Ash CoxonThe Gentleman In The MistThe gentleman strode forward into the mist. An unusual, clinging haze but just a mist. The villagers were known to panic.Dec 13, 2022Dec 13, 2022
Ash CoxonWhat An Extra Special Morel Taught Me About The Importance of Storytelling In Restaurants And…A recent trip to a restaurant helped underline the power of storytelling when communicating, and how it can really lift your copy, all with…Jun 18, 2022Jun 18, 2022
Ash Coxon“A Bright Haze” — A Writing ChallengeIn A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders sets the reader a writing challenge called “The 200/50 Exercise”.May 20, 2022May 20, 2022
Ash CoxonThorns that snagged in “The Name of the Rose”Before reading “The Name of the Rose”, I had never read any work by Umberto Eco and didn’t really know who he was. The novel had been…Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
Ash CoxonThe “Old Ways” are the bestI’ve always enjoyed walking. For the first 18 years of my life, I walked mainly in nature and wearing only one type of footwear. Growing…Aug 8, 2020Aug 8, 2020
Ash CoxonFinding a suitable love in “A Suitable Boy”At the end of May 2020, I finished “A Suitable Boy” by Vikram Seth. I’d stopped and started this book over the previous 8 months, with…Jul 25, 2020Jul 25, 2020
Ash CoxonLost and forgotten: should I worry about the books I’ve read but cannot remember?This question struck me the other day as I finished reading “A Suitable Boy” by Vikram Seth. I had the usual sense of loss whenever you…Jul 11, 2020Jul 11, 2020
Ash CoxonFlying FarI’d managed to get away because no one was looking. No one had been looking for months now, but I’d still flown the circuits with the rest…Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020
Ash CoxonSo anyway, what is blogging?They say that you should always look to answer a question in your blog posts. And when I say ‘they’ I mean the collective other, the…Jun 19, 2020Jun 19, 2020