VOL. I • ESSAYS & COLUMNSAndy Hawthorne

An occasional column on existence, technology, and minor misunderstandings.

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Would It Help?

4 August 2026 at 21:08•527 words•3 min read

On the importance of a balanced perspective when life gets... you know... mad.

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The Year My Shoes Stuck to the Road

4 August 2026 at 11:57•468 words•3 min read

A reflection on the British obsession with declaring a national crisis every time the temperature rises above twenty-five degrees.

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On the Lost Art of Conversation

3 August 2026 at 18:56•526 words•3 min read

We have traded the slow, deliberate craft of conversation in favour of the rapid exchange of functional digital signals.

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Shouting at the Furniture

3 August 2026 at 13:57•452 words•3 min read

Why do we let glowing rectangles dictate the rhythm of our lives?

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The Sunday Afternoon Atrocity

3 August 2026 at 08:46•426 words•3 min read

The Monday dread begins on Sunday, usually after lunch...

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A Formal Grievance from the Eyelids

2 August 2026 at 15:37•439 words•3 min read

Napping is an underrated art form. Especially when combined with a bad night's sleep...

#Observations#Column#sleep#health
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The Train That Didn’t Arrive

2 August 2026 at 14:38•566 words•3 min read

On the current state of British rail travel. Or rather, the lack of it.

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The Morning Coffee Conundrum

1 August 2026 at 17:42•540 words•3 min read

On the Great Coffee Machine Swindle.

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