Record Card How to Write English Prose, by David Bentley Hart, The Lamp. On the use of language in twenty-first century writing. Notes I enjoyed this article when I first read it, and have been reminded of it again recently on a number of occasions, particularly given recent developments in relation to ChatGPT and other …
Thoughts
Edinburgh Friendly Insurance Office
The Edinburgh Friendly Insurance Society, insuring against losses by fire, is hosting its annual general meeting. It is hoped members will attend. Excerpt taken from: Caledonian Mercury, 6 Jan. 1800. British Library Newspapers, accessed via National Library of Scotland membership.
Coastal Storm Photography
Record Card From Loki to Behemoth: waves of the English coastline – in pictures, Rachael Talibart, The Guardian. Samples of Talibart’s photography, capturing “the ebb and flow of the English coastline through photographs that frame erupting waves and the days surrounding violent storms.” Notes This includes brief explanations for the names chosen for each photograph, …
Hoxton Street Monster Supplies
Record Card Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, the website for the store selling “Bespoke and Everyday Items for the Living, Dead, and Undead”. Notes A lot of fun – exactly the type of thing the Internet is for, to create and share something so visual and entertaining that it could be straight out of a child’s …
Bernadette Mayer’s List of Journal Ideas
Record Card Bernadette Mayer’s List of Journal Ideas, Electronic Poetry Center, The Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing, The University of Pennsylvania. Notes I love a list, and this is fantastic. Something to dip into when looking for inspiration for writing prompts, journal ideas, or all manner of other things. This post is part of …
19th Century Graffiti
Record Card ‘Victorian era graffiti’ found at The Voodoo Rooms bar in Edinburgh, The Herald. Details of graffiti from the 1800s in The Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh. Notes Yet more flavour from my favourite city. I wonder how many writers are scribbling down “I own a diamond, my father owns an ass” for use in …