The thing I learnt: The Vegeterian by Han Kang
4/5 Structure: This book has a three act structure and interestingly swtiches the protagonist Yeong-Hye from the subject to the object of the story. Her weird and dark tumbling descent… Read more »
Dumb Motorways
So, the UK government has decided to scrap smart motorways. This is a very simple story. There were a number of smart motorways of different types rolled out across the… Read more »
We Are Where We Are
Delighted to see my story “We Are Where We Are” picked from the archives of the Dark Mountain Project. With a very generous review. Written before the work from home… Read more »
1.5C – Wanted Dead or Alive
Post COP27 nations are talking about whether or not 1.5C as a global warming target is “dead” or not. I’m not going into the politics of Western nations discussing this… Read more »
Fiction Update: “It Comes For Summer”
Published 31st July, Lovecraftiana Vol 7 Issue 2 hits the shelves with my story “It Comes For Summer”. Alongside some fine artwork from Jim Pitts. The first of my Climate… Read more »
Climate: The False Dichotomy Hat-Trick
Upton Sinclair said “The one thing we learn from history is that we never learn from history” (or words to that effect. This may be excusable when considering ancient history,… Read more »
The Unexplored Virtue of Doomerism
I did wonder whether it should be “Doomism” or “Doomerism”, but let’s not get bogged down by that, life is short. Especially now. So, Doomers get a bad name in… Read more »
No More Climate Change Activists
People who advocate for greater action on climate change are very often daubed “activists” “Activism: The policy of taking direct and often miltary action to achieve an end, esp. a… Read more »
Scientific Evidence vs Social Proof
I recently listened to a Freakonomics Radio podcast with Professor Robert Cialdini. The subject matter was how to influence people and drew on his 1984 book Influence – recently expanded…. Read more »
Climate Change is not Science Problem
Who is it that is warning about Climate Change? Scientists, right? Are scientists warning us about climate change, or are they telling us about climate change? There is an important… Read more »