A few weeks ago, I was walking along the road in daggy day-at-home clothes, music blazing in my ears, thinking that I should have brushed my hair. I’d just be quick before anyone saw me. But someone did see me. Someone I didn’t recognise. A bald man with a liver-brown beard and quite a cute … More Footnotes
I looked out of the window at Saturday morning. It was cloudy, but not raining. I opened the front door to feel the air. It was cold, but not freezing. The day was growing light, a busy week was behind me and the next hour would be my own. As I crept out of the … More Saturday morning secret
I was brought up to be superstitious. I was also taught not to believe everything I was taught, which leaves me in the fortunate position of being able to pick and choose my charms. Such as blowing an eyelash and making a wish, or seeing the joy in two magpies. However, leaving a dropped knife … More Luck Under the Bridge
Knole Park, Kent.
A white hart. A light leaf. Aflight fern. A Thursday morning at Knole Park in mid-September.
A pavement walk to a soulless gym on a cloud-hung day. Even the temperature is mediocre – it’s neither this nor that. Just okay. A conveyor belt of cars slides by. Some drivers bear that far-off, dreamy look so familiar to us all, suggesting that they are relieving the boredom of the road by seeking somewhere quite … More Soulless in Sevenoaks
I’m running with a dog which isn’t mine, but somehow she seems connected. She slows when I slow; she speeds up when I do; when I turn my face to get the measure of her, she shifts hers to match. Dogs scare me. Ever since a German Shepherd chased me with fierce blue eyes and … More Heartskipping run with a dog
Have Paprika, Will Travel 