Barb Milne
@barbmilne.bsky.social
More left than right. I like looking at gaps, poetry, philosophy.
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A beautiful tribute to Observer journalist Rachel Cooke, whose writing I loved. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
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November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A beautiful tribute to Observer journalist Rachel Cooke, whose writing I loved. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Thanks to AI, nostalgia is not what it used to be
It’s easy to be fooled into thinking that everything was better in the past. But if we’re not careful, it will make the future worse.
https://bit.ly/4nRf0y5
It’s easy to be fooled into thinking that everything was better in the past. But if we’re not careful, it will make the future worse.
https://bit.ly/4nRf0y5
Thanks to AI, nostalgia is not what it used to be | The Observer
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Thanks to AI, nostalgia is not what it used to be
It’s easy to be fooled into thinking that everything was better in the past. But if we’re not careful, it will make the future worse.
https://bit.ly/4nRf0y5
It’s easy to be fooled into thinking that everything was better in the past. But if we’re not careful, it will make the future worse.
https://bit.ly/4nRf0y5
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Earlier this year my pal Jim Bennett made a box for me to store and transport 4x5 film holders. It is absolutely lovely. He's written an article about it for Furniture and Cabinetmaking magazine. That's not him on the cover. Jim's website is here: jimbennettfurniture.com/pages/about #photography
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Earlier this year my pal Jim Bennett made a box for me to store and transport 4x5 film holders. It is absolutely lovely. He's written an article about it for Furniture and Cabinetmaking magazine. That's not him on the cover. Jim's website is here: jimbennettfurniture.com/pages/about #photography
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On Wednesday 19 November at 11am, join Colin Bramwell in Coatbridge Library, where he will be exploring how language brings us closer to others, referring his Carcanet collection Fower Pessoas.
The event costs £2, and tickets can be purchased here:
shop.scottishbooktrust.com/products/fam...
The event costs £2, and tickets can be purchased here:
shop.scottishbooktrust.com/products/fam...
Scriever and Freens Tour: Familiar Forms wi Colin Bramwell
Join Taylor Dyson and Colin Bramwell as they reflect on how poetry and language can foster connections across both local and global communities.
shop.scottishbooktrust.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
On Wednesday 19 November at 11am, join Colin Bramwell in Coatbridge Library, where he will be exploring how language brings us closer to others, referring his Carcanet collection Fower Pessoas.
The event costs £2, and tickets can be purchased here:
shop.scottishbooktrust.com/products/fam...
The event costs £2, and tickets can be purchased here:
shop.scottishbooktrust.com/products/fam...
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'Made in Manchester' was a Financial Times Best Book of 2024. Now in paperback.
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
'Made in Manchester' was a Financial Times Best Book of 2024. Now in paperback.
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Colombieres Gulch (S. France) #trailrunning
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Colombieres Gulch (S. France) #trailrunning
Delighted to find this terrific book @oxfamgb.bsky.social this evening. It charts the history of the #HuddersfieldNarrowCanal #Slaithwaite #WestYorkshire
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Delighted to find this terrific book @oxfamgb.bsky.social this evening. It charts the history of the #HuddersfieldNarrowCanal #Slaithwaite #WestYorkshire
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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'Scarborough Harbour Lighthouse (Vincent Pier)'
Charcoal and Varnish
Charcoal and Varnish
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
'Scarborough Harbour Lighthouse (Vincent Pier)'
Charcoal and Varnish
Charcoal and Varnish
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Colette is an amazing writer - I'm a big fan. Her new novel Celeste is just out.
bluemoosebooks.com/our-authors/...
bluemoosebooks.com/our-authors/...
Colette Snowden - Bluemoose Books
Colette Snowden is a writer from Manchester. She studied at [...]
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November 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Colette is an amazing writer - I'm a big fan. Her new novel Celeste is just out.
bluemoosebooks.com/our-authors/...
bluemoosebooks.com/our-authors/...
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Delighted to say that I'll be taking part in the 2026 York Literature Festival at St Peter’s Memorial Hall on 14th March, being interviewed by the wonderful Colette Snowden.
Ticket details etc coming soon.
Ticket details etc coming soon.
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Delighted to say that I'll be taking part in the 2026 York Literature Festival at St Peter’s Memorial Hall on 14th March, being interviewed by the wonderful Colette Snowden.
Ticket details etc coming soon.
Ticket details etc coming soon.
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Good fortune to bookshops everywhere for the busy season, including Waterstones Arndale, Bookends Carlisle @bookendscarlisle.bsky.social, Serenity Booksellers @serenitybookshop.bsky.social and Waterstones at John Lewis in Cheadle.
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Good fortune to bookshops everywhere for the busy season, including Waterstones Arndale, Bookends Carlisle @bookendscarlisle.bsky.social, Serenity Booksellers @serenitybookshop.bsky.social and Waterstones at John Lewis in Cheadle.
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Very enjoyable seminar this morning on #rhetoric in #BritishPolitics! Using ancient methods outlined by Aristotle, we discussed the extent to which they represent a valuable framework for modern politicians & their relationship with the media/voters. Great group of students with excellent questions!
