Art =/= Money
Strap in readers, this is a long one. But don't worry, no NFT chats at all. In 2018 I decided I would never be a High School teacher ever again. I had...
Curiosity is a form of exploration
One of my pleasures is reading to or listening about explorers. Not so much the age of exploration, which strikes me as naive and damaging, but a lot of...
Art, doubt, anxiety
Putting something out in the world is rarely a good feeling. It's always nerve-wracking and unpleasant, at least a little bit. Questions like 'will anyone...
The Last Time
When I was 12 or 13 I made the mistake of signing up to play cricket for my school team. Cricket, like anything, really is a struggle to care about once it's...
Thylacine (I want to believe)
I recently watched this documentary about folks in Australia who believe that the Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) is still alive. For those living overseas, the...
Jogging slowly, closing a circle
I'm not a very good runner, in fact it's probably unfair to call me a runner at all. Once a week, sometimes twice if the weather is extra perfect, I'll go...
Rewilding: ego is the enemy
Having recently moved house, some of my many house plants are struggling in their new space. It's summer, and we're experiencing a heatwave here in...
I think of ecology like I think about society (spiders)
A few days ago my girlfriend screamed 'there's a really fucking big spider here'. He had emerged from some boxes (we'd moved houses) and totally startled...
Welcome to More Than a Spoon Than a Fork
For a year-and-a-bit I worked in England at a fairly posh school filled with great people. One of the best teachers there showed the staff a great lesson...