Alexander M Crow
@alexandermcrow.substack.com
Globally feral author finding balance through connection with nature, ancestral skills, and different cultures. Words and kindness. Shares The Crow's Nest: alexandermcrow.substack.com
Am I here? I suppose I am. I've been absent from much of the virtual world of late, including my own corner. However, I think I might be returning, slowly.
As such, here's a thing I just shared, a list-of-sorts, a way to keep on keeping on.
As such, here's a thing I just shared, a list-of-sorts, a way to keep on keeping on.
Make Good Soul: A List
(A typo which works superbly as a title.)
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May 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Am I here? I suppose I am. I've been absent from much of the virtual world of late, including my own corner. However, I think I might be returning, slowly.
As such, here's a thing I just shared, a list-of-sorts, a way to keep on keeping on.
As such, here's a thing I just shared, a list-of-sorts, a way to keep on keeping on.
UPDATE: Have now spammed every single facebook 'help' contact address/form/email/link possible, ensuring the initials GDPR are clearly visible from outer space. (I even managed to find a data protection officer contact form.)
They don't make this easy. Glad I'm in the EU.
They don't make this easy. Glad I'm in the EU.
Help please!
After @lydiacrow.bsky.social reminded me I had an old facebook account, I tried to delete it, to no avail. Every time I try I receive an error message and, today, my account is now restricted. It appears the only way to resolve this is to give FB a phone number, 1/2
After @lydiacrow.bsky.social reminded me I had an old facebook account, I tried to delete it, to no avail. Every time I try I receive an error message and, today, my account is now restricted. It appears the only way to resolve this is to give FB a phone number, 1/2
February 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
UPDATE: Have now spammed every single facebook 'help' contact address/form/email/link possible, ensuring the initials GDPR are clearly visible from outer space. (I even managed to find a data protection officer contact form.)
They don't make this easy. Glad I'm in the EU.
They don't make this easy. Glad I'm in the EU.
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Freelance Writing Jobs is seven! Hundreds of issues, thousands of job listings, millions of pounds earned by subscribers in commissions, contracts and book deals. It is a joy to send every week, thank you so much for reading. 🎂 freelancewritingjobs.substack.com/p/freelance-...
Freelance Writing Jobs: The Telegraph, Olive, Crafts Council
Happy birthday, Freelance Writing Jobs!
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February 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Freelance Writing Jobs is seven! Hundreds of issues, thousands of job listings, millions of pounds earned by subscribers in commissions, contracts and book deals. It is a joy to send every week, thank you so much for reading. 🎂 freelancewritingjobs.substack.com/p/freelance-...
Help please!
After @lydiacrow.bsky.social reminded me I had an old facebook account, I tried to delete it, to no avail. Every time I try I receive an error message and, today, my account is now restricted. It appears the only way to resolve this is to give FB a phone number, 1/2
After @lydiacrow.bsky.social reminded me I had an old facebook account, I tried to delete it, to no avail. Every time I try I receive an error message and, today, my account is now restricted. It appears the only way to resolve this is to give FB a phone number, 1/2
February 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Help please!
After @lydiacrow.bsky.social reminded me I had an old facebook account, I tried to delete it, to no avail. Every time I try I receive an error message and, today, my account is now restricted. It appears the only way to resolve this is to give FB a phone number, 1/2
After @lydiacrow.bsky.social reminded me I had an old facebook account, I tried to delete it, to no avail. Every time I try I receive an error message and, today, my account is now restricted. It appears the only way to resolve this is to give FB a phone number, 1/2
Frost flowers, valley thick mist, blue light, mountain sun-kissed.
This snow fell seven days ago and the temperature has hoovered around freezing ever since. The frost blooms daily, however. The gravestone photo is the view from my study window.
This snow fell seven days ago and the temperature has hoovered around freezing ever since. The frost blooms daily, however. The gravestone photo is the view from my study window.
December 30, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Frost flowers, valley thick mist, blue light, mountain sun-kissed.
