A personal reflection on peace Originally posted on Substack on Oct 23, 2025 I’ll be honest; until maybe a couple of years ago, Estonia barely entered into my thoughts at all. After 8 years living in near-tropical Hong Kong, which saved my life and reawakened my fascination with the sea, I would never have imagined …
Originally posted on Oct 01, 2025 on my Substack. Before I was cancelled for no reason. Like so many… Too much stuff in our life. Too many emails. Too many clothes. Too many bills. Too many gadgets. Too many mugs. Too many cables in the junk drawer. Too many started and abandoned hobbies. Too much …
Originally published on Sep 30, 2025 on my unjustly-suspended Substack I was probably 12 or 13 when I first discovered the concept of naturism, in a travel book about what was then Yugoslavia. It immediately made sense to me, because what value does swimwear actually serve? When it’s hot, particularly as a kid, you always …
Originally shared on my now-suspended Substack on Sep 25, 2025 I think most people are quite aware that swimwear doesn’t perform any of the required functions of clothing. It doesn’t keep you warm, it doesn’t protect you from the elements, and (other than the $$$$s “sharkskin” racing suits, which only aid speed, not buoyancy) it …
Originally published on Substack on Sep 25, 2025 In today’s society, we’re further from the concept of tribe than maybe we’ve ever been. Although maybe not. Let me explain… We all need tribes. It’s an essential part of healthy survival. Mankind developed in groups… typically extended families, which over time has migrated to church communities, …
Originally published on my suspended Substack on Sep 18, 2025 A personal reflection I see a lot about deconstructing these days. Commonly it’s about people leaving the church in general, either turning their back on Christianity entirely, or just becoming cheesed off with the complete absence of Christ-values in modern conservative evangelical theology, particularly in …
Originally posted on my now-suspended Substack on Sep 13, 2025 It is truly horrifying to me that anyone in any church, but particularly the leadership, would celebrate the life of a misogynistic racist who preached false Christ and made millions of dollars from hate speech. Unfortunately, in this country, after the Orthodox tradition, the second …
This was originally a Facebook post, then adapted for a forum post, and eventually by request as a guest post on the beautiful Aching For Eden blog. I’m now in a different job, and have learned more and developed in spiritual maturity further since writing this in October 2023, but its core is no less valid. Hi, …
Originally posted on my now-suspended Substack on Sep 08, 2025 A personal reflection It’s a funny thing, inspiration. But it’s not the only funny thing about writing. Far from it. Relationships can also be funny things, particularly online. One second you’re building a close friendship with someone, the next something happens (like the recent unjustified …