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Socrates, Philosophical Trouble-Maker

Socrates, Philosophical Trouble-Maker

Socrates was the archetypal philosopher: a restless seeker after wisdom, and a thorn in the side of the intelligentsia of Athens.

Hospitality, Islam and How to Resist Hatred

Hospitality, Islam and How to Resist Hatred

Resisting hatred through curry, friendship, and hospitality

To Express or To Explore: The Art of Nonfiction

To Express or To Explore: The Art of Nonfiction

Nonfiction is about exploring the world, and our relationship with the world

BBC Travel: What Happened to Myanmar's Ghosts?

BBC Travel: What Happened to Myanmar's Ghosts?

A piece on BBC travel website.

Writing Without the Hard Grind

Writing Without the Hard Grind

Writing doesn't have to involve misery.

No Place Like Home: Witchcraft and Gentrification in Myanmar

No Place Like Home: Witchcraft and Gentrification in Myanmar

On witchcraft and gentrification in Yangon (republished from the SEA Globe).

Nietzsche’s Ten Commandments for Writers

Nietzsche’s Ten Commandments for Writers

Advice on writing from the most literary of all philosophers.

On the Art of Staring into Space

On the Art of Staring into Space

Creativity happens when you find the courage to do absolutely nothing

Soft Work: Notes Towards a Manifesto

Soft Work: Notes Towards a Manifesto

Don't work harder. Work softer.

Architecture & Conjuring: How to Build Convincing Worlds

Architecture & Conjuring: How to Build Convincing Worlds

Two approaches to world-building

On Laziness and Creativity

On Laziness and Creativity

Writing and the virtues of slacking off

‘Good for Publicity’: My Book Reading from Hell

‘Good for Publicity’: My Book Reading from Hell

A horror story from the wilds of Suffolk