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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 12h

I'm ordering cards tomorrow morning, so this is your last day to get orders in if you want a guaranteed number of them, in time for you to send out in December!

Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 3d

Also, head on over to MY shop at ko-fi.com/tealin/shop to pre-order some polar-themed midwinter cards so I know how many to get printed!

An illustration of the Cape Evans Hut beneath Mt Erebus in the Antartctic night, with the first verse of 'In The Bleak Midwinter' superimposed, formatted like a Victorian prayer card.

A colour illustration based on Ponting's photo of the Cape Evans midwinter tree, 1911.

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Tealin @twirlynoodle.com · 14h

One of my friends in Antarctica had brought a paperback of Worst Journey to re-read while there. He discovered his colleague had never read it so he tore it in two from where he'd got to and gave the first half to his friend to read. It's one of the most touching things I've ever seen.

Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 15h

One of the posts that got me flamed back in the old place was when I said I didn’t fetishise books as objects and wasn’t bothered if their owners wanted to rip them in half to make their baggage lighter or chuck them in the recycling once they’ve read them or whatever. Some people went ballistic

Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 1d

The veneration of Books As Objects misses the point entirely. If you're reading a book, turn the corners down, break the spine, spill soup on it. It's your book, go nuts. A pristine, unread book is a tragedy in a way that a beloved, much-read book that looks like the dog's been at it could never be.

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Paul Clammer @paulclammer.bsky.social · 1d

Comics! Antarctica! I loved interviewing @twirlynoodle.com for this article about her Eisner-nominated graphic novel adaptation of 'The Worst Journey in the World' about Captain Scott's final expedition.

Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 1d

I've been interviewed by Swoop Antarctica about my journey to Worst Journey and how I'm approaching the material! www.swoop-antarctica.com/blog/worst-j... I'd like to think Antarctic travel folks will Get It, but hopefully other folks will, too.

From Disney to Antarctica: The Best Journey in the World? - Swoop Antarctica Blog

An interview with Sarah Airriess about her graphic novel adaptation of 'The Worst Journey in the World' about Scott's last Antarctic expedition

www.swoop-antarctica.com

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 1d

I've been interviewed by Swoop Antarctica about my journey to Worst Journey and how I'm approaching the material! www.swoop-antarctica.com/blog/worst-j... I'd like to think Antarctic travel folks will Get It, but hopefully other folks will, too.

From Disney to Antarctica: The Best Journey in the World? - Swoop Antarctica Blog

An interview with Sarah Airriess about her graphic novel adaptation of 'The Worst Journey in the World' about Scott's last Antarctic expedition

www.swoop-antarctica.com

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 3d

In which midwinter cards and Centenary merch are presented for sale and pre-sale, to meet your gift-giving and seasonal salutation needs.

Merch!

I have put together a couple of Worst-Journey-themed designs for Midwinter Cards – because Midwinter is in June in Antarctica, they can't really be Christmas cards.

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 3d

Also, head on over to MY shop at ko-fi.com/tealin/shop to pre-order some polar-themed midwinter cards so I know how many to get printed!

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 3d

It's some sort of Bookshop Day today! Did you know you can get my book in shops? It's true! Even if the shop doesn't have it today, you can ask politely and they can order it in JUST FOR YOU! worstjourney.com/2022/12/17/t...

Hit The Shops!

[updated August 2024] The Worst Journey in the World: The Graphic Novel is published in the UK by Indie Novella and distributed by Central Books. You should be able to order it from any bookshop, b…

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 8d

I'm pressing the 'print' button on the cards next Wednesday! Please let me know before then how many you would like, so that you're sure to get them. I'll be shipping them early November, to reach you in time to mail them out before Xmas. Mugs and pins might get shipped before then.

Set of 5 resin and brass pins, showing Scott, Wilson, Bowers, Oates, and the Polar Party. We don't know what happened to the Evans pins. Available singly or as a set.

An illustration of the Cape Evans Hut under Mt Erebus at night. Superimposed on it is the first verse of Christina Rossetti's 'In the Bleak Midwinter' formatted to look like a Gothic Revival prayer card.

