Notebook
This is a lightly curated space where I gather reflections, articles, event reports, and fragments from across my work — futures, storytelling, sustainability, and beyond. It’s not a traditional blog – more of a sketchbook of ideas.

#divitips Add page name to contact form
#divitips Add page name to contact formWhy might this be useful? To work out which page people were on when they submitted a page. add_filter('et_pb_module_shortcode_attributes', 'dbc_add_post_link_to_contact_form', 10, 3); function...

The contribution of “childless cat ladies” to society
The contribution of "childless cat ladies" to societyThe BBC's post about Usha Vance defending her husband's "childless cat ladies" remark has prompted me to put a few words to paper. In my world, today's wicked problems are bearing down on us. The SDGs are brilliant...

Protect children from Little Red Riding Hood. Guns are fine, though.
Guns or Little Red Riding Hood. Which of the two should be banned in schools?

Don’t be a dick.
Every wondered about the origin story of this meme?

001: ASK / What I’ve learned about being a freelancer
The start of a new series on what I’ve learned in nearly 20 years of being self-employed. Today: It never hurts to ask.

The legacy of the A23a iceberg
When icebergs fragment, they seed by dropping entrained mineral nutrients. Incredible!

To comma or not to comma, that is the question
I love a good comma. A quick check to make sure that I am using it correctly in a new project.

AI is not the puppet master
AI doesn’t change the world on its own. People who use AI change the world. Tools vs people.

What colour is the most common in flowers?
My guess was wrong. And the answer to the question is blindingly obvious!

Musings of funerals for glaciers
What if we celebrated the nature that we have, and that we have lost, instead of holding funeral ceremonies?