… finally There is a simple test you can do to see if you have the patience to write a book. Take an empty milk-bottle[1] and every day add a teaspoon of water until it is full. It’s a good test! Writing a book is an enormous undertaking, especially when – being ill-disciplined in ‘the… Continue reading

Last Sunday I decided to brew a new batch of kombucha. Whilst this tipple does edge into socially repugnant territory — that of the kombucha classes —  I have found myself in recent years quite enamoured with its fermented tang and powerful state-building properties. Placidly I weighed out the demerara sugar, for a fleeting moment… Continue reading