A reflective UK guide to growing carrots and preventing forked or wonky roots—focused on soil structure, watering and preparation.
The Long Way Into the Dark
A reflective essay on writing to horror authors in the late 1970s and early 1980s, exploring correspondence, accessibility, and the human scale of creative work.
Growing Tomatoes
A reflective UK guide to growing tomatoes, exploring soil, feeding, pruning and the wide range of varieties from cherry to heritage types.
Wildlife Gardening, Without the Chaos
A calm, practical reflection on composting in wildlife gardens, showing how thoughtful systems prevent rats without abandoning ecological care.
Malaysian Insects
Many Malaysian insects survive through camouflage, patience, and deception, blending into forests so completely that invisibility becomes their strongest defence.