About last night
It’s interesting how we talk about the calm before the storm, but never the calm after the storm. We’ve had a wild few days of …
Life
What’s in the box?
While out for a walk on the beach near our house, we found a large, empty, red plastic box. It had the name of an …
Weather we like it or not
It’s a Friday evening at the end of August, and heavy rain pounds the office window and strong winds shake the roof of our coastal …
The dance of the rose-tinted jellyfish
I took my two young children paddleboarding in the estuary near our house yesterday. The UK is in the middle of a heatwave and the …
Back to where you once belonged
I’m back online after nearly three weeks away. I didn’t intend to disappear off the virtual map for so long, but our recent relocation from …
Change is nature’s delight
This week, we’ve been busy packing up our life in Singapore as we prepare for our departure next Saturday. After five years here, going back …
What the Stoics taught me about writing
While writing my debut novel (The Madness of the Faithful – released on 28th July), I came to learn about the Stoics and their philosophy. …
Returning to the mothership
In just over six weeks, my family and I will be leaving Singapore and returning to live in the UK – specifically, rural Anglesey in …
The Ballad of Big Thumbs
Years ago, when my wife and I first lived together, our house was in regular need of maintenance. One recurring issue we had was with …
The awkward pairing of laughter and tears
At my father’s funeral, four years ago, my cousin turned to my mother, now a widow who had lost her husband of sixty-odd years, and …
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes
The title of this post (the words of Marcel Proust) is one of my favourite quotes, and it’s been on my mind this week. It’s …
Grief, goats, and how I discovered Dick
I recently discovered Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? on the shelf and realized I’d never got around to reading it. My to-be-read pile is …