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Twenty years of writing is a lot to wade into, so here are some good places to begin.
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Adventure
10 things you learn when you cycle 4,110 miles around Britain
What 4,110 miles round the coast of Britain taught me, from the ride I called the most rewarding thing I'd ever done.
Cycling to the Sahara
It's 1,279 miles from my house in London to the Saharan desert. The start of a ride through France and Tunisia.
Remember That Time We Cycled 2,200km Across Britain On A Route That Spelled Out Refugees Welcome? Oh Yeah!
The time we cycled a 2,200km route across Britain that spelled out REFUGEES WELCOME.
5 Incredible Things I’ve Learned From 340 Days Of Adventure
Five lessons from a year of counting days of adventure.
How to be human
Man Sloth Mode
From November 2016 to October 2017 I was in what I've learned to call man sloth mode. My longest story.
The End Of Doomspreading
On meeting a young man who lived in a world of confusion, threat and mistrust, and why we spread doom.
Vipassana Meditation at Dhamma Dipa: A Philosophical Consideration
All the fears and joys of a ten-day silent meditation course, in 3,000 words.
Hypnagogia: How to Dream like Thomas Edison
How Thomas Edison used the edge of sleep for ideas, and how you can too.
Borders and solidarity
Humanity is Easy: Supporting Migrants in Calais
New Year 2015: taking 200kg of supplies to the people camped in Calais. Humanity is easy.
Thank-You Letter to the Daily Mail
A thank-you letter to the Daily Mail, which we then delivered in person.
Trespassers Welcome
Most of the English countryside is out of bounds to most of the people who live here. Why trespass matters.
10 Years Of No Borders
Looking back on ten years of writing about the crisis of borders.
Words and writing
Bob Dylan and William Shakespeare: A Reference Guide Part I
Every time Bob Dylan borrowed from Shakespeare. My most-commented post.
BBC Radio Foiled: 2017-2021
The story of Foiled, the hair-salon sitcom I co-wrote with Beth Granville for BBC Radio.
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