I Lost a Trial My Opponent Wanted Me to Win

To persuade, you need less logic and more empathy.

Jul 26 • 

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May 2025

13 Years at the Bar in 13 Moments

It wasn't all fun and games

May 2 • 

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March 2025

Did This Four-Year-Old See Through My Act?

There are some things you can't disguise

Mar 31 • 

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I Hid From a Fictional Barrister

And then I was thrown a curveball

Mar 14 • 

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February 2025

The Time I Discovered the Truth About My Twin

On telling your story in a way people can tell it to others

Feb 26 • 

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My First Day Flying Solo Didn’t Exactly Go to Plan

Lesson 1 as a practising lawyer? It isn’t legal, it’s human

Feb 13 • 

Simon Emslie

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January 2025

How I Survived the Perils of Walking Home From School

Meaning is shaped by the way our stories are told

Jan 28 • 

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Together Alone

What roaming charges reminded me about being a better partner

Jan 15 • 

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November 2024

Mixtape Memories

What I forgot about making playlists

Nov 29, 2024 • 

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Tribalism in Madrid

Drinking with the enemy

Nov 12, 2024 • 

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Coming soon

This is The Pipe Writer.

Nov 12, 2024 • 

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