
I write poetry
I sing
I perform
I produce
I lecture in scientific writing
I lecture in science communication
I edit, I proofread
I coach leaders
I have studied the sciences (BSc Psychology)
I have studied the humanities (MA Philosophy)
I have studied the arts (MA Creative Writing - Poetry)
I do not think art and science are mutually exclusive
I do not smoke
I drive, sometimes
I laugh so hard
I spill my coffee
(and then the thing is
to go on laughing
while my napkinless hands
hover like a pair of bees
transfixed by the flower
they have seen themselves in)
I am highly creative, highly introverted and at home on the stage
my friends are few but significant
unless we solve aging I am probably
midway between god knows what
I am willing to be disuaded of atheism
I grew up on the Jurassic coast where it is forbidden to dig fossils
I have lived in the north, south, east and west of London
I have lived and loved in Norwich
I live near Cologne, Germany
I am a father
I take solace in a kiln:
the fire set
to fuse my form
fix my glaze
was fierce
but I haven’t burst
so overall I think, I hope,
I am a good pot
not always
I boulder
I bike
I played Dr Nicholas Necropheliac in a school play when I was about ten
I lost my grandfather’s watch
I have found that antidepressants are a useful tool
I am tall and skinny, but I prefer ‘lithe’
I have a bald spot I am coming to terms with
I always thought I worked best alone
but recent events suggest
a team is not to fear
depends though
I am single or in love
I am single (June 2025)
I do not think home is a place
I am conflict averse and straight fyi
I love dogs, cats, goats, donkeys, trees
swimming in the sea
driving around
bums
more than once, someone has asked if I’m a dancer
more than once, someone has expressed
regret, offense, concern
at my capacity
to forget
I once stood up to a bully in a tunnel
I once stole an avocado
I’m not sure
how to end things
shall we?