Dianne Masri
@mediapixel.bsky.social
The Synchronicity of All Things
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My youngest is due to touchdown in Paris & I’m nostalgic for my time there last year immersed in #art culture & street life. Fascinated to know there resides in #Louvre, Queen Dido of Lebanon (painting by Rubens) also I dropped in to see the other Queen. I can feel a retrospective of Paris emerging
September 13, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Exciting news! Robert Macfarlane
to challenge humanity’s ‘superiority complex’ in the 2026 BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures share.google/1mFIITN8Ekks.... @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
to challenge humanity’s ‘superiority complex’ in the 2026 BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures share.google/1mFIITN8Ekks.... @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
Robert Macfarlane to challenge humanity’s ‘superiority complex’ in the 2026 BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures
The acclaimed writer will argue for the urgent need to re-imagine humanity’s relationship with the living world, in order to shape a more hopeful future on Earth
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September 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Exciting news! Robert Macfarlane
to challenge humanity’s ‘superiority complex’ in the 2026 BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures share.google/1mFIITN8Ekks.... @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
to challenge humanity’s ‘superiority complex’ in the 2026 BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures share.google/1mFIITN8Ekks.... @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
More from the amazing @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social - 5 books that shaped her approach to translate the Odyssey
I wrote for Vogue about 5 very different books that each in different ways shaped my approach to translating the Odyssey (the first time).
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Required Reading: Five Books That Inspired Emily Wilson’s Translation of ‘The Odyssey’
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September 6, 2026 at 8:35 PM
More from the amazing @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social - 5 books that shaped her approach to translate the Odyssey
I had so much fun with this painting 🖼️ using the palette knife bought a more energetic feel to the trees.
Oil on Board
45 × 30 cm
#art #creativity
Oil on Board
45 × 30 cm
#art #creativity
September 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I had so much fun with this painting 🖼️ using the palette knife bought a more energetic feel to the trees.
Oil on Board
45 × 30 cm
#art #creativity
Oil on Board
45 × 30 cm
#art #creativity
Elif Shafak and Robert Macfarlane: Two Novelists Have an Epic Conversation @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
#nature #writers
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#nature #writers
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Elif Shafak and Robert Macfarlane: Two Novelists Have an Epic Conversation
A two for one!
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August 20, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Elif Shafak and Robert Macfarlane: Two Novelists Have an Epic Conversation @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
#nature #writers
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#nature #writers
howiwrite.substack.com/p/elif-shafa...
Please sign in support of Prof Peter MacDonald profmcdonald.good.do/uncancel/
Tell UniMelb & St Vincent's- Reinstate Prof. McDonald
Prof McDonald, an esteemed cardiologist, was due to deliver a prestigious lecture at Melbourne Uni on 20 July. His invitation was shamefully withdrawn following pressure from the Zionist lobby.
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June 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Please sign in support of Prof Peter MacDonald profmcdonald.good.do/uncancel/
On the state of literary magazines, freelancing, Substack and vanishing writing contracts via John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social and Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/counterc...
Scavenging in the Media Wastelands: Or, Substacking While Trying to Make a Living Writing
Chatting with John Warner about the state of literary magazines, freelancing, Substack, and vanishing writing careers.
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June 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM
On the state of literary magazines, freelancing, Substack and vanishing writing contracts via John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social and Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/counterc...
A great essay by @irinadumitrescu.bsky.social via @creativecritical.bsky.social on creativity especially in times of crisis creativecritical.net/why-im-no-lo... #creativity #creative
Why I'm No Longer a Proper Academic - Creative-Critical
By Irina Dumitrescu. A talk given at the Creative Critical launch event at UCL's Institute for Advanced Studies in September 2022.
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May 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
A great essay by @irinadumitrescu.bsky.social via @creativecritical.bsky.social on creativity especially in times of crisis creativecritical.net/why-im-no-lo... #creativity #creative
Google has a secret reference desk - #research open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...
Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It.
40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.
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April 29, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Google has a secret reference desk - #research open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...
Yasha Levine (@yasha)
give this man a nobel prize
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April 11, 2026 at 9:21 PM
A little bit of magical synchronicity this Good Friday thanks to Anne Lamott’s book Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith @annelamott.bsky.social substack.com/profile/1407...
Dianne Masri (@thesynchronicityofthings)
Synchronicity #267 and when it’s to do with books it’s an extra buzz. Today is Good Friday and I’m having a quiet day at home. I glance towards my bookshelf, and there’s Anne Lamott’s Plan B: Further ...
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April 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
A little bit of magical synchronicity this Good Friday thanks to Anne Lamott’s book Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith @annelamott.bsky.social substack.com/profile/1407...
“Think of reading as a shield. Think of reading as medicine. Think of reading as what helps.” Jeanette Winterson open.substack.com/pub/jeanette....
When in difficulty, read a book
The world is a mess.
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March 22, 2026 at 11:21 PM
“Think of reading as a shield. Think of reading as medicine. Think of reading as what helps.” Jeanette Winterson open.substack.com/pub/jeanette....
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In February, the High Court of England and Wales found that the government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act was unlawful. The proscription of the direct-action group was highly controversial and led to the arrests of over 2000 people alleged to have expressed support.
