Sidelines
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The gaping void between fact and fiction
Fact and fiction are discrete things, not parts of a continuum.
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A long way
A trip to Ireland.
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In the early hours
A bad night’s sleep has unforeseen benefits.
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Nature writing’s ill-defined, thriving ecosystem
There is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to whatever ‘nature writing’ is supposed to be these days. It might not all be to my personal taste, but such diversity has to be a good thing.
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Fools and dilettantes
How the problems I’ve been encountering lately are a sign (I hope) that my book is starting to come together.
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Limitations of the blog format
For some time now, I’ve been growing increasingly conscious of the limitations of the blog format in catering for the provisional nature of factual writing.
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Reading more eclectically
The more eclectically you read, the better your chances of making unexpected connections between different topics.
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2021: a year in photos
My eleventh annual video slideshow.
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Storm Arwen
In which I (again) bemoan the naming of storms, and experience what it’s like to go off grid.
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A trip out
A spin around the Yorkshire Dales
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Back-endish
This wonderful autumn has finally begun to show signs of ‘back-endishness’, although there are still plenty of glorious colours to admire.
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Autumn strolls
After several days of pretty dreadful weather, Jen and I were finally able to get some decent autumn strolls in over the last week.