Mockup of two midwinter cards, one the 'bleak midwinter' illustration and the other a colour illustration of the Midwinter Tree from June 1911.

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 7d

🔥🔥🔥https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/polar-record/article/why-did-endurance-sink/6CC2C2D56087035A94DEB50930B81980🔥🔥🔥

A screenshot from the conclusion of the linked article: Finally, there is clear evidence that, before sailing towards the Weddell Sea, Shackleton knew that compressive ice loading should be expected, he knew how a ship should be designed for compressive ice, and he knew that Endurance was not that kind of a ship. Shackleton was well aware of the risks related to the strength of Endurance, but chose to use it anyway.

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 8d

I'm pressing the 'print' button on the cards next Wednesday! Please let me know before then how many you would like, so that you're sure to get them. I'll be shipping them early November, to reach you in time to mail them out before Xmas. Mugs and pins might get shipped before then.

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 11d

Silas and Pyaree

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 11d

*Silas Wright was assigned an Indian mule named Pyaree for the Search Journey, and in his journal he tries a different spelling every time before giving up and just calling her "P."

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 11d

Somebody ring up Silas, we've got another spelling!

deeg 🤍 @deegoo.bsky.social · 11d

Pyaari is so decent 🥺

Two drawings and two small photos of the cat, Pyaari. The drawing on the left is wearing a blue dupatta. The drawing on the right is in a gold sari with a dupatta on the head.

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 13d

Shop! Shop! Shop!
Polar things and good causes! Something for most budgets, except the really high ones! Mugs! Pins! Midwinter cards!
ko-fi.com/tealin/shop

Visit Tealin's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

ko-fi.com

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 13d

Shop! Shop! Shop!
Polar things and good causes! Something for most budgets, except the really high ones! Mugs! Pins! Midwinter cards!
ko-fi.com/tealin/shop

Visit Tealin's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

ko-fi.com

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 17d

This month's Patreon update is live! Free and public as they all are! www.patreon.com/posts/update...

Update: September | Worst Journey Graphic Novel

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 21d

I can highly recommend indienovella.co.uk as great people to work with and open to unconventional ideas ...

Independent Publisher | Indie Novella

Indie Novella is an Independent Publisher, Bookseller and home of Read As You Go. A digital platform that brings novels to you, anywhere, anytime.

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 22d

Pleased to have my observations of the positive social/emotional impact of micro-interactions(www.patreon.com/posts/mcmurd...) confirmed by Actual Science (www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...)

The McMurdo Wave | Worst Journey Graphic Novel

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 25d

Jeg går til Roald Amundsen Memorial Lectures ved Frammuseet om november, som betalende gæst denne tid! Tjekk ud programmet (in English): cdn.duell.no/uploads/2097...
Billetter kan bestilles her: booking.duell.no/komiteen-til...
(Event in English, site is Norwegian, I'm practising my feeble Danish.)

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 25d

\o/ SCIENCE! \o/

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Scott Base @badspacecomics.bsky.social · 25d

Just arrived in the mail - the comic adaptation of one of the most gruelling true stories Ive ever read! Im only a few pages in and already hooked. By @worstjourney.bsky.social

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 26d

Click a button or it doesn't count!

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 26d

Get my book in E form for $7! Search Worst Journey and it'll be the only one with a ship on the cover.

Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 26d

Got a limit on space? Reading is accessible from your devices too! We're celebrating eBOOK DAY 💻👀 with 30% off ALL electronic copies of novels within our store page!

Something you've held off on? Tight on a budget? Today's the day to pick that title up for a little less! 📚 store.ironcircus.com

A very colorful glitchy swirl is coming out of a tablet a person is holding. Text overlaid on the image and the tablet reads: "Happy eBook day! All digital books on sale today only!".

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 26d

Poll! Do you like puzzles? Would you buy a 1000pc jigsaw of my art to support the Scott Polar Research Institute? Would you NOT do this? Tell me in a free and public poll here: www.patreon.com/posts/puzzle...

Puzzle Poll | Worst Journey Graphic Novel

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Worst Journey @worstjourney.bsky.social · 28d

Next time you find yourself in similar circumstances, I recommend Brian and Charles.

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