Letters

The Music Behind the Words

What I've learned from speaking to rooms full of people

Jul 10 •

Learning How To Drown

On becoming immortal without growing up

Jul 1 •

Convivial Economics

Involving neighbours, strangers and mince pies

Dec 19, 2024 •

These Scattered Tables

Three words from friends – and three gatherings as winter arrives

Nov 22, 2024 •

Moving Down and In

Breadcrumbs through the darkness

Nov 4, 2024 •

The Poems of a Younger Man

Plus three book recommendations and two events in London

Oct 24, 2024 •

Learning to Show Up

A story about shyness, technology and busking

Oct 11, 2024 •

Stranger Coalitions

The invitation to this year's autumn series – and other voices from the neighbourhood

Oct 4, 2024 •

2:30

To Count the Blessings

Notes from my final moments in America

Sep 25, 2024 •

A Letter from the Homeward Journey

After two weeks of encounters with friends, old and new

Jul 8, 2024 •

Taking the Gamble on Life

So the day is here and a new series is about to get underway

May 23, 2024 •

Community as a Verb

What neighbourhood looks like

May 16, 2024 •

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