Henry Anderson
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Wilderness, Ivan Shishkin, 1881
September 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Wilderness, Ivan Shishkin, 1881
The Battlefield at Marathon, 1849, Carl Rottmann. Oil on canvas.
September 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The Battlefield at Marathon, 1849, Carl Rottmann. Oil on canvas.
"Dusk", Carl Moll, 1900, Oil on canvas.
August 30, 2026 at 9:55 PM
"Dusk", Carl Moll, 1900, Oil on canvas.
Frederick Judd Waugh, Looking West, St. Ives, Cornwall, 1896, Watercolour
July 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Frederick Judd Waugh, Looking West, St. Ives, Cornwall, 1896, Watercolour
Along the way to the Coldrum Long Barrow built six thousand summers ago.
June 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Along the way to the Coldrum Long Barrow built six thousand summers ago.
Remembering Terry Pratchett and his gifted storytelling - satirical, humorous and profound, born on this day 1948 and gone too soon.
- “Never trust any complicated cocktail that remains perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds.”
- “Never trust any complicated cocktail that remains perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds.”
April 28, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Remembering Terry Pratchett and his gifted storytelling - satirical, humorous and profound, born on this day 1948 and gone too soon.
- “Never trust any complicated cocktail that remains perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds.”
- “Never trust any complicated cocktail that remains perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds.”
Night and Sleep, oil on canvas, Evelyn De Morgan, 1878.
February 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Night and Sleep, oil on canvas, Evelyn De Morgan, 1878.
Local trees minding their own business.
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Local trees minding their own business.
Josef Mánes, The Drowned. Oil on canvas, 1867.
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Josef Mánes, The Drowned. Oil on canvas, 1867.
Egon Schiele, Harbour of Trieste, 1907. Oil on board.
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Egon Schiele, Harbour of Trieste, 1907. Oil on board.
New short story. A gripping tale of the far future - Leviathan.
A flying ship ventures on a secret voyage beyond the mapped edges of New Berlin. Gentleman adventurer Hanna and helmsman Krebb fight for their lives in a quest that could save-or doom—humanity.
mybook.to/NewBerlin1Le...
A flying ship ventures on a secret voyage beyond the mapped edges of New Berlin. Gentleman adventurer Hanna and helmsman Krebb fight for their lives in a quest that could save-or doom—humanity.
mybook.to/NewBerlin1Le...
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New short story. A gripping tale of the far future - Leviathan.
A flying ship ventures on a secret voyage beyond the mapped edges of New Berlin. Gentleman adventurer Hanna and helmsman Krebb fight for their lives in a quest that could save-or doom—humanity.
mybook.to/NewBerlin1Le...
A flying ship ventures on a secret voyage beyond the mapped edges of New Berlin. Gentleman adventurer Hanna and helmsman Krebb fight for their lives in a quest that could save-or doom—humanity.
mybook.to/NewBerlin1Le...
Earlier. 6000 years ago old, the Coldrum Stones lie near the Pilgrims’ Way. In his ‘Antiquities of Cornwall’, published in 1754, William Borlas stated that the name ‘Coldrum’ came from the Cornish word ‘Galdrum’ meaning ‘a place of enchantment.’
Someone (not me) left a small satsuma as an offering.
Someone (not me) left a small satsuma as an offering.
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Earlier. 6000 years ago old, the Coldrum Stones lie near the Pilgrims’ Way. In his ‘Antiquities of Cornwall’, published in 1754, William Borlas stated that the name ‘Coldrum’ came from the Cornish word ‘Galdrum’ meaning ‘a place of enchantment.’
Someone (not me) left a small satsuma as an offering.
Someone (not me) left a small satsuma as an offering.
"Rise of Krampus" is out!
1862. It’s after visiting hours at the Cape Misfortune Asylum - but a visitor has turned up nonetheless. Is he the terrifying Krampus of local folklore - or a madman escaped from the isolation ward? Either way, his story is beyond belief!
mybook.to/RiseofKrampus
1862. It’s after visiting hours at the Cape Misfortune Asylum - but a visitor has turned up nonetheless. Is he the terrifying Krampus of local folklore - or a madman escaped from the isolation ward? Either way, his story is beyond belief!
mybook.to/RiseofKrampus
November 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Rise of Krampus" is out!
1862. It’s after visiting hours at the Cape Misfortune Asylum - but a visitor has turned up nonetheless. Is he the terrifying Krampus of local folklore - or a madman escaped from the isolation ward? Either way, his story is beyond belief!
mybook.to/RiseofKrampus
1862. It’s after visiting hours at the Cape Misfortune Asylum - but a visitor has turned up nonetheless. Is he the terrifying Krampus of local folklore - or a madman escaped from the isolation ward? Either way, his story is beyond belief!
mybook.to/RiseofKrampus
@kafkaboots.bsky.social This 1850 daguerreotype
made me think of you for some reason.
made me think of you for some reason.
October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@kafkaboots.bsky.social This 1850 daguerreotype
made me think of you for some reason.
made me think of you for some reason.
Reading The Poems of Seamus Heaney, lovingly edited by my old tutor Bernard O’Donoghue. A huge book.
October 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Reading The Poems of Seamus Heaney, lovingly edited by my old tutor Bernard O’Donoghue. A huge book.
Finding the Telling Detail
open.substack.com/pub/macander...
open.substack.com/pub/macander...
October 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Finding the Telling Detail
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open.substack.com/pub/macander...
Mount Aetna from Taormina, Thomas Cole, 1843.
September 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Mount Aetna from Taormina, Thomas Cole, 1843.
Night cruise in the Mediterranean, Emil Orlik, early 20th c.
September 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Night cruise in the Mediterranean, Emil Orlik, early 20th c.
The terror of reality - can relate!
September 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The terror of reality - can relate!
Late Summer vibe check.
August 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Late Summer vibe check.
Pebble art by my sister-in-law.
August 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Pebble art by my sister-in-law.
Earlier. Six thousand years old, the Coldrum Stones in Kent. In his ‘Antiquities of Cornwall’ book published in 1754, William Borlas stated that the name ‘Coldrum’ came from the Cornish word ‘Galdrum’ meaning ‘a place of enchantment.’
July 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Earlier. Six thousand years old, the Coldrum Stones in Kent. In his ‘Antiquities of Cornwall’ book published in 1754, William Borlas stated that the name ‘Coldrum’ came from the Cornish word ‘Galdrum’ meaning ‘a place of enchantment.’
