Jim Lawrence
@jimzovich.bsky.social
Wordslayer, guitar strangler, art botherer, armchair psychogeographer. Amanuensis to anarchist philosopher Crofton Wingwalker.
It is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of The Archers.
Southampton, UK.
It is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of The Archers.
Southampton, UK.
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Social Strikes: General Strikes, Mass Strikes, and People Power Uprisings in Defense Against MAGA Tyranny
Social Strikes: General Strikes, Mass Strikes, and People Power Uprisings in Defense Against MAGA Tyranny
www.anarchistfederation.net
December 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Social Strikes: General Strikes, Mass Strikes, and People Power Uprisings in Defense Against MAGA Tyranny
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[Werner Herzog voice] He is monstrous, but in a more profound sense, Cookie Monster is also a victim
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
[Werner Herzog voice] He is monstrous, but in a more profound sense, Cookie Monster is also a victim
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I believe it’s important to sustain minority languages and their cultures, so this is welcome news.
Cornish language set to get top level protection
It requires the promotion of the language in areas like education, the justice system and culture.
bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I believe it’s important to sustain minority languages and their cultures, so this is welcome news.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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The sort of report a great paper publishes. It’s a great read about who the man with the gun in this photo, is. Experts now know his name & that he was a school teacher before WWII.
‘Rather, years of antisemitic, nationalistic propaganda closed off whatever was left of their basic humanity’. [1]
‘Rather, years of antisemitic, nationalistic propaganda closed off whatever was left of their basic humanity’. [1]
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The sort of report a great paper publishes. It’s a great read about who the man with the gun in this photo, is. Experts now know his name & that he was a school teacher before WWII.
‘Rather, years of antisemitic, nationalistic propaganda closed off whatever was left of their basic humanity’. [1]
‘Rather, years of antisemitic, nationalistic propaganda closed off whatever was left of their basic humanity’. [1]
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Kay Johnson - Madam Satan
~ Clarence Sinclair Bull (1930)
~ Clarence Sinclair Bull (1930)
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Kay Johnson - Madam Satan
~ Clarence Sinclair Bull (1930)
~ Clarence Sinclair Bull (1930)
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Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
[email protected]
So easy to fall in love with that face ⬇️😍 MELIA will thrive with the right person & Training.
3.5 years old, 50 lbs, a low traffic adult only home with no dogs. She enjoys going for walks.
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
[email protected]
So easy to fall in love with that face ⬇️😍 MELIA will thrive with the right person & Training.
3.5 years old, 50 lbs, a low traffic adult only home with no dogs. She enjoys going for walks.
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
[email protected]
So easy to fall in love with that face ⬇️😍 MELIA will thrive with the right person & Training.
3.5 years old, 50 lbs, a low traffic adult only home with no dogs. She enjoys going for walks.
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
[email protected]
So easy to fall in love with that face ⬇️😍 MELIA will thrive with the right person & Training.
3.5 years old, 50 lbs, a low traffic adult only home with no dogs. She enjoys going for walks.
Foxes though.
This year's 2 cubs I watch from my window are growing beautifully, and now have their adult coats and eye colours. What a serene looking face this little one has 🧡
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Foxes though.
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Other work of the Ladybird artists.
‘Evening party at the big house’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt (1958)
‘Evening party at the big house’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt (1958)
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Other work of the Ladybird artists.
‘Evening party at the big house’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt (1958)
‘Evening party at the big house’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt (1958)
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My mum, few years ago after saying "fuck it, that'll do."
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My mum, few years ago after saying "fuck it, that'll do."
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If you want to read the introduction to the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained, you can read it here:
alliteration.net/info/introdu...
alliteration.net/info/introdu...
Introduction to Issue 8
A quick introduction to Old Norse alliterative poetry (with a brief discussion of Icelandic rimur)
alliteration.net
November 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If you want to read the introduction to the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained, you can read it here:
alliteration.net/info/introdu...
alliteration.net/info/introdu...
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Twenty-five years a foot-soldier,
pensioned to this high scrape
of heather and bracken.
Build stone walls
against the slow march of hills.
Pace out the acreage:
Nethergate, Uppergate, Knoll.
'Tithes', James Caruth, in our walking-themed anthology 'The Footing'
thefooting.wordpress.com
pensioned to this high scrape
of heather and bracken.
Build stone walls
against the slow march of hills.
