epitoneSociety Today, Vol. 1, No. 2, November/December 2005 This is the question on our lips when we walk past a man or woman huddled in […]
Category: Non-Fiction
Roof – Child Soldier
Roof, Shelter’s Magazine, October 2008 Imagine this. You are forced from your bed at gunpoint in the middle of the night, tied up and dragged […]
Roof – The Broken-Hearted
Roof, Shelter’s magazine, September/October 2006 The plight of the homeless first really dawned on me when I was twenty-one and living in America. My friend, […]
A Descent Into Darkness
It was the beginning of 2007 and life ambled along until the darkness struck, creeping up on me like a dense black cloud and then […]
I Aspire to Be Downwardly Mobile!
William Styron, in his wonderful short story, Shadrach, describes how his young ten-year-old protagonist loved the Dabneys because they were happy to bask in “casual […]
The Equality and Humanity of Communal Showers
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks gave his Thought for the Day yesterday on BBC Radio Four. His principal observation was the crucial sanctuary which places of worship […]
What Does it Mean to be a Man Today?
I’m due to become a father soon, and the following question is becoming increasingly pertinent in my mind: what does it mean to be a […]
The Tabloids Bay for Blood
There was something deeply troubling in the recent tabloid coverage around the murder of Joanna Yeates when police called in her landlord. One red top […]
Independent on Sunday – Forced To Murder, Aged 10
Independent on Sunday, New Review, 7th December 2008 I first met Ojok Charles in August 2006. I was travelling in Central and East Africa, specifically Uganda, on […]
Staple – Getting In Print – the need, the sweat, and just a little luck
Staple, No. 69/70, Summer/Autumn 2008 Getting in print is damn hard these days, and you’re always going to need a little luck! If you’re not […]