Mike Gould

On chance encounters, the pleasures of hawks, and the sublime Music to die for One hill I'm prepared to die on, is that the main theme...

The climate crisis has now forced its way into the consciousness of millions, many of whom are feeling its effects on their doorsteps,...

When you create a story, the characters take on a life of their own. How many times have we heard this said? But what does it mean? No...

Can writing about climate change make a difference or are we just scribbling lines in the water? The power of the writer If there has...

Bruce Springsteen's brilliant 'Badlands' features these unforgettable lines: Poor man wanna be rich Rich man wanna be king And a king...

Gosh. My last blog post was in July, so something happened, or more accurately didn't happen. How did I become blocked in this my most...

" I lingered round them, under that benign sky; watched the moths fluttering among the heath, and hare-bells; listened to the soft wind...

Writing about nightingales - that's a lot of literary and musical baggage to contend with. But, hey, let's give it a go! So, earlier in...

How 'Wilding' has thrown me off the forest track.

Today: a poem. And a brief apology for the image. All I want to say this week is that I’m embarking on writing another collaborative...

Some thoughts on floods, George Eliot and climate deniers