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James Farson @jamesafarson

Writer. Reads a bit of everything. Will try and tweet about my reading and other projects and then just tweet about Arsenal. He/him.

Joined May 2018
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James Farson@jamesafarson
24 Nov 2024
I'm on Bluesky now. It's nice. bsky.app/profile/jamesfarson…
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Bretton Library, Rightwell East

The space will hold, but in what form?

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Bella Dunn 📚@BellaDunnWriter
2 Oct 2024
I think this is the best take yet on this issue 👇
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Flea
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21 Sep 2024
Reading faulkner this shit is fucking wild
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Iman | ايمان@nana_alaouie
3 Dec 2016
In hell you are forced to watch Arsenal defend a one goal lead
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James Farson@jamesafarson
18 Sep 2024
This week's As I Wandered is on the streets that gave me the idea for the project: Shakespeare Avenue and the other New England roads named after poets! ifearthosebigwords.wordpress…

As I Wandered: Shakespeare Avenue and Tennyson Road

It was these roads – Shakespeare Avenue and Tennyson Road – that gave me the idea for this project.

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James Farson@jamesafarson
12 Sep 2024
The latest post on my explorations of Peterborough's literary street names. This time it's Dickens Street! ifearthosebigwords.wordpress…
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The latest post on my explorations of Peterborough's literary street names. This time it's Dickens Street! ifearthosebigwords.wordpress…

As I Wandered: Dickens Street

Dickens Street was another place that I’d gone past on the bus and thought, “Huh, there sure are a lot of streets named after writers in Peterborough.” 

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In case you missed it: the latest post in my series As I Wandered!
James Farson@jamesafarson
4 Sep 2024
Here's the first proper post about my exploration of Peterborough's literary street names: As I Wandered. This time, it's Holmes Way! ifearthosebigwords.wordpress…
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Here's the first proper post about my exploration of Peterborough's literary street names: As I Wandered. This time, it's Holmes Way! ifearthosebigwords.wordpress…

As I Wandered: Holmes Way

I was scouting out literary streets in Paston, when I came across Holmes way. When I think of Sherlock Holmes I think of intellect, sophistication, which is… not what I think about what I think abo…

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James Farson@jamesafarson
28 Aug 2024
I've fallen down a bit of a rabbit hole exploring all the streets in Peterborough named after writers, or that have some literary connection. I've gathered a lot of material as part of this project. Here's the first post in the series. ifearthosebigwords.wordpress…
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I've fallen down a bit of a rabbit hole exploring all the streets in Peterborough named after writers, or that have some literary connection. I've gathered a lot of material as part of this project. Here's the first post in the series. ifearthosebigwords.wordpress…

As I Wandered: Some Thoughts on Peterborough Street Names

There’s a lot of literary street names in Peterborough. I wonder what they’re all like?

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James Farson@jamesafarson
13 Aug 2024
A really exciting one this week: I tried some new note taking software. It's super swish! I am really liking @obsdmd so far. Click the link for some more thoughts :) #PKM #PersonalKnowledgeManagement #Notes ifearthosebigwords.wordpress…
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A really exciting one this week: I tried some new note taking software. It's super swish! I am really liking @obsdmd so far. Click the link for some more thoughts :) #PKM #PersonalKnowledgeManagement #Notes ifearthosebigwords.wordpress…
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Brian Collins🏳️‍🌈🏴@bdcollins_1995
10 Aug 2024
To die, to sleep... perchance to dream. It's "The Voices of Time" by J. G. Ballard, from the October 1960 issue of New Worlds! sffremembrance.com/2024/08/1…

Short Story Review: “The Voices of Time” by J. G. Ballard

(Cover by Jarr. New Worlds, October 1960.) Who Goes There? J. G. Ballard was born in 1930 in Shanghai, to British parents, and his experiences in a Japanese POW camp during World War II would much …

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Been trying out Obsidian today and, apart from wasting my entire morning trying and failing to figure out the Git plugin, I am pretty sure it's sick nasty. Linking notes and then visualising them feels like the future.
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Criminalsimpsons
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9 Aug 2024
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isaacs@izs
8 Aug 2024
Y'all. Seriously. Hardly anyone even understands the unbelievable depth of Tolkien's linguistic genius. If ever there was an artist just straight up making jokes that only he would ever get, omg. So get this, it's epic. You know the "Brandywine River" in Lord of the Rings?
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Andrew Pakes MP
@andrewpakes_
7 Aug 2024
Let’s look out for each other today. Our common values shine out more than any of the division or hate. Stay safe. Check in on each other. We have this, together.
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