James Lee
@jamesleeauthor.bsky.social
British writer/artist drifting along the streets of Cambridge like Byron's ghost. ✨️ https://linktr.ee/jamesleeuk
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James Lee
@jamesleeauthor.bsky.social
· Nov 14
It's great to be here! Feels really positive. I'm a British writer/artist - my latest novel, Topsy & Co, is centred on the life of the C19 designer William Morris. Looking forward to connecting to old and new friends. Exciting! 🕊🩵
My latest Substack post reflects on the life and work of the iconic fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. Love the theatricality of her designs! And her journey from anarchic punk to rebellious darling of the British establishment is so fascinating. Link in my bio. ✨️
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
My latest Substack post reflects on the life and work of the iconic fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. Love the theatricality of her designs! And her journey from anarchic punk to rebellious darling of the British establishment is so fascinating. Link in my bio. ✨️
I post short pieces about literature and art on Substack every Wednesday. My latest reflects on one of the most iconic plays of the 20th century - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams. Link in my bio. ✨️
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I post short pieces about literature and art on Substack every Wednesday. My latest reflects on one of the most iconic plays of the 20th century - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams. Link in my bio. ✨️
Decided to read Robert Graves's candid WWI memoir, Goodbye To All That. Such a lucid chronicle of the mundane horror of war! The poem is A Dead Boche, which was inspired by his experiences at the Battle of the Somme. My grandfather was injured during WWI. Always think of him at this time of year. 🕊❤️
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Decided to read Robert Graves's candid WWI memoir, Goodbye To All That. Such a lucid chronicle of the mundane horror of war! The poem is A Dead Boche, which was inspired by his experiences at the Battle of the Somme. My grandfather was injured during WWI. Always think of him at this time of year. 🕊❤️
I post short pieces about literature and art on Substack every Wednesday. The latest reflects on the artworks of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Link in my bio. ✨️
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I post short pieces about literature and art on Substack every Wednesday. The latest reflects on the artworks of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Link in my bio. ✨️
I post short pieces about literature and art on Substack every Wednesday. My latest reflects on Sylvia Plath's iconic novel, 'The Bell Jar'. Link in my bio. ✨️
October 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I post short pieces about literature and art on Substack every Wednesday. My latest reflects on Sylvia Plath's iconic novel, 'The Bell Jar'. Link in my bio. ✨️
I post short pieces about literature and art on Substack every Wednesday. The latest reflects on the fiercely lucid poetry of Sylvia Plath. Link in my bio. ✨️
October 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I post short pieces about literature and art on Substack every Wednesday. The latest reflects on the fiercely lucid poetry of Sylvia Plath. Link in my bio. ✨️
I post short pieces about literature and art on Substack every Wednesday. This week, I reflect on the artworks of Edward Burne-Jones. Link in my bio. ✨️
October 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I post short pieces about literature and art on Substack every Wednesday. This week, I reflect on the artworks of Edward Burne-Jones. Link in my bio. ✨️
Reposted by James Lee
Nigerian Modernism at Tate Modern #art www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...
‘This is a west African story’: how modern art tackled Nigeria’s identity crisis
As the landmark Nigerian Modernism exhibition opens at the Tate, curator Osei Bonsu talks about the art in dialogue with ideas of nation-making
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Nigerian Modernism at Tate Modern #art www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...
I post short pieces about literature and art on Substack every Wednesday. They are quite eclectic! - reflections on the lives and work of iconic poets, novelists, artists, playwrights, and fashion designers etc. I also write about my own experience of working as a writer/artist. Link in my bio. ✨️
October 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I post short pieces about literature and art on Substack every Wednesday. They are quite eclectic! - reflections on the lives and work of iconic poets, novelists, artists, playwrights, and fashion designers etc. I also write about my own experience of working as a writer/artist. Link in my bio. ✨️
My short piece about Federico García Lorca and Salvador Dalí is now live on Substack. Their torturously complex friendship inspired some of Dalí's most avant-garde paintings, and transformed Lorca's poetry and plays. Link in my bio.
