The David Charles Newsletter

Yes, that is a consciously blood-curdling headline for what is, ultimately, a little story about biodiversity and conservation. Apologies in advance if…

Feb 14

There is something ineffably childish about a hammock.

Feb 7

How to get our nature fix

Jan 31

What happened when I got invited to do DIY for a paramilitary youth organisation...

Jan 24

Plus: The Bins on Brownsea

Jan 17

A quiz! A book! A bike ride!

Jan 10

When all these boxes are ticked off, I reckon we’ll have finished Series 4 of Foiled. Happy 2020! Three days in and the nights are drawing out. We're r…

Jan 3

I'm not sure 'Davecade' works, but I'm sticking with it.

Dec 27, 2019

Plus Books Make Books and Crisis at Christmas

Dec 20, 2019

Bear with me on this one...

Dec 13, 2019

#156: On writing habits

Dec 6, 2019

Happy Friday-not-Friday! And greetings from Amsterdam. Rather than publish a newsletter with no news, I thought I’d wait until the weekend was drawing …

Dec 1, 2019

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