Before I forget, shall we have a get-together next week to talk about this book and glimmers and whatever else takes our fancy? Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday next week at 5pm UK time?
I guested on my first-ever podcast this week, Explaining History by Nick Shepley. Bit scary but it went fine and want to do more – of my own and those of others.
Which medieval dragon are you this week? I’ve been sometimes 3, sometimes 4.
WANT.

I’ve been tweaking and pimping one of my other Substacks to within an inch of its life. So pretty. So enjoyable. Will start doing that here, too.




The more I see of humans, the more I love animals. The leapy dogs live with Geoff (@kwoade on Twitter). Please help this beautiful boy, speaking of dogs?
Meet Isaac in Chagford, Devon. He wanders about the village visiting everyone. Been doing it for years. On this day he’d popped into a gallery on an art safari.
How delicious is this wrapping paper by Ippei Tsujio?
Stumbled across my first-ever collage, an invite to my 41st birthday party in Daegu, Korea. How far I’ve come.
The US Embassy in London has issued a missive that we have to make the contents of our devices fully and freely available if we visit the States. Yeah, bog off, fascist wankers. But I love all the memes that people are making in response. Silver linings.
I have so many more glimmers to share, such a blessing in this sometimes horrifying world, but I’ll have to save them up for next week. Share yours? ✨
For god’s sake, don’t visit the US if you can avoid it—it’s just not safe. Come to Canada instead!