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I wrote this two years ago. It includes some of my favourite studies on how the brain processes fictional...

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

It’s been a long time coming, but the psychedelic revolution may finally be here… Matt Wall considers the implications for...

It’s been a long time coming, but the psychedelic revolution may finally be here… Matt Wall considers the implications for Psychology.

#psychedelics #psychology

https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/shaking-kaleidoscope-mind

New Poem: Feathers#poem #poetry

New Poem: Feathers

#poem #poetry

Something from a few years ago on achieving your goals. Includes link to free eBook.#NewYearsResolution #Goals #Procrastination...

Something from a few years ago on achieving your goals. Includes link to free eBook.
#NewYearsResolution #Goals #Procrastination

https://psychologymarc.medium.com/how-to-keep-your-new-years-resolutions-f6f65f006887?source=friends_link&sk=f1786587bd0af66f13c17148dc922f39

PoemDisassemble / Reassemble#poem #poetry #experimentalpoetry

Poem
Disassemble / Reassemble

#poem #poetry #experimentalpoetry

Poem (a little bit political)They fan the flames that burn our planetAll the time turning a profitThat sits in tax havens and offshore...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Content warning:PoemPoemSt George's Field (fragment)The air is clear, crisp and cleanCrows caw like a horror film sceneOr the images...

Content warning:Poem

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

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

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

Content warning:Poem.Poem: Reconciliation#poetry #poem

Content warning:Poem.

Poem: Reconciliation
#poetry #poem

Content warning:Poem, Death, IllnessToo Many Things to DoNew (old) #poem #Poetry #Poems #Poet

Content warning:Poem, Death, Illness

Too Many Things to Do
New (old) #poem
#Poetry #Poems #Poet

I was is Knaresborough yesterday visiting my mum. It’s probably one of the prettiest places in England.#visitYorkshire #EnglishTowns

I was is Knaresborough yesterday visiting my mum. It’s probably one of the prettiest places in England.
#visitYorkshire #EnglishTowns

Content warning:Leeds Poetry EventThe third of these curious little gatherings in Leeds is next week. Free, open air (it'll be cold so...

Content warning:Leeds Poetry Event

The third of these curious little gatherings in Leeds is next week. Free, open air (it'll be cold so wrap up) poetry and open mic.

#Leeds has a wonderful grassroots, diverse, DIY #poetry and #literature scene.
#LeedsPoetry

If you're in the UK, you're better off staying off the bird site today (unless you're there to abuse a Nazi).

If you're in the UK, you're better off staying off the bird site today (unless you're there to abuse a Nazi).

Content warning:Another fib poemA Mist VeilingMemoryConcealing the ghostsOf your careless indiscretions#poetry #poem #fibpoetry #fibpoem

Content warning:Another fib poem

A
Mist
Veiling
Memory
Concealing the ghosts
Of your careless indiscretions

#poetry #poem #fibpoetry #fibpoem

I appear to have strayed into #mushroom Mastodon, and I’m loving it!

I appear to have strayed into #mushroom Mastodon, and I’m loving it!

I haven't written anything good for such a long time now. Very much contemplating my future; reading lots of #poetry, #writing fiction...

I haven't written anything good for such a long time now. Very much contemplating my future; reading lots of #poetry, #writing fiction and working on ways to write better.

I'm pretty much detached from the rest of the education/learning scene now. Looking for a new a direction.

#Freelancing is both the best and the worst job in the world.

#AmWriting #FreelanceWriter #WritingCommunity

The Leeds central library staircase is a wondrous thing#LeedsLibrary #Leeds #Libraries #Architecture

The Leeds central library staircase is a wondrous thing
#LeedsLibrary #Leeds #Libraries #Architecture