Now ยท A living document

What has
my attention now.

A small record of the present season, updated when the season changes, not whenever the internet asks for something new. Last updated: September 2026.

Building

The Optional Owner: a small-group programme for owners who want out of the day to day, by enquiry. The site you are reading was rebuilt around it this month.

Improving

The writing. The letter is now called Notes from an Optional Owner. Currently circling a longer piece with a short title: what is a business for?

Reading

China Root, David Hinton on the Taoist roots of Ch’an, and Malcolm Guite’s Galahad and the Grail.

Practising

Long trail miles with the dog, sitting daily, and one word held for the year. This year’s: simplify.

Chris running a leaf-covered ginkgo path with the Samoyed

Long miles, one dog. Most of the letters start out here.

Letting go

Mini Hustles, paused for a season while the cohorts get built. The Applied Book Club relaunch, later, when it can be run properly. No rush on either.

Redesigning this website

Done. You’re looking at it.

Stay close

The letter is where
changes land first.

You’re in. Welcome.