Elderflowering. Continued.
Bloggishness. Wordplay. Rambling. Book News.
1. De Funkt? Moi?
My old website is defunct and I’m not far off myself. But while I still have some funkt left I want to go back to something I have always loved to do, which is splash words about. And what better time to do so that with a co-authored memoir coming out in February 2026? Seems I did have a book inside me after all? (Well, half a book! The other half belongs to David Carlin.)
2. Read all about it
We launch in a few weeks time and will be travelling to Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, running a few workshops, visiting a few bookshops. Later in the year we have festivals and a library gig. This Substack newsletter will take readers behind the scenes, and in front of the Q & As. I will share details our adventures as we try to get this book out into the world and start some pointy conversations about how we age, how we decline, and how we die. I hope readers will share their thoughts with me.
3. Ummmmm
I don’t know how often I’ll be posting, but once I get into a rhythm you’ll be first to know about it. And as for subscribers (unpaid and paid) I haven’t got a clue. You tell me and then I’ll list the benefits in bullet points, just like the algorithm has instructed.
4. Coming soon: an image and “subscribe” buttons
A picture will look nicer when I share the post on your social media (click the image icon in the editor to search for copyright-free photos), and it will give colour to my archive as I build it.
[EDIT ME]“Subscribe” buttons (found in your editor under “Buttons'“) will make it easy for new readers to subscribe to your newsletter with one click.[EDIT ME]