Writing

Book review: ‘All Points North’ by Simon Armitage

Humorous memoir from the future Poet Laureate.
Book review: ‘The Fire of Joy’ by Clive James

Roughly eighty poems to get by heart and say aloud.
Book review: ‘The Sea View Has Me Again’ by Patrick Wright

Uwe Johnson in Sheerness (1974–1984).
Marmalade alchemy

A good way to spend a snowy day.
1 February 2021

A decidedly un-Februaryish day, and a close encounter with a heron.
23 January 2021

Snowy Hebden Bridge, and a non-snowy owl.
Book review: ‘The Stubborn Light of Things’ by Melissa Harrison

A nature diary.
New-year snow

There’s been snow on the ground since before Christmas, and throughout the first week of the year.
Chilling sound

A vixen screams.
Comfort books

A conversation with a friend about the books that have brought us comfort over the years.
2020: a year in photos

My tenth annual video slideshow.
Book review: ‘The Murdstone Trilogy’ by Mal Peet

Funny, daft and a bit scary (to some).