Slow down.
Go deeper.
Guides to slowing down and finding depth in a shallow world — from open roads to full glasses to fresh perspectives.
Rock
Bikepacking
Practical manuals for multi-day rides, from training plans to trailside emergencies.
The Daily Fruit Wine
Twenty-five years of fruit wine and cider making, distilled into working guides.
The Thinking Rock
Plain-spoken books on attention, presence and building a life that feels true.
The Twelve Truths
What your life has been trying to tell you — twelve recognitions, stated plainly enough to land.
The 47-Second Reset
Micro-practices for better living — 47 pauses under a minute that fit the cracks you already have.
The Practical Optimist
How to stay positive when the world is falling apart — eight grounded strategies, no pep talk.
Your Brain Is Not Your Friend
A field guide to managing the mind that's managing you — mental hygiene, minus the mysticism.
The Empty Garage
Finding connection in the loneliest years — a practical map out of male loneliness.
The Second Act
A field guide to reinvention after 40 — for everyone lying awake asking "is this it?"
The Quiet Acres
On cultivation, attention, and the patient making of a self — carving back the ground the feeds can't reach.
About me
Winemaker, distance cyclist, and writer based in Nova Scotia. Field notes from the road, the cellar, and the in-between. Much more on my Substack. Click the link below.
Elsewhere
Notes from the slow lane
New guides and occasional letters. No noise.