Aug
14
Starlet
What my first car taught me about nostalgia.
8 min read
Aug
07
The Cat in the Shimmer
> "Certain images do shimmer for me. Look hard enough, and you can't miss the
shimmer. It&
1 min read
Jul
31
Learning To Lie
I told the biggest lie of my life, aged seven, to a policeman.
7 min read
Jul
24
Adulting
Ready, steady, fail.
6 min read
Jul
17
Personal Dragon
A fierce classroom encounter forces our young hero to question which adults he can rely on.
4 min read
Jul
10
Quarterly Review
Three months after launching a weekly newsletter, I evaluate my writing.
4 min read
Jul
03
Leafcutter Bees
Ninety percent of bees (and almost all writers) are solitary.
6 min read
Jun
26
The Maastricht Skull
These bones changed the way humans understood the natural world forever.
6 min read
Jun
19
The Deep End
A job offer, a TV station, and an imposter in Berlin.
6 min read
Jun
12
Labyrinth
The path of a career is not always obvious.
5 min read