Thoughts and Pieces

Short stories, articles, thoughts, reviews, and sounds, from 2017 all the way up to the present day.

First ordered by topic:

Articles

– Thank You, the Bestseller Experiment

– Mozartian Mind Grease

– How much do I owe you?

– You're Dead, Let's Disco!

– Escape to Dream

– Dog Days are Here Again

– How to Clean Vinyl Records

– There Not There

Opinion

– Ants

– Pig

– The Uncertainty Overload, or The No Way

– Tumblring Over Freedom of Expression

– Build the Hedge

– Nice in Lockdown

– Do You Really Need an iPhone?

– Pick Yourself Up

– Return to Vienna

– Back in the USA

– What a Difference a Week Makes

– Wax On, Wax On

– Social Anxiety

– What is a Cheese Cob?

– Re-evaluating Procrastination

– Back So Soon?

– Not So Glamorous, After All

– A Light In The Darkness

– Getting Away From It All

– When Is A Church Not A Church?

– Staying Dry Beyond January

– Hallo Berlin

– On The Waterfront

– Still Life

– Half A Holiday

– Writing Under Pressure

– London Loves?

– The Big Electric Confidence Trick

– My Big Ferry Love Affair

– Into The Unknown

– Utterly Alive

– It's Not ChatGPT That's The Problem

– What Is Progress?

– The Age Of Bluffing

– Sense Of Self

– Rekindling A Passion For Books

– Beware Of Intentions

– Why Would You Want To Go There?

– Life? Or Theatre?

– Chicago Blues

– Whose Image Is It Anyway?

– Over The Hills and Far Away

– Loneliness Hotel

– All The People, So Many People

– The Edge

– Water, Water Everywhere

– A New World Champion

– Wellness-To-Woo

– The Window

– Evolving Relationships

– A Musical Journey

– The Unseen Modernist

– Something in the Air

– A Little Care

– Facing Up To Our Hypocrisy

– A Curious Farewell

– First Is Not Always Best

– The Decline Of Liberty

– A Bourgeois Sense of Commitment

– Public Not Private Transport

– All Gender Experiences Should be Valued

– The Addiction Paradox

– A Neglected Corner of English Music

– The Joy of More Life as a Dog

– Art? Or Theatre?

– Evolutionary Misunderstanding

– A Time to Remember

– Finding the Flow

– It’s Not the Awards That Matter

– Love or Limerence?

– Enduring Advice

– Putting off the Inevitable

– This Is How We Get Heard

– We'll Always Have Paris

– Frozen in Time

– College Boy

– A Bridge Between East and West

– Stop Messing With the Clocks

– The Dignity of Silent Protest

– The Dark Underbelly of AI

Recipes

– Ginger Colorado

– The Ultimate Peanut Butter Smoothie

– Cauliflower, Fennel and Mushroom Pasta Bake

– French Mushroom and Tomato Pasta

– Tenderstem Broccoli and Mushroom Risotto

– Dairy-Free Gratin Dauphinois

– Mushroom, Leek and Potato Soup

– Borlotti Bean and Red Lentil Soup

– Roasted Seed Mix

– Colin and Courgette Tomato Pasta

Reviews

– The Tale of Genji

– War and Peace

– Crumpet

– Basquiat

– On The Waterfront

– London Loves?

– Why Would You Want To Go There?

– Life? Or Theatre?

– Loneliness Hotel

– All The People, So Many People

– A New World Champion

– A Curious Farewell

– First Is Not Always Best

– Art? Or Theatre?

– It’s Not the Awards That Matter

Stories

– The Desert

– Sleep

– Floating

– The Room

– Waiting

– Have You Seen An Angel?

– Respect For The Dead

– The Temple

– Drink, Drink Up, My Friends

– Blacks and Whites

– Manhole

– Beware Of Intentions

– Chicago Blues

– The Lake

– The White Room — Part I

– The Window

– The White Room — Part II

– The White Room — Part III

– The White Room — Part IV

Soundscapes

– El Born

– Nicosia

Thoughts

– Man

– The Wood

– Chicago Blues

– The Edge

Writing

– Thank You, the Bestseller Experiment

– Mozartian Mind Grease

– Creating Book Covers

– Escape to Dream

– Dog Days are Here Again

– Calling All Authors!

