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heidijames.bsky.social
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It’s PAYDAY! You’ve stayed at the Flamingo Hotel. ‘Probably the most original, exciting, and creatively invigorating book I've read this year.’ Jamie Mollart, author of Kings of a Dead World Why not take a trip to Saltburn? £10. All in. Seaside frolics. renardpress.com/books/saltbu...

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Out on Monday, First Graft with the extraordinary Adelle Stripe (with shout outs to Andrew Gallix, Lee Rourke and Ben Myers) #podcast #firstgraft #basenotes

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'This type of horror is less about scaring you out of your wits and more about deliberately not conforming; it is using an intelligent, reactionary and political genre to creatively explore uncomfortable truths.' www.thebookseller.com/comment/good...

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""No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal attacked by armed settlers in West Bank before being handed to Israeli military, witnesses say." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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Latest episode of First Graft out now: I talk with Naomi Booth about how place sparks inspiration, enmeshment, resistance to and the demands of the creative impulse and how vital it is to decolonise our minds from patriarchal capitalism if we are to create.

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Out on the 24th March, I talk to Naomi Booth about writing place, enmeshment and decolonising the mind.

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Out on the 24th March, I talk to Naomi Booth about writing place, enmeshment and decolonising the mind.

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In the latest episode of First Graft I talk to Cauvery Madhavan about self doubt, claiming your voice, and the importance of naming in finding your characters.  Out now where’s you listen to your podcasts.

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Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone? They paved paradise, put up a climate summit. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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In the latest episode of First Graft I talk to Annabel Dover about her painting, writing in fragments, the value of small things and writing with and through depression.

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I really enjoy these podcasts about the creative process. Here @heidijames.bsky.social talks to Kirsteen McNish about finding the space to write, vulnerability, being a carer and the view that gives to the wider world. open.spotify.com/episode/5ebt...

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6 tix left for tonight 👇👇👇👇👇

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Latest episode of First Graft is out now: In this episode I talk to Kirsteen McNish about writing grief, place and writing as an act of vulnerability. Kirsteen writes a regular column for Caught By The River, and was long listed for the Nan Shepherd Prize in 2023.

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looking forward to presenting my session on Decolonising the Study Abroad Curricula with Dr. Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone

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Latest episode of First Graft out now… In this episode I talk to filmmaker and musician, Luke Seomore, about finding your own style as an artist, collaboration, falling in love with image and our mutual love for the Werner Herzog film, Stroszek.

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Latest episode of First Graft out now… In this episode I talk to filmmaker and musician, Luke Seomore, about finding your own style as an artist, collaboration, falling in love with image and our mutual love for the Werner Herzog film, Stroszek.

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More relevant than ever. Organize! ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾✊🏻✨

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Another excellent episode of the First Graft podcast in which author @heidijames.bsky.social talks to author @noemikissdeaki.bsky.social about the writing process. Does Noemi like editing? Listen below to find out.. open.spotify.com/episode/223P...

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Just recorded three new episodes of First Graft over the last couple of days … I’ve got some treats lined up for you!

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Can't recommend this @heidijames.bsky.social novel enough. Tremendous. Thanks @stuhennigan.bsky.social for the tip

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