Arrival timesJourneys continue long after we stop moving, but there are moments just as we arrive in a place that all of us get to be explorers. It’s...
The World Between WorldsIn a journey interrupted by IT meltdowns, delays and baggage confusion, I had a chance to enjoy the places that nobody calls home.
Presbyterianism by the SeasideSeveral years ago, I was invited to judge a high school debate for some TV gig. The venue for this great clash of young minds was the...
It'sIt’s… I can’t remember where that sentence was meant to go. Bloody social media. I write ‘It’s’ on a page and my brain says, “What’s on...
The Library“’Scuse me?” The boy was barely tall enough to see over the desk. His coat had once been brightly coloured but any such vibrance had long...
Seeking ComplexityThe coincidence of the March for Science and Marine le Pen’s progression to the second round of the French presidential election draws...
Shelling OutThe water’s edge was a hard charcoal line scored against the thin grey ink of the waves. The woman pulled her scarf more tightly around...
Too much pepper"For God’s sake Peter, enough already.” Both of them had been too exhausted for the argument when they started it, now it was just a case...