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Working at retired, husband, dad, amateur cook and avid reader.
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Deeply confusing and troubling time, and a tough Christmas. Never forget the cathartic potential of writing, which was exactly this.
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Deeply confusing and troubling time, and a tough Christmas. Never forget the cathartic potential of writing, which was exactly this.
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Such a poignant and important article by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social on Lyme disease. Please do read and share...
This is the story of my daughter Milly and Lyme Disease. There was no rash, no "summer flu", NHS blood tests negative. And she's been ill for a quarter of her life.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Thank you @lymediseaseuk.bsky.social & @lymeresourcecentre.bsky.social for raising UK awareness.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Thank you @lymediseaseuk.bsky.social & @lymeresourcecentre.bsky.social for raising UK awareness.
As my daughter got sicker and sicker, our quest for answers dragged on. How did we all miss the bacteria taking over her body?
I write about nature, but when Milly got sick with a mystery illness, it never occurred to me that a long-forgotten tick bite could be the cause
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Such a poignant and important article by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social on Lyme disease. Please do read and share...
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Photo from last night of me reading from GREYHOUND at the @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social launch. The photo was taken by the artist Robin Hunt. We met online via our photographs during Covid as we were both photographing our domestic spaces. It was really special to meet him last night.
#photography
#photography
September 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Photo from last night of me reading from GREYHOUND at the @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social launch. The photo was taken by the artist Robin Hunt. We met online via our photographs during Covid as we were both photographing our domestic spaces. It was really special to meet him last night.
#photography
#photography
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I'm deeply grateful to @wordscaper.bsky.social for this thoughtful piece about my work, walking, climate change and the lessons of a receding lake @walklistencreate.org
walklistencreate.org/2025/08/04/t...
walklistencreate.org/2025/08/04/t...
The Forest That Followed the Lake: Julian Hoffman's path to Prespa's shores
Walking offered what conversation could not yet provide: a way in, a way to begin to belong.
walklistencreate.org
August 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I'm deeply grateful to @wordscaper.bsky.social for this thoughtful piece about my work, walking, climate change and the lessons of a receding lake @walklistencreate.org
walklistencreate.org/2025/08/04/t...
walklistencreate.org/2025/08/04/t...
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We try to make it clear that Lunch with the FT is not a prize, sometimes your lunchdate is a real pill. But this week is just a nice treat. Our lovely @sarahhemm.bsky.social takes Michael Sheen to Rules for chicken pie and cherry sorbet and what can go wrong? nothing that's what on.ft.com/4fxMwHd
Actor Michael Sheen: ‘You have to make something happen’
[FREE TO READ] The ‘not-for-profit’ star on putting his own money into projects, creating a new national theatre for Wales — and what he learnt from Nye Bevan
on.ft.com
August 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
We try to make it clear that Lunch with the FT is not a prize, sometimes your lunchdate is a real pill. But this week is just a nice treat. Our lovely @sarahhemm.bsky.social takes Michael Sheen to Rules for chicken pie and cherry sorbet and what can go wrong? nothing that's what on.ft.com/4fxMwHd
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A film about my 'Haunted Paper' exhibition at Dorothy, Jamaica Street Liverpool. The film was made by Matt Bell at Bellboy Studio and the music is by Joe McKechnie. The exhibition is on until September 19th, Monday - Friday, 9pm to 5pm.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CARO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CARO...
HAUNTED PAPER | Jeff Young | Dorothy
YouTube video by Bellboy Studio
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August 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM
A film about my 'Haunted Paper' exhibition at Dorothy, Jamaica Street Liverpool. The film was made by Matt Bell at Bellboy Studio and the music is by Joe McKechnie. The exhibition is on until September 19th, Monday - Friday, 9pm to 5pm.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CARO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CARO...
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I wrote about the Prespa lakes region in northern Greece for @theguardian.com today. At the crossroads of three countries and my home for the past quarter of a century, it's a place that continues to surprise me with its wild beauty and rich human cultures.
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Balkan bounty: the little-known corner of Greece now ripe for walkers and nature tourism
Mountains, butterflies, bears and pelicans are among the natural wonders in the stunning Prespa lakes region, which straddles three countries
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I wrote about the Prespa lakes region in northern Greece for @theguardian.com today. At the crossroads of three countries and my home for the past quarter of a century, it's a place that continues to surprise me with its wild beauty and rich human cultures.
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
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Also loved this by Turkish writer Elif Shafak on what Ozzy Osbourne meant to her generation
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
To us young alienated Turks, Ozzy spoke volumes
The vulnerability of the Black Sabbath rocker struck a chord with outsiders far from Birmingham
observer.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Also loved this by Turkish writer Elif Shafak on what Ozzy Osbourne meant to her generation
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Usually only for paid subs, I’ve opened my latest Journeys Beyond Borders arts diary up to all. It’s the most popular feature of the ‘stack and it comes out twice a month on a Monday.
