Why subscribe?

page 178 is where I publish one piece every Friday, alternating between reflective essays and quiet fiction.

I write about dignity, class, ageing, and the quiet roles we slip into to get through life — the small moments where judgement, belonging, and resilience show themselves.

What you’ll get

• Essays that start from everyday scenes and ask bigger questions (without the hot takes).

• Quiet fiction — short stories and occasional serial pieces about ordinary lives under pressure.

• Occasional politics, but only when it fits the same lens: lived experience and consequences.

Why subscribe?

If you like writing that’s calm, human-scale, and interested in what’s happening underneath the surface, you’ll feel at home here.

• Subscribe for free to get new posts in your inbox every Friday.

• Paid subscribers support the time it takes to write and help me keep publishing consistently.

A note on my book

I’m self-publishing a book shortly (currently on Kindle). If you’d like to support the work, I’ll share details and an excerpt here.