Archive - The Villager

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 •

Geoff Smeeth, His Kiln Dried Logs And His Pet Llama Will Cleanse Your Fractured Doomscrolling Mind

As I drive, as well as trying to stay aware of potential hazards, I scan around for the names of small businesses and their owners on vans and roadside…

Apr 12 •

The True Stories Behind The Photographs In The Habitat Catalogues Of The 1970s

This is a piece I wrote a while ago but I wanted to make it free to read again because most of you won’t have seen it, and a couple of people recently…

Apr 8 •

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