During October three of my very favourite friends died. David I’ve known since I was twelve…. he was actually my first crush on anyone real, beyond pop and film stars. Kind, witty, a great handsome bear of a man.  He married my great friend Erica and they lived...

In my work as a psychoanalytical psychotherapist for children and their families I sometimes met patients who heard voices.  These were scary voices who told them to self harm or commit suicide. Sometimes the voices were so dreadful, that my patients wanted to die,...

(an allotment is an area of land sufficient to feed a family of four, which was offered for a nominal rent to people at the end of World War I). This morning we went to our allotment for the last time.  We dug up a few small leeks, cut the sweet peas and the two...

There is much music composed about the Sun and I thought it might be interesting to gather some of it together.  All of the following pieces can be heard in performances on YouTube.  This is very much a personal list and I would love to hear about other...

Here’s a strange thing: I’ve several times lent books to materialist friends that I think they may find interesting.  And they have nearly all been returned unread, for a variety of reasons.   Couldn’t get into it, got so many others on my to read pile,...

Well, catalyst is progressing true to form: on Saturday we had to put down our lovely, very elderly golden retriever.   She was nearly 17, an amazing age for a large dog.  But what a star!  Waggy tail and great affection to the end.  Her back...

Well, here I am writing my first blog.  It’s such an exciting time, this bit before we know which publisher might buy The Book of the Sun, if they do at all….somehow I do think someone will take it on, because why would the Sun have bothered to come to me, if I...