Read Article Common Ground December 2025 Edtn 1 min read On Childcare Mark Edgecombe Almost Christmas. Sarah’s at work, and the older two are with their grandparents, shoulder to waist in the kitchen, helping Mum prepare festive treats. Arts Arts, Photography, Music
Read Article Common Ground December 2023 Edtn 6 min read On the Canvas Mark Edgecombe It has been some time since I last attended an art auction—in fact, since the only time I attended an art auction. Arts Arts, Photography, Music
Read Article Common Ground February 2023 Edtn 14 min read All my Life Singing Mark Edgecombe All my life I have loved to sing. At first, I didn’t realise that the family rule, “No singing at the table,” was not universal but particular. Arts, Photography, Music
Read Article Common Ground December 2022 Edtn 6 min read Last Month of the Year Mark Edgecombe It’s Christmas. Or December, at least. I know this because tonight Sarah has found the Mariah Carey album in the rack beside the stereo. Christian Year
Read Article Common Ground August 2021 Edtn 6 min read No Longer Slave to the Present Mark Edgecombe I live in the valley in which I was raised. From my daughter’s bedroom window, I can see the school I once attended and keep an eye on the 1st XV on Saturday afternoons, just discerning the blue of their strip. Creation, Society, Culture