Hope and Despair

For the miserable, moody and mercurial, one’s outlook can swivel on a sixpence. Or dime, if you prefer. Not so … More

The Railway Children

There can be few greater attractions than sitting on a country railway station.

I found myself transported back to the time of Cardinal Newman this evening, sitting in a glum old seaman’s church on the coast at Walmer.

Do we need economic growth? I find myself answering “no”.

What makes a cynic? Reason and experience in life or the cold hand of genetic inheritance? Are cynics just born? … More

It is easy enough to empathize with addicts if, for large chunks of your existence, you have had an overwhelming need to get out of your own head.

A kind friend sent me what I took to be a flyer for ChristianMingle.com, which appears to be a sex … More