Archive - The Villager

The Reason Your Shampoo Wants You to Use More Shampoo is Because That Means You Will Buy More of Your Shampoo

Meet Eric and Carl

Jun 28 •

At last the painful wait is over, and I can reveal Joe McLaren's brilliant cover design for my third novel.

Jun 22 •

Much has happened to me over this past week, but perhaps the place to begin is that last Thursday afternoon I saved a French kitten’s life by grabbing…

Jun 18 •

In 2022, in the aftermath of the publication of my debut novel Villager, in a wild and impractical dust storm of inspiration, I had an idea for a…

Jun 15 •

Why I Decided To Sell (A Really Huge Chunk Of) My Record Collection

I took a formidable wedge of my record collection to a vinyl dealer friend in Gloucestershire this week.

Jun 7 •

May 2025

April 2025

A unexpectedly special walk, the evolution of a stonking riff, a book recommendation, and four free signed ones I can send you

Apr 28 •

Things About The Countryside That Make Me Angry, And Some Photographs I Have Taken Of Them

Autumn is possibly the time of year that makes me most furious when I’m in the countryside.

Apr 24 •

The Man With A Bull In His Living Room

It was the week before I moved house and I was haring around, begging local businesses for old cardboard boxes and dropping off unwanted possessions at…

Apr 16 •

The Gun's Always Loaded, The Horse Always Kicks

Two Days With My Dad

Apr 15 •

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