I was looking at old letters yesterday. From just shy of 10 years ago. In them I was going on about how it felt like I woke up on the edge of a cliff every morning filled with dread and spent most of my day getting myself off that ledge only to inadvertently fall asleep … Continue reading Dark Days

It seems that in love and lasting partnerships there are two important (and obvious if you think about it, but sometimes difficult to achieve in one person) things: chemistry and friendship. Both ebb and flow a bunch in long term relationships but are essential for a solid foundation. This is continually emphasized the more time … Continue reading The Secret Ingredients

Relationships are tricky. Mostly because we as human animals are tricky. Relationships of all sorts include times of boredom, fun, excitement and disappointment (among others). It can be difficult to hang on to the idea that these feelings mean nothing in the short term. Relationships are a long game thing which runs counter to our … Continue reading Greener Pastures

How Badly Adapted We Are to Life on Earth We’re used to singing the praises of the human mind and body: these are, from many perspectives, truly astonishing pieces of engineering. We have brains capable of doing fractal equations, translating Finnish into Bengali and performing La Traviata – and bodies that can scale the Matterhorn, … Continue reading Some of Why Life is so Hard…