The first issue of 2026 is out in the wild. gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...

The new Humble Bundle is about self-reliance and general coping skills, which looks both timely and interesting. www.humblebundle.com/books/selfre...

New Issue, at last: gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...

Some years ago, @danpathfinder.bsky.social gave me some young pines he'd grown from seed taken from Ireland's sole known indigenous population in Co. Clare. One is now producing cones itself. After 1,000s of years, native pine is back on the Beara Peninsula, West Cork! 🌍

If you're in Ireland, suffered storm damage from #StormÉowyn, and are having difficulty paying for necessities, there's possibly some help to be had: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-we...

The Green Party coming out with a B grade on this, behind two other parties, is both headwrecking and entirely predictable.

Storm Bert is currently flooding Ireland's West Coast. Here's some writing from last year about flooding, all of which still applies. gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...

A post-US-election special issue: gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...

Hurricanes and handling them, written by someone who's never been in or near a hurricane. gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...

An issue of Gentle Decline about local things. gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...