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Portrait photo of the author. Si is smiling, with his arms crossed. He's wearing a black t-shirt.
loneliness

What 50-Something Looks Like

So this is what being 50something looks like. But I only know that from looking in a mirror.  When I go out, I do not know what 50something looks like.  I don't much go to the pub, alcohol takes more than it gives. I look after myself, I
25 May 2026 1 min read
a flickering TV screen displays an empty open plan office with rows and rows of desks and computer stations
work

AI is bullsh*t but so is everything else.

If AI is coming for our jobs, why aren’t we saying “yes! please, take them!”?
16 May 2025 1 min read
a lined ring-bound notebook open at a page with the words 'Dear Si...'. A pencil rests on the notebook
midlife

A Letter To My Younger Self

You have two voices inside of you.
13 May 2025 1 min read
a tiny isloated figure stands on an indistinct horizon far away
midlife

Another Life Is Possible

Life is messy. And sometimes you're still tidying up years later after learning early on that being yourself isn't safe.
06 May 2025 4 min read
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real talk

I thought I'd be somewhere else by now.

I'm not thriving. I'm just surviving. And that's OK.
01 May 2025 4 min read
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