This snow fell seven days ago and the temperature has hoovered around freezing ever since. The frost blooms daily, however. The gravestone photo is the view from my study window.
This snow fell seven days ago and the temperature has hoovered around freezing ever since. The frost blooms daily, however. The gravestone photo is the view from my study window.
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I hope you've all had a marvellous Christmas Day! We had a thoroughly grand first Christmas Day in our new home, with the perfect mix of magic, fun, and madness. It seemed like the right time to finally crack open the champagne I got as a gift from @alexandermcrow.substack.com for being his témoin.
December 25, 2024 at 8:53 PM
I hope you've all had a marvellous Christmas Day! We had a thoroughly grand first Christmas Day in our new home, with the perfect mix of magic, fun, and madness. It seemed like the right time to finally crack open the champagne I got as a gift from @alexandermcrow.substack.com for being his témoin.
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THIS IS HUGE! MIT researchers have developed dual-therapy microparticles that can deliver chemotherapy AND phototherapy WITHOUT harsh side effects. Preclinical studies show this approach completely eradicated tumors AND extended survival more than single treatments alone. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
December 24, 2024 at 5:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! MIT researchers have developed dual-therapy microparticles that can deliver chemotherapy AND phototherapy WITHOUT harsh side effects. Preclinical studies show this approach completely eradicated tumors AND extended survival more than single treatments alone. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
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On Xmas Day 1814, festivities at a Kirkwall house were interrupted by news of the Odin Stone's destruction and damage to the Stones of Stenness...
#Archaeology #Stenness #StonesOfStenness #OdinStone #Neolithic
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/around-the-n...
#Archaeology #Stenness #StonesOfStenness #OdinStone #Neolithic
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/around-the-n...
Destruction and reconstruction at the Stones of Stenness
In December 1814, disaster struck the Stones of Stenness when a tenant farmer took it upon himself to obliterate them.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
December 23, 2024 at 10:36 AM
On Xmas Day 1814, festivities at a Kirkwall house were interrupted by news of the Odin Stone's destruction and damage to the Stones of Stenness...
#Archaeology #Stenness #StonesOfStenness #OdinStone #Neolithic
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/around-the-n...
#Archaeology #Stenness #StonesOfStenness #OdinStone #Neolithic
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/around-the-n...
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Great thread here from @irishrainforest.bsky.social the upcoming Programme for Government likely to include none of this?
If we were *really* serious about tackling nature collapse in Ireland (a very big if, I know), what would we be doing?
A thread...🧵
A thread...🧵
December 22, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Great thread here from @irishrainforest.bsky.social the upcoming Programme for Government likely to include none of this?
Coming from the UK, where a tiny bit of snow cripples the nation, I love how well Isère handles it. How well? This morning, with 25cm of snow, the meals on wheels and care aid for our 93 year old neighbour arrived on time, pillion on a quad bike fitted with a snowplough...
December 23, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Coming from the UK, where a tiny bit of snow cripples the nation, I love how well Isère handles it. How well? This morning, with 25cm of snow, the meals on wheels and care aid for our 93 year old neighbour arrived on time, pillion on a quad bike fitted with a snowplough...
Well, finally. (There is still deep magic, in going to bed snowless, and waking to this.)
December 23, 2024 at 8:20 AM
Well, finally. (There is still deep magic, in going to bed snowless, and waking to this.)
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Funded PhD opportunity working on a fascinating topic with two fantastic supervisors @nannonstevens.bsky.social and @mattpope.bsky.social
*PHD NEWS!* Competitively funded PhD projects [route 1 of the Trees-DLA].
1. Establishing Limits of late Neanderthal Presence in Britain.
@mattpope.bsky.social
More info and how to apply:
📲 bit.ly/3BGRMsn
1. Establishing Limits of late Neanderthal Presence in Britain.
@mattpope.bsky.social
More info and how to apply:
📲 bit.ly/3BGRMsn
December 17, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Funded PhD opportunity working on a fascinating topic with two fantastic supervisors @nannonstevens.bsky.social and @mattpope.bsky.social
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I hate doing that but with the current state of crisis (loved one in hospital + other stuff I won't go into), I'd love to have some income.
