Bland God: Notes on Mark Zuckerberg

Essay

27th June 2018

Facebook's founder is the most visible and enigmatic icon of the digital age. But what does he mean?

Kaleidoscope Eye

Essay

6th June 2018

"I laid there with a blue sheet covering my face with a hole cut into it for my eye. This was my eighth and final unsuccessful eye surgery. It had been five years, one month, and twelve days since my first."

Marinaleda: A Town Less Ordinary

Essay

5th April 2018

In a small town in rural Spain, a different way of life is being built, one day at a time.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Housing

Essay

6th December 2017

What can the attitudes of Ireland's housing officials tell us about their ability to handle the country's most serious housing crisis in living memory?

How To Edit Your Own Lousy Writing

Essay

24th October 2017

Learn to read your work with the eyes of a stranger and you will pass through the Valley of Failure towards the Mountain of Success.

On Non-Fiction about Housing and Homelessness

Essay

27th June 2017

How can journalists and non-fiction writers tell the stories of the people most affected by the deepening housing crisis?

Multimedia Notes on the Literature of Homelessness

Blog Post Essay

12th June 2017

Tracing the wandering path of the homeless through the histories of word and song.