Gary Parkinson
@garyparkinson.bsky.social
Freelance writer, editor, trainer, muso, singer etc; 14yrs FourFourTwo Global Digital Editor. Boltonian diaspora. Dad of two, hubby of one, opinions of my own, LGBT+ ally 🏳️🌈
Reposted by Gary Parkinson
When I was a kid, dad told me this,
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When I was a kid, dad told me this,
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
No Solid Food Crew
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
No Solid Food Crew
Oh god what happened next? Did Andy charge directly into a huge sinkhole that had just opened up on the pitch?
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Oh god what happened next? Did Andy charge directly into a huge sinkhole that had just opened up on the pitch?
Aye, these things are all a bit “lots of people liked some songs I didn’t”. Yeah, that’ll happen.
October 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Aye, these things are all a bit “lots of people liked some songs I didn’t”. Yeah, that’ll happen.
To quote the apocryphal old woman to the flasher, "No thanks, I roll my own"
October 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
To quote the apocryphal old woman to the flasher, "No thanks, I roll my own"
North Woolwich: is the old substation still there? I wrote something about it during a charity walk in 2019 and a developers' PR firm got contacted me asking about it... their plans promised to protect the frontage (see pic), so I hope they did... www.garyparkinsonmedia.com/all-writing/...
Walking round London pt10: North Woolwich Pier to Maryon Park — Gary Parkinson Media
Over (well, under) the river as the second quarter of the 120km capital circumnavigation continues (ICYMI: on Sat 5 May, the writer walked 36km as the first quarter of a 120km circumnavigation ...
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October 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
North Woolwich: is the old substation still there? I wrote something about it during a charity walk in 2019 and a developers' PR firm got contacted me asking about it... their plans promised to protect the frontage (see pic), so I hope they did... www.garyparkinsonmedia.com/all-writing/...
...having got on the tube at precisely the right door
October 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
...having got on the tube at precisely the right door