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Turned down last week:
2 festivals with no budget for speakers
1 writing course with no budget for teachers
1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free.
Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.
2 festivals with no budget for speakers
1 writing course with no budget for teachers
1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free.
Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.
September 21, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Turned down last week:
2 festivals with no budget for speakers
1 writing course with no budget for teachers
1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free.
Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.
2 festivals with no budget for speakers
1 writing course with no budget for teachers
1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free.
Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.
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On the BBC News Katya Adler has just described Germany, where the far right AFD keep winning elections, as entering 'uncharted political territory'. Hmmm. Where Germany is concerned I think that territory is pretty well charted.
September 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
On the BBC News Katya Adler has just described Germany, where the far right AFD keep winning elections, as entering 'uncharted political territory'. Hmmm. Where Germany is concerned I think that territory is pretty well charted.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 67216:
Don't be afraid of silence. Only in silence can you hear the music.
Don't be afraid of silence. Only in silence can you hear the music.
September 19, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 67216:
Don't be afraid of silence. Only in silence can you hear the music.
Don't be afraid of silence. Only in silence can you hear the music.
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'Cake Shop' by Vivian Maier (1926 – 2009), prolific US street photographer #WomensArt
September 17, 2026 at 4:39 AM
'Cake Shop' by Vivian Maier (1926 – 2009), prolific US street photographer #WomensArt
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George IV Bridge from the Cowgate, Edinburgh.
September 17, 2026 at 7:47 AM
George IV Bridge from the Cowgate, Edinburgh.
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The amazing Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life in Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire. Built on the site of the old Summerlee ironworks and complete with working trams, this is one of the best free days out in Scotland. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #NorthLanarkshire
#Scotland #NorthLanarkshire
September 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The amazing Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life in Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire. Built on the site of the old Summerlee ironworks and complete with working trams, this is one of the best free days out in Scotland. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #NorthLanarkshire
#Scotland #NorthLanarkshire
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Street advertising, Glasgow style - Direct and to the point, with not a single wasted word!
I spotted this on Garth Street in the Merchant City area of the city today.
#glasgow #advertising #merchantcity #haircut
I spotted this on Garth Street in the Merchant City area of the city today.
#glasgow #advertising #merchantcity #haircut
September 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Street advertising, Glasgow style - Direct and to the point, with not a single wasted word!
I spotted this on Garth Street in the Merchant City area of the city today.
#glasgow #advertising #merchantcity #haircut
I spotted this on Garth Street in the Merchant City area of the city today.
#glasgow #advertising #merchantcity #haircut
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
"... human civilization as we know it will collapse and billions could die. And we’re not talking about the far distant future. We are talking about collapse within years, not centuries. For real."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
"... human civilization as we know it will collapse and billions could die. And we’re not talking about the far distant future. We are talking about collapse within years, not centuries. For real."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate
Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperat...
www.currentaffairs.org
August 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"... human civilization as we know it will collapse and billions could die. And we’re not talking about the far distant future. We are talking about collapse within years, not centuries. For real."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
"... human civilization as we know it will collapse and billions could die. And we’re not talking about the far distant future. We are talking about collapse within years, not centuries. For real."
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
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Pondering the wisdom of getting rid of my landline and moving to full fibre. For emergencies would it not be better to keep phone lines that work during power cuts?
August 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Pondering the wisdom of getting rid of my landline and moving to full fibre. For emergencies would it not be better to keep phone lines that work during power cuts?
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UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states
August 25, 2026 at 9:15 PM
UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states
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Why are caravans only white or beige?
Where are the bright red, or blue or turquoise caravans?
Why aren't there caravans in as many colours as cars come in?
Is there some regulation?
Where are the bright red, or blue or turquoise caravans?
Why aren't there caravans in as many colours as cars come in?
Is there some regulation?
August 25, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Why are caravans only white or beige?
Where are the bright red, or blue or turquoise caravans?
Why aren't there caravans in as many colours as cars come in?
Is there some regulation?
Where are the bright red, or blue or turquoise caravans?
Why aren't there caravans in as many colours as cars come in?
Is there some regulation?
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Excellent flash flooding advice here www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
www.london.gov.uk
August 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Excellent flash flooding advice here www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
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“Globe vase with iris”.
Artist Robin Freedenfeld. Born (1951). American
Realism, Oil on canvas
Artist Robin Freedenfeld. Born (1951). American
Realism, Oil on canvas
August 24, 2026 at 1:12 PM
“Globe vase with iris”.
Artist Robin Freedenfeld. Born (1951). American
Realism, Oil on canvas
Artist Robin Freedenfeld. Born (1951). American
Realism, Oil on canvas
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Incredible automated YouTube subtitles have the director of the FBI in the 1930s as a man named Jed Garoover
August 22, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Incredible automated YouTube subtitles have the director of the FBI in the 1930s as a man named Jed Garoover
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Very noticeable how much more some folks on this platform are posting on X. People should be aware that the more that happens the more this platform will languish and eventually fail — which would be a shame.