Pace out the acreage:
Nethergate, Uppergate, Knoll.
'Tithes', James Caruth, in our walking-themed anthology 'The Footing'
thefooting.wordpress.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Twenty-five years a foot-soldier,
pensioned to this high scrape
of heather and bracken.
Build stone walls
against the slow march of hills.
Pace out the acreage:
Nethergate, Uppergate, Knoll.
'Tithes', James Caruth, in our walking-themed anthology 'The Footing'
thefooting.wordpress.com
pensioned to this high scrape
of heather and bracken.
Build stone walls
against the slow march of hills.
Pace out the acreage:
Nethergate, Uppergate, Knoll.
'Tithes', James Caruth, in our walking-themed anthology 'The Footing'
thefooting.wordpress.com
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We’re at Highgate Art Fair this weekend with my work. Pop along and say hello if you’re in the area.
November 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We’re at Highgate Art Fair this weekend with my work. Pop along and say hello if you’re in the area.
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THE HALF MAN (kindle or paperback)
"a gloriously OTT occult comedy-thriller that has echoes of films like 'The Old Dark House'. Bloody entertaining fun."
"Great fun - a mix of Dennis Wheatley and Sam Raimi"
"it’s an absolute ‘blast’!"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1718632932
"a gloriously OTT occult comedy-thriller that has echoes of films like 'The Old Dark House'. Bloody entertaining fun."
"Great fun - a mix of Dennis Wheatley and Sam Raimi"
"it’s an absolute ‘blast’!"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1718632932
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
THE HALF MAN (kindle or paperback)
"a gloriously OTT occult comedy-thriller that has echoes of films like 'The Old Dark House'. Bloody entertaining fun."
"Great fun - a mix of Dennis Wheatley and Sam Raimi"
"it’s an absolute ‘blast’!"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1718632932
"a gloriously OTT occult comedy-thriller that has echoes of films like 'The Old Dark House'. Bloody entertaining fun."
"Great fun - a mix of Dennis Wheatley and Sam Raimi"
"it’s an absolute ‘blast’!"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1718632932
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#AutumnReading 🌊🕷️ 🌊
Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social #Othernesses from @janes-studio.bsky.social and Amber Rollinson's #SomewhereLooking from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social .
Two stunningly produced books, containing beautiful poetry.
#poetrycollections
#beautifulpoetry
#mustread
#art
Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social #Othernesses from @janes-studio.bsky.social and Amber Rollinson's #SomewhereLooking from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social .
Two stunningly produced books, containing beautiful poetry.
#poetrycollections
#beautifulpoetry
#mustread
#art
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
#AutumnReading 🌊🕷️ 🌊
Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social #Othernesses from @janes-studio.bsky.social and Amber Rollinson's #SomewhereLooking from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social .
Two stunningly produced books, containing beautiful poetry.
#poetrycollections
#beautifulpoetry
#mustread
#art
Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social #Othernesses from @janes-studio.bsky.social and Amber Rollinson's #SomewhereLooking from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social .
Two stunningly produced books, containing beautiful poetry.
#poetrycollections
#beautifulpoetry
#mustread
#art
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AYE WRITE FESTIVAL
starts today in Glasgow with lots of fine poetry events to check out. eg tonight at 6pm: Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase
with Peter Mackay (Makar), Shane Johnstone, Petra Poncarova, Babs Nicgriogair, Robbie Anndra Macleòid & Martin MacIntyre.
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/mirr...
starts today in Glasgow with lots of fine poetry events to check out. eg tonight at 6pm: Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase
with Peter Mackay (Makar), Shane Johnstone, Petra Poncarova, Babs Nicgriogair, Robbie Anndra Macleòid & Martin MacIntyre.
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/mirr...
Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase with Peter Mackay with Jim Carruth - Glasgow Life
Aye Write 2025 presents Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase with Peter Mackay with Jim Carruth
www.glasgowlife.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
AYE WRITE FESTIVAL
starts today in Glasgow with lots of fine poetry events to check out. eg tonight at 6pm: Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase
with Peter Mackay (Makar), Shane Johnstone, Petra Poncarova, Babs Nicgriogair, Robbie Anndra Macleòid & Martin MacIntyre.
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/mirr...
starts today in Glasgow with lots of fine poetry events to check out. eg tonight at 6pm: Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase
with Peter Mackay (Makar), Shane Johnstone, Petra Poncarova, Babs Nicgriogair, Robbie Anndra Macleòid & Martin MacIntyre.
