On the AfD attack on the Bauhaus in Germany, and why we should take note. open.substack.com/pub/jpstonar...

When I saw this syringe draw out the title of Olivia Rodrigo's new single at the start of its video, my mind instantly flying back to the late 1980s, that was it. My love of Rodders' music went up another notch – I had to write about her and @thecure.com for @thequietus.com.

Some pictures from our latest Immer Schon event at Lettretage… this time we were talking about Sebald and I read from A DREAM OF WHITE HORSES (@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social)… it was a fun evening! @marcelkrueger.bsky.social @ajbwells.bsky.social @juliabosson.bsky.social @return2sanders.bsky.social

Tomorrow night!

This Saturday at Lettretage I'll be talking with Madeleine Watts, Marcel Krueger and Sanders Bernstein @as part of our Immer Schon events, this time all about Sebald...

I‘m delighted that I’ll be talking about W.G. Sebald with an amazing group of writers at @lettretage.de soon. “Sebald Remembering” takes place on June 6, and Madeleine Watts, @paulscraton.bsky.social and I will discuss Sebald’s work and his legacy. www.lettretage.de/programm/seb...

Berliners! We’re spending a fine June evening talking about Sebald and then listening some great new writing in the spirit of all we’ll have chatted about. Join us? @marcelkrueger.bsky.social @madeleinewatts.bsky.social @return2sanders.bsky.social @ajbwells.bsky.social @juliabosson.bsky.social

Wiesenburg is looking fine on this bank holiday Monday, as we make the usual stroll out from the little yellow house on the edge of the village… #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor

I doubt that anyone who does see this knows what I’m talking about, but the Circle in the desert from Satisfy/Adidas makes everyone look like bellends… such a polarised reaction is what they were aiming for (otherwise, why? Pump track when the trails are right there!?!) @runsingletrack.bsky.social

Very excited to see the 19th edition of Europe by Rail come out into the world... a fine mix of travel stories, tips and inspiration for your next European adventure...

Submissions still open!

There’s still time to submit your prose/poetry and be part of our next evening at Lettretage on 6 June… Check it out here and share away: sites.google.com/view/mayroec...

Exciting news! We are really pleased to announce the 19th edition of Europe by Rail… Literary flair and great storytelling has always been the goal of our book, which now includes descriptions of over 47,000 km of itineraries divided into 52 routes... www.europebyrail.eu/new-19th-edi...

Our sister publication @europebyrail.eu will have its 19th edition heading out into the world in June. 52 routes. Travel tales, tips and inspiration. Perfect for anyone planning future rail adventures... or for those who love a spot of armchair travel...

From Paolo Cognetti's book 'The Eight Mountains': 'Well anyway, there’s nothing like the mountains for making you remember...' Our latest long read on The Winding Trail is all about peaks, valleys and a lifelong distance relationship with high places... the-winding-trail.com/2026/05/08/o...

This is my favourite sport in story of the year… the Cocodona 250 is a 400-km ultramarathon in Arizona, won outright by Rachel Entrekin, who also broke the course record (male or female). When this photo was taken, she’d been running for 56 hours. What a boss.

I’ll be offering a free English-language tour of Museum Karlshorst (the place where Nazi Germany signed the unconditional surrender in 1945) as part of the special programme for May 8, starts 4.30 pm. www.museum-karlshorst.de/veranstaltun...

Whatever happens in the second half of this race, the past day or so of following Cocodona is already my favourite sporting story of the year… and who knows what is to come!

Following the Cocodona 250 is so wild… I’ll have gone to bed twice before the winners have finished. I don’t know how they do it… #runfar

To our friends, the families, survivors and everyone who has carried Hillsborough with them since 1989, we’re with you today and all days. Lots of love. #YNWA #JFT97

The last few hours watching Paris-Roubaix has been unbelievable. What a race. What drama. What a finish. Fantastic from Wout, chapeau!

It is a lovely day for a half marathon around the Schlachtensee (four times!). And (most of) the run was lovely too :-) #gettingthereslowly

Springsteen and Morello in Minneapolis last week. The energy, the anger and the band are all there. His guitar solo at the end never fails to make me laugh, which (along with the anger) is something we need in these dark times... youtu.be/Qyt3nMFN-Ec?...

