Courage

Courage It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. The … More

A review and some recordings

I am delighted to announce that Matthew Stewart of Rogue Strands has written a generous review of The Afterlife, the … More

Here are my most popular blog posts of 2019. As you will have seen, I am taking a brief sabbatical … More

In Praise of Darkness Old age (the name that others give it) can be the time of our … More

Tomorrow is Sunday 1st December, the start of Advent. Each day during December I am going to post a … More

Thank you to the heroic bloggers and poets Josephine Corcoran and Robin Houghton for their recentish posts about their desks. … More

Shute Festival, 13 September, St Michael’s Church The audience in pews. September sunlight and warmth still in the air, light … More

I am delighted to announce that my new book of essays Deck Shoes is now on sale. You can buy it direct … More

Paul Brookes at Wombwell Rainbow has posted an interview with me about my reading and writing life, my influences … More