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/mirr...
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Gare du Midi (2016) photograph by Anne Billson
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Gare du Midi (2016) photograph by Anne Billson
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November news: shorturl.at/mzqLN
Vidyan Ravinthiran wins @forwardprizes.bsky.social for Best Collection; new translations from Tomas Venclova, Pia Tafdrup & Ivan V. Lalić; online launch 20/11; Krisztina Tóth & Laura Wittner longlisted for Warwick Prize for Women in Translation; plus much more!
Vidyan Ravinthiran wins @forwardprizes.bsky.social for Best Collection; new translations from Tomas Venclova, Pia Tafdrup & Ivan V. Lalić; online launch 20/11; Krisztina Tóth & Laura Wittner longlisted for Warwick Prize for Women in Translation; plus much more!
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
November news: shorturl.at/mzqLN
Vidyan Ravinthiran wins @forwardprizes.bsky.social for Best Collection; new translations from Tomas Venclova, Pia Tafdrup & Ivan V. Lalić; online launch 20/11; Krisztina Tóth & Laura Wittner longlisted for Warwick Prize for Women in Translation; plus much more!
Vidyan Ravinthiran wins @forwardprizes.bsky.social for Best Collection; new translations from Tomas Venclova, Pia Tafdrup & Ivan V. Lalić; online launch 20/11; Krisztina Tóth & Laura Wittner longlisted for Warwick Prize for Women in Translation; plus much more!
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We're absolutely delighted to announce Magma 93 'Liberation' is now published and available to buy on our website.
Edited by Isabelle Baafi @timtimtmi.bsky.social & @sohinibasak.bsky.social
#liberation #magma93
Get your hands on a copy now!
magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...
Edited by Isabelle Baafi @timtimtmi.bsky.social & @sohinibasak.bsky.social
#liberation #magma93
Get your hands on a copy now!
magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We're absolutely delighted to announce Magma 93 'Liberation' is now published and available to buy on our website.
Edited by Isabelle Baafi @timtimtmi.bsky.social & @sohinibasak.bsky.social
#liberation #magma93
Get your hands on a copy now!
magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...
Edited by Isabelle Baafi @timtimtmi.bsky.social & @sohinibasak.bsky.social
#liberation #magma93
Get your hands on a copy now!
magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...
What a great @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social !! Take a peek inside Solstice (and Equinox, Book 1) via Look Inside! on our website: www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/product/sols...
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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If anyone lost a bag of books from LRB Bookshop on the Metropolitan Line between Baker St- Watford, I handed it to a cleaner when the train terminated at Watford tube station. And if you have far more followers than me, please share this status. LRB bookshop is not cheap!
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If anyone lost a bag of books from LRB Bookshop on the Metropolitan Line between Baker St- Watford, I handed it to a cleaner when the train terminated at Watford tube station. And if you have far more followers than me, please share this status. LRB bookshop is not cheap!
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On the 16th I’ll hosting a Q&A with writer Peter Harness alongside a screening of his 2005 adaptation of A View from A Hill.
Before that I’ll be introducing an ultra rare screening of Andrew Davies’ adaptation of Poe’s Imp of the Perverse starring Michael Kitchen & Lalla Ward.
Details:
Before that I’ll be introducing an ultra rare screening of Andrew Davies’ adaptation of Poe’s Imp of the Perverse starring Michael Kitchen & Lalla Ward.
Details:
A Birmingham Ghost Story + Peter Harness Q&A | Midlands Arts Centre
The BBC became well known in the 70s for producing popular anthology series Ghost Stories For Christmas, but Birmingham’s Pebble Mill had its own anthology
macbirmingham.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
On the 16th I’ll hosting a Q&A with writer Peter Harness alongside a screening of his 2005 adaptation of A View from A Hill.
Before that I’ll be introducing an ultra rare screening of Andrew Davies’ adaptation of Poe’s Imp of the Perverse starring Michael Kitchen & Lalla Ward.
Details:
Before that I’ll be introducing an ultra rare screening of Andrew Davies’ adaptation of Poe’s Imp of the Perverse starring Michael Kitchen & Lalla Ward.
Details:
Other work of the Ladybird artists
‘Bonfire Night’ (1951)
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
‘Bonfire Night’ (1951)
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM