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Writing, reading, running. Poetry PhD: vital instability in the 2nd generation Romantics. Am actually writing. Interested in the amplification of working class voices, northern voices, & kind & talented voices. Writing, I swear. Meliorist, still.

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On Viewless Wings@onviewlesswings.bsky.social · 5h ago

Cupra have an ad for their cars in which the guy who played Draco Malfoy is picking out a steering wheel in a riff on the whole Ollivander's thing, &, given both Malfoy within that universe and the universe's author, I'm struggling to see why their marketing team thought any of that was a good idea.

On Viewless Wings@onviewlesswings.bsky.social · yesterday

There are few things I dislike more than someone saying something offensive and then they, or others defending them, present it as satire or irony or some postmodern bullshit and, by extension, presents as stupid anyone who calls the offensiveness out. Maybe you just like being a prick. Own it.

On Viewless Wings@onviewlesswings.bsky.social · 2d ago

Is ADHD really a thing? Yes. Hope that helps, @Channel4 , and the quacks you have got on this show to push back for the purpose of sensationalist ratings the strides that have been made in its acceptance, to the detriment of those with ADHD and their families.

Dr Dean Burnett@drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 3d ago

Only just found out about this For the record, you don't get multiple genetic markers and one of the most effective medications known to science with 'social constructs' Channel 4, this is, in scientific parlance, an absolute fu*king disgrace that will genuinely endanger lives #c4 #ADHD

New Channel 4 documentary, The Great ADHD Myth?, seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct
On Viewless Wings@onviewlesswings.bsky.social · 3d ago

I suggest something similar to those to my students and, like the author, couch it (pun intended) in the same terms. Building up to extended, distraction-free reading the way you might build up a running or other exercise routine. We are getting worse at this, 1/ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

Could a couch-to-5k for books get you back into reading?

With smartphones stealing our attention, we’re picking up fewer books than ever. A novelist shares her eight-week scheme to get you back into the habit

theguardian.com

On Viewless Wings@onviewlesswings.bsky.social · 4d ago

Tiffany Aching is my favourite, and to my mind the greatest, protagonist in all of children's literature, and if the Tiffany Aching books were all that Terry Pratchett had written, rather than a late-stage creation off the back of a prolific output, perhaps they would have been recognised as such.

Paul Chapman@gooberzilla.bsky.social · 4d ago

Reading A Hatful of Sky by Terry Pratchett. Once again, Pratchett just absolutely wallops me right in the emotions with a story about Tiffany Aching and her teacher, Miss Level, taking care of an elderly man with dementia. Hits especially hard when you know Sir Terry himself suffered from it, too.

Isabel Rogers@isabelrogers.bsky.social · 5d ago

Can't be the first to say this, but (and yay UEFA - brilliant) this works equally well if you swap out "football" for maybe "water" or "a stable climate". Look at me being the revolutionary socialist. "No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation."

The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in FIFA competitions, football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. Investor expectations become a daily pressure. From that moment onwards, every decision on the international calendar, every decision on competition formats and every decision shaping the future of football is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders. This model has no place in world football. Football's future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return. Nor can the interests of national associations, leagues, clubs, players and supporters become subordinate to investor returns. Football cannot mortgage its future for financial gain. Europe's position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation.
On Viewless Wings@onviewlesswings.bsky.social · last wk.

Kris Kristofferson is a very important artist to me - probably the most important. I saw him live twice, once near the end of his life when he had partially recovered from the Lime's disease which had been misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's. In many ways I have made poetry central to my life, and 1/

Melissa Good Piggy 🐽 🇺🇦🌻🤍@meltart.bsky.social · last wk.

When an entire arena boos you for telling the truth, you quickly learn who has courage. Kris Kristofferson walking onto that stage and standing beside Sinéad as the insults rained down remains one of the most powerful acts of human decency I’ve ever seen. Three years resting in peace 🙌🏼🤍🙌🏼