Archive - Stiff Upper Quip

On the Dad cars of the '80s

Filthy mobile homes

Oct 30 •

Free speech heroes except for when Saudi Arabia calls

Thoughts on the Riyadh comedy festival

Oct 23 •

Keir Starmer’s not great, but have you seen the voters?

I love you, but you are not serious people

Oct 9 •

September 2025

Six things I used to believe about writing but no longer do

Insights from the mid-career writer

Sep 25 •

I can't be the only man who has no problem talking about their feelings

I just don't have that many

Sep 18 •

The end of August is the end of December

On between times

Sep 4 •

July 2025

A few changes to 'Stiff Upper Quip'

Taking leave before the summer break

Jul 31 •

Return to Kerebus

A story before summer

Jul 27 •

Seven lessons from four years writing a Substack

The wisdom of 200 posts

Jul 24 •

Six thought-terminating cliches which reduced progressive discourse to mush

A critique of mantras

Jul 17 •

Snapshots from Europe 2024-2025

Places and languages

Jul 10 •

Yes, writing requires sacrifice

If you want it to be any cop

Jul 3 •

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