Author Archives: Jamie Jauncey

About Jamie Jauncey

Author, writer, blogger, facilitator, musician, co-founder of Dark Angels and The Stories We Tell

Prophecy

Posted on September 28, 2026 by Jamie Jauncey

When I posted about the myth of Pandora, ten days ago, I was writing with specific reference to AI and the fact that, if the media are to be believed, it is already out of control. I didn’t spell this … Continue reading →

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Fiction, Knowledge, Mythology, Science Fiction, Stories, Writing | Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C Clarke, Articial Intelligence, Geostationary Orbit, Geostationary Satellites, HAL 9000, I Robot, Isaac Azimov, Laws of Robotics, Pandora, Pandora's Box, The Clarke Belt | 3 Comments

Pandora

Posted on September 18, 2026 by Jamie Jauncey

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In the last few days, for perhaps obvious reasons, I’ve found myself thinking a lot about Pandora and her box, but I realised that I don’t know her full story, so here it is. It all begins with Prometheus, who … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged AI, Artificial Intelligence, Creation, Epimetheus, Greek mythology, Hephaestus, Humanity, Pandora, Prometheus, The Gods, The Titans, Zeus | 7 Comments

Immortal Thoughts

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Jamie Jauncey

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Picture this. It is early morning. He is sitting in a lime green moulded plastic armchair on a little terrace, looking across a river. The light has not yet hardened and the water is still as glass. He is in … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged art, art-history, Bonnard, Carl Jung, Cezanne, Christopher Neve, Constable, Covid-19, el Greco, Goya, history, Immortal Thoughts, late style, Michelangelo, Old MAsters, Painters, Painting, pandemic, Rembrandt, Soutine, Titian, Travel, Velasquez | 5 Comments

Good medicine

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Jamie Jauncey

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At the start of our journey to France, nearly a month ago now, we stayed for a few nights with my eldest daughter, who lives in mid-Wales. Sophie is a silversmith, a celebrant, and a healer who works mainly with … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged books, divination, fiction, Hamlet, Jung, life, love, Medicine cards, Native American, Owl, Porcupine, storytelling, The Witness, writing | 4 Comments

Le Bureau

Posted on July 3, 2026 by Jamie Jauncey

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For the next five-plus weeks, this is my office. We got here at the end of last week after an exhausting ten days packing up the house for AirBnB guests, followed immediately by a two-week, 2,000-mile road trip, visiting family … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged adventure, Aristophanes, black kite, canicule, Cevennes, Coypu, France, gîte, gites, golden oriole, heatwave, Herault, Montpellier, nature, River Herault, Travel, writing | 4 Comments

Act of protest

Posted on June 12, 2026 by Jamie Jauncey

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Although we leave for France today, I had intended to write something yesterday, come what may. The habit has become strong since I started these regular posts again. Missing a week feels not only like a dereliction of duty, but … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged business language, communication, corporate speak, Decency, empathy, jargon, kindness, protest | 3 Comments

Leaving home

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Jamie Jauncey

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This is a moment of limbo. We are in the countdown to departure for a two-month break, six weeks of which will be spent in south-west France. While we are there, there will be AirBnB guests in our home. Today, … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Airbnb, Changeover, Departure, Family, Family Home, Guests, Holiday let, Holidays, Home, Landlord, life, Tenants, Travel, writing | 1 Comment

Drystane dyke

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Jamie Jauncey

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In the centre of our village of Birnam stands the Birnam Hotel, a large Victorian hotel. It was built in 1850 at a time when, following the queen’s example, tourists were starting to discover the majesty of the Highlands. When … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Birnam Hotel, Building, Drystane dyke, Drystane dykers, Drystone, Drystone wall, Dyke, MAes Howe, Skara Brae, Stone, The Highlands, The TAybank, Victorian architecture | 2 Comments

Chaos theory

Posted on May 22, 2026 by Jamie Jauncey

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Sometimes it feels too difficult to write this blog. I am tired and over-stretched. Events, major and minor, have been piling in over the last few weeks. Right now I have a swarm of half-formed thoughts buzzing at the edge … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged ageing, blog, blogging, change, Chaos, creative writing, endings, life, Loss, love, mental health, Parkinson's, purpose, wellbeing, writing | 3 Comments

Time machine

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Jamie Jauncey

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Orkney is a gentle, green time machine. While the waters around it carry stories of sea-faring and exploration and the drama of two world wars, the land – low-lying pasture pocked with shallow scoops of water – tells a much … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged aurochs, burial chamber, ceremony, Kirkwall, MAes Howe, mid-winter, neolithic era, Orkney, pyramids, Ring of Brodgar, runes, Skara Brae, standing stones, Stonehenge, Vikings | Leave a comment