I'm really looking forward to seeing Toby Jones play Chloe Hadjimatheou in the ITV adaptation of this.

Do you ever wish someone would make an anthology about a certain subject? @dislaney.bsky.social @candlestickpress.bsky.social has done 'Veg' as I disrespectfully call them. Fantastic choices including Jen Hadfield , @mimdarling.bsky.social & Ted Kooser's stunning potato poem.One for every palate!

I've started a free Substack so you can read my nature notes and get updates on what I'm doing! Exciting nature writing workshop coming soon; watch this space. open.substack.com/pub/miriamda...

Today on #Jaffareadstoo I am delighted to share my #BookReview of #TheSpringPond by Miriam Darlington @mimdarling.bsky.social @candlestickpress.bsky.social #Spring #Nature #Poetry jaffareadstoo.blogspot.com/2025/04/book...

The apprentice is now the master.

We will not be distracted. We will not be discouraged. We’ve got our eyes on the prize. And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve. The time to organize is now. OcasioCortez.com

I also suggest an alternative route, a politics of belonging, in which political power and control of local resources are returned to communities.

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨 This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️ 👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Who could have imagined that a government of rapists, racists, coup plotters, conmen, tax dodgers, conspiracy fantasists and bullshit artists might not work very well?

I’m really looking forward to immersing myself in these two lovely books by Miriam Darlington. @mimdarling.bsky.social

As Trump and Musk gleefully smash the institutions of government, they simultaneously rush us towards the Earth systems horizon. You think this is a dangerous moment? It is. But add escalating climate breakdown to your calculations and multiply by ten.