Please share if of interest!
carolineeden.substack.com/p/field-note...
Please share if of interest!
carolineeden.substack.com/p/field-note...
Field Notes
your Journeys Beyond Borders arts diary for what's happening around the world
carolineeden.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Usually only for paid subs, I’ve opened my latest Journeys Beyond Borders arts diary up to all. It’s the most popular feature of the ‘stack and it comes out twice a month on a Monday.
Please share if of interest!
carolineeden.substack.com/p/field-note...
Please share if of interest!
carolineeden.substack.com/p/field-note...
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I reviewed @adamweymouth.bsky.social's new book, Lone Wolf, for @theatlantic.com. Adam "carefully picks at the Gordian knot linking wolves and rural communities, teases out nuances, and tells a complex story of a world in transition." This gift link should work: www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
How One Animal Divided Europe
A new book explores what the wolf’s return to the continent means for people who have never known its presence.
www.theatlantic.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I reviewed @adamweymouth.bsky.social's new book, Lone Wolf, for @theatlantic.com. Adam "carefully picks at the Gordian knot linking wolves and rural communities, teases out nuances, and tells a complex story of a world in transition." This gift link should work: www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
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"One of the aspects of craft that most preoccupies me is rhythm and sound pattern in prose. There’s a tendency to forget that prose, especially non-fiction prose, might sing, or keep time, or embed echoes and rhymes within itself."
Despair is a Luxury, but Hope is a Discipline: A Conversation with Robert Macfarlane - The Rumpus
Despair is a luxury, but hope is a discipline.
therumpus.net
June 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"One of the aspects of craft that most preoccupies me is rhythm and sound pattern in prose. There’s a tendency to forget that prose, especially non-fiction prose, might sing, or keep time, or embed echoes and rhymes within itself."
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Author Jojo Moyes on AI.
May 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Author Jojo Moyes on AI.
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I don't know if there is a more appropriate goodbye to Loretta Swit, than her last scene in MASH in the series finale.
Loretta won two Emmy's for her role as Major Houlihan.
Loretta won two Emmy's for her role as Major Houlihan.
May 31, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I don't know if there is a more appropriate goodbye to Loretta Swit, than her last scene in MASH in the series finale.
Loretta won two Emmy's for her role as Major Houlihan.
Loretta won two Emmy's for her role as Major Houlihan.
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Calling river-lovers: your river needs you!
The Big River Watch runs until 1 May.
Spend 15 mins by your local river, record what you see in the free BRW app––& help create a clearer picture of UK river health.
I'm taking part.
More here.
@theriverstrust.bsky.social
theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
The Big River Watch runs until 1 May.
Spend 15 mins by your local river, record what you see in the free BRW app––& help create a clearer picture of UK river health.
I'm taking part.
More here.
@theriverstrust.bsky.social
theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
The Big River Watch
Help improve our rivers. T ake part in The Big RiverWatch survey between 25th April and 1st May!
theriverstrust.org
April 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Calling river-lovers: your river needs you!
The Big River Watch runs until 1 May.
Spend 15 mins by your local river, record what you see in the free BRW app––& help create a clearer picture of UK river health.
I'm taking part.
More here.
@theriverstrust.bsky.social
theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
The Big River Watch runs until 1 May.
Spend 15 mins by your local river, record what you see in the free BRW app––& help create a clearer picture of UK river health.
I'm taking part.
More here.
@theriverstrust.bsky.social
theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
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What follows if we imagine rivers as having lives, deaths––& even rights?
I wrote this essay about water & hope; imagining rivers “otherwise”; nature’s rights; grammars of animacy; & how our fate flows with that of rivers—& always has.
It’s from Is A River Alive?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
I wrote this essay about water & hope; imagining rivers “otherwise”; nature’s rights; grammars of animacy; & how our fate flows with that of rivers—& always has.
It’s from Is A River Alive?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Is this river alive? Robert Macfarlane on the lives, deaths and rights of our rivers
As pollution levels hit record highs and fresh water becomes ‘the new oil’, is it time to radically reimagine our relationship to the natural world?
www.theguardian.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
What follows if we imagine rivers as having lives, deaths––& even rights?
I wrote this essay about water & hope; imagining rivers “otherwise”; nature’s rights; grammars of animacy; & how our fate flows with that of rivers—& always has.
It’s from Is A River Alive?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
I wrote this essay about water & hope; imagining rivers “otherwise”; nature’s rights; grammars of animacy; & how our fate flows with that of rivers—& always has.
