This was the very first piece I wrote in my self-employed life, back in 2012: What is post digital?

In classic style, it was about 10 years too early…


I’ll be honest — editing these photos is making me hungry.

Mmm. Brownies.

Macarons anyone?

Three macarons ready to be eaten.

Strawberry feast.

Strawberries in cupcake cases

This is a good read (ha,ha) in light of @manton’s new trial bookshelf feature here: Why I’m deleting GoodReads and maybe you should too.

I’d be happy to shift across, as the feature matures. Sadly the GoodReads import crapped out for me after three books.


Nature really doesn’t understand the rules of storytelling


This week I have more good old-fashioned phone calls than Zoom or Teams meetings.

It’s such a relief.


Lovely afternoon down on the beach.

Shoreham Beach, afternoon, 11th May 2021

Look at me, updating node.js from the command line like I have the first clue what I’m doing.


I think I’ve found a way to articulate the discomfort I’m feeling in my work:

  • I’m passionate about journalists, who are generally a good, passionate bunch
  • I’m less passionate about the journalism industry, and the serious number of structural issues it’s unwilling to address.