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Very enjoyable seminar this morning on #rhetoric in #BritishPolitics! Using ancient methods outlined by Aristotle, we discussed the extent to which they represent a valuable framework for modern politicians & their relationship with the media/voters. Great group of students with excellent questions!
From ‘Fireguard’ by Tony Harrison
The best wood to make chips with for our fire
was from bakehouse boxes Dad brought smeared with lard.
It had a whiplash crack. Its sparks leaped higher.
You had to look sharpish with the fireguard.
lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v27/…#poetryry
The best wood to make chips with for our fire
was from bakehouse boxes Dad brought smeared with lard.
It had a whiplash crack. Its sparks leaped higher.
You had to look sharpish with the fireguard.
lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v27/…#poetryry
https://lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v27/…
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
From ‘Fireguard’ by Tony Harrison
The best wood to make chips with for our fire
was from bakehouse boxes Dad brought smeared with lard.
It had a whiplash crack. Its sparks leaped higher.
You had to look sharpish with the fireguard.
lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v27/…#poetryry
The best wood to make chips with for our fire
was from bakehouse boxes Dad brought smeared with lard.
It had a whiplash crack. Its sparks leaped higher.
You had to look sharpish with the fireguard.
lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v27/…#poetryry
'From 'Moor' Kathleen Jamie
We bring the past out of the land and bear the land
into the future, but at heart of all is the land, contested,
exploited and beloved. (The turbines, plantations, the
missile-test sites.)
www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
#poetry
We bring the past out of the land and bear the land
into the future, but at heart of all is the land, contested,
exploited and beloved. (The turbines, plantations, the
missile-test sites.)
www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
#poetry
Poem of the week: Moor by Kathleen Jamie
Haunted by a softly luminous mistiness, the moor combines, as if by double exposure, the passing of time and the full-lit present moment
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
'From 'Moor' Kathleen Jamie
We bring the past out of the land and bear the land
into the future, but at heart of all is the land, contested,
exploited and beloved. (The turbines, plantations, the
missile-test sites.)
www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
#poetry
We bring the past out of the land and bear the land
into the future, but at heart of all is the land, contested,
exploited and beloved. (The turbines, plantations, the
missile-test sites.)
www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
#poetry
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Coming to Oldham at the beginning of January 2026: hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/exhibi...
#PutItInTheDiary #Oldham #Papercuts & wishing Charlotte Hodes all the very best.
#PutItInTheDiary #Oldham #Papercuts & wishing Charlotte Hodes all the very best.
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Coming to Oldham at the beginning of January 2026: hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/exhibi...
#PutItInTheDiary #Oldham #Papercuts & wishing Charlotte Hodes all the very best.
#PutItInTheDiary #Oldham #Papercuts & wishing Charlotte Hodes all the very best.
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Fireworks milkshake sky,
foaming froths filigree, fizz.
A book falls to earth.
#Evening #November #PostBonfireNight
foaming froths filigree, fizz.
A book falls to earth.
#Evening #November #PostBonfireNight
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Fireworks milkshake sky,
foaming froths filigree, fizz.
A book falls to earth.
#Evening #November #PostBonfireNight
foaming froths filigree, fizz.
A book falls to earth.
#Evening #November #PostBonfireNight
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Do you remember when we built this social network by reposting and following? That was how we found each other. I'm revisiting my follow list and tidying up... and making a concerted effort to find new accounts to follow. I'm thankful to those I follow who've introduced me to new accounts. 🤗
November 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Do you remember when we built this social network by reposting and following? That was how we found each other. I'm revisiting my follow list and tidying up... and making a concerted effort to find new accounts to follow. I'm thankful to those I follow who've introduced me to new accounts. 🤗
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November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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The intricacies of flock control - holding pen - Working Landscape - Lake District Observations
📷Olympus Pen EE2
🎞️Ilford HP5
🧪DDX
#believeinfilm #filmphotography
📷Olympus Pen EE2
🎞️Ilford HP5
🧪DDX
#believeinfilm #filmphotography
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The intricacies of flock control - holding pen - Working Landscape - Lake District Observations
📷Olympus Pen EE2
🎞️Ilford HP5
🧪DDX
#believeinfilm #filmphotography
📷Olympus Pen EE2
🎞️Ilford HP5
🧪DDX
#believeinfilm #filmphotography
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Thank you to all who attended last night's event, 'A Long Way to Go: Repression, Resistance and Remembrance' at FACT Liverpool.
A special thank you also to our panel: Dr Mary Booth, Prof Barry Godfrey, and Prof Sophie Fuggle.
A special thank you also to our panel: Dr Mary Booth, Prof Barry Godfrey, and Prof Sophie Fuggle.
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Thank you to all who attended last night's event, 'A Long Way to Go: Repression, Resistance and Remembrance' at FACT Liverpool.
A special thank you also to our panel: Dr Mary Booth, Prof Barry Godfrey, and Prof Sophie Fuggle.
A special thank you also to our panel: Dr Mary Booth, Prof Barry Godfrey, and Prof Sophie Fuggle.