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Month: September 2018

Autumn sunrise

Autumn sunrise – a photo of the week

12 October, 201828 September, 2018

Autumn sunrise. The rising sun through turning leaves on the path up to Keiller’s Park from Kvillesta’n, a dog and its owner. About 7:30 in the morning.

Categories Images, Photo of the week
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A facelift for TheSupercargo – Let’s vlog

23 October, 202126 September, 2018

In which we learn why and how TheSupercargo.com got a facelift. A video clip and a transcript of the voice-over plus a running commentary.

Categories At the Quill, Video and Speech
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Summer 2018: Drumming up a social network storm

23 October, 202124 September, 2018

Summer 2018: a selection from June, July and August of some of my photos published on the social networks that didn’t previously make it into the website.

Categories Images
Almost art - Blu reflected fragments

Blu reflected fragments – photo of the week

15 April, 201921 September, 2018

The Photo of the Week this week is this almost abstract picture of reflected fragments of the facade of the Radison Blu Riverside hotel.

Categories Images, Photo of the week

A barber’s shop quartet: Malik, Rahim, Antonio and Reg

22 October, 202119 September, 2018

Sitting in the barber’s chair can be a meditative experience, my mind wanders back to revisit some of the barbers I have known.

Categories Articulations, Memoir
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Somebody faraway nearby that I used to know

1 October, 202117 September, 2018

A book review of The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit and Somebody That I Used to Know by Wendy Mitchell, two books read in parallel.

Categories At the Quill, Book Review, Reviews
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Plein-air street art – photo of the week

12 October, 201814 September, 2018

Plein-air means painting in the open air, and this is all going on in the street, so it’s a form of street art, right? Photo of the week from 14 Sept 2013.

Categories Images, Photo of the week
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The worst journey in the world (redux)

22 October, 202112 September, 2018

What is the worst journey you have ever made? Recent events, public and private, have me remembering my own worst journey and the concept of a bad journey.

Categories Memoir, Stops and Stories
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Nollning: Fresher student activity in Gothenburg

8 September, 20187 September, 2018

Nollning at Swedish universities is what initiation, fresher week or hazing is at British and American seats of learning.

Categories Images, Photo of the week
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Dreaming of self-publication and a pot of coffee

22 October, 20215 September, 2018

Self-publication dreaming and a pot of coffee on a Wednesday morning. This month’s writing diary is about the modern writer’s need of group support

Categories At the Quill, Indie publishing, Writing diary
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