September 24, 2018 How to speak from the battlefield This is about the difference between speech which holds and speech which assaults. Speech which holds is helpful for life; …
September 18, 2018 This rumoured space There is rumour of it, an inner room within, a particular space, though the entrance is bricked up, weathered and …
September 17, 2018 A legacy of spies A review of John le Carre’s recent spy thriller, A legacy of Spies. Spying is a disease, an illness, a …
September 17, 2018 Small things Each day we are given the strength to do small things; for our life is comprised of such events. There …
September 10, 2018 Boris Johnson: the interview In 2004, I interviewed Boris Johnson, shortly after his political novel, Seventy Two Virgins appeared. I was surprised by the …
September 10, 2018 Keep karma and carry on Karma. We tend to think of it as a Hindu or Buddhist thing; though Jesus’ teaching is shot through with …
September 10, 2018 Mindfulness at home Perhaps mindfulness is most difficult in the home. Home is where deep-rooted patterns of behaviour have established themselves, and where …
September 5, 2018 Julian of Norwich: Question and Response I was recently sent some questions about my latest novel on Julian of Norwich. Here they are, with my responses. …
September 4, 2018 The Kingdom by Emmanuel Carrere – A book review You won’t have read a book like it; I doubt it, anyway. ‘Thrilling, magnificent and strange,’ said Bryan Appleyard in …
