Essays
Every essay, newest first
Walking, the river, birds, the house and its repairs, letters. Pick a topic, or read from the top.
The river · The heron and the post
On standing still by the river long enough to be mistaken for part of it, and what the river does when it stops watching you.5 min read
The town · The lamps come on one by one
Our lane still has its old cast-iron lamps. They come on at dusk in the wrong order, and I have started to wait for them.4 min read
The house · Mending the chair
Every house has one chair that everybody sits on and nobody mends. On glue, clamps, and the three winters it took me to turn it upside down.5 min read
Letters · Letters I never sent
A stack of envelopes tied with string, a fountain pen, and the strange relief of writing to somebody who will never read it.4 min read
The house · The kettle and the weather
An old enamel kettle on a small iron stove, rain on the window, and the case for doing one thing at a time.3 min read
Birds · Swifts over the square
For twelve weeks each summer the sky over the market square belongs to the swifts. A note on screaming, roofs and leaving.4 min read