I'm giving a talk about the wild life of Roger Deakin to the brilliant Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society in Lenwade, Norfolk, this Thursday, 7.30pm. Event open to all and tickets are £3 – now that's a proper price, how things used to be! wvbs.co.uk

Nick Boles sums it up perfectly.

I see this has resurfaced tonight.

There's a territorial battle around the owl box.

This was the column that caused The Guardian to gang up against me? Read it. Oh you daft dim fools. Cowardly management. What wouldn't you do for the cash flow from they Yanks?

theguardian.com/society/commen…

Some of Buster Keaton’s best stunts!

Buster Keaton never had a script, in fact him and good friend Charlie Chaplin never even thought of writing one. Comedian, stuntman, and director, 100 years later, were still learning from him.

Edinburgh 2024. Regrets, moi??????

pleasance.co.uk/event/no-regre…

One sunny Sunday afternoon in south Norfolk.

One patch of garden.

Six species of butterfly come out to play.

So busy with Guardian stories, I forgot today is The Swimmer paperback publication day. Hooray! Honestly, it’s the most creative and original thing I’ve ever done. Rog would probably say, “That’s cos it’s mostly my words chum” and I’d reply, “Roger, everyone needs a Horatio”.

The Royal Literary Fund offers financial support, advice and earning opportunities across the UK, enabling writers to keep writing and to share their skills with others.

rlf.org.uk

Given that it’s #WorldNGODay , I’d like to use my platform to continue to support charities like Royal Literary Fund, who offer grants to #writers struggling financially.
royalliterary.fund

Pencils at the ready: today some of our Yr12 students @ #Sheringhamsixth had the privilege of working with Christopher Woodall from the Royal Literary Fund in a workshop specifically tailored to support Academic Reading and Academic Writing. A real treat for everyone.

QPR are proudly supporting the Children’s Book Project 📚

We're encouraging R’s fans to do the same and donate any unwanted books to MATRADE Loftus Road from 1st-12th April 🏟

Let’s do our bit and help disadvantaged children across London and the UK 💙🤍

Rushdie. Gaza. Freedom of speech.

There’s a fight going on over the 200-year-old Royal Society of Literature and its purpose.

Kate Clanchy has been caught in the middle.

Here’s her view:

prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/65205/…

Some friendly local predators caught on the night camera. No one on my Facebook page has correctly identified all eight.
#mammalsociety #predators

‘It’s not the kind of thing you can say to anyone: 'I think I’m going to lose one of my children''

Liz Jensen was haunted by the fear that she'd lose a child. Then she did.

She told @emmabarnett about receiving the news that her youngest son, Raphaël, had died ⬇️

‘I suppose I have always been drawn towards those who needed to kick up; those who just couldn’t toe the party line...'
I wrote a @Guardian obituary for the great Eleanor 'Fiz' Fazan. This blog is a bit more personal.
terenceblacker.com/five-lessons-i…

Of brilliance, fame, ego and invisibility. A short essay about my fascinating, original and modest friend Eleanor 'Fiz' Fazan, containing the bits that couldn't go into my @Guardian obituary for her.
#Eleanorfazan #Fizfazan #beyondthefringe
terenceblacker.com/five-lessons-i…

I enjoyed being on the Aarballs - What Have You Done? podcast, talking about my past lives and slightly bizarre career. I haven't dare listen yet - hope I wasn't too indiscreet. shows.acast.com/aarballs/episo…

When my first book for children came out 50 years ago this week, I was very lucky that it was reviewed in two national newspapers by the two top reviewers of the day, John Rowe Townsend and Brian Alderson. The book was noticed. I got booked for schools and libraries.