In pursuit of ideas and perspectives a little more challenging than what I understand (one’s reach exceeding one’s grasp and all that…) my reading journey spanned AI, history and the lives and wisdom of influential and interesting people. While some titles aligned closely with personal and professional interests, one clear trend emerged: books that grappledContinue reading “Best Reading 2024 Part Two – Non-Fiction”
Monthly Archives: Jan 2025
Best Reading 2024 Part One – Fiction
Each year, I set a target to read fifty books—not just because I enjoy or think it important, but because reading remains a profound way to explore and expose yourself to the human condition and sate a curious thirst for knowledge and vicarious experience. At the end of 2023 I grew concerned that a bitContinue reading “Best Reading 2024 Part One – Fiction”
I Don't Know What This Is…
I’m not sure I want to be a writer but I’m sure I want to write. You may have heard that the formula for being a writer is ‘apply ass to chair’. This sentiment was first recorded more eloquently in 1911 by Mary Heaton Vorse, who apparently advised a group of aspiring authors to ‘applyContinue reading “I Don't Know What This Is…”
Charlie Hynes 