Mike Gould
The Mystery of Arrivals
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...
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Mike Gould
Nov 7, 20235 min read
Seeing into the life of things - why climate fiction matters.
The climate crisis has now forced its way into the consciousness of millions, many of whom are feeling its effects on their doorsteps,...
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Mike Gould
Aug 31, 20232 min read
The Storm-chasers’ Daughter
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...
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Mike Gould
Mar 30, 20233 min read
Do words matter in the climate debate?
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...
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Mike Gould
Jun 8, 20223 min read
Learning from The Boss
Bruce Springsteen's brilliant 'Badlands' features these unforgettable lines: Poor man wanna be rich Rich man wanna be king And a king...
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Mike Gould
Nov 13, 20212 min read
Firing up
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...
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Mike Gould
Jul 15, 20213 min read
Unquiet slumbers for a sleepy world
" I lingered round them, under that benign sky; watched the moths fluttering among the heath, and hare-bells; listened to the soft wind...
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Mike Gould
Jun 4, 20213 min read
A Nightingale sang in a West Sussex park
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...
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Mike Gould
Jul 27, 20203 min read
It's complicated - when is a forest not a forest?
How 'Wilding' has thrown me off the forest track.
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Mike Gould
Nov 26, 20191 min read
Bohemian Tragedy
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...
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Mike Gould
Nov 14, 20192 min read
New stories of the flood
Some thoughts on floods, George Eliot and climate deniers
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