Mastodawn

Marc Feb 19, 2023

I wrote this two years ago. It includes some of my favourite studies on how the brain processes fictional information
https://psychologymarc.medium.com/the-curious-psychology-of-fictional-characters-22cdbe2a8b32?source=friends_link&sk=ae8e37100028ba3b201cb7d1faaa9482
#fiction #psychology #neuroscience #neuropsychology

The Curious Psychology of Fictional Characters - Marc Smith - Medium

Do you ever get lost in a book? I know I do. Time appears to dissolve and I often become so absorbed in the story that when I’ve reached the end, the characters remain with me for hours and even…

Medium

Marc Feb 3, 2023

New Poem: Feathers

#poem #poetry

Marc Jan 1, 2023

Poem
Disassemble / Reassemble

#poem #poetry #experimentalpoetry

Marc Dec 31, 2022

Poem (a little bit political)

They fan the flames that burn our planet
All the time turning a profit
That sits in tax havens and offshore accounts
While my ageing mum frets over turning the heating on

#poem #poetry

Marc Dec 23, 2022

University of Leeds heron showing off this morning
#leeds #LeedsUni #UrbanWildlife

Marc Dec 20, 2022

I love this opening paragraph from Julian Barnes' The Sense of an Ending. The last sentence nicely illustrates the fallibility of memory.
#literature #reading #books

Marc Dec 18, 2022

I'm still on the bird site, not sure for how long after this:

Marc Dec 18, 2022

Poem

St George's Field (fragment)

The air is clear, crisp and clean
Crows caw like a horror film scene
Or the images conjured up in a Poe poem
No Ravens, I think, but magpies abound
Rabbits dart back and forth in the solitude and calm
Playing amongst the dedications to the dead

#poetry #poem #Poe #LeedsPoetry

Marc Dec 16, 2022

The bird site not happy that I've included a link to my Mastodon profile

Marc Dec 11, 2022

Poem: Reconciliation
#poetry #poem

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