Now

This is my now page. Curious? Find out more here: What is a now page?

What I’m Working On

Kyoto, in Sound • Intimate sound tours of Kyoto, where we’ll capture what we find with field recorders and I’ll edit the recordings into your very own soundscape.

8B • An album I made for the launch of a friend’s business. Using sounds from various crafts I layered field recordings and weaved them into an ambient soundtrack. Also released on cassette.

My next chapter in life, in Kyoto, Japan.

Becoming a better writer.

What I’m Learning

Kyoto • This will no doubt be lifelong. Discovering my new home.

Writing • I dream of becoming a better writer. This Substack is how I’ll get there.

Suffolk • Learning more about the fields I grew up in.

Gardening • Learning how to grow.

Stoicism • Trying to lead a better life. (These last two are somewhat related?)

What I’m Listening To

I share what I’m listening to every Wednesday here on Substack.

An awful lot of Matthew Halsall.

Check out my 2025 playlist on Spotify.

What I’m Reading

Elif Shafak // There Are Rivers in the Sky

Henry David Toreau // Walden: Or, Life in the Woods

Alan Booth // The Roads to Sata: A 2000-mile walk through Japan

Anything and everything by Mary Oliver..

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