Allan
@darkredbirds.bsky.social
"I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things." — Tom Waits.
Memorial Device: ANT
Memorial Device: ANT
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I know I’m not a big fish. I know my books take time and effort. But on this tour I’m astounded by the passion shown to me by people, some of whom have stayed with me for 15 years! @annaecarruthers has made magical nails for each of my books & I love her. I love all of you.
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I know I’m not a big fish. I know my books take time and effort. But on this tour I’m astounded by the passion shown to me by people, some of whom have stayed with me for 15 years! @annaecarruthers has made magical nails for each of my books & I love her. I love all of you.
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THREAD.
It is a little-known fact that, from 1978 to 1982, my family, their friends & I starred in some of Britain's most acclaimed, yet rarely-seen, low-budget folk horror films.
I've summarised the plots from these cult classics below in the alt text, beginning with...
1. Dragon Cottage (1978)
It is a little-known fact that, from 1978 to 1982, my family, their friends & I starred in some of Britain's most acclaimed, yet rarely-seen, low-budget folk horror films.
I've summarised the plots from these cult classics below in the alt text, beginning with...
1. Dragon Cottage (1978)
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
THREAD.
It is a little-known fact that, from 1978 to 1982, my family, their friends & I starred in some of Britain's most acclaimed, yet rarely-seen, low-budget folk horror films.
I've summarised the plots from these cult classics below in the alt text, beginning with...
1. Dragon Cottage (1978)
It is a little-known fact that, from 1978 to 1982, my family, their friends & I starred in some of Britain's most acclaimed, yet rarely-seen, low-budget folk horror films.
I've summarised the plots from these cult classics below in the alt text, beginning with...
1. Dragon Cottage (1978)
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Ernest Cole.
One of South Africa’s first Black freelance photographers.
He never took a photo from far away. He's always within the story, both in South Africa and in America.
" I want to feel you, want to see you, and I want you to see me.”
He was a very humanistic artist.
One of South Africa’s first Black freelance photographers.
He never took a photo from far away. He's always within the story, both in South Africa and in America.
" I want to feel you, want to see you, and I want you to see me.”
He was a very humanistic artist.
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ernest Cole.
One of South Africa’s first Black freelance photographers.
He never took a photo from far away. He's always within the story, both in South Africa and in America.
" I want to feel you, want to see you, and I want you to see me.”
He was a very humanistic artist.
One of South Africa’s first Black freelance photographers.
He never took a photo from far away. He's always within the story, both in South Africa and in America.
" I want to feel you, want to see you, and I want you to see me.”
He was a very humanistic artist.
#NowPlaying
Grouper - A I A: Alien Observer
Grouper - A I A: Alien Observer
November 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
#NowPlaying
Grouper - A I A: Alien Observer
Grouper - A I A: Alien Observer
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The world is turning
I hope it don’t turn away
I hope it don’t turn away
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The world is turning
I hope it don’t turn away
I hope it don’t turn away
#NowPlaying
Grouper - A I A: Dream Loss
Grouper - A I A: Dream Loss
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
#NowPlaying
Grouper - A I A: Dream Loss
Grouper - A I A: Dream Loss
#NwoPlaying
Finally got a copy on vinyl
Finally got a copy on vinyl
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
#NwoPlaying
Finally got a copy on vinyl
Finally got a copy on vinyl
#NowPlaying
Windy & Carl - Consciousness.
Windy & Carl - Consciousness.
November 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
#NowPlaying
Windy & Carl - Consciousness.
Windy & Carl - Consciousness.
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Josef Sudek was a Czech photographer.
Originally a bookbinder, Sudek was badly injured during action by the Hungarian Army on the Italian Front of World War I in 1916. Although he had no experience with photography and was one-handed due to his amputation.
Remarkable.
Originally a bookbinder, Sudek was badly injured during action by the Hungarian Army on the Italian Front of World War I in 1916. Although he had no experience with photography and was one-handed due to his amputation.
Remarkable.
November 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Josef Sudek was a Czech photographer.
Originally a bookbinder, Sudek was badly injured during action by the Hungarian Army on the Italian Front of World War I in 1916. Although he had no experience with photography and was one-handed due to his amputation.
Remarkable.
Originally a bookbinder, Sudek was badly injured during action by the Hungarian Army on the Italian Front of World War I in 1916. Although he had no experience with photography and was one-handed due to his amputation.
Remarkable.
#NowPlaying
Exposure - Robert Fripp.
Exposure - Robert Fripp.
November 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
#NowPlaying
Exposure - Robert Fripp.
Exposure - Robert Fripp.
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
#NowPlaying
Their analogue synths are monumental.
Their analogue synths are monumental.
November 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
#NowPlaying
Their analogue synths are monumental.
Their analogue synths are monumental.
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Dear friends. I’ve done something different launching Legenda by targeting independent bookshops. I didn’t drive all sales to Amazon. So I’m relying on those of you that are reading it to share reviews & spread the word. I want this book to be supported by readers, not algorithms.
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Dear friends. I’ve done something different launching Legenda by targeting independent bookshops. I didn’t drive all sales to Amazon. So I’m relying on those of you that are reading it to share reviews & spread the word. I want this book to be supported by readers, not algorithms.
Time to re-watch it from the very beginning.
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Time to re-watch it from the very beginning.
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Remembering
Constantine Manos.
1934–2025.
"I hope I can create a book of photographic poems, each unique yet all connected.”
Constantine Manos.
1934–2025.
"I hope I can create a book of photographic poems, each unique yet all connected.”
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Remembering
Constantine Manos.
1934–2025.
"I hope I can create a book of photographic poems, each unique yet all connected.”
Constantine Manos.
1934–2025.
"I hope I can create a book of photographic poems, each unique yet all connected.”