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Ian Tattum

@iantattum.bsky.social

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Writer and independent scholar. Used to be a vicar. Writing in Spelt, Black Bough Poetry, BB journal, Frost Magazine, The Clearing,The Pilgrim, Landlines for Nature ,The Church Times. Fellow of the Linnaean Society and the Zoological Society of London,

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Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · Jun 29

A piece I wrote about having a nature deprived childhood.
There don’t seem to be enough articles about working class childhoods which were just a bit dull because you didn’t get out much , and family members were not very enthusiastic.
But you did have picture books of stuffed birds.😊

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Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 3m

Just beginning to read @nicolawriting.bsky.social latest book.
I have already experienced that precious overlapping which occurs when a great writer simultaneously invites you into their inner life and returns your own to you.
Carpet farms, the breath of cows, a child galloping ❤️

Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 22m

One of our recent migrants from France.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 16h

Elon Musk is paying Tommy Robinson's legal bills.

The British media and political establishment is still on X and maybe this is the wake up call they need.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel

www.theguardian.com

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Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 19h

Can throughly recommend their hilarious retelling of the Greek myths.

Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 19h

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Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 21h

The black headed gulls are extensions of the sea

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Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 21h

The black headed gulls are extensions of the sea

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James Gilbert @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social · 23h

with the swallows gone
the park feels more lonely
than it does cold

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Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 23h

I went the whole 20 miles to Whipsnade Zoo, but my father wouldn’t pay the extra cost for me to go on Zoo’s railway, so 48 years later I revisited and treated myself 😊

Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely and insightful interview with a writer who ranges across genres , and more adeptly than many who stick in one lane.

Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 1d

On why short stories are easy, why reading in the pub is good, and why there aren't any happy endings.

Uncertain Stories @uncertainstories.com · 1d

Here’s Richard Smyth - @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social - answering our Q&A on reading, writing, and his story ‘Chalklands’, which we’ve just published as a Little Uncertainty:

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James Mcconachie @jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social · 1d

Good God. They are desperate for their Reichstag moment.

TrumpFile.org @trumpfile.org · 4d

The White House filmed this ad after the "Antifa roundtable" yesterday. I fear there's simply no way any of us can compete with the millions of dollars they're spending to make people believe Antifa is real.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 2d

NEW ANALYSIS: More than 80% of UK social housing still relies on gas boilers keeping bills exposed to international gas markets and climate targets out of reach.

I’ve explored how other European countries are tackling this at scale, and what the UK can learn.

www.sureserve.co.uk/news-and-pro...

Phasing out gas in European social housing - what the UK can learn

www.sureserve.co.uk

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Benjamin Lord @benjalord.bsky.social · 1d

All these blooms are tiny (less than 1cm) and growing in the cracks on the side of the pavement during my morning walk with the dogs. Easily missed, but offering endless beauty & form if you stop long enough to appreciate them.

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📍 Khao Tao, Thailand

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Ben Wood /|\🥭🌿✝️ @cosmichope.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight Rowena Loverance explores with Friends the often complex & conflicted attitude of our #Quaker #faith towards #creeds. What are such statements good for? Do Friends need one? Do we perhaps already have one? There's still time to sign up.

Quakers and Creeds: Being a Non-Credal Church - Woodbrooke

In this session, we’ll explore key questions such as: • Why are Quakers non-credal? • What is a creed? • Are creeds useful? • What are the strengths and

www.woodbrooke.org.uk

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Ben Wood /|\🥭🌿✝️ @cosmichope.bsky.social · 1d

Don't forget to sign up. ❤️

Ben Wood /|\🥭🌿✝️ @cosmichope.bsky.social · 1d

By the pricking of my thumbs something Woodbrooke this way comes.

Quakers and the Supernatural - Woodbrooke

The Liberal theologian Rudolf Bultmann once observed: ‘We cannot use electric lights and radios and, in the event of illness, avail ourselves of modern

www.woodbrooke.org.uk

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Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 1d

The first book in the series is absolutely astonishing.

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 6d

Walt Disney Studios has acquired rights to acclaimed British writer Katherine Rundell’s award-winning and critically celebrated fantasy series, Impossible Creatures 👇 #BookSky

Walt Disney to adapt Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures

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Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 2d

Both my parents were enthusiastic members of choral societies- my father, who was from a Lancashire mining background being particularly fond of opera.
My autodidact tendencies were definitely nurtured in my mainly working class childhood, in the late 60’s . I am very grateful .

Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 2d

On top of the world

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Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 2d

Just off to church.
Picked up my spray paints before leaving 😊

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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent to see the musings of cultural commentator/historian/comedian Stewart Lee, gone from the pages of the Observer, have now reappeared on @thenerve.news. Bravo to the Nervers (nervous?) for giving him a platform. Lees' latest piece on burning flags is here www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

Stewart Lee: The thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs

What do you do with a lot of cheap banners hanging from motorway bridges once you’ve torn them down?

www.thenerve.news

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Freethinkers United @freethinkersunited.bsky.social · 2d

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Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 2d

Some seahorses on the Swanage winter flood defences❤️

Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 3d

I am only two thirds through 😊

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · 3d

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell is marvellous.

I am delighted that Disney have the rights but above all this is a gripping story, which echoes without direct imitation the greats of children’s literature , has fantastic animals, a heart, snot, and contemporary bite.

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