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Self-Care Not Working? Try Adventure
There’s a lot to be said for a steady salary, a loving home life and a game that involves throwing sticks at other sticks
I Could Have Been Nothing
Never forget that heartbeat pendulum of logic swings on our childish astonishment at the wonder of being alive. Grounding ourselves in the thought that…
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Unbelievably Lucky...
It’s unimaginable that this nightjar had not been tracking me all this time, that he had not been fully aware of my intrusion, my intentions, my being…
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Delete The Internet
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Man Sloth Mode
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It's Okay To Be Cool
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A New Kind Of Adventure
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The more I see, the more I realise that it’s just fantastic
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A Lot of Botany
As Camus might say: ‘One must imagine the moon happy.’
Join Me On Night Shift
A therapeutic journey through darkness, designed for men. Redefine your place in the universe with a little help from midnight: stars, moon, owls.
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I See The Future In My Dreams (And So Do You In Yours)
The only thing you know for certain is that it will be different from yesterday and different again tomorrow. One choice, endless variety.
Not The Right Book
I’ve seen otherwise straight-laced, shoulder-padded clerks-of-the-court reduced to hands-and-knees licking the live rail to alleviate the boredom.
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Fluent in Welcome: My Albanian Love Affair
I visited Albania for the fifth time, but how could it possibly live up to my hyperbole — Favourite Country in the World, really?
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The Scent of a Thousand Miles
Someone cried out — ‘Brimstone!’ — and in a moment I know more than I ever knew. The logic of the universe was revealed.
A New Kind Of Adventure
These are people who, most often, lead from the middle. They listen carefully, they communicate clearly, and they laugh easily.
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