This is the change I’d like to see in the year ahead - for me to finally learn the power of goodbye.

Today is September 1, which means it’s been exactly 2 years and 8 months since I stopped drinking alcohol. And it’s been exactly 3 months...

This was such an expected surprise. Yesterday, two days after the cover reveal, We Can Be Heroes shot to number one in the Amazon chart...

It’s high time for me to reconnect with the brave young man I was - and take better care of the older, battle scarred one I’ve become.

Huge thanks to everyone who’s read an advance copy of We Can Be Heroes and shared their thoughts! As Mr Bowie used to say, "love on ya!"...

My forthcoming memoir went out into the world last week, via Netgalley. Physical proof copies will be sent for advance reviews soon. This...

Today I am 20 months sober. When I began this journey, I didn’t know what to expect. Would I still be able to socialise? Would life...

My memoir We Can Be Heroes will be published next June by Little A and is now available to preorder. It features David Bowie (of course),...

I had a wobble today

Yesterday I reached a milestone – 500 days of sobriety. I know this because the I Am Sober app on my iPhone told me so. I stopped...

Do you ever get the feeling you’re being undervalued? I know I do. And when I do I tend to make a joke of it and think of Susie Blake’s...

“What d’you say?” I’m thrilled to announce that my memoir will be published by Amazon Publishing imprint Little A. It’s called We Can Be...

Today I’m six months sober. To mark the occasion, I’ve decided to keep a journal – not just to keep track of my sobriety, but also for...

Photo by Ketut Subiyanto It’s ten weeks today since I last drank any alcohol. Here are a few things I’ve discovered - It’s been far...

For much of the past year, I’ve been working on a memoir. It’s about a lot of things - AIDS activism, David Bowie, love and loss, nearly...