Covid-19 has us yearning for a normality that may no longer exist In these unprecedented times, where a global pandemic rages and draconian isolation reins, the return to normality is a glistening beacon of hope on the horizon. It’s a turn of phrase you’ll have heard a lot over the…

A poem capturing the rush hour moments of London. Legs walking, strides flowing. Eyes drawn to street. Water droplets, waxed macintoshes, running, sliding, glistening. Creased leather, worn soles. Open collars, closed expressions. Mouths talking to distant ears, satellites in overdrive. Halogen bulbs, glaring, cutting, guiding traffic. Monochrome suitcases, passports clutched. …

This Japanese School of Thought Will Keep you In a Flow of Success In our age of endless distraction, with buzzing smartphones and whirring laptops; strong focus and efficient productivity have never been harder to come by. At the root of our always-on culture is a growing human desire to…

Great fiction writing needs great characters. Any fiction book worth it’s salt has brilliant characters. Characters are often the spine of the narrative, the meat on the bones of the plot and they can personify subliminal themes or reflect traits of the authors personality. Characterisation and writing for characters is…

Build on these pillars and you’ll attract the right customers It’s a funny old game, startups. In the age of e-commerce, where so much is at our fingertips; we take a lot for granted and we sometimes expect results too quickly. It’s a symptom of our growth-hack minded, business landscape. …

A short story to transport the mind, body and soul. Eyes begin to open. The aesthetic glare of a stout bedside alarm clock seeps into the small hotel room with a dull, artificial glow — combatting the early morning gloom. The small metallic bell within the plastic casing is frantically…

Practical and strategic tips to start generating cash flow There’s never been a better time to be an independent brand. Home grown DTC’s (direct to consumer’s) are threatening retail behemoths, producing some of the worlds best branding and driving product innovation to a new high. A DTC’s ability to stay…

The American author of Fahrenheit 451 was a master of his craft The famous futurist and author Ray Bradbury is one of America’s greatest writing exports of the last hundred years. His novel Fahrenheit 451, in my humble opinion, is second only to George Orwell’s 1984 as the greatest dystopian…

First CBD, next LSD… Since the 2018 Farm Bill in the United States, CBD, short for cannabidiol - the chemical compound from the cannabis plant - became federally legal. In the UK, a market typically hardened to any form of weed associated legalisation, made CBD legal for medical purposes from…