Working in the arts

Of the writing on Substack there is no end

And much reading is a wearing of the self

Nov 29, 2023 •

Friends with the band

To play music or be played by it

Jul 12, 2023 •

April is the coolest month!

Breeding lilacs out of the dead land is IN. As is catching up on posts

Apr 30, 2023 •

Monthly round-up March 2023

What you missed slash some fond reminders

Mar 31, 2023 •

Every dogsbody has its day

On arts job phone calls and close calls

Mar 6, 2023 •

The one that got away

Castro = Dillinger? Crumping = Ductile? Crabs = Dumb?

Feb 21, 2023 •

Events, my dear boy, events

The real story behind the scenes of an arts festival or awards ceremony

Feb 13, 2023 •

The seven kinds of people you get at an arts/culture Q&A

But will it be a question or statement?

Dec 13, 2022 •

Chase your dreams! Move to the big smoke!

Then move around it, and around it...

Dec 5, 2022 •

Low-browse literature

You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life

Nov 23, 2022 •

Dropping bare acknowledgements

Great way to begin a substack: with the back of books

Nov 16, 2022 •

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