blue cocoon

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An eight-minute spiel of blue-sky thinking:

  • Do I join BlueSky (the real McCoy – no bridges)?
  • Network effects: They explain how people move, but as to why, we need to dig a little deeper;
  • Why not both?: If you’re already on BlueSky, join Mastodon – it’s not perfect, but you’ll find a place for you.
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A seven-minute read about…

  • ‘Narrative echo effects,’ a concept explored by Charles Baxter in his essay, ‘Rhyming Action;’
  • ‘Secret strings,’ a literary analysis technique/game used by Michael Rosen when teaching students/children, which includes looking for what I believe to be narrative echoes;
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  • It’s finally time to talk about the one book that’s constantly been at the back of my mind since making this blog.
  • No summary this time – anyone with a pulse should read this book for themselves.
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