
Okay, so…
I’m a total fraud.
But look, I’ve no time to feel sorry for myself. Get inside. Get warm. Self-loathing, later. (more…)
I Came, I Saw, I Suffered Immensely

Okay, so…
I’m a total fraud.
But look, I’ve no time to feel sorry for myself. Get inside. Get warm. Self-loathing, later. (more…)
They say it’s impossible to take a bad photo of Hadrian’s Wall.
There are two reasons why this rule doesn’t apply to me right now.
2) I’m nowhere near Hadrian’s Wall. (more…)

Every year I set myself a birthday challenge – something that looks feasible from a distance but turns into a living hell close-up. Last year, I wandered across the North York Moors in an 8-hour October rainstorm (and ended up writing it up for the San Francisco Chronicle). On my birthday this year…well, I was busy. Too much writing, too much on – something had to hit the wall.
So, two months late….I’m hitting the wall.