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Me reading this out loud: I might have known I was asking for it by deciding to write a novel called Everything Will Swallow You: that, in doing so, I would be giving it an invite to lock me between its teeth, roll me around on its inflamed tongue, gulp
I’m currently giving away signed paperbacks of my books Notebook and Villager to everyone who takes out the cut price full annual subscription to my Substack. This offer is open to everyone, wherever they are in the world, whatever the postage cost (I’ll email you for your postal
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“Pixy/Piskie: This is the standard term in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset for a fairy, though many writers from the early 19th Century onwards have insisted that the two races are quite distinct.. (A pixie’s) best-known characteristic is causing people to lose their way, even in a familiar neighbourhood:
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Not really. But I wanted to make sure everyone knows that for today and tomorrow I’m reducing my annual subscription fee by a further £15 and sending out signed paperbacks of Villager and Notebook to everyone who takes it out, wherever they happen to be on the planet, whatever
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The full written version of this post is for paid subscribers only but the first half of these notes are free to read. It’s one of those pieces that does connect up a bit and you will get a bit more out of if you read all the way
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Me reading this aloud: It was 2011 and I had driven up from Norfolk to Nottinghamshire to see my mum and dad. Not long after I arrived, my dad took me to one side. “TOM, CAN I HAVE A WORD?” he said. When my dad says, “TOM, CAN I HAVE
Substack’s stats inform me that only 40% of subscribers read my previous collection of notebook extracts last weekend but that everyone who did went on directly to form an experimental lo-fi folk jazz band, so here are some more. Also, if you feel inclined to upgrade to paid, and
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* You can listen to me reading this to you out loud here if you’d like to: Subscribe now * I’m extremely pro purchasing new notebooks but extremely anti wasting paper. It causes me to lead quite a turbulent life, full of internal conflict. Sure, sex is great but have
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Free To Read For Everyone But There's Also An Audio Version For Paying Subscribers
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Subscribe now I’ve recorded an audio version of this piece here, in case you’d prefer to read it that way: * They say it was Isaac Newton who invented the catflap. What I like particularly about this fact, if it’s true, or even if it isn’t, is
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I wrote something new today, which I’m going to send out as a newsletter as soon as I’ve given it a good edit. Firstly, though, I’m posting this piece. It’s quite long - it won’t fit on an email so you’ll have to click