibre and bindings contrive to stick As we wade through dark woods And challenge our...
jwhhobbs22Jan 28, 20251 min readThe Forest LeavesA mind has leaves As blood has trees Our bonded families Alike For hailstorms bite Flames pinch their spite As living things become...
jwhhobbs22Jan 16, 20252 min readMaking TimeI have often been asked if writing before work, or after it slows me down. Is it difficult? I have seen people in previous jobs head out...
jwhhobbs22Jan 14, 20251 min readNervepathsSparks set Bright hopes and fond fevered dreams Or cold nestled desperate hopelessness Each scent of electrochemical Picture, image set...
jwhhobbs22Jan 10, 20252 min readThe Art of Opening UpSpring is here. The first thing that comes to mind about it is the blossom tree that rises up to my window. All pink and white, with the...
jwhhobbs22Jan 10, 20253 min readOn the Art StyleWithin this website, you will have noticed our preference of shade over colour. Black and white. The reasoning was simple, but if you...
jwhhobbs22Jan 10, 20259 min readA Look at the Lens: Stargate AtlantisStargate is about exploration of the alien, making sense and appreciating old civilisations, and the struggle against false divinity and...
jwhhobbs22Jan 10, 20252 min readOn the NameAs many of you will know, Nemean is a name that’s familiar in mythology. It’s hardly the only name for an organisation either (although I...
jwhhobbs22Jan 10, 20254 min readThe Shifting Medium of DocumentariesIf I were to mention the word ‘documentary’ to you, what would you think? If you were not taken to imagine the scenic shows covering the...
