I have been writing this blog for over ten years. I am not particularly prolific; there are around 100 posts in total – less than once a month and sometimes closer to once a year. Apparently I only…
The Writing Life: An Update on the Blog
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Keep Looking Up
I chalked up a personal first yesterday; I saw an aurora with my own eyes and it was every bit as remarkable as I could have hoped for. I was not alone in sharing this special moment – anyone…
A Bigger Sky
Amongst everything else that happened in 2023 a key anniversary for a landmark in our understanding of the Universe passed largely unnoticed – the centenary of the realisation that not o…
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
There is insight in the stories that numbers can tell, and for some of us that insight offers a sense of calm in turbulent times. Which may be why In the midst of this year’s rains I sta…