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June 8, 2026

I have been drawing for most of my life, but progress towards a natural flow and my own ‘signature’ has been patchy. In the past few years, I have hardly

March 9, 2026

We are born as creative geniuses. Studies clearly show that, as we grow, our natural potential and our genius are progressively thwarted as we succumb to societal norms. Think about

December 11, 2025

This is a presentation on creativity that I did for the ExpertEase Network in November, 2025. With thanks also to Francis Cholle of The Human Company for use of the

October 6, 2025

Whole lives are passing. Dear friends, family, countless others whom I will never know. Children in Gaza cut short, denied the passage of time, of learning, loving, working, laughing. People

November 14, 2024

How many days are in a life? When is it complete? Who decides? How long is the journey from cradle to grave?  There is no formula, I suppose. Yet, while

October 29, 2024

I can no more tell you why this all happened than how. What questions! ​Yet​ here we are in this bizarre hologram of life, with our bodies, minds, feelings, emotions,

October 26, 2024

So many stories seem to be the detritus of our learning dysfunction. Some take us into the depths of it; there seems to be a competition among thriller writers and

October 24, 2024

How does time work? Does it speed up? Has it always done so? I ask because I cannot believe how fast it seems to be going now. Is it an

October 21, 2024

You don’t have to be brilliant to have a good life. You don’t have to be the cleverest, the most aggressive or any of the other markers of success that

October 19, 2024

Today, I have the energy I longed for, for so long. To dive into the work, ignore everything else and truly focus on the task in front of me. I

October 9, 2024

“We can be heroes,” Bowie sang, “for just one day.” A statement of possibility for those of us who feel as if being a hero at all is an impossibility,

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