Dear Cancer

Dear Cancer It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Fifteen years, to be precise. To the day. Amazing to realise it … More

Poem of the year?

Before I start, I want to say that this is not about stats. This is not about stats. What this … More

Dear Arthur Frank I’m writing to say thank you for your extraordinary book At the Will of the Body. It is … More

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

Phil has been round. I know this because we came home the other night to find a pack of Toffee … More

A little taster for you. This is an essay from my forthcoming book Deck Shoes. – I was having … More

Some of you will have seen this blog post before. It is a taster of some of the contents … More

Dear John Smith I was deeply saddened to hear that you died earlier this year in March. I am told … More

This being a Saturday in Lent, I am reposting a favourite blog post from my archives. See you after the … More