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A collection of 4 posts

Sweeping view of green chalk cliffs dropping to a shimmering blue sea on the Jurassic Coast, Dorset, on a clear sunny day with a cruise ship visible on the horizon.

MixTape x 2504

MixTape x 2504 is here, Jessie Ware to Kate Bush, with Coolio, Janelle Monáe and a Catatonia earworm thrown in for good measure. All over the place, in the best possible way.

Visitors gathered around a stone circle on a vast green hillside under a bright, cloud-filled sky, with rolling fells in the distance.

MixTape x 2503

MixTape x returns for March, 10 tracks, ~45 minutes, and a proper spring feeling. Public Service Broadcasting to Lady Gaga, with a few surprises along the way. Hit play.

Two cars parked on a cobbled street beside a graffiti-covered Victorian railway arch in an urban area of London, on an overcast winter's day.

Music, Sharing, and MixTape x 0225

Every month I'm putting together a 10-track, 45-minute MixTape to share with my family, and whoever else wants to listen. February's is up. Come see what sort of month it's been.

Autumn morning mist drifting through pine trees at the edge of a forest, with bracken turned deep red-brown in the foreground and pale sunlight breaking through low cloud.

Back to Blog

After two decades away, I'm returning to blogging — not to build an audience or monetise, just to write. A reflection on why I started, why I stopped, and why now feels like the right time to begin again.