by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Apr 21, 2026 | Thoughts You Can Use
Since moving to Norfolk, Virginia from New York City last fall the biggest blessing — apart from a Costco™ membership and a grilling habit, of course — has been having more time to write. In New York I managed to finish a graphic novel over the course of a couple of...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Apr 14, 2026 | Thoughts You Can Use
I recently finished Frances Wilson’s Burning Man: The Trials of D.H. Lawrence, a visceral biography that probes the great writer’s life to reveal the raw, grinding friction that fueled Lawrence’s work. Lawrence was, to quote the critic Geoff Dyer, a man who often...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Apr 9, 2026 | Thoughts You Can Use
Growing up in Southeast London during the 1980s, image was important. The schoolyard was a proving ground where projecting competence, sanity, and toughness was paramount. You had to hold your own, and you couldn’t afford to seem weak. It all made life extremely...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Apr 9, 2026 | Thoughts You Can Use
Growing up in Southeast London, I learned about the unwritten rules of the street long before I understood the nuances of a corporate balance sheet. I’ll never forget a local “hard man” from my neighborhood, someone who commanded a room without ever...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jul 29, 2025 | Thoughts You Can Use
Running your own business, you can set your own hours. You can meet your deadlines on your own time and nobody judges you for spending your days as you choose. I love this about being my own boss. Every time I’m tempted to take a job working for somebody else, I...
