Richard Grant

@richardgrant
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I'm a writer and gardener living in the remnant of a forest on the coast of Maine USA. My novels include Rumors of Spring, Tex and Molly in the Afterlife, and Another Green World. I'm a gay father and granddaddy. He/him

#gardening #wald #woods #trees #Wandervogel #Romantik #ChoralMusic #EarlyMusic #anglican #neopagan #Episcopagan #LGBT #TMSidhi #fantasy #science #SF #PlantScience #botany #labyrinths #impossible #paranormal #folklore #magic #UAP #NAFO #Ukraine #Maine #photography #liminal

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‘Da wo ich wohne / Where I live ‘

#maine #ShotWithHalide #ProcessZero

All of the most important writing in history has been at least slightly difficult to read. Any truly novel idea is uncomfortable to a degree. It often requires stepping outside of the status quo in some way and challenging assumptions.

LLMs never challenge assumptions. They are the assumptions crystalized — freezing and anchoring cultural development to one moment in time.

Using one isn't the future. It's trapping you in the past.

“the best fertilizer is the gardener’s shadow.”

- our extension agent referencing some old bit of wisdom from who knows where

Frontenac


Green line II/III. March 2026.


#trains #montreal #subway #monochrome #photography

The Monday news briefs are LIVE at the Daily Grail!

Could AI help decode the Indus Valley script, Bigfoot buzz over slew of Ohio sightings, shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse, and much more:

https://www.dailygrail.com/2026/03/news-briefs-16-03-2026/

News Briefs 16-03-2026

Science, magic, myth and history

The Daily Grail

A little announcement for the fediverse:

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If you’re a fiber enthusiast who loves helping others discover their next favorite project, or a natural at color-matching and community-building, we’d love to have you!

Interested? Send a bit about yourself to:
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#maui #hawaii #yarn #fiberarts #knitting

Boston fades away into the mists...

#SilentSundayOnAThursday #Boston

It’s incredibly hard to get information out of Iran right now. It comes through infrequent spurts when sources can get to a Starlink or specialized SIM.

But we are also at the border, interviewing people coming out of Iran to get the latest.

Join us! Track along with us for free: www.iranwar.news

Return to the classic that is having a cultural moment! You can read #wutheringheights for free today by visiting our liberated library at the link in bio. Download the #ebook today, and join in the conversation.

#literature #bookstagram #books #WomensHistoryMonth #classicliterature

The more capitalism tries to fake authenticity, the weirder our authentic selves have to get