The David Charles Newsletter

Not Everything Needs to Grow Right Now

What the London Plane can teach us about our growing season

Jan 16 • David Charles

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December 2025

£760,000 and Out

The 5 questions every relationship, partnership, business and community must answer

Dec 30, 2025 • David Charles

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Why Are City Parks Empty At Night?

What Excites You? What Frustrates You?

Dec 19, 2025 • David Charles

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October 2025

Lucky Old You

Being here, now, conscious, on earth, is itself a fantastically favourable combination of circumstances.

Oct 28, 2025 • David Charles

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August 2025

Foiled: The Radio Show That Refused To Dye

Axed BBC Radio comedy Foiled is available to listen again - right here ✂️

Aug 29, 2025

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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

Aug 23, 2025

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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…

Aug 10, 2025

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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…

Aug 3, 2025

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July 2025

A Lot of Botany

As Camus might say: ‘One must imagine the moon happy.’

Jul 18, 2025

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June 2025

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.

Jun 20, 2025

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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.

Jun 13, 2025

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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.

Jun 6, 2025

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