Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
At 74, I see myself living in Lewes, rooted in the place that has shaped so much of my adult life. I expect to be retired from formal employment, but not from purposeful work. If anything, I see a deepening of it.
I will still be writing—consistently, daily, with greater clarity and authority. By 2036 I will be eleven years into my 50 Years On diary project, a body of work that will by then have real scale, coherence, and, I hope, cultural value as a longitudinal record of memory, place, and personal history.
I would like to think that by then I am a published author—not simply aspiring, but with at least one substantial work in print. Whether that emerges from The Form Photo, my diaries, or another strand of writing, the direction is clear: to shape lived experience into something crafted, structured, and shareable.
Civically, I may still be involved as a councillor or in a similar role within Lewes. Contributing locally—whether through environmental work, trees, or cultural initiatives—feels less like a phase and more like a permanent responsibility.
More broadly, I see myself as someone who has integrated the different strands of my life—education, storytelling, coaching, and observation—into a coherent practice. Not chasing new identities, but refining and expressing the ones already there.
Above all, I would hope to be still curious, still engaged, and still building—albeit at a different pace—work that connects past, present, and future
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