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You Could Stay In and Watch Eurovision or You Could Come Out Dancing
Posted on May 6, 2012 by Seymour
Nailing Fantasy to the Real World
Posted on December 2, 2010 by Seymour
A storyteller’s imagination draws down the silk of another world and nails it to certain real places and objects such that every experience, awake or asleep, real or imagined begins to resonate with the echo of one another and boil with significance. (Me) During his time in Durham, C.S. Lewis is said to have been [...]
Filed under: Writing | Tagged: Arts, Books, Creative Writing, Durham, Fantasy, Local, Writing | Leave a Comment »
Nocton Cow Factory Update
Posted on November 18, 2010 by Seymour
Yesterday at a London press conference, the companies behind the US-style cow factory farm propsed for Nocton in Lincolnshire announced that they are pressing on with their plans to build the facility in spite of widespread public concern for the environment and animal welfare. Nocton residents are wondering why London was chosen for the press [...]
Filed under: Environment, Milk Monday | Tagged: Agriculture, Animal welfare, Dairy, Durham, Farming, Food | Leave a Comment »
Blogging Friends: Spreading The Love
Posted on September 9, 2010 by Seymour
See that column on the bottom right? That’s my Blogroll. I wrote this as a static page but was so blown away as I pondered the qualities of my various blogging friends that I thought I’d make it a post, too. These are all people I know offline and I would like to introduce them [...]
Filed under: Blogging, Contemporary Culture, Writing | Tagged: Arts, Community, Durham, Web, Writing | 11 Comments »
How Local Communities Can Dial Down Dependence on Burning Carbon
Posted on August 13, 2010 by Seymour
(c) 2010, Seymour Jacklin. Every single individual can make changes in their household, work and family life that will help to reduce their “carbon footprint.” The idea of a carbon footprint is an extension of the term “ecological footprint”, which was an indication of how much land was required to sustain a given human population. [...]
Filed under: Environment, Natural Living | Tagged: Durham, Food, Greening, Lifestyle, Local, Permaculture | 2 Comments »
