Author - markhatwood

I had one of those rare ‘at-one’ moments recently. You know the ones where you suddenly understand you’ve ‘arrived’. Sometimes, if we’re lucky, these...

As I’ve said before here, one of the biggest issues with social media is that it feeds us more of what it thinks we like… to keep us engaged. So, if...

As many who ready my daily offers will know, I’ve been serialising my first novel Marcello’s Date each day for the last 4 months. I had...

As I write, I’m sitting on my bed with the rain pattering against the window with my well-walked dog lying beside me, full of food and sound asleep...

This morning, I had one of those rare, beautiful moments. I woke before anyone else and stared up at a star outside the window. That moment before...

I was talking to my wife recently about the world’s many issues. In situations like this, the temptation is always to find someone to blame. Someone...

It’s extraordinary how life works out. Although I’m a great believer in walking though open doors, I still find myself having expectations of what’s...

As I age, I become more and more fascinated by the ebbs and flows of life. In my past, I rigidly focussed my sights on particular goals, only for...

I was chatting with a friend the other day about the value of mindgames for mental health. Although many of us undertake them (Wordle most popularly)...

With everything that’s been happening of late, it’s completely understandable that many of us feel despondent, downhearted, frustrated and moreover...