January 28, 2019 Not heard in Glastonbury Heard in Glastonbury high street, mother and small child: Mother: Hurry up, Ronnie! We’re going to Jenny’s for lunch. You …
January 23, 2019 The end of writing I’ve never read a piece that beats frosty grass on a morning crisp and bright I’ve never heard a talk …
January 21, 2019 This body of evidence Does your body hypnotise you sometimes? It can do this, hypnotising us into a particular, and possibly ridiculous, state. Sometimes …
January 18, 2019 Falling out about the candle In the early 1640’s, before the appalling English Civil War, the warring parties fought with words. The respective sides fell …
January 16, 2019 This ageing game Daniel Holland recently initiated a merry exchange of tweets on the subject of getting old. ‘What are the signs of …
January 15, 2019 The appeal of emptiness We live in an era of techniques, courses and qualifications. ‘If you want to improve yourself, use this technique.’ ‘If …
January 7, 2019 The confessions of a cello player ‘I think, therefore I am,’ declared Descartes, famously. But Buddha, 2500 years before him, would have drawn the opposite conclusion. …
January 7, 2019 The Christmas tree – a lament You may have long forgotten about your Christmas tree. It may have been back in its box or out in …
January 7, 2019 A daily epiphany How to describe your essence - the reality at the centre of your being? It’s difficult, for beautiful states are …
