Jul 17, 2021 | Essays, Non-Fiction |
What is Wrong with Happiness? The question in the title would baffle many a reader. And it is meant to baffle – to prompt one to pause and think. To pause in what? In our pursuit of happiness, which – as most readers would probably agree – is on our minds most of the...
Feb 12, 2017 | Non-Fiction |
Before 1066, the issue troubling the inhabitants of what is now Britain was not ‘Will I get a decent pension?’ or ‘How much is my house worth?’ It was more along the lines of ‘When will a horde of axe-wielding murderers come charging across the horizon to rape the...
Jan 26, 2016 | Non-Fiction |
…Cook was now free to go off and fulfill the second part of his assignment—to explore the lands of the South Seas and bring home anything that looked scientifically interesting. To this end, he had with him a brilliant and wealthy young botanist named Joseph...
Mar 7, 2014 | Non-Fiction |
I apologise for ‘reprinting’ the offensive terms and language that I received in this email, but equally I didn’t want to let it just sit in my spam folder and passively accept this kind of hateful speech. I received this chain email from someone I...
