The how of it

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

I was having a coffee with a new writer friend the other day. Not having known each other for … More

Writing in the cracks

I was having a coffee with a new writer friend the other day. Not having known each other for very … More

Reading Arthur W. Frank’s astonishing At the Will of the Body recently has given me pause to reflect on the relationship … More

Dear Anthony Two cycles down, just six more to go. You are not looking bad, considering. The belligerent doctor who … More

Dear Ant So you’ve had your first chemotherapy treatment. That first night, when you came home and carried the sick … More

Dear Anthony I’m writing to let you know what you already know in your bones, as you put it much … More