Gaia House
There’s an old convent down in Devon that’s been converted to a Buddhist retreat centre. […]
Thank you, Mr James
At first, it was hard to hear the voice on the answer machine. It was […]
Waterstones
Back in my Dalston study, I waited for the answer machine to disgorge its contents. […]
Fulham, London SW6
Before Brixton, there had been Fulham, the place that I’d landed after 2 years in […]
Brixton, London SW2
I’d moved to East London from another house share, this time in Brixton. I’d broken […]
Dalston, London E8
One night, back in the pre-mobile days, I stumbled through the door and into the […]
The Show Must Be Paused
As a white musician, I owe every last note I play to the legacy & […]
Restless in the Blood
During the later years of writing my first novel, I began to have rather a […]
“And so we must imagine a new country…”
There appears to be a vast amount of confusion on this point, but I do […]
George Floyd Didn’t Die
Yesterday, a black man called George Floyd ‘died’ in Police custody, in Minnesota. A white […]
The Glory of Gil
Today is the 9-year anniversary of the passing of Mister Gil Scott-Heron.
Bad Ass in the Shed
This week I’ve started getting up at 5 a.m. and going to the shed to […]
Lieutenant Matthias is a Man of Colour
It’s the word can’t that makes you a soul singer. I think that one thing […]
Lieutenant Mattias is imperfect
Lieutenant Matthias was King Runeard’s lieutenant. His sworn oath to protect the Kingdom of Arendelle […]
On Watching Frozen 2 for the first time
Fiction Writing 101 Your protagonist (me), whilst he may have some strengths, is riddled with […]
This is what D said….
We need you! The world needs your music, your art, your writing. For fucks sake, […]
My Experience on a Vipassanā Meditation Retreat (4/4)
A whisper of fear in the pit of my belly, rumbling up and in, like […]
Tell me about your (grand) mother…
Tomorrow morning, I have the first of 5 sessions of Faster EFT with D. Faster […]