John Kerrison goes longform

Typically digital media, public affairs, and online communication. Always John Kerrison

The Sun

A morning poem than came to me while writing.

April 15, 2026

A postcard: one night in Bangkok and it's more than oysters

It was five nights in Bangkok and one night in the famous Chinatown night market on Yaowarat Road.

March 18, 2026

I'm in a Chiang Mai peace of mind.

I ran this morning. For the first time in a long time: past lines of monks leaving their temples with their alms bowls tucked against their hip; past the hum of morning markets where woman displayed freshly cut mangoes and mangosteen; past teens huddled with iced drinks in cafes with their backs against the sting of the early sun.

March 14, 2026

Freedom is being disliked by other people

Click bait or a guide to living? My review of 'The Courage to be Disliked', by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

February 01, 2026

The highest hill in the park

My poetry has found a home. 24 January 2026

January 24, 2026

Starting again, 20 years after my first microblog post

I first posted to Twitter in 2008. I didn't know what I was doing in social media then. Nearly 20 years later, It feels like discovering social again.

January 23, 2026