fter three weeks of forced rest following my accident, I had determined that getting back to work had to happen, even if I was nowhere near ...

he temperature is dropping swiftly, and the frosty fingers of Ullr are touching every corner of our land. It’s exactly the kind of cold even...

n Wednesday 5th November, I left work on my bike to ride home. Some had expressed concern about the potential for issues, with youths known ...

very November's arrival signals a few things, chief among them the start of the festive season preparations. At work, this translates in...

​eality television simply isn’t my thing. I’ve perfected the cynical eye-roll whenever anyone mentions a new series set in a villa or a cast...

lfablót, Samhain, Calan Gaeaf, Pooky Night or even plain old Hallowe'en, whatever you call this festival—if you celebrate it, what exact...

nowledge of this truth doesn't make it any easier: the older you get, the more funerals you inevitably attend. For my wife, Morticia, th...

y career has involved countless training courses, with their utility varying wildly between the truly beneficial and the utterly pointless. ...

aluably, our time here, however finite, proved perfect. The mission of relaxation was a success, only slightly undermined by a f...

​ ritics might suggest a third visit to the same quiet harbour town in one calendar year is predictable, but to me, this unprecedented retur...