Yes, I’m Changing The Plan, Not The Destination
A few weeks ago I wrote that there’s a difference between a sign and a pattern. A sign is something you can shrug off. A pattern is something that keeps turning up until you deal with it. This post is…
Category Life
Somehow, I Think My Life Is Trying To Tell Me Something
I’ve never been one for signs. I don’t think the universe writes you letters, and I’m generally suspicious of anyone who reckons every bit of bad luck is a lesson wearing a disguise. But I do know that there’s a…
Vale Kenneth Doyle…
A few days ago, my mate Kenneth Doyle passed away and I’ve been trying to write this since then, and every draft has felt too small for the man it’s about. I met Ken back in 2003 and as soon…
Vale Lindsay Boyd…
Let me say from the get-go: Lindsay Boyd was one of the nicest, sweetest and most genuine human beings I have ever met. He had one of those hard-living, gravelly singing voices that could make Tom Waits sound like Pavarotti,…
Songwriting: The Quiet Risk of Writing the Truth
Just recently I realised that… “Being a songwriter gives us the extraordinary opportunity to intimately examine our lives and express our vulnerabilities through our songs.” Now, I’ve sat with that line for a bit, and the more I turn it…
How To Stay Sane In An Insane World
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion going around right now, and it’s not the kind that a good night’s sleep will fix. It’s the exhaustion of keeping up. Of waking up each morning not quite knowing what fresh chaos the…
Are We Already Over AI? The #2016 Hashtag Trend Says a Lot
There’s something quietly fascinating happening online right now, and I think it says more about where we’re headed than most people realise. According to a recent article on Reprtoir, millions of people have been flooding social media with the hashtag…
What Writing Songs Has Taught Me About Being Human
I didn’t start writing songs to become a better person. I started because I loved music. Because I was drawn to melody. Because there were things inside me that felt too big, too confusing, or too private to say out…
Your Truth VS The Truth, And Why The Difference Matters
You know, lately I keep hearing a phrase pop up everywhere. On the surface, it sounds healthy. Empowering, even. It feels like a pushback against being silenced or dismissed, and in many cases, that’s exactly where it came from. People…
Five Simple Resolutions for a Slow, Steady, Simple and Silent 2026
For a long time, I thought a slower life would arrive once I did enough, achieved enough, or figured enough things out. What I’ve come to understand is that slowness isn’t something you reach. It’s something you remove obstacles from.…