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Writing tagged: ‘bats’

Newsletter No. 26: ‘Slits for pupils’

Sheep

Research triage · filing your nuggets · pupil shapes · Amy Liptrot · moths and bats · critical reading · early medieval history · Tim Dee · book reviews

Published 25-Feb-2022
Filed under: Writing Tags: Amy Liptrot, bats, Darwin book, early medieval history, insects, Philip Hoare, Tim Dee, vikings

31 May 2021

Welsh poppies

Being the world’s laziest gardener certainly has its advantages.

Published 31-May-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: bats, birds, Calder Valley, dandelions, flowers, Hebden Bridge, herb Robert, rosebay willowherb, stinging nettles, tawny owls, Welsh poppies

20 July 2020

My podcast appearance, and a spot of astronomy.

Published 20-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, bats, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, mammals, podcasts

Giving fiascos a bad name

New moon, Mercury and Venus setting over Heptonstall

How not to make a simple three-minute podcast piece.

Published 20-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: bats, Calder Valley, Darwin book, Hebden Bridge, Melissa Harrison, podcasts, YNWA

Bats podcast piece

New moon, Mercury and Venus setting over Heptonstall

I make a guest appearance in episode 16 of Melissa Harrison’s podcast ‘The Stubborn Light of Things’. Here’s an extended version.

Published 16-Jul-2020
Filed under: Featured Articles, News, Published Pieces Tags: bats, mammals, Melissa Harrison, podcasts

27 May 2020

International Space Station

Photographing the International Space Station.

Published 27-May-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, bats, birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, insects, International Space Station, photography, tawny owls

13 May 2019

Thoughts on the word ‘liminal’, and a wonderful few minutes on the patio.

Published 13-May-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: bats, birds, Calder Valley, Caught by the River, Hebden Bridge, mammals, on writing, Rob Cowen, Tim Dee

16 October 2018

Everything is suddenly feeling very autumnal.

Published 16-Oct-2018
Filed under: Writing Tags: autumn, bats, birds, Calder Valley, geese, Hebden Bridge, mammals

Recent Newsletters

  • Newsletter No. 28: ‘Breaking my golden rule’
    Thoughts on nature writing · Richard Feynman · Vikings! · Bronze Age diets · recovered daguerreotypes · transit of Phobos · Alice Roberts · Cal Flyn
  • Newsletter No. 27: ‘Getting hitched’
    The Pros and Cons of tying the knot · prehistoric invention · Ernest Shackleton · W.G. Sebald · swallows · comma splices · Amy Liptrot · Kapka Kassabova
  • Newsletter No. 26: ‘Slits for pupils’
    Research triage · filing your nuggets · pupil shapes · Amy Liptrot · moths and bats · critical reading · early medieval history · Tim Dee · book reviews

Recent Sidelines

  • A long way
    A trip to Ireland.
  • In the early hours
    A bad night’s sleep has unforeseen benefits.
  • Nature writing’s ill-defined, thriving ecosystem
    There is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to whatever ‘nature writing’ is supposed to be these days. It might not all be to my personal taste, but such diversity has to be a good thing.

Recent Articles

  • Giving fiascos a bad name
    How not to make a simple three-minute podcast piece.
  • Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin
    To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, a brief account of Rev. Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin.

News

  • 2021: a year in photos
    My eleventh annual video slideshow.
  • HebWeb interview
    I have been interviewed for the local HebWeb site.

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