jd 🔆

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Passionate about #climate and the #environment, #news, #media and #journalism, human #evolution and ancient #history, #politics, #wildlife #birds #photography, #bicycle #piano #guitar #español #français . 
#Ottawa, #Ontario #Canada
Twitter@John_S_Davidson
Website (somewhat fallow these days)https://perfectdayfactory.com

8 Stages of Writer’s Block
1. Mental hiccup
2. Brief hesitation
3. Moment of doubt
4. Loss of confidence
5. Intense self-questioning
6. Narrative paralysis
7. Existential crisis
8. Lunchtime

#writers #writing #writingtips #writingcommunity

@MichaelPryor
And, back when we were all on manual: the occasional time out to empty yet another wastebasket of crumpled Nobel prise-worthy candidates.

European civilization is built on ham and cheese, which allowed protein to be stored throughout the icy winters.

Without this, urban societies in most of central Europe would simply not have been possible.

This is also why we have hardback books. Here's why. 1/

@raxxie @Incunabula

Yes, I agree. Would it be possible to post the whole fascinating thread here? No point depriving mastodonians of the intricate connection among snails, Jesus, and cheese.
* Pats himself on back for remembering to use the Oxford comma *

I find it amazing how quickly academic Twitter has ceased to be. All the interesting stuff seems to be at Mastodon these days. So now that we're at it: could we maybe also just get rid of academic publishers by massively defecting to diamond open access journals?
St. Exupery’s The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince). Braille edition
#books #braille
A different vibe for a #sunset #photo tonight - I rarely photograph people, but couldn’t resist this #horses #beach #coast #Silhouette
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