John’s JacketIn a London winter, I wear a stranger’s name across my chest. A thrifted Carhartt jacket, stitched with another man’s story, now binds two…Oct 17Oct 17
On board the “haves and have nots” cruise linerAbove decks, it is entitlement, opulence and a distinct lack of gratitude and respect. Below decks, it is long hours, hard work, and a…Aug 11Aug 11
The Fourth Estate is crumblingWhen the Associated Press was banned from US presidential events for news agencies over its refusal to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of…Apr 3Apr 3
Five years a LiveStreamerOn 20 March 2020, I flew back from Las Vegas and into the unknown. I had been in Sin City for a week-long exhibition; but that exhibition…Mar 25Mar 25
Don’t wait for the dayLove, respect, care and bereavement are not a coat you wear from time to time or that you can push to the back of your closet. They are a…Mar 13Mar 13
The unaffordable cost of urban explorationA man was killed on a construction site in Manchester in the UK last week. My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones. Any site…Mar 10A response icon1Mar 10A response icon1
As I turn 60…On the day I turn 60 years old, I have compiled just a few of the life lessons I have learned along my way.Feb 26Feb 26
Farewell to my father-in-lawMy father-in-law passed away yesterday. At the time of his passing, he was 84 years old. Quite how he managed to live so long and with such…Feb 11A response icon1Feb 11A response icon1
I now have enemiesI have come to the business of having enemies somewhat late. I will be 60 years old in just a few weeks and, to the best of my knowledge, I…Feb 1Feb 1