How I miss Ludlow. A brace of pheasants in the feather for less than a fiver – hanging from one of Ludlow's five local butchers. Each dwelling in a building made by medieval tradesmen. Cobblestones, of course, usually damp, with overhanging late-medieval timbers...
“So, this just swings over your jacket, and just hook this bit under your… where’s your tie?” The spindly man from Ede and Ravenscroft held some form of heavy, black wool cloth and cordage out to me. “I’m not wearing one. I don’t own one. Wait, do I need a tie to...
Memory is a long-exposure photo. Things that move the least hold the best focus. Picture a room from your childhood home. Parts of it are so clear, you almost feel you could turn a corner and be there. Your fingers feel the texture of those curtains, and you notice...
Thing is, despite the many people, none gave me a second look. And, I'd never looked more guilty of breaking and entering in my life. "Ah, Zak!" I could hear the k in the way he said my name."I forgot to put a microwave in your flat. You want one, yes?" "Actually,...
There it is on my Facebook wall. 3 years ago today: I'm squirming at a photo of this spoon I carved from a bit of ash. Nothing about this piece is any good at all. If I were gracious, I'd call it asymmetrical. But, really, it's lopsided. The walls are thick, clunky....
"No, it's on Caledonian Road. It's not got a number on it, you'll have to find the shop that sells bongs, just up from the Tibetan Buddhist centre. If the head shop's closed, look for the shutters with "Fuck you" spray-painted on them. It's the blue door to the right....
This is a response I gave during a Facebook discussion about an article discussing Gravity Payments' CEO implementing a high minimum wage for his employees. We talked a bit about how this isn't socialism, and I ended up writing this. I think the culture of executive...
I have some news. I will be leaving the lovely team at Fluent, where I have been their in-house content strategist for over a year. I have accepted a very tempting offer from a company called Zengenti. Zengenti produces an enterprise-sized content management system...
"Remember your baptism!" Droplets splatter my face, and a strong scent of rosemary fills the air as the grinning bishop flicks water at us. This was not part of the confirmation service I was expecting. Members of the Ely Cathedral congregation were urged with a...