Chin up: The unfolding butterfly

Well, 2024 was quite a year! I reconnected with the healthcare system, made huge progress in my recovery/rehabilitation, and had … More

Chin up: At war with the fungus Part 2

August 2023: Dropping the A bomb Facing another summer still fighting to get rid of the fungal growth that glued … More

Forgive me for the silence on my progress – I’ve been at war, it’s been all-consuming and I am battle … More

Here’s an expanded version of an introduction I wrote for the excellent The Green Fix climate action newsletter earlier this … More

As a self-employed person, my approach to working differs markedly from most employees (and quite probably from other self-employed people … More

I’ve spent the last two months filling my head with revolutionary ideas. I got all fired up about taking action … More

The topic for the next video in the environment explainer series is ‘What are businesses doing to reduce emissions?’. Being … More

Sometimes my paid work is very interesting. At the moment, I’ve been hired as the writer for a series of … More

or El Callejón de las Almas Perdidas (the title is much better in Spanish) Guillermo del Toro, USA, 2021 Going … More

Steven Spielberg, USA, 2021 It would be easy to be cynical about a big budget Hollywood remake of a much-loved … More