Life After Death

We came from a mystery and will return to it

I Look Forward to Nothing

And I look forward to it every day

Things That Spoiled it For Me

Writing about food, wine and travel taught me that getting paid to enjoy yourself can take some of the pleasure out of it

Local Man, Age 53, Develops Pecs and Arms and is Called Sexy First Time

Why did I wait until deep middle-age to discover this?

The Third Man & Other Stories

What I think about while I read books

Everyone Thinks They’re Wise

But they can’t be

10 Things I Would Rather Do Than Watch The News

Pulled from an infinite list in my head

My Sainted Aunt, What Are We Talking About?

From psychedelic rabbits to rattling dags, the things we say without quite knowing why

No! I Don’t Want to Download Your Damned App!

I’ve had enough with all this apps bullshit that we keep getting thrown at us.

9 Things a Woman Must Have to Be Taken Seriously by a Man

A guide to finding love and maintaining standards

I Don’t Want to Spend My One Night Out a Week at Your Fecking House

Why Are Millennial Fathers So Afraid of Restaurants?

My last banana bread

It’s been a while since I posted here, and even longer since I first began clumsily arranging my words on this platform.

Fifty is For Pussies!

In my seventies, I’m slower on my feet, quicker to cry and finally comfortable being myself

I Feel Like an Imposter Because I Haven’t Published Anything in a Long Time

(or written for that matter)

8 Things They Don’t Advertise About Reaching 50

Don’t worry, a couple of these things are positive.

The lies that Conservatives tell us

A look that the rhetoric of those who claim to be Conservatives

Top Oddly Specific Feelings No One Talks About Enough

A collection