https://davidcharles.info/Newsletter issues and stories by David Charles.en-gbhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/this-tree-aint-budginghttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/this-tree-aint-budgingTue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Lunchtime Sublime Solstice Festival 17-21 Decemberhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/how-did-you-get-into-thishttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/how-did-you-get-into-thisFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Wow, this works!https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/trees-that-could-kill-youhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/trees-that-could-kill-youSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Saturday 3 October, 10am: Meet The Forest, Crystal Palace Parkhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/laden-with-a-terrifying-lighthttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/laden-with-a-terrifying-lightFri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Autumn begins with the sense of realityhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/this-emotion-kills-fascistshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/this-emotion-kills-fascistsSun, 05 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000Awesome Attenborough and a foxglove in the foresthttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/smells-get-into-your-bloodhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/smells-get-into-your-bloodFri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000This week: grow your own stress reliefhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/a-feast-for-the-fingertipshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/a-feast-for-the-fingertipsSun, 31 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000Imagine being on fire and flayed alive...https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/you-see-but-you-do-not-observehttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/you-see-but-you-do-not-observeFri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000Somewhere in Southeast London this week, a bee landed on a flower blazing with ultraviolet lights invisible to every human walking pasthttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/twit-twoohttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/twit-twooTue, 24 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Owls Are Callinghttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/do-i-need-my-big-coathttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/do-i-need-my-big-coatFri, 06 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000This Week: Find Your Umbrella Treehttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/not-everything-needs-to-grow-righthttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/not-everything-needs-to-grow-rightFri, 16 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000What the London Plane can teach us about our growing seasonhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/760000-and-outhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/760000-and-outTue, 30 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000The 5 questions every relationship, partnership, business and community must answerhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/why-are-city-parks-empty-at-nighthttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/why-are-city-parks-empty-at-nightFri, 19 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000What Excites You? What Frustrates You?https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/a-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunityhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/a-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunityTue, 28 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000Being here, now, conscious, on earth, is itself a fantastically favourable combination of circumstances.https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/family-members-did-not-pump-our-downloadshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/family-members-did-not-pump-our-downloadsFri, 29 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Axed BBC Radio comedy Foiled is available to listen again - right here ✂️https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/self-care-not-working-try-adventurehttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/self-care-not-working-try-adventureSat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000There’s a lot to be said for a steady salary, a loving home life and a game that involves throwing sticks at other stickshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-trialshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-trialsSat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 4: Episode 1https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-toteshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-totesSat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 3: Episode 1https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-spikeshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-spikesSat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 3: Episode 2https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-showshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-showsSat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 4: Episode 3https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-casts-acchttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-casts-accSat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 3: Episode 4https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-mikeshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-mikesSat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 4: Episode 4https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-crocshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-crocsSat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 4: Episode 2https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-castshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-castsSat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 3: Episode 3https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-queueshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-queuesWed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 2: Episode 3https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-puzzleshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-puzzlesWed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 2: Episode 2https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-mobshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-mobsWed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 2: Episode 4https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-chairshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-chairsWed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 2: Episode 1https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-gameshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-gamesTue, 19 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 1: Episode 4https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-glitterhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-glitterWed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 1: Episode 3https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-baguetteshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-baguettesWed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 1: Episode 2https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-kingshttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/foiled-everythings-kingsTue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Series 1: Episode 1https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/and-infinitely-gratefulhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/and-infinitely-gratefulSun, 10 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Never forget that heartbeat pendulum of logic swings on our childish astonishment at the wonder of being alive. Grounding ourselves in the thought that we could as easily not be as be.https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/unbelievably-luckyhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/unbelievably-luckySun, 03 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000It’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, my doing, my scent, my sound.https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/a-lot-of-botanyhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/a-lot-of-botanyFri, 18 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000As Camus might say: ‘One must imagine the moon happy.’https://davidcharles.info/uncategorised/happy-friday/https://davidcharles.info/uncategorised/happy-friday/Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000This week’s title is a quote from a poem by June Jordan , written to remember the 40,000 women and children who, on August 9 1956, protested the ‘dompass’ segregation laws of apartheid.https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/join-me-on-night-shifthttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/join-me-on-night-shiftFri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000A therapeutic journey through darkness, designed for men. Redefine your place in the universe with a little help from midnight: stars, moon, owls.https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/i-see-the-future-in-my-dreams-andhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/i-see-the-future-in-my-dreams-andFri, 13 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000The only thing you know for certain is that it will be different from yesterday and different again tomorrow. One choice, endless variety.https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/not-the-right-bookhttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/not-the-right-bookFri, 06 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000I’ve seen otherwise straight-laced, shoulder-padded clerks-of-the-court reduced to hands-and-knees licking the live rail to alleviate the boredom.https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/fluent-in-welcome-my-albanian-lovehttps://davidcharles.substack.com/p/fluent-in-welcome-my-albanian-loveSat, 24 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000I visited Albania for the fifth time, but how could it possibly live up to my hyperbole — Favourite Country in the World, really?