A writer, attempting to make sense. (All you have to do is cross out the wrong words - Mark Twain) Tired of this place? Find me at: https://xitter.cf/t.co/OCHrW4CVGM
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First review of @crackedsongs CD and book: 'Two voices weave their songs between simple and spacious clarinet and piano... Palmer's stories and poems truly bring these cracked voices to life; Jenni Pinnock’s compositions take them to another level.' International Times
'The thing to do is to forget about the heat,' said Tom impatiently. 'You make it ten times worse by crabbing about it.'
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
#heatwave #redheatwarning #climatechange
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This is so good.
And no, it's not AI.
Timelapse of the building of the 4,500-year-old Neolithic hall near Stonehenge.
Mesmerising.
Imagine what it would be like if we could show this video to the ancestors.
© English Heritage
Sh!! Listen to that whisper. Catch an echo of something very special... @theagilmore cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk/…
New musical by Royston-born @JenniPinnock premieres this weekend. lincolnartscentre.co.uk/even…
New musical by Royston-born @JenniPinnock set for premiere in Lincoln next week. @KJARSchool @roystoncrow
@TheListing @CreativeRoyston bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrp…
Just who was the first Peeping Tom? Who invented Murphy’s Law? And was the Real McCoy really real?
English has hijacked many names and made them mean something completely different. @TEFL
grahampalmer.co.uk/the-real-…
This is a brilliant article explaining how English lost the ability to spell out who exactly 'they' are. bbc.co.uk/future/article/202…
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The moment THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) shifts to Technicolor was achieved entirely in-camera. The set was painted sepia, and Judy Garland’s stand-in wore sepia clothing to make the transition seamless.
Wizard! Merlin (a free birdsong id-ing app) identified 20 different kinds of birds on my walk today on @TherfieldHeath. I'm pretty sure though that the Grayling Goose was in fact a Rook with a sore throat!
My 1987 interview with speculative fiction/sf grandmaster #brianaldiss is now online... grahampalmer.co.uk/another-p…
@SFbookclub @WritingMagazine @Literacy_Trust @WritersCentre
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The London Magazine Poetry Prize 2026 is NOW OPEN!
The winning poems will be published in future issues of The London Magazine. There will also be an award ceremony held in London for the winners.
@IsabelleBaafi @LukeKennard
Further details here: thelondonmagazine.org/the-lo…
Today is Plough Monday.
From medieval times, locals in #Royston & the villages made merry on Plough Monday (following Twelfth Night). In many places a plough was brought into church the following Sunday and blessed before ploughing could start in earnest. #BitesizeRoyston @RoystonMuseum @BALHNews
ALT Royston Crow , 13 January 1893
I'm intrigued by this mystery postcard on ebay. Can anyone identify the mystery church that seems to have the skull of a large animal (possibly a dinosaur) placed right next to the pulpit! #twitterstorians @BALHNews @thehistoryguy @NHM_London
ebay.co.uk/itm/397342674188?…
Have you heard @theagilmore s amazing version of Echo & The Bunnymens The Killing Moon? share.google/uKzNWTG7hvy3HIs…
It's nearly Christmas and ona Lewie wants a nobel peace prize for stopping the cavalry. youtu.be/2HkJHApgKqw?si=Gbp4…
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A small town's Ghost of Christmas Past
Find out how Santa didn't get stuck up the chimney... grahampalmer.co.uk/the-ghost…
#Christmas2025 #history #twitterstorians @HertsArchives @roystonmuseum @BALHNews @HertsHistory @BNArchive @britishlibrary @jennipinnock
