book recommendations
The Tenth Of December
My review of the new George Saunders book for the Daily Telegraph.
Latest
a prickly affair
Some Surprising Stuff About Hedgehogs
My latest 21st Century Yokel column for The Guardian
animals
The Cat With Seventeen Lives
A Guardian column about my senior citizen survivor cat, The Bear.
agriculture
Scarecrow Finds Of A Norfolk Sunday
Today I ruined some perfectly good shoes, did the biggest running leap over water that I've done for twenty years and dropped my phone in a ditch all in the name of getting close enough to this scarecrow to photograph it. I think it was worth it: I
countryside
Norfolk Junk Shops And Wax Museums: The Perfect Setting For The Best Horror Film You Have Never Seen
My latest 21st Century Yokel column for the Guardian's Life And Style section.
fiction
Four Unlikely Pet Memoir Synopses
1. John: A Pretty Fucking Ordinary Owl John, a snowy owl, moves in with Martha, a bereaved schoolteacher. Together, they set off on a road trip around America together, visiting historical spots, and meeting other birdlife. John, however, turns out to have very little personality, and mostly just stares off
countryside
Lame Turkeys, Dead Voles and Mapping Your Own Walks
My latest 21st Century Yokel column for the Guardian's Life And Style section.
book recommendations
Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell
A piece I wrote on an overlooked American classic for the Guardian's Books section.
book recommendations
The Frenzied, Pre-Apocalyptic World Of TC Boyle
An interview I did for The Observer newspaper.
dad
The Golf Between Us
A piece for SAGA magazine on my dad's valiant attempts to understand golf. (NB: that is not my dad I'm with in the photo - it's Colin Montgomerie. He does understand golf.)
cats
The Dadkitten
My latest Loud Dad report for Saga Magazine.
family
The Best Car I Ever Had
My latest 21st Century Yokel column for The Guardian's Life And Style section.