Category: Rivers of Life
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While the world watches the headlines, the real signal may be a single unmarked ship slipping through the shadows. This piece looks at why.
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A clear, reliable sourdough method built on patience, rhythm and a few days of quiet work. Nothing fancy, just good bread.
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You can freestyle a curry, but not sourdough. This is a piece about learning the discipline, the science and the joy of getting it right.
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Black and white photography is an art, not a filter. This piece is about the frustration of watching talent replaced by gimmicks.
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A light hearted poem about age, aching joints and the humour we cling to as the body starts to complain.
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A look at what it feels like to search for work in a system that seems designed to grind you down, and the emotional toll of endless rejection.
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A farewell to Eamonn McCabe, a meditation on grief, photography and the unsettling sense that an entire era has slipped away.
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A look at how one software update brought the world to its knees and why our dependence on the cloud makes the next failure inevitable.
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A tiny poem written on the bus, a playful nod to Spike Milligan and the joy of being silly for its own sake.
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A real conversation with an AI that confidently insisted I was delusional shows how dangerous overconfidence and faulty certainty can be in systems we increasingly rely on.