Freedom of expression: Palestine Action ruling draws line between criminal protest and terrorism
In February, the High Court of England and Wales found that the UK government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under the 2000 Terrorism Act was unlawful.
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March 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
In February, the High Court of England and Wales found that the government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act was unlawful. The proscription of the direct-action group was highly controversial and led to the arrests of over 2000 people alleged to have expressed support.
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There’s a quote from Mary Ann Shaffer in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society book - “… there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” I believe that to be true
#synchronicity open.substack.com/pub/thesynch...
#synchronicity open.substack.com/pub/thesynch...
The Calling of the Cedar
This morning, as a scroll through the latest news, the synchronicity of finding this photo is not lost on me - it feels like a message, a message of hope I need to hold.
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March 7, 2026 at 3:42 AM
There’s a quote from Mary Ann Shaffer in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society book - “… there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” I believe that to be true
#synchronicity open.substack.com/pub/thesynch...
#synchronicity open.substack.com/pub/thesynch...
“Everyone has a mother. Everybody knows they were nurtured and cared for and that they needed a boost up.” It turned out to be a better metaphor than she imagined, she says, because many cultures already speak of mother trees” @drsuzannesimard.bsky.social w/ @sophiemcbain.bsky.social #trees #nature
March 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
“Everyone has a mother. Everybody knows they were nurtured and cared for and that they needed a boost up.” It turned out to be a better metaphor than she imagined, she says, because many cultures already speak of mother trees” @drsuzannesimard.bsky.social w/ @sophiemcbain.bsky.social #trees #nature
“Everyone has a mother. Everybody knows they were nurtured and cared for and that they needed a boost up.” It turned out to be a better metaphor than she imagined, she says, because many cultures already speak of mother trees www.theguardian.com/environment/... #trees
‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’: ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics
Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to reimag...
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March 16, 2026 at 10:36 PM
“Everyone has a mother. Everybody knows they were nurtured and cared for and that they needed a boost up.” It turned out to be a better metaphor than she imagined, she says, because many cultures already speak of mother trees www.theguardian.com/environment/... #trees
I was moved after watching Eileen Gu’s recent viral interview about the power of neuroplasticity and journaling, so I created these prompts inspired by her response: Margot Lee on Substack #journaling substack.com/@margotlee/n...
Margot Lee (@margotlee)
I was moved after watching Eileen Gu’s recent viral interview about the power of neuroplasticity and journaling, so I created these prompts inspired by her response:
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March 10, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I was moved after watching Eileen Gu’s recent viral interview about the power of neuroplasticity and journaling, so I created these prompts inspired by her response: Margot Lee on Substack #journaling substack.com/@margotlee/n...
There’s a quote from Mary Ann Shaffer in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society book - “… there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” I believe that to be true
#synchronicity open.substack.com/pub/thesynch...
#synchronicity open.substack.com/pub/thesynch...
The Calling of the Cedar
This morning, as a scroll through the latest news, the synchronicity of finding this photo is not lost on me - it feels like a message, a message of hope I need to hold.
open.substack.com
March 7, 2026 at 3:42 AM
There’s a quote from Mary Ann Shaffer in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society book - “… there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” I believe that to be true
#synchronicity open.substack.com/pub/thesynch...
#synchronicity open.substack.com/pub/thesynch...
Publishing tips, podcasts and writers theconversation.com/publishing-t...
Publishing tips, poetry and witty takes on classics: 6 of the best Australian literary podcasts
Literary podcasts are like year-round writers festivals – and there’s an Australian one out there for every taste, from occasional readers to bonafide bookworms.
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February 26, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Publishing tips, podcasts and writers theconversation.com/publishing-t...
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After 20 years, I've been laid off at The Washington Post.
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I’ve Been Laid Off. I’m Not Done.
After 20 years at The Washington Post, I’m suddenly on my own — and still writing about books.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
After 20 years, I've been laid off at The Washington Post.
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Moving to a more general evolution. Surprising ideas and concrete steps to face the challenges.
February 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Moving to a more general evolution. Surprising ideas and concrete steps to face the challenges.
Ttranslations of Rilke from The Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, by Joanna Lacey and award-winning poet Anita Barrows, that speak to the beauty and mystery present in worlds both seen and unseen, the unknowability of the Divine, union of nature and transcendent podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...
Be Earth Now – Rainer Maria Rilke recited by Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows
Podcast Episode · Emergence Magazine Podcast · 16/12/2025 · 22m
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January 22, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Ttranslations of Rilke from The Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, by Joanna Lacey and award-winning poet Anita Barrows, that speak to the beauty and mystery present in worlds both seen and unseen, the unknowability of the Divine, union of nature and transcendent podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...
Social media trends for 2026 via @lacyphillips.bsky.social @janefriedman.com janefriedman.com/watch-for-th...
Watch for These 2026 Social Media Trends | Jane Friedman
A social media manager shares her observations on how current trends might impact authors and publishers in 2026.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Social media trends for 2026 via @lacyphillips.bsky.social @janefriedman.com janefriedman.com/watch-for-th...