August 22, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Very noticeable how much more some folks on this platform are posting on X. People should be aware that the more that happens the more this platform will languish and eventually fail — which would be a shame.
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Found Land Beneath the Waves in the wonderful Highland Bookshop! It's a very friendly shop with a stonking selection of #naturewriting.
August 22, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Found Land Beneath the Waves in the wonderful Highland Bookshop! It's a very friendly shop with a stonking selection of #naturewriting.
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A neon-green solar-powered slug that lives underwater is the winner of @theguardian.com Invertebrate of the Year competition!
- "It’s very, very beautiful but also very smart too - it builds its own solar panels”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- "It’s very, very beautiful but also very smart too - it builds its own solar panels”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
August 20, 2026 at 11:58 AM
A neon-green solar-powered slug that lives underwater is the winner of @theguardian.com Invertebrate of the Year competition!
- "It’s very, very beautiful but also very smart too - it builds its own solar panels”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- "It’s very, very beautiful but also very smart too - it builds its own solar panels”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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With my @alchemickitchen.bsky.social hat on. 👇
@feedingliverpool.org @sustainweb.org @foodfoundation.bsky.social @foodrise.bsky.social @kindlingtrust.bsky.social
@feedingliverpool.org @sustainweb.org @foodfoundation.bsky.social @foodrise.bsky.social @kindlingtrust.bsky.social
Rising heat and failing harvests reveal a fragile food system. It is time to treat food security as a democratic issue https://www.opendemocracy.net/climate-crisis-food-supermarket-cost-poverty-heatwave-drought-andy-burnham/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio
When the climate crisis reaches the supermarket shelf
Rising heat and failing harvests reveal a fragile food system. It is time to treat food security as a democratic issue
www.opendemocracy.net
August 20, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Yesterday #sophiefromromania was brave enough to go on the beach until she was scared by the sound of a wave. Today she seemed to decide she loved it. Did some zoomies and even dipped her toe almost in the waves.
August 14, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Yesterday #sophiefromromania was brave enough to go on the beach until she was scared by the sound of a wave. Today she seemed to decide she loved it. Did some zoomies and even dipped her toe almost in the waves.
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I was too unwell to teach for many months so retweeting my post below about my workshop relaunch with the link to my first illustration & mental health class will help so so much if you have a moment👇
Thankyou x🌿
Thankyou x🌿
There are still some spaces left on my 29 Aug botanical illustration & mental health w’shop
You’ll learn:
🌿how to break plants down into simple shapes & add shading
🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health BBC clip next post: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
You’ll learn:
🌿how to break plants down into simple shapes & add shading
🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health BBC clip next post: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
August 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
I was too unwell to teach for many months so retweeting my post below about my workshop relaunch with the link to my first illustration & mental health class will help so so much if you have a moment👇
Thankyou x🌿
Thankyou x🌿
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One of my cartoons for Wednesday's Metro
August 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
One of my cartoons for Wednesday's Metro
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Just as Edinburgh gears up to launch its annual literary celebration, Glasgow pulls the plug on its own book festival for another year,
You couldn’t make it up.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2645379...
You couldn’t make it up.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2645379...
Aye Write shelved again as Glasgow Life reveals plans for scaled-back return
The city's biggest literary celebration will not be going ahead this year despite securing new Scottish Government funding.
www.heraldscotland.com
August 11, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Just as Edinburgh gears up to launch its annual literary celebration, Glasgow pulls the plug on its own book festival for another year,
You couldn’t make it up.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2645379...
You couldn’t make it up.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2645379...
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I’ll ha’e nae hauf-way hoose, but aye be whaur
Extremes meet – it’s the only way I ken
To dodge the curst conceit o’ bein’ richt
That damns the vast majority o’ men.
—from “A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle”
🎂🧵 for Hugh MacDiarmid—born #OTD, 11 Aug 1892
1/10
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/hugh-m...
Extremes meet – it’s the only way I ken
To dodge the curst conceit o’ bein’ richt
That damns the vast majority o’ men.
—from “A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle”
🎂🧵 for Hugh MacDiarmid—born #OTD, 11 Aug 1892
1/10
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/hugh-m...
August 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
I’ll ha’e nae hauf-way hoose, but aye be whaur
Extremes meet – it’s the only way I ken
To dodge the curst conceit o’ bein’ richt
That damns the vast majority o’ men.
—from “A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle”
🎂🧵 for Hugh MacDiarmid—born #OTD, 11 Aug 1892
1/10
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/hugh-m...
Extremes meet – it’s the only way I ken
To dodge the curst conceit o’ bein’ richt
That damns the vast majority o’ men.
—from “A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle”
🎂🧵 for Hugh MacDiarmid—born #OTD, 11 Aug 1892
1/10
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/hugh-m...