John Belshaw
banner
belshaw.bsky.social
John Belshaw
@belshaw.bsky.social
Writer. Historian. Cyclist. Writing a history of cycling.
🛋️ Vancouver based
📚 Open textbooks https://opentextbc.ca/postconfederation/
🧭 Local stories https://www.anvilpress.com/books/vancouver-noir-1930-1960

Elbows up.
I wonder if the crisis in American political culture might stem at least in part from the fact that everyone is in cars, isolated from other human beings except as irritations (What's that idiot doing in MY LANE!?!?) and listening to stupid radio stations.... Suburbia is the enemy.
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Lol. She's in the blue dress. No hat. I'm sure it's her.
October 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I am pretty sure that that's my mum in the background on the right....
October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The first marathon I ran, at around 38km I had that same thought: "This is the hardest thing I have ever done." Just the same, I wish my knees had another full in them.... Congratulations!
October 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Glad to see you've joined the Blues. Followed you on The Other Site.
October 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It's the Jays' farm team. Surely the sushi race is part of the larger organization? I say, bring 'em up from the minors for the Series.
October 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM