Category: The Chalk ♘
I grew up on the Isle of Thanet. On the Chalk and by the Sea. Now living in London, the thing I miss the most is the horizon.
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Easter Chalk
A late Easter is always lovely. It can be, if you’re lucky a little like late August weather.
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Summer Chalk 2021
I went back to the chalk for 5 nights for my dads Birthday this week. It was good.
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Friend to All Nations | 2128
The Lifeboat Service is one of the UK’s only institutions that embodies the notion of the Moral Good. I talk about Margate’s Great Storm of 1897, the culture war, and…
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Intelligent Auto Mode
Work has restarted on a few bits a pieces but I’m still largely AFK.
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Weeks Fly By
The week has flown by. Everything is still terrible, but at this point in the year it feels like were accelerating already towards winter.
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Midsummer | 2024
If you have a tin helmet, or even a tin foil hat. I’d strap it on tight. Also Fairies and Love Spells.
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Ascension Day 1932 | 2020
A simple ceremony at the top of my Grandad’s world in St Peter’s in Thanet, 1932.
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ALL HAIL THE MAY QUEEN! | 2017
May Queens and Maypoles, The politics of crowing a queen in ones community
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Christmas 2019
Christmas was really nice – thank you. Thanks for asking. I got to hang out with my family which is the most Important thing.
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Hoist The Mainbrace!
I went back to Thanet this week to see my parents and go to the dentist.
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Two Birthdays
I’m in Poland for Unsound Festival. I’m writing this from my hotel room. Full report next weekend. I
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Easter 2019
I’m currently writing this on Easter Sunday. Back on the chalk spending time with my family. My brother moved to Taiwan whilst i was traveling. It is i must admit…












