Hidden wartime remains and the language of wild beauty
The latest issue of Ernest Journal hit doormats last week, including quite a few bits and bobs by me. Along with quite... Read More
The intricacies of bee etiquette
Fine news. Another edition of Ernest Journal is out. Featuring lots of grand stuff including pieces on Romanian bison, cocktail bitters, American... Read More
Mead fit for a king
‘Turbulent old time, the 17th century. It was the age of characters like Cardinal Richelieu and the Duke of Buckingham; of Oliver... Read More
The Sherlock Holmes Book
Sometimes the perfect job falls into your lap. As a 13 year-old picking my GCSE options, I quite fancied taking chemistry. Until... Read More
Contributor to The Great Outdoors
Could anything be more pleasing than getting paid to go on strolls and write about them? Or to work for magazines that... Read More
The motivational lessons of James Bond novels
There’s a tendency to underrate the perceptive capacities of thriller writers. You get so bound up in the pace and action of... Read More
Employment and elevation
Our lifts at work are a hundred shades of shite. There are supposed to be six of them, but this number is... Read More
Inky catharsis
No doubt psychiatrists and medication have their place in life, but as an outlet for a whole range of mildly negative emotions... Read More
Before sunset
I was obliged to move desks last week. My new desk is about two thirds the size of my old one, but... Read More
Hallowe’en for geeks
Ever heard of a zombie webpage? Apparently it’s where a page is deleted from the content management system but still somehow appears... Read More