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Rose: some rambling. A newsletter.
I've started a newsletter on Substack. It's called Rose: some rambling. I will write about something and nothing, anything and...
Jan 2, 20231 min read
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At sea in a Liverpool pool
I wrote about my experience of taking a Personal Sea Survival course at Seascope Maritime in Liverpool, the latest in my articles for...
Dec 1, 20221 min read
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Stephen "Cod" Astley
Last month I spent a week in Newlyn, Cornwall, and I went fishing with "Cod" Astley. He is, according to my sources, an extraordinarily...
Oct 5, 20221 min read
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All the knowledge in the world
I reviewed Simon Garfield's new book on encyclopaedias, "All the Knowledge in the World," for the Spectator. Summary: it's good.
Sep 2, 20221 min read
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Long Covid and me
I wrote about my grim four months with Long Covid, and why being fit and healthy was not a perfect shield. On the Guardian. Update: I am...
May 24, 20221 min read
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