Essays
Writing on the natural world, the passage of time, place and the patterns that shape our lives.
These essays bring together personal observation, scientific curiosity and reflections on everyday experience.
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Time and the Natural World
An exploration of how the rhythms of the natural world shape our experience of time, from the changing seasons to the slower patterns of growth and renewal.
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Thinking with Machine Learning
What can machine learning reveal about the natural world? Reflections on patterns, observation and the relationship between technology and nature.
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A Season in Provence
Observations of landscape, light and everyday life in Provence, where the changing seasons reveal the character of a place.
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The Autumn Table
From gathering hazelnuts in Provence to the traditions of seasonal cooking, an exploration of food, harvest and the histories we carry to the table.
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A Room of One's Own
On reading, writing and the conditions that allow creative thought to develop, inspired by Virginia Woolf's enduring reflections on a writer's independence.
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On Place and Perspective
Reflections on living between Australia, Scotland and France, and how different landscapes and cultures shape our understanding of home and belonging.
“Writing is a way of listening to the world, to patterns and to what moves within us.”