On Viewless Wings

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Writing, reading, running. Poetry PhD: vital instability in the 2nd generation Romantics. Am actually writing. Interested in the amplification of working class voices, northern voices, & kind & talented voices. Writing, I swear. Meliorist, still.

Meme of Kevin Keegan getting riled by Man Utd, with the words "I'm telling you. I would love it if Count Binface beat Farage. Love it."
Angela Rippon appearing on the Morecambe and Wise show
Meme of Kevin Keegan's famous Man Utd rant, with the text: I'm telling you. I would love it if Count Binface beat Farage. Love it.
Screenshot of some final group stage tables showing group J teams having played 4 matches.
Flowchart of starting points for reading Terry Pratchett, depending on areas of interest.
Flowchart suggesting starting points for Terry Pratchett novels, depending on interests.
A flowchart with suggested starting points for Pratchett readers, depending on readers' interests.
Flow chart of suggested Pratchett starting points, based on readers' interests.
A photo of editions of Steinbeck's daily journal while writing two kick-ass novels.
Flowchart suggesting where to start with Terry Pratchett depending on your genre preferences
Image from a BBC news article which states: "we used an AI voice to read the audio version of this article."
An assertion that a work has not used AI, beneath a 'human written' logo
An anthropomorphised pastoral image of curling stones returning to their burrows to hibernate now the Winter Olympics is coming to a close.
Still image from the BBC Children's TV series Maid Marian and her Merry Men
A signed bookstore copy of 'Woke Is Dead' by Piers bloody Morgan.
A page from the end of a novel with a 'human made' logo and an author's note declaring the absence of AI in the generation of the work.
A page at the end of a novel, with a 'Human Written' icon and a statement by the author affirming the work to not be a product of AI.
Image from Anchorman, with the caption: A.I., 60% of the time, it works every time.
Picture of Ron Burgundy which says "I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal."
Image of Roy Castle
Three postage atamp designs: an archer holding the bow such that they are shooting themselves in the face; a close-up of someone shooting themselves in the foot; a statue holding its head in its hands in despair.
Image of Ursula K. LeGuin and her words: we live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings.
This Book is Dedicated to: Dr John Sharpe of London, who in 1957, a decade before physicians could legally perform an abortion for any reason other than the health of the woman, took the considerable risk of referring for an abortion a 22-year-old American on her way to India. Knowing only that she had broken an engagement at home to seek an unknown fate, he said, "You must promise me two things. First, you will not tell anyone my name. Second, you will do what you want to do with your life." Dear Dr Sharpe. I believe you, who knew the law was unjust, would not mind if I say this so long after your death. I've done the best I could with my life. This book is for you.
The cast of The West Wing, in the Oval Office.
"Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees." Terry Pratchett.
The cast of the early seasons of 'The West Wing', in the Oval Office.
Flowchart depicting a range of possible starting points for discworld novels depending on your interests