James Farson
@jamesfarson.bsky.social
Writer. Reads a bit of everything. Will try and tweet about my reading and other projects and then just tweet about Arsenal. He/him. Peterborough based and becoming increasingly obsessed with it. Read my blog: https://ifearthosebigwords.wordpress.com/
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James Farson
@jamesfarson.bsky.social
· Mar 21
Rough Beast: A Zine About Peterborough
I made a mini-zine!
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I've put together a mini-zine out of some of the pictures I've been taking around Peterborough. Take a look! Print your own copy!
I got asked the other day how I manage tasks and time. I felt a bit simple just saying, "I make lists"... but it's the truth.
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Make a List
There are a couple of things I do when I make lists that I think are useful or interesting elements of practice that I’ve developed over the past few years of doing it, and I wanted to share …
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October 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I got asked the other day how I manage tasks and time. I felt a bit simple just saying, "I make lists"... but it's the truth.
ifearthosebigwords.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/m...
ifearthosebigwords.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/m...
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Someone asked:
"So... public domain cosmic horrors that aren't Lovecraft. What do we got?"
The tradition that gave us Lovecraft & co. is rich and deeply weird. While they aren't all cosmic horror, they all informed it.
So. 1 like = 1 public domain weird story that isn't by H. P. Lovecraft.
"So... public domain cosmic horrors that aren't Lovecraft. What do we got?"
The tradition that gave us Lovecraft & co. is rich and deeply weird. While they aren't all cosmic horror, they all informed it.
So. 1 like = 1 public domain weird story that isn't by H. P. Lovecraft.
February 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Someone asked:
"So... public domain cosmic horrors that aren't Lovecraft. What do we got?"
The tradition that gave us Lovecraft & co. is rich and deeply weird. While they aren't all cosmic horror, they all informed it.
So. 1 like = 1 public domain weird story that isn't by H. P. Lovecraft.
"So... public domain cosmic horrors that aren't Lovecraft. What do we got?"
The tradition that gave us Lovecraft & co. is rich and deeply weird. While they aren't all cosmic horror, they all informed it.
So. 1 like = 1 public domain weird story that isn't by H. P. Lovecraft.
In case you missed it yesterday: I wrote a short essay about the visceral reaction I experience every time someone suggests I just get AI to do it
October 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
In case you missed it yesterday: I wrote a short essay about the visceral reaction I experience every time someone suggests I just get AI to do it
Yesterday I read a Clark Ashton Smith story that was about an evil wizard who forsakes humanity and spends all his time hanging out with machines he has programmed to agree with him.
September 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Yesterday I read a Clark Ashton Smith story that was about an evil wizard who forsakes humanity and spends all his time hanging out with machines he has programmed to agree with him.
I quite enjoyed reading a travel book for a change! And learned a bit about taking notes as a practice.
Look Closely, Listen Hard, Write Everything Down; How to Take Notes, with Paul Theroux
I was reading In Patagonia towards the end of last year and can recollect almost none of it – perfectly drawn anecdote after anecdote apparently slid straight off my smooth brain.
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September 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I quite enjoyed reading a travel book for a change! And learned a bit about taking notes as a practice.
ICYMI
I'd love it if someone wrote me a letter addressed "Dear Boy"
It’s nice to get some fatherly advice for a change, or; What I Read in July/August 2025
I did get some reading done. It was the summer, and I feel like that’s the time for reading a comic novel or two, so after I put down Scoop I picked up a copy of Three Men in a Boat
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September 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
ICYMI
The more I think about it the more I realise the most unhinged thing the narrator does in Fight Club is write little poems and all-staff email them.
September 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The more I think about it the more I realise the most unhinged thing the narrator does in Fight Club is write little poems and all-staff email them.
If you're working class you really can't win, can you?
September 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If you're working class you really can't win, can you?
I'd love it if someone wrote me a letter addressed "Dear Boy"
It’s nice to get some fatherly advice for a change, or; What I Read in July/August 2025
I did get some reading done. It was the summer, and I feel like that’s the time for reading a comic novel or two, so after I put down Scoop I picked up a copy of Three Men in a Boat
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September 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'd love it if someone wrote me a letter addressed "Dear Boy"
I've never been able to hear the difference between audio codecs and I'd rather not be able to. It's like being able to recognise bad kerning, right? Like, it's actually a curse.
September 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I've never been able to hear the difference between audio codecs and I'd rather not be able to. It's like being able to recognise bad kerning, right? Like, it's actually a curse.
Was doing out my closet and found Paul Bristow's responses to me about partygate. Simpler times, eh?
September 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Was doing out my closet and found Paul Bristow's responses to me about partygate. Simpler times, eh?
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Videogames are a waste of time. But so is your job.
August 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Videogames are a waste of time. But so is your job.
I read (and loved) The Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane last year but didn't review it. Now I can't stop thinking about it because I keep walking past copies of his new book and being tempted...
It has prompted me to jot down some thoughts I had on the one I've already read, so here you go!
It has prompted me to jot down some thoughts I had on the one I've already read, so here you go!
Some Thoughts on The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane
I finished The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot last year but neglected to review it because I just didn’t have much free time. Now, though, I keep walking past copies of Is a River Alive? and being tem…
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May 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I read (and loved) The Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane last year but didn't review it. Now I can't stop thinking about it because I keep walking past copies of his new book and being tempted...
It has prompted me to jot down some thoughts I had on the one I've already read, so here you go!
It has prompted me to jot down some thoughts I had on the one I've already read, so here you go!
A research project that I took part in last year (and which was a lot of fun!) has released its findings. I've blogged about it a bit here.
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Fen Power!
Last year I had the privilege of taking part in Dr Dan Taylor’s Open University project, Place, Community and Connection in the Fens.
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May 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A research project that I took part in last year (and which was a lot of fun!) has released its findings. I've blogged about it a bit here.
ifearthosebigwords.wordpress.com/2025/05/25/f...
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have to say: it's deeply psychologically damaging to live in a society that has collectively decided there will be no future
May 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
have to say: it's deeply psychologically damaging to live in a society that has collectively decided there will be no future
Latest post. I've been reading some SF again!
First Contact: Some Thoughts on Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys
I saw Mickey 17 recently, which is excellent and you should definitely watch. This got me thinking about other stories that have similar premises, and I remembered seeing a copy of Rogue Moon at my…
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May 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Latest post. I've been reading some SF again!
I let my 1000+ day Duolingo streak die. Read here to find out why!
May 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I let my 1000+ day Duolingo streak die. Read here to find out why!
In which I tell you why you should definitely read Tim Winton's new novel
Some Thoughts on Juice by Tim Winton
So I have to admit, I had never even heard of Tim Winton before being given a copy of Juice for my birthday last year. And that’s entirely on me; I was not familiar with his game. I see now that he…
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April 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
In which I tell you why you should definitely read Tim Winton's new novel
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