inspired by Jennae Cecelia’s poem “i met my younger self for coffee”

#myyoungerself

My latest substack, all about what #Finisterre are doing for UK surf culture

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Ive started a substack!! Here’s my first proper post: it’s about the calm feeling you get when you look at the sea 😌

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It’s so sad to see governments continuously not making the effort to protect the creative arts in this country. British culture would be nothing without creative voices. No punk movement, no ska, no Beatles, no Hockney, no Emin.

Don't let AI rip off artists www.bbc.com/news/article...

For King Alexander, you can make a donation to the Royal Mencap Society, the charity he was going to give some of his winnings to had he won

#TheTraitors

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Fantastic alternative to using ugly & energy intensive AI images!!

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Trying to swap my driving test, anyone know what this message means? It’s not even letting me look for one! #ukdrivingtest

Highly recommended: seaside holidays in the middle of winter

Can anyone tell me what these creatures are? Spotted them in Dartmouth - they’re quite big! (Limpets for scale)
@bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #ukwildlife

Will describing the Beatles: “Ringo Star and his gang”

one of the best New Yorker pieces I’ve read. the part about how different languages describe the pitch of music (high-low, alert-sleepy, crocodile-those who follow the crocodile) ..so cool

at 6.30am (during my first strong coffee of the day) in my mind i’m an academic, a writer, an artiste. capable of anything. and then i put down the mug, get out of bed, get ready for work and lose all momentum

Merry Christmas all, from Sparky and Sparky Jr