The Deserter – By Sarah A. Topol

The Deserter – A Russians Senior Lieutenant & his wife’s story. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/09/20/magazine/ukraine-russia-war-deserter.html Audio: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/podcasts/russia-ukraine-deserter-audio.html Also here: Parts 1-3 Parts 4-5 The Deserter By Sarah A. Topol This is a story told in five parts. Because of the security risks faced by Russian deserters, pseudonyms are used throughout. The photographs, however, are of the real-life subjects. … Read more

Super Swift vs. Tiny Temper Trump

Super Swift vs. Tiny Temper Trump I’ve had this idea in my head for a while now, of Taylor Swift as a comic book super heroine. I can’t draw but thanks to AI this can be relatively easily achieved with a prompt. I say relatively easily because I didn’t get quite what I wanted and … Read more

Mr. P. Squeaks, a new cat in our life

17Sep24-Rusty and Squeaks sitting together on sofa for the first time

Go to 8th of September 2024 for latest update Thursday 22nd of August 2024 On Sunday, 28th of July, I was playing Badminton with my granddaughter at the green outside our house, when we heard a distressed miaowing. I’d heard it before, a few times, tried to work out where it was coming from, but … Read more

Holiday in Devon – 1st to 8th of August 2024

Holiday in Devon – 1st to 8th of August 2024 Thursday: Drove to Bigsbury-on-sea. Arrived at 15:00 – left London around 9. Stopped 3x. Unpacked then went to the beach for a bit, high tide. Eggs on toast for dinner. Check-in instructions The keys are in an on-site lockbox. Your break in Devon at Fairwinds … Read more

How to release an EP

Go to 29th of June 2024. Latest Update Archived https://archive.ph/AVTol 19th of May 2024 I was listening to this podcast on The Daily today. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/podcasts/the-daily/brett-martin-spotify.html Have you heard the song “Brett Martin, You a Nice Man, Yes”? Probably not. On Spotify, “Brett Martin, You a Nice Man, Yes” has not yet accumulated enough streams to … Read more