It’s from Is A River Alive?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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Tomorrow’s World really did not prepare me for how massively shit living in the future is
April 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Tomorrow’s World really did not prepare me for how massively shit living in the future is
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Perfect for this time of year
From Credo
From Credo
March 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Perfect for this time of year
From Credo
From Credo
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@emmaceisenberg.bsky.social talks to @paullisicky.bsky.social about Joni Mitchell and the relationship between songwriting and nonfiction.
Paul Lisicky on Joni Mitchell, Anti-Memoirs, and How Songwriting Influences His Nonfiction
What a life-giving joy is a new book from Paul Lisicky! People say that flippantly all the time but in this case it’s really true: life-giving because Lisicky’s work is an aliveness factory, pumpin…
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February 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
@emmaceisenberg.bsky.social talks to @paullisicky.bsky.social about Joni Mitchell and the relationship between songwriting and nonfiction.
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"Few films have depicted the devastating effects of politics on individuals in such an intimate, visceral or timely way, arriving at a moment when the rise of authoritarianism has become a global concern."
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
'It's exactly what the country needs': How Brazil propelled drama I'm Still Here to be this year's Oscars dark horse
Starring Fernanda Torres and centring on a family torn apart by Brazil's military dictatorship, I'm Still Here is up for three major awards – and could pull off an upset on the night.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"Few films have depicted the devastating effects of politics on individuals in such an intimate, visceral or timely way, arriving at a moment when the rise of authoritarianism has become a global concern."
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
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Can’t quite believe I’ve just interviewed Sarah Waters. She was so brilliant. One of those career pinch me moments. Thanks @womensprize.bsky.social for trusting me to do it!
January 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Can’t quite believe I’ve just interviewed Sarah Waters. She was so brilliant. One of those career pinch me moments. Thanks @womensprize.bsky.social for trusting me to do it!
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The bundles from Charco are great, means you don't forget
It's here. Announcing our 2025 lineup. We're very excited about what we have in store for readers, and we think you will be too.
Subscribe to our 2025 Fiction Bundle now: charcopress.com/bookstore/20...
Subscribe to our 2025 Fiction Bundle now: charcopress.com/bookstore/20...
November 17, 2024 at 10:01 AM
The bundles from Charco are great, means you don't forget
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During the Chilean dictatorship, my great uncle hid some of his friend Pablo Neruda’s original drafts of stories and poetry, saving them from destruction. His house was searched while his then teenage son stayed out of the way, seated on the piano bench. The one place they didn’t search.
Give me one interesting fact about your family history that you learned.
November 15, 2024 at 3:09 PM
During the Chilean dictatorship, my great uncle hid some of his friend Pablo Neruda’s original drafts of stories and poetry, saving them from destruction. His house was searched while his then teenage son stayed out of the way, seated on the piano bench. The one place they didn’t search.
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Mine’s a Colin Dexter one too! I met CD when I was only 12 at a signing. I v nervously said I’d like to be a crime writer one day. He signed my copy of THE DEAD OF JERICHO & said, ‘Write a lot, read a lot, and you will be’. It’s why I gave my detective the name Jericho, in memory of that moment
Periodically, on a Friday, I like to ask an #ImportantFridayQuestion - it's a nice way for us all to get to know each other.
This week I've been inspired by Mike Gayle to ask... what's the best experience you've had with an author?
This week I've been inspired by Mike Gayle to ask... what's the best experience you've had with an author?
November 15, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Mine’s a Colin Dexter one too! I met CD when I was only 12 at a signing. I v nervously said I’d like to be a crime writer one day. He signed my copy of THE DEAD OF JERICHO & said, ‘Write a lot, read a lot, and you will be’. It’s why I gave my detective the name Jericho, in memory of that moment
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To all my new LGBTQ+ bookish followers, I’m currently writing a book about LGBTQ+ literature. If you’d like to help by weighing in on what you think are the older and modern classics of fiction and memoir with LGBTQ+ themes, here’s a short survey. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
LGBTQ+ readers: what are your queer classics?
Want to participate in an LGBTQ+ books project?
Please help me (Layla McCay) create a 'queer canon' of novels and memoirs for my new book The Queer Canon, which will be published in 2026. I've done m...
docs.google.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:42 AM
To all my new LGBTQ+ bookish followers, I’m currently writing a book about LGBTQ+ literature. If you’d like to help by weighing in on what you think are the older and modern classics of fiction and memoir with LGBTQ+ themes, here’s a short survey. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Good morning , a definitely not c*te #FoxOfTheDay today , shared by @anette.kvamsdal on Instagram
November 15, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Good morning , a definitely not c*te #FoxOfTheDay today , shared by @anette.kvamsdal on Instagram