The stern summer sun shines from the vast and staring sky its heat merciless and inescapable searing through my soul leaving me exposed and dry …
Belonging
At the suggestion of the awesome Helené and in the hopes of writing more often, I’ve signed up for writing prompts from figment.com. This is the …
The Helmet of Horror
The Helmet of Horror by Victor Pelevin provides an intelligent, witty and very post-modern deconstruction of the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. The book is …
The Outeniqua Trail
I had the good fortune to take time off in the middle of winter and hike the first five days of the Outeniqua Trail. The …
Weight
Weight by Jeanette Winterson is a retelling of the tale of Herakles (more commonly known by his Roman name, Hercules), and specifically the nth of his twelve …
A Short History of Myth
A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong is the opening installment in Canongate’s Myths series, and is an excellent introduction to and contextualisation of …
Myths Series
The world is full of myths – epic stories that hold fundamental truths and help us understand and navigate the world. They are found in …
Harkerville
Continuing my attempts to hike as often as possible in preparation of walking the Camino de Santiago later this year, I joined a group of …
Civilization
Civilization is the latest offering from historian Niall Ferguson (of The Ascent of Money fame), and it tackles the ambitious task of finding out why …
change
it’s a strange thing to suddenly find oneself beside a path like so many before after other failed searches it seems a chance discovery serendipitous …