Our latest post on The Winding Trail is our guide to the Malerweg in Saxon Switzerland... 116 kilometres over eight stages, or pick one for a great day hike through the sandstone mountains: the-winding-trail.com/2026/04/04/o...

Home in time for a Sunday blossom stroll along the Berlin Wall Trail and then back along the Panke to the flat. The fleeting visit of the blossom each spring is one of my favourite sites (and sights) of memory in this city that is full of them… #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor

A Sunday long run dropping down from Menston to follow the Wharfe to Ilkley. A misty but beautiful morning in Yorkshire… #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor #morningrun #gettingthereslowly

Springtime stroll out from Menston… #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor

My latest piece for The Winding Trail… walking the city in Kathmandu the-winding-trail.com/2026/03/19/t...

The happiest of birthday to my best friend in the world. Love you to the moon and back… x

We are open for submissions again! Send us your prose and poetry about The End of the World by the end of March. More details here: www.elsewhere-journal.com/submissions

The village has a beauty even under grey skies. All trails from the way marker lead back here, having reached out in all directions across the fields and through the forest. Each walk or run from the house offers a multitude of options… which should we take today? #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor

The joy of the night train. The magic of crossing countries and continents through the darkness and why the aim is not only the destination but the pleasure of the journey itself. My essay for The Winding Trail: the-winding-trail.com/2025/07/25/t...

Happy birthday to Bluemoose Books, who I have now known for 15 years. They are 100% independent and published my novels Pig Iron (2012), Beastings (2014) and The Gallows Pole (2017) and continue on a path to literary glory.

Our latest newsletter is about the travel and its impacts, both positive and negative. the-winding-trail.com/2026/03/08/p...

This is a gentle, thoughtful, wonderful newsletter. #booksky

Good luck to all my friends in Nepal. I hope the vote brings the first steps towards a positive next chapter for this beautiful country. As always, you are all on my mind and close to my heart x

If you like writing and photography about place, travel and the outdoors, then check out The Winding Trail and if it takes your fancy, sign up for our newsletter. We’d love to have you along for the ride: the-winding-trail.com/newsletter/

An early morning run with the birds up to the top of Brandenburg’s second highest “mountain” (you run the hills you have). Absolutely lovely start to the day. #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor

The walk to work. The morning light over the fields was a soul-lifting start to the week… #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor

Contemplating the line in the world. Our latest piece on The Winding Trail comes from Denmark's North Sea coast, a wild and windswept place that took us on a journey through memory from the Irish Sea to the Baltic shore... the-winding-trail.com/2026/02/19/f...  #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor

This is me, @katyderbyshire.bsky.social and @ajbwells.bsky.social about to start our chat about the life and work of Christa Wolf. Luckily we only found out Wolf’s daughter was in the audience after we’d finished!

Come along to our Christa Wolf event in Berlin tomorrow to hear @katyderbyshire.bsky.social read from her translations—and more—while we explore Wolf's post-Wall legacy in discussion & texts submitted from all across town >> psst also it's free >> www.lettretage.de/Termine/chri...

The latest long read on The Winding Trail is from the wild and windswept western coastline of North Jutland in Denmark. It is a story of storm surges and crooked trees, lighthouses that have been moved to stop them falling into the sea, and the poetic prose of Dorthe Nors...

Morning light above the Müllerstraße… #boulderingberlin

Tomorrow night! Come and join us :-)

On Saturday I'll be reading a new piece inspired by Christa Wolf at this fantastic event, after @katyderbyshire.bsky.social @paulscraton.bsky.social and Alex Wells discuss the grande dame. sites.google.com/view/mayroec...

They did it! Congratulations to Nepal’s cricketers who won their first ever T20 World Cup match against Scotland… having taken England so close in the first match of the tournament. Brilliant stuff… hope all my mates in Pokhara and Kathmandu are proud and having a party!

A morning walk through the wintery city… strolling Berlin #adventuresbeyondthefrontdoor

And Thomas Mann learned pretty quickly that “non political” is in itself a political stance. I thought we were beyond having to make this decidedly obvious point but clearly not…