Covid-19 takes away, but it also gives
The Covid-19 pandemic has wrought terrible damage, all around the world. But it has also reminded me of something important: friendship.
Category: Opinions My thoughts about the world
How I lost and found my craft mojo
Covid-19 has affected us all in one way or another – for me, it took away the joy of crafting. It took a Twitter post to get me on track…
It’s the end of the year – and you have the power to make things better
I have only one end-of-year message: please try to abandon your magical thinking and think about what you need to do right now to stay safe.
Thoughts at the end of a long year
Cricket matches in the Covid-19 pandemic are unexpectedly unsettling. They tell us how strange are the times in which we live.
The simple joys of stationery
What is it about stationery that is so entrancing? A new notebook anchors us to the world, and brings a sense of possibility.
Leadership in the time of plague
The Covid-19 pandemic has concentrated everyone’s minds on questions of leadership. But perhaps we would be better served looking to ourselves?
Thoughts on what it means to be a white South African
Can black people be racist? No, they can’t. But this is a question that white people could be spending less time on. There’s other work to do.
My thoughts about the world
How I lost and found my craft mojo
Covid-19 has affected us all in one way or another – for me, it took away the joy of crafting. It took a Twitter post to get me on track…
It’s the end of the year – and you have the power to make things better
I have only one end-of-year message: please try to abandon your magical thinking and think about what you need to do right now to stay safe.
Thoughts at the end of a long year
Cricket matches in the Covid-19 pandemic are unexpectedly unsettling. They tell us how strange are the times in which we live.
The simple joys of stationery
What is it about stationery that is so entrancing? A new notebook anchors us to the world, and brings a sense of possibility.
Leadership in the time of plague
The Covid-19 pandemic has concentrated everyone’s minds on questions of leadership. But perhaps we would be better served looking to ourselves?
Thoughts on what it means to be a white South African
Can black people be racist? No, they can’t. But this is a question that white people could be spending less time on. There’s other work to do.