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#5The Silence Before the Summit

On what happens in the body and mind in the hours before a climb.

FREE POST16 June 2026
#3A Dog Named James

Six years old, heavy-eyed, and wiser than most people I know.

FREE POST19 May 2026
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#4Kilometre 35

The body gives up at 35. The mind decides what happens next.

2 June 2026
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#2The Architecture of Patience

What writing a novel across twelve years teaches you about time.

5 May 2026
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#1Notes from the Underbelly

What a city shows you when it thinks you are one of the crowd.

21 April 2026