If looking for last minute Xmas presents, please consider my book? It has space jellyfish and martial arts and sapphic romance
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
If looking for last minute Xmas presents, please consider my book? It has space jellyfish and martial arts and sapphic romance
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Navigational Entanglements
A "Best of" Pick by Lit Hub | Amazon | New Scientist!Award-winning author of The Red Scholar’s Wake Aliette de Bodard comes for your heart with a compellin...
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December 21, 2024 at 1:13 PM
I hate doing that but with the current state of crisis (loved one in hospital + other stuff I won't go into), I'd love to have some income.
If looking for last minute Xmas presents, please consider my book? It has space jellyfish and martial arts and sapphic romance
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
If looking for last minute Xmas presents, please consider my book? It has space jellyfish and martial arts and sapphic romance
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Stim jewelry and stim toys for autistic adults
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Wrote this after we found far too many toys aimed at kids and/or which broke too fast
(THIS TIME I hope it works, this is take #4)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Wrote this after we found far too many toys aimed at kids and/or which broke too fast
(THIS TIME I hope it works, this is take #4)
Stim jewelery and stim toys for autistic adults
Stim jewelery and stim toys for autistic adults This is my list of what we’ve found useful for stimming. Obviously this is a highly personal thing, but what we’re looking for is: Robust (must be abl...
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December 21, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Stim jewelry and stim toys for autistic adults
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Wrote this after we found far too many toys aimed at kids and/or which broke too fast
(THIS TIME I hope it works, this is take #4)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Wrote this after we found far too many toys aimed at kids and/or which broke too fast
(THIS TIME I hope it works, this is take #4)
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Here we go! #LiteraryAdventCalendar Day 1, and it's one of my all-time favourites: Poet Laureate Simon Armitage listing the manifold humiliations of reading poetry in public.
December 1, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Here we go! #LiteraryAdventCalendar Day 1, and it's one of my all-time favourites: Poet Laureate Simon Armitage listing the manifold humiliations of reading poetry in public.
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Thought this wouldn’t be far off. Mike Parker Pearson expounds on his theory of Stonehenge as a unitary monument for Britain and Ireland in light of new evidence for the Scottish origins of the Altar Stone (link to the paper doesn’t appear to be live yet).
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Stonehenge may have been erected to unite early British farming communities, research finds
The alter stone, which we now know is from Scotland, may have been a gift or marker of political alliance
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Thought this wouldn’t be far off. Mike Parker Pearson expounds on his theory of Stonehenge as a unitary monument for Britain and Ireland in light of new evidence for the Scottish origins of the Altar Stone (link to the paper doesn’t appear to be live yet).
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
I remember revisiting the cliffs near where I used to live as a child in Orkney and being astounded at how few birds were present. When I was peedie, the noise and smell were at my limit of endurance; on that visit, both were relatively tame.
Iceland and its Birdlife are being hit hard by climate change. Like the UK, it is also losing its Puffins.
And Little Auks. And Kittiwakes. And Guiilemots. And Razorbills. And Great Skuas. And Arctic Terns, etc #lowcarbonbirding #ukbirding
www.arcticwwf.org/the-circle/s...
And Little Auks. And Kittiwakes. And Guiilemots. And Razorbills. And Great Skuas. And Arctic Terns, etc #lowcarbonbirding #ukbirding
www.arcticwwf.org/the-circle/s...
December 20, 2024 at 10:21 AM
I remember revisiting the cliffs near where I used to live as a child in Orkney and being astounded at how few birds were present. When I was peedie, the noise and smell were at my limit of endurance; on that visit, both were relatively tame.
