Jan 2, 20231 minRose: 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...
Dec 1, 20221 minAt sea in a Liverpool poolI wrote about my experience of taking a Personal Sea Survival course at Seascope Maritime in Liverpool, the latest in my articles for...
Oct 5, 20221 minStephen "Cod" AstleyLast month I spent a week in Newlyn, Cornwall, and I went fishing with "Cod" Astley. He is, according to my sources, an extraordinarily...
Sep 2, 20221 minAll the knowledge in the worldI reviewed Simon Garfield's new book on encyclopaedias, "All the Knowledge in the World," for the Spectator. Summary: it's good.
May 24, 20221 minLong Covid and meI 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...