by Jamie Miles | Aug 16, 2026 | Newsletter
This Week: Emotional whiplash • The free dumbphone living inside your iPhone for focus and calm • Standing against penny-pinching businesses • My Favourite Finds • The Darkroom Eclipse of the Heart When the next wave hit, I thought in earnest: am I going to drown?...
by Jamie Miles | Aug 16, 2026 | Articles & Guides
At a glance Based on the reader question: Is there a way to turn my smartphone into a simpler, distraction-free device, without buying new hardware or paying for another app? Apple’s Assistive Access doubles as the best free dumbphone on the market and...
by Jamie Miles | Aug 16, 2026 | True Stories & Reflections
‘Why did you leave us a two-star review?’ It was the bar I’d visited the previous night in Tallinn, Estonia. They can reply? I thought this was a one-way street for me to fight back and vent, but now my microphone-dropping moment to reverse the tide had lost its...
by Jamie Miles | Aug 2, 2026 | Newsletter
This Week: The medicine of a holiday • The creative cost of remembering too much and how to let go • Lessons from another three months of writing Jamie’s Journal • My Favourite Finds • The Darkroom Not My Problem I didn’t realise my body was a blabbermouth, but...
by Jamie Miles | Aug 2, 2026 | True Stories & Reflections
Reflecting on Q2 2026 • Total words written: 52,930 (+27,126) Last week, my friend was telling me about the time she prepared a fish for dinner. She’d cleaned it, descaled it, and finally laid it down to chop off the tail. The thud of the blade shook loose a...