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Gamers! My son Pat has put a bunch of my old gaming stuff up on eBay (like 50 things!). This includes several things I worked on (which I'm happy to personalize/sign), plus even more that I didn't.
You can find them here: www.ebay.com/usr/mforbeck
Spread the word if you can! Thanks!
You can find them here: www.ebay.com/usr/mforbeck
Spread the word if you can! Thanks!
December 19, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Gamers! My son Pat has put a bunch of my old gaming stuff up on eBay (like 50 things!). This includes several things I worked on (which I'm happy to personalize/sign), plus even more that I didn't.
You can find them here: www.ebay.com/usr/mforbeck
Spread the word if you can! Thanks!
You can find them here: www.ebay.com/usr/mforbeck
Spread the word if you can! Thanks!
Over on Substack, Barrie from Feasts and Fables writes about two years of encouraging others in their work. He spends 80% of his energy on celebrating the creative efforts of others, leaving just 20% for his own. Worth a peek.
encouragementmanifesto.substack.com/p/encouragin...
encouragementmanifesto.substack.com/p/encouragin...
Encouraging Vibes
Getting Back Into It
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December 20, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Over on Substack, Barrie from Feasts and Fables writes about two years of encouraging others in their work. He spends 80% of his energy on celebrating the creative efforts of others, leaving just 20% for his own. Worth a peek.
encouragementmanifesto.substack.com/p/encouragin...
encouragementmanifesto.substack.com/p/encouragin...
I love living here, surrounded by forested mountains, wolves, and all manner of nature yet, quite often, I miss the moods of the sea. The salt is in my blood.(Pic from Keiss, in Caithness, Scotland, twelve years ago.)
December 19, 2024 at 3:26 PM
I love living here, surrounded by forested mountains, wolves, and all manner of nature yet, quite often, I miss the moods of the sea. The salt is in my blood.(Pic from Keiss, in Caithness, Scotland, twelve years ago.)
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Day 8
He's back again. All the same shit as last time. Some jewelry, a houseplant. Mostly birds. So many birds.
Today's horrible addition: 8 cows and 8 women. I begged him to stop. I told him he can't give me people for Christmas. He winked and said he'd be back tomorrow
He's back again. All the same shit as last time. Some jewelry, a houseplant. Mostly birds. So many birds.
Today's horrible addition: 8 cows and 8 women. I begged him to stop. I told him he can't give me people for Christmas. He winked and said he'd be back tomorrow
December 19, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Day 8
He's back again. All the same shit as last time. Some jewelry, a houseplant. Mostly birds. So many birds.
Today's horrible addition: 8 cows and 8 women. I begged him to stop. I told him he can't give me people for Christmas. He winked and said he'd be back tomorrow
He's back again. All the same shit as last time. Some jewelry, a houseplant. Mostly birds. So many birds.
Today's horrible addition: 8 cows and 8 women. I begged him to stop. I told him he can't give me people for Christmas. He winked and said he'd be back tomorrow
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"Chicago's Stonehenge"
"Some locals believe it was formed by a squirrel"
How did I not know about this before?
Fraser has done a great thing for the uninitiated.
"Some locals believe it was formed by a squirrel"
How did I not know about this before?
Fraser has done a great thing for the uninitiated.
December 19, 2024 at 9:35 AM
"Chicago's Stonehenge"
"Some locals believe it was formed by a squirrel"
How did I not know about this before?
Fraser has done a great thing for the uninitiated.
"Some locals believe it was formed by a squirrel"
How did I not know about this before?
Fraser has done a great thing for the uninitiated.
Very much in favour of this new project from my sister, @lydiacrow.bsky.social. It is all about having fun, with a new prompt shared every Wednesday, starting on the 1st of January. Pretty sure we could all use a little more fun, after all.
Simply This: An Introduction
Have fun!
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December 19, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Very much in favour of this new project from my sister, @lydiacrow.bsky.social. It is all about having fun, with a new prompt shared every Wednesday, starting on the 1st of January. Pretty sure we could all use a little more fun, after all.