On Brooklyn Bridge
February
2025
Where babies are born (almost). Continue reading
Tag Archives: favourite
Drawing: City Dance
November
2015
I’m planning to draw one of Renoir’s dances every decade. Continue reading
The Terrible Mr Gooden
February
2015
Mr Gooden was terrifying and a tyrant and he altered the course of my life more than anyone else. Continue reading
Fire! Fire! Fire!
July
2013
I had just turned 21 when I joined the nuclear submarine HMS Revenge. Continue reading
Always go to the funeral
June
2013
Sitting in those pews transports me back through my memories. Continue reading
A Fresh Look
April
2013
Inside every old person is a young person who doesn’t really understand that he’s old now. Continue reading
The Gift of a Book
March
2013
I love buying books for people who will get pleasure from them Continue reading
What’s your trick, Python?
May
2012
Python. It’s not quite Ruby. Continue reading
Here we go out of the sleep of mild people
April
2012
I started a new job with a brand-new startup. An old life is ending as a new life begins. Continue reading
What day is it?
November
2011
My story pops back into my memory sometimes in those twilight moments between waking and sleeping. Continue reading