Ay a scratch

by Always the Only

This ambitious book of poetry, prose and illustrated short stories examines the human condition.

To heal the human through insight and humour is the underlying endeavour of this collection. The diverse subject matter covers the pandemic, plant medicine, psychology and the realm of lucid dreaming. The original artwork elevates the text with a child-like imagination, and the writing ranges from the playful to the profound as it celebrates what is possible with the English language.

Strength of Intention

a newborn thought
light as an eyelash-blown wish

give to it and it’ll grow
either wings to guide

or a swollen hull
soon to sink into

subconscious and anchor
the body to inertia.

Genres: Poetry

112 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2020

About the author

Always the Only is a name that acknowledges no artist or author can lay sole claim to the art they create. They are but instruments for the muse to manifest in the physical, for the Unmanifest is always the only source of creation.

With that said, one pair of human hands brought into being the books published under Always the Only. These hands composed all poems and prose, captured every photograph, painted every brushstroke, and designed each book before peddling them into bookshops across the UK.