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Right, let’s hop into notes for this week’s episode.Interesting! I’m a retired graphic designer and now contemporary artist. Apparently it’s not just me, which is a relief. We had an interesting little discussion over on Notes about the weird phenomenon of forgetting stuff that you’ve written. Which I suppose for me begs the question: are any of you based in the East of England? Sounds like there was a gathering up in Scotland recently, too. But still! I hope we see more of these meet-ups. There was a cool Substack party in London! Did you go? Alas, I couldn’t go due to childcare commitments and having only 24 hours notice. Perhaps a little bit technobabbly towards the end, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. Beautiful art (seriously, how does one create this level of detail on a comic schedule?), and an intriguing story. The Cull finished its current arc with #4. It’s angled towards trad publishing, and has some great writers to discover. Sarah Fay published a handy list of interesting writing newsletters. It’s a way of flipping that dread of mortality into something a little more positive. It really is the most intense motivational thought. I was always deeply sceptical of fantasy stories in which immortal creatures lament their longevity and envy the short lifespans of humans - but I get it now. Seeing the progress my son was making, and becoming aware of all those ‘lasts’ made me realise that if I was going to ‘be a writer’ I had to get on with it. To loop this back around to writing: this feeling of the end is what spurred me to really focus on my writing back in 2015. Every holiday or journey can feel like the last time I go to a place when I was younger, it always felt like there was the potential to return one day. I don’t really have the time to do that now, and part of me wonders if I’ll ever get to do it again. I used to rewatch Babylon 5 every year, back when I lived on my own in the early 2000s. Then, as you get older, you start to realise that there’s more time behind you than ahead of you. All of these, in this context, represent progress: I’m proud of him growing up at the same time there’s a loss there, and that cognitive dissonance frequently sends me head whirling. The last time he needs me to walk him to school. The last time he needs my help building Lego. The last time he needs me to carry him around town.

The last time I have to crawl through ridiculous soft play tunnels with him.

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I’ve been somewhat obsessed with this since my son was born a decade ago, because those first ten years are packed full of such moments. It’s about recognising the last time we do things, and how it’s difficult to spot those moments except in retrospect.

This article by Joel Snape over on The Guardian caught my attention. BRITAIN TO WITHDRAW FROM TRIVERSE ACCORDS Stock markets were immediately down, although the economic, social and cultural impact has yet to be seen.įull report on page 3. I hope the electorate is pleased with the result.” An unnamed Conservative MP contacted The Triverse Times with a simple message: “The Earth First maniacs said they would do this if they were ever elected, and now they’ve bloody done it. London has long been considered the centre of the three worlds, but in just twenty-four hours this position has been shattered.Ī press conference will be held by the Prime Minister later today. To shutter such a vital trade and travel hub is unprecedented in the history of the triverse. Although presented as a temporary security measure, there is currently no announced date for the re-opening of the station. The concourses, so used to bustling foot traffic, are eerily empty this morning as all non-essential portal transit is suspended. In one of their first actions following last week’s general election, the new coalition government has ordered an immediate closure of the London portal station.