Archive - The David Charles Newsletter

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

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

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

May 2025

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?

May 24

March 2025

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.

Mar 19

February 2025

January 2025

Three Tiny Big Things To Do In January

I invite you to pour all of your hopes, aspiration, dreams and ambitions into this second landmark. This second landmark is you, in twelve months’ time.

Jan 5 •

December 2024

24 Tiny Big Things From 2024

It’s been one hell of a year. There are so many stories we could tell. This list hints at one human’s story of the year, but it won't tell the…

Dec 31, 2024 •

Enter 🐈 Phone

I don’t blame you for scrolling Instagram instead of striking up a conversation with a random bald man

Dec 7, 2024 •

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