Measuring Things By Year First up, sorry there was no newsletter last week – I was away for most of the week and didn’t manage to squeeze it in. Anyway, this week I’ve been thinking about the inexorable march of time, and I wondered if I could open by asking you guys a question, if […]

When To Reveal Information Thanks so much for all your replies to last week’s Tape, it’s really helpful to read through a few different takes of what it is people like and appreciate about this newsletter, and start to think about ways of continuing to deliver that for people without it being too big a […]

Permission Possibly a slightly shorter newsletter this week because I’m a bit too busy to write a full essay. The reason I’m suddenly a bit busy is because this week I’ve asked myself a question and acted on the answer, and I’d like to extend the same question to you guys too, to see if it unlocks […]

The Anxiety Of Sharing Be warned – this week’s Tape is gonna be another one of those ones where I talk about social media a lot, because I am constantly fascinated by what it’s doing to our society and our culture. Miranda often points out to me that I put an awful lot of my […]

The Worst Advice Tomorrow I’m recording an episode of a podcast for which I’ve been prompted to think about what the best and worst advice I’ve ever received is (perhaps I’ll post the episode here once it’s finished and gone out). I’ve been thinking about this for the last day or so and, while I’ve […]

Writing About Other People This week’s Therapy Tape is a response of sorts to the essay “Cat Person” And Me by Alexis Nowicki, which you can read here, because I think it raises some really important, fundamental questions about the nature and the purpose of creative writing. For those who haven’t read it and don’t have the time […]

“What Has The Fringe Society Ever Done For Us?” First thing’s first – that’s a provocative title to introduce a talking-point, not a sincerely-asked question, I’m not aiming to use this week’s newsletter to sincerely denigrate an organisation that’s overall done quite a bit to help artists and arts organisations. But this week I’ve been […]

Hello! And welcome back to the Fruit Salad Therapy Tapes, a weekly interactive sketchpad/notebook project from friendly nuisance Jog Noggins. If you’re enjoying the newsletter I’d love it if you shared it with a friend or encouraged people to subscribe! Alternatively, if you decide you’ve had enough of it and it’s no longer for you, you’re […]

Hello! And welcome back to the Fruit Salad Therapy Tapes, a weekly interactive sketchpad/notebook project from friendly nuisance Jog Noggins. If you’re enjoying the newsletter I’d love it if you shared it with a friend or encouraged people to subscribe! Alternatively, if you decide you’ve had enough of it and it’s no longer for you, you’re […]

Hello! And welcome back to the Fruit Salad Therapy Tapes, a weekly interactive sketchpad/notebook project from friendly nuisance Jog Noggins. If you’ve enjoying the newsletter I’d love it if you shared it with a friend or encouraged people to subscribe! Alternatively, if you decide you’ve had enough of it and it’s no longer for you, you’re […]

Hello! And welcome back to the Fruit Salad Therapy Tapes, a weekly interactive sketchpad/notebook project from friendly nuisance Jog Noggins. If you’ve enjoying the newsletter I’d love it if you shared it with a friend or encouraged people to subscribe! Alternatively, if you decide you’ve had enough of it and it’s no longer for you, you’re […]

Benedictions! This week’s intro paragraph has a Biblical theme. Thou art welcome back unto the Fruit Salad Testament [Fruit Salad Therapy Tapes], a weekly liturgical sermon [interactive newsletter/notebook project] from his Holiness [comedian?] Joz Norris. If thou art awearied of the sermon [had enough of the newsletter], thou art welcome to depart unto the wilderness […]

Captain’s log: This week’s introductory paragraph has a sci-fi theme! Greetings, Earthling [newsletter recipient] and welcome to the Arrowhead Star-Cruiser [Fruit Salad Therapy Tapes], a weekly intergalactic battleship [interactive newsletter/notebook project] from gunk-faced alien Zoblatron [comedian] Joz Norris. If you’ve decided it’s time to be vaporised [got bored of the newsletter], you’re more than welcome […]

Strewth! This week’s introductory paragraph has an Antipodean theme! Welcome back to this flamin’ barbie [newsletter] called Sheila [the Fruit Salad Therapy Tapes], a weekly bush tucker trial [interactive notebook project] from flamin’ drongo [comedian] Joz Norris. If you’d like to leave Australia [stop receiving the newsletter], you can get on a plane [unsubscribe] any […]

Zoinks! This week’s intro paragraph has a spooky ghost theme! Welcome, kids, to this haunted house-on-the-hill (newsletter) called Spooky Bone Manor (the Fruit Salad Therapy Tapes), a weekly spooktacular hauntfest (interactive notebook project) from crusty old janitor-in-a-rubber-mask-of-a-spooky-goblin (comedian) Joz Norris. If you’re knees are knocking (you’ve had enough of this newsletter) then you can make […]