I found myself stood before their final surviving imprint, a rotting, hand-made post box.
About Phil Cody
Our Painful Parting Gift
We watched him ride out of our lives on that plastic quad bike.
We watched him ride out of our lives on that plastic quad bike.
The Amorous Double-Life of a Draft Excluder
The consensus was that these were the best years of his life.
The consensus was that these were the best years of his life.
The Thrill of Danger in 1980s England
Crude fuel to elevate the survival instincts of my ten-year-old self.
Crude fuel to elevate the survival instincts of my ten-year-old self.
The Half-Pound Burger: It’s Not for the Cool Kids.
They were the ones who always went on the expensive school ski trip, goading us with their brand new, luminous skiwear for weeks in advance.
They were the ones who always went on the expensive school ski trip, goading us with their brand new, luminous skiwear for weeks in advance.
If You Had to Drop a Pin in the Map of Your Life, Would You Know Where to Put It?
I’m not sure that I would, but I’m going to give it a shot anyway.
I’m not sure that I would, but I’m going to give it a shot anyway.
A Child’s Life, Seen Through a Trash Bag
All of his worldly possessions bundled into a bin liner. A cheap, black plastic bin liner. His bag for life.
All of his worldly possessions bundled into a bin liner. A cheap, black plastic bin liner. His bag for life.
Kendal Mint Cake.
I remember two things about Kendal Mint cake. Firstly, it is not cake and secondly, my Grandfather (Grampy) always had a bar of it stashed somewhere in his golf bag.
I remember two things about Kendal Mint cake. Firstly, it is not cake and secondly, my Grandfather (Grampy) always had a bar of it stashed somewhere in his golf bag.
Soft Reminder: The Breast Cancer Journey
This was a staring contest with the devil and there was only going to be one winner.
This was a staring contest with the devil and there was only going to be one winner.
Doing the Things I Love, Whilst Trying to Pay the Bills
A battle with yin and yang.
A battle with yin and yang.
Is Your Life a Work of Fiction?
Truth is such a pure thing that it has its own name in its definition, because nothing else can describe truth like truth.
Truth is such a pure thing that it has its own name in its definition, because nothing else can describe truth like truth.
We Are Hard Wired to Worry, but It’s Ok
To worry about nothing would be complacent.
To worry about nothing would be complacent.
The Children That Might Have Been
People wanted a piece of paper to prove that their babies existed.
People wanted a piece of paper to prove that their babies existed.
The ‘Don’t Look Up’ Culture That Has Swept the World.
The most saddening factor in this epidemic is not actually watching children glued to their devices, the worst part is the malignant modelling actuated by adults.
The most saddening factor in this epidemic is not actually watching children glued to their devices, the worst part is the malignant modelling actuated by adults.
Be the Right Type of Person, Before Trying to Be the Right Type of Man
We can all be strong male role models.
We can all be strong male role models.