October 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
My short piece about Federico García Lorca and Salvador Dalí is now live on Substack. Their torturously complex friendship inspired some of Dalí's most avant-garde paintings, and transformed Lorca's poetry and plays. Link in my bio.
Just posted a new article on Substack! This week, I reflect on how Mary Shelley's wildly hubristic life shaped her iconic novel Frankenstein. Link in my bio. ✨️
October 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Just posted a new article on Substack! This week, I reflect on how Mary Shelley's wildly hubristic life shaped her iconic novel Frankenstein. Link in my bio. ✨️
Love helping out at the Studio Sunday children's art workshops @kettlesyard.bsky.social! We made 2D gallery visitors this week. ✨️
September 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Love helping out at the Studio Sunday children's art workshops @kettlesyard.bsky.social! We made 2D gallery visitors this week. ✨️
For the first time in years, I'm auditioning for a play next week! 😬
September 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
For the first time in years, I'm auditioning for a play next week! 😬
Wrote a poem. ✨️
September 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Wrote a poem. ✨️
My novel Something So Precious is set in the South of France and Cornwall. It's about a gifted writer whose world is turned upside down after her parents befriend an enigmatic artist. "A dazzling portrait of the arts and culture scene in the 90s. A compelling story of passion and self-discovery". ✨️
September 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
My novel Something So Precious is set in the South of France and Cornwall. It's about a gifted writer whose world is turned upside down after her parents befriend an enigmatic artist. "A dazzling portrait of the arts and culture scene in the 90s. A compelling story of passion and self-discovery". ✨️
Loved visiting the gardens of the Alhambra when I was in Granada last month. So vibrant! 🌿❤️ #writerslife
September 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Loved visiting the gardens of the Alhambra when I was in Granada last month. So vibrant! 🌿❤️ #writerslife
Spent a few days in Granada doing some research for my new novel. The gardens of El Alhambra are so beautiful! 🌿🧡 #writerslife
August 21, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Spent a few days in Granada doing some research for my new novel. The gardens of El Alhambra are so beautiful! 🌿🧡 #writerslife
I'm in Madrid! Lorca is the protagonist in my WIP, so I'm visiting his old haunts. The pics are of Teatro Español (where his play Yerma was performed) and Café Gijón (where hosts of writers used to meet). Next, I head to Granada - where he grew up, and was executed at the start of the Civil War.
August 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I'm in Madrid! Lorca is the protagonist in my WIP, so I'm visiting his old haunts. The pics are of Teatro Español (where his play Yerma was performed) and Café Gijón (where hosts of writers used to meet). Next, I head to Granada - where he grew up, and was executed at the start of the Civil War.
Painted some flowers. 🌿❤️
July 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Painted some flowers. 🌿❤️
Enjoying the research for my new novel, but it's pushing my language skills to the limit! Books I'm reading: a memoir by Salvador Dalí's sister (in French); essays about the volatile relationships between Dalí, Lorca, and Luis Buñuel (in Spanish); letters between Dalí and Lorca (in English). Fun! 🙃
May 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Enjoying the research for my new novel, but it's pushing my language skills to the limit! Books I'm reading: a memoir by Salvador Dalí's sister (in French); essays about the volatile relationships between Dalí, Lorca, and Luis Buñuel (in Spanish); letters between Dalí and Lorca (in English). Fun! 🙃
Trinity College on a blissfully warm and sunny day. 🌿💛 #Cambridge
May 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Trinity College on a blissfully warm and sunny day. 🌿💛 #Cambridge
Love postgrads, but they're exhausting at times! You talk about the weather - they tell you about their PhD. You tell them about a great film you saw last night - they tell you about their PhD. You ask what they do to relax - they tell you about their PhD! 😆
May 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Love postgrads, but they're exhausting at times! You talk about the weather - they tell you about their PhD. You tell them about a great film you saw last night - they tell you about their PhD. You ask what they do to relax - they tell you about their PhD! 😆
Love walking through Pembroke College at night. ✨️ #Cambridge
May 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Love walking through Pembroke College at night. ✨️ #Cambridge
Before the sun begins to fade. ✨️ #Cambridge
May 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Before the sun begins to fade. ✨️ #Cambridge