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 …
August 30, 2018 The five fingers of resilience And so we stay awake. We try and stay awake to the day, whether it’s brilliant or awful, or somewhere …
August 30, 2018 Summer’s lease ‘Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.’ This letting …
August 28, 2018 I believe He was a man who had been studying Buddhism and mystical writings for many years. But over coffee with his …
August 22, 2018 This fictitous future It is helpful (and liberating) to remember that the future doesn’t exist. People sometimes act as if it does. The …
