Dec 28, 2025 | The Main Blog
At the risk of creating a positing ‘tradition’ this blog must follow, I’d like to share a list of the books I have read in 2025 and briefly discuss patterns and possible trends. This piece is therefore a companion to similar blogs wrapping up 2024 and summarising...
May 1, 2025 | The Main Blog
The piece below was written in February 2025 and entered into the 2025 Curae Prize, which is for writers who are also unpaid carers. It hasn’t made the shortlist, but I remain proud of it so am sharing it today (1 May 2025). Congratulations to everyone who has...
Mar 25, 2025 | The Main Blog
Last time I published a blog online, it was reflecting on my first full year as an unpaid carer. Since then, I’ve let the virtual cobwebs gather, which for someone who writes because they need to is a problem. But, as I noted last December, I am incredibly busy these...
Dec 31, 2024 | The Main Blog
At about 5:45am on New Year’s Eve, it occurred to me that 2024 has been the first year since I became of ‘working age’ in which I haven’t done any paid work. There are, of course, numerous reasons for this. My own health is fragile, but my wife and son’s support needs...
Dec 28, 2024 | The Main Blog
As I did last year, I want to share the list of books I have finished during 2024. Last year, I had read 55 books by New Year’s Eve. This year’s total of 47 is lower but is still pretty good, considering the amount of writing I had to do to complete my MA in Creative...