– Should a Writer Write Everyday?

– Pick Yourself Up

– What a Difference a Week Makes

– Re-evaluating Procrastination

– Writing Under Pressure

– Rekindling A Passion For Books

– Whose Image Is It Anyway?

– First Is Not Always Best

– A Bourgeois Sense of Commitment

– The Joy of More Life as a Dog

– A 'Heartwarming' and 'Touching' Read

And then by year of publication:

2017

– The Desert

– Sleep

– Floating

– Ants

– El Born

– Nicosia

– The Room

– Pig

2018

– Waiting

– The Tale of Genji

– Man

– The Uncertainty Overload, or The No Way

– Thank You, the Bestseller Experiment

– Tumblring Over Freedom of Expression

– Mozartian Mind Grease

2019

– Creating Book Covers

– Build the Hedge

– How much do I owe you?

– War and Peace

– You're Dead, Let's Disco!

– Crumpet

– Escape to Dream

– Ginger Colorado

– Dog Days are Here Again

– Calling All Authors!

2020

– Peanut Butter Smoothie

– Nice in Lockdown

– Should a Writer Write Everyday?

– How to Clean Vinyl Records

– Do You Really Need an iPhone?

2021

– There Not There

– The Wood

2022

– Pick Yourself Up

– Basquiat

– Return to Vienna

– Back in the USA

– What a Difference a Week Makes

– Wax On, Wax On

– Social Anxiety

– What is a Cheese Cob?

– Re-evaluating Procrastination

– Back So Soon?

– Not So Glamorous, After All

– Have You Seen An Angel?

– A Light In The Darkness

– Getting Away From It All

2023

– When Is A Church Not A Church?

– Respect For The Dead

– Staying Dry Beyond January

– Hallo Berlin

– The Temple

– On The Waterfront

– Cauliflower, Fennel and Mushroom Pasta Bake

– Still Life

– Half A Holiday

– French Mushroom and Tomato Pasta

– Writing Under Pressure

– London Loves?

– Tenderstem Broccoli and Mushroom Risotto

– The Big Electric Confidence Trick

– Drink, Drink Up, My Friends

– My Big Ferry Love Affair

– Dairy-Free Gratin Dauphinois

– Into The Unknown

– Blacks and Whites

– Utterly Alive

– It's Not ChatGPT That's The Problem

– What Is Progress?

– The Age Of Bluffing

– Manhole

– Sense Of Self

– Mushroom, Leek and Potato Soup

– Rekindling A Passion For Books

– Beware Of Intentions

– Why Would You Want To Go There?

– Life? Or Theatre?

– Chicago Blues

– The Lake

– Whose Image Is It Anyway?

– Borlotti Bean and Red Lentil Soup

– Over The Hills and Far Away

– Loneliness Hotel

– All The People, So Many People

– Roasted Seed Mix

– The Edge

– Water, Water Everywhere

– A New World Champion

– Wellness-To-Woo

– The White Room — Part I

– The Window

– Evolving Relationships

– A Musical Journey

– The Unseen Modernist

– Something in the Air

– A Little Care

– Facing Up To Our Hypocrisy

– A Curious Farewell

– First Is Not Always Best

– The Decline Of Liberty

– A Bourgeois Sense of Commitment

– Public Not Private Transport

– All Gender Experiences Should be Valued

– The Addiction Paradox

– Colin and Courgette Tomato Pasta

– A Neglected Corner of English Music

– The Joy of More Life as a Dog

– Art? Or Theatre?

– Evolutionary Misunderstanding

– A Time to Remember

2024

– A 'Heartwarming' and 'Touching' Read

– Finding the Flow

– It’s Not the Awards That Matter

– Love or Limerence?

– Enduring Advice

– Putting off the Inevitable

– This Is How We Get Heard

– We'll Always Have Paris

– Frozen in Time

– College Boy

– A Bridge Between East and West

– Stop Messing With the Clocks

– The Dignity of Silent Protest

– The White Room — Part II

– The White Room — Part III

– The Dark Underbelly of AI

– The White Room — Part IV

© L.A. Davenport 2017-2024.

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