Finished Mannin’s An American Journey and would highly recommend! Top quality, perceptive travel writing of the type you don’t come across every day, and it’s inspired me to explore more of Mannin’s work for sure Also really enjoyed the intro by @joannapocock.bsky.social Order from Boiler House

An American Journey by Ethel Mannin | boiler-house-press

Introduction by Joanna Pocock, author of Greyhound In the spring of 1965, British novelist Ethel Mannin decided to see America "the hard way"— traveling by bus from New York to California and back. W...

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Heatwave diptych as seen in Leytonstone today. #waste #garbage #leytonstone #forest #photo #heatwave

Some title cards from ‘The Epic of Everest’, 1924. Filmed, directed and written by Captain John Noel. #everest #georgemallory #andrewirvine #johnnoel #theepicofeverest #mothergoddessoftheearth #mountains #hubris

Wonderful outdoor screening tonight of ‘The Epic of Everest’ a film record of the Everest expedition of 1924, the fated trip that took the lives of Mallory and Irvine. Filmed by Captain John Noel, it begins with lashings of hubris and the (1)

My mum photographed by my father at the Karl Pawek exhibition 'What is Man?' in 1966. I can just hear him saying, 'Jasmine, hold up the catalogue' and laughing as she raised it with a bit of attitude. #familyphotos #photography #philippocock #karlpawek

Going through some photos by my father, scanned by my sister and came upon this little piece of photographic history from 'The Camera as Witness' exhibition designed and organised by my father for Expo '67 in Montreal.

This is what sleepless in Belfast looks like. Thanks so much @British_Airways for the novel experience. Can’t wait to share the anecdotes with friends, family & fellow travel writers! I think I’ll stick to buses, trains & ferries. #BritishAirways #flyingsucks #sleeplessinbelfast

“Because it was built, this forest can be reimagined….the question is no longer simply how to rebuild…but how to refound: which tree species should be favored to withstand climate change” Climate change should inform EVERY decision regarding how we design our lives. www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

A boat in the window of the house my grandmother was born in. #family #belfast #houses #memory

The Belfast Oxfam bookshop today. I was so tempted… “She clearly has the BESTSELLER TOUCH” #ronajaffe #awayfromhome #panpaperbacks #bookcovers #bookdesign #thebestsellertouch

Got to Belfast only to stumble into 3 unrelated and VERY different parades. The local unionist marching bands, Belfast Pride and the Hare Krishna festival of the Chariots. I felt like I’d walked into a Fellini film. #parades #Belfast #colour

We're entering the Great Burning. But it can also, longer term, be the start of the Great Turning. Here's my (hopeful, really) thought experiment on what it might look like to have come through and begun the restoration of our planet and society. Please share!

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On ecological grief and hope - a thought experiment

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Hotel interior decor series, number 3,720. #omagh #hotelinteriors #decor #travel

Hotel interior decor series, number 3,719. #gorey #ireland #hotelinteriors #decor #communalspaces #travel

What was I saying about the Irish-Montana connection/aesthetic? #gorey #ireland #montana #aesthetics

After posting about the Irish-Montana connection @neglectedbooks.com sent me the cover of the next Boiler House Press book. David Long’s ‘The Montana Stories’ is the 1st of a series dedicated to reissuing the work of UM creative writing alumni. All roads seem to lead to Missoula. #montana #ireland

Sometimes Ireland reminds me of Butte, Montana. Oh, wait… #ireland #butte #mining #immigration #emigration #oldworld #newworld

With signage like that, I had to go in. Got talking to some gardeners who thought I was much younger than I am so French’s in Gorey is my new favourite pub. It’s been run since 1775 by four generations of one family. Incredible spot. #FrenchsBar #Irishpubs #gorey #wexford #research #frenchsgorey

Just before heading out on my trip, I said to my husband that I just couldn’t find the ‘right’ book to take with me. He suggested Primo Levi’s PERIODIC TABLE which I have always wanted to read. OMG. This book is extraordinary! #primolevi #theperiodictable

Some walls and shadows. Holyhead, Wales, today. #holyhead #wales #shadows #design #colour #walls

Chanthi’s Thai To Go. Holyhead, Wales, today. #holyhead #wales #signage #design #colour #chanthis #thai

Holyhead, Wales, today. #holyhead #wales #signage #design #colour

Chester railway station, en route to Holyhead and then the ferry to Ireland. The research begins for my next book while the usual nerves and doubts show themselves… meanwhile some interesting designs #writing #travel #headingtoireland

I did a tonne of research so you don't have to. I talk about masking, air filtration, and air quality rating systems, & I give concrete suggestions to help you keep yourself and your loved ones safe. If you don't have this information yet, it's time to get educated. Wildfires don't respect borders.

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For folks struggling to figure out how to deal with wildfire smoke, I put together some information a few years ago: apihtawikosisan.com/2023/09/miti...

Amazing #book @joannapocock.bsky.social thank you soooo much for writing this. 🙏🙏❤️❤️

Just found the first laptop I ever bought: a PowerBook from 1998. That lovely clamshell design. I opened it and it worked! Scrolled through a few photos on the desktop and up came this one. Pure East London 90s time warp…. #the90s #london #hoxton #eastlondon #powerbook

Leytonstone this morning. #heatwave #london #urbanlandscapes #layersofthecity #leytonstone

Photograph from the 1 June 1929 issue of British magazine ‘The Sphere’ showing department store wax mannequins melting in the heat. I know how they feel. #london #heatwave #weareallmelting

Wonderful show by Canadian artist Terence Gower at the Maughan Library now. When I first moved to London from Canada, people would often ask ‘what’s the difference between Canada & the US?’ Well folks, here is a cultural gem to explain! www.artangel.org.uk/project/enem... #artangel #art #canada

If Angine de Poitrine were an aubergine. (And it rhymes!) #anginedepoitrine #aubergine #eggplant #funnyvegetables #vegetablesasmusicians