Where to follow me

I have a frankly ridiculous number of online presences (full list here), but here are the best ways of keeping tabs on me:

Newsletter

The best way to follow me is to subscribe to my newsletters. They’re short, perfectly formed, and not at all spammy. I typically send out one newsletter per month.

Richard Carter’s newsletters

Sign up to receive two free newsletters:

RICH TEXT
My personal newsletter about science, history and nature writing.

THE FRIENDS OF CHARLES DARWIN NEWSLETTER
Celebrating the grandeur in Darwin’s view of life.


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My Writing page conveniently gathers all my latest writing from the various sections of this website ( Sidelines blog posts, newsletters, and reviews). There’s also an RSS feed for my fellow RSS fans.


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I’m @richardcarter@mastodon.org.uk on Mastodon. I headed over there once the narcissist bought Twitter. It has far more pleasant vibes. (I’m also still on Twitter, but plan to use it far less in future.)


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I’m @freshgruts on Threads. I’m still in two minds about how much time I’m prepared to invest in another app owned by Facebook, but I’m giving it a go.


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I’m @friendsofdarwin on Bluesky, although it’s still early days, and I don’t post much there.


Facebook

On my Facebook page. I typically only post one or two updates a week. Unfortunately, Facebook’s control-freaky algorithms mean you won’t see everything I post.


Instagram

I post to my Instagram photos feed roughly once a day. I tend to publish a mix of serious photos and fun snaps.


Flickr

My Flickr page contains thousands of photos going back many years. I tend to post to it in batches, usually after going out for walks.