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August on Substack

On 28th August 2024

Here are three posts I’ve put on Substack this month. They are free to read. If you like what you see you can also subscribe for free to receive future posts direct to your inbox. Happy little things – Counteracting…

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The joy of coming last

On 6th July 2024

Life isn’t always about winning I’m posting fairly regularly on Substack these days. Here is a recent post about my experience of volunteering at a Parkrun in Munich. Follow the link to read and comment. The joy of coming last

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Moving to Substack

On 21st March 2024

It’s been a while since I’ve posted to this Coffee break chatter page. This is partly because most of 2023 was eaten up by work transitions and travel. More recently it is because I’ve discovered Substack, a platform that makes…

Coffee break chatter

Heroes and villains

On 25th June 2021

I have always been fascinated by the dividing line between heroes and villains. One of my favourite villains is Loki in the Marvel Universe. A complex character who is emotionally damaged and acts out of that place of hurt. Because…

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Stirring up a story

On 6th January 2018

Sometimes free writing to a prompt takes an unusual turn. On this occasion the prompt was ‘An everyday item’. I don’t know why I picked a teaspoon, perhaps because I was with a group of writers where tea features heavily…