A thousand-mile journey begins with a single step, so you might as bloody well get that first step right. Fingers crossed the weather's fair, too. But even if you do and it is, there's no guarantee of safety or success.
Read MoreOn the outbound train, I missed the sunrise for writing my diary. This time I'm determined to catch it.
Read MoreIt was the kind of dilemma that I never like to face at 4:30am on a Sunday morning: suit or no suit? It now seems trivial but to my bleary morning mind I felt like my founding principles were on the line. What it boiled down to was: which version of me will they get in Basel?
Read MoreMost of you, most of the time, are not where I am. I can ping you the occasional recording or email, but our interactions are purely digital. That doesn't quite…
Read MoreIt is unforgettable and profound, how a beloved friend or kinsman reshapes one's name between their fingers, with their unique contrivance of scratches, loops, and blots. When I read my name from the pen of another, I feel I am looking into an oracular mirror.
Read MoreIn the late 00s, Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn were a music and YouTuber duo with handsome online audience and revenues to match. In 2013, they found themselves with a…
Read MoreI imagine I'm not alone in feeling short on inspiration. My response is to ask for help from the very best. So I've set myself a listening schedule. I'm sharing…
Read MoreLISTEN ON YOUTUBE LISTEN ON SPOTIFY DOWNLOAD & DONATE ON BANDCAMP Today, I'm sharing with you my second single, 'The Fountain'. While listening, scroll down and discover the story of…
Read MoreIn one afternoon, the dimensions of my life lurched around so quickly that I didn't have time to get seasick.
Read MoreThe forest left me so calm I thought I'd be forever immune to the pinpricks of city living. But no sooner had that impression settled than it was joined by a kind of dread as I realised I would probably never return here.
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