Book signing
Bono’s American launch day, May 29, was living the dream – visiting my editor Michaela and other friends at the publishing house off Times Square before signing books at Barnes and Noble on [...]
Old Haunts
It’s surprising how little has changed in the New York neighbourhood where Bono and I lived. At the time, I had no idea our story would become a book translated into Chinese and Russian. “Seems [...]
Helen Brown: the three cats that healed me
Helen Brown: the three cats that healed me A cuddly black cat, a high-spirited white cat and a sweet, bedraggled tabby all turned up in Helen Brown’s life at just the right time. “Each cat [...]
Bells and Whistles
The moment I mentioned I might be open to climbing on a bike again, he whisked me down to a cycle shop. An athletic looking assistant pointed me at a utilitarian mountain bike. It was grey [...]
The Only Way is Up
My brother always loved a good bromeliad. Their flamboyant colours and big waxy leaves reflected his personality. Natives of South American rain forests, and related to the [...]
Phone Hospital
Life was fine until my phone got sick. It became feverishly hot and shut down without warning. The young man in the smart phone shop shook his head. “I had a problem like this once,” he [...]
Japan
After three weeks Japan, I’m still absorbing the rich and profound encounters I had there. As guest of the Japanese government, I visited different parts of the country as key note speaker [...]