the process of reading as unconscious as breathing
I have really struggled with reading in the last six months. This week, I finally tidied up the windowsill next
a thimbleful of cherry brandy for three shillings
I was recording a podcast interview for a corporate client a while ago — we all have to pay the bills,
this will take a minute
I was browsing the selection of books in my local charity shop recently when I encountered something wonderful: a microwave
having a summer; I recommend it
It wasn’t until midway through August that I realised what was happening: unlike the past fifteen years, I was
call the coastguard, I suppose
Recently, I made a trip back in time. I returned to a place that I have some very mixed feelings
what if not everything had to be maximised for profit?
Although I graduated into the aftermath of the 2008 recession, I kept hold of what felt like an unobtainable dream
how to start writing a book
In the last few months of 2021, I sold a book. This was the culmination of, no exaggeration, years of
starboard is green, except when it isn't
A stranger wrote to me this week to tell me that while reading my book they had learned a valuable
lunch usually takes longer than I give it
For me, life is all about small, iterative improvements at the moment. Big plans are shelved, for obvious reasons. I’
apfelstrudel is definitely in my future
One unexpected but delightful consequence of this newsletter format I’m doing at the moment is the volume of replies