Because some thoughts don’t ask to be shared. They just linger. Soft. Half-formed. A bit too small for a full conversation, but too loud to ignore. They’re the ones I usually keep in my Notes app.The ones that hit me walking to work or mid-scroll.The ones I try to laugh off or forget, but they […]
Earlier this year, I drove home for Dad’s birthday. It was meant to be a celebration, but with dementia in the picture, nothing stays simple for long. Tensions were rising. My mum and sister were caught in the kind of emotional back-and-forth that only happens when love meets fear and no one knows quite what […]
No one warns you that becoming a morning gym person also turns you into someone who finds peace in… relentless kick drums.Lately, I’ve been deep in it. Hard techno, industrial beats, stuff that sounds like it could summon a demon or help me finish a spreadsheet faster. And weirdly, it’s been calming.Something about the repetition. […]
Even when what we really want is a quiet night in, warm food, phone on Do Not Disturb, maybe a bit of journaling (hello this blog!) or trash TV, there’s still that pull. That voice that whispers,“But what if something happens?”What if you miss a moment, a connection, a memory? Don’t get me wrong, I […]
Sometimes I’m hard on myself.Not just in the get your shit together kind of way, but in the way where I feel like I owe the world a version of me that’s always switched on. Motivated. Supportive. Smiling. Wise. Funny. Energising. And the weird part is, I like being that guy. I like showing up […]
There’s a strange kind of loneliness that creeps in when the party stops. Having worked in gay nightlife for years, I was surrounded by people who seemed to want to be my friend. But stepping away made it clear that some of those connections were only as deep as the guest list. Once the perceived […]
