The fridge that would not die
Nostalgia First some personal nostalgia: In 1960 my parents moved into a new house, it had a larder in the kitchen, but my mum decided she needed a fridge, and…
A short conversation about making climate change personal
You’ll get some folk saying that what individuals do doesn’t count. That it won’t make a difference what you do personally. But they’re saying that either because they’re lazy or…
Countdown to Christmas
Yes – I’m aware that its still November, but whether we want to admit it or not the countdown to Christmas is here. In Christmases past I’ve spent the week…
Global silence as humanitarians face jail
Humanitarian Angels of Greece face up to 25 years imprisonment AS I write this, the trial in Greece of the latest and growing number (180 and rising) of humanitarian activists…
Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky.
Based on a Nigerian Folktale. Millions and millions of years ago, The Sun was the Water’s best friend. They both lived here down here upon the Earth Where the long…
The Legend of the Grey Wethers
A Tale from Dartmoor 10 minute fiction. ONCE upon a time around about 1765, there was a young farmer named Thomas Davey who was looking to buy sheep from Chagford…
When the revolution comes
REVOLUTION. If you are a socialist, there is little doubt that at some point you have sat in a bar or coffee shop discussing ‘when the revolution comes’. Much of…
The Sound of the Crowd
The Sixty Second Scribe talks of hope, inspiration, beards and jam making. I have a sneaking feeling that will be the only time someone types that sentence today, although I…
Cultural Appropriation, Passive Aggression, and Optics
Inclusion of others isn’t a threat, but a liberation. One that must be socially normalized.