Recent Stories.
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Raven Mail? What’s that and how does it work?
Most of you, most of the time, are not where I am. I can ping you the occasional recording or ...
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The Delectable Shrinking of the World: or, the joys of letters
It is unforgettable and profound, how a beloved friend or kinsman reshapes one's name between their fingers, with their unique contrivance of scratches, loops, and blots. When I read my name from the pen of another, I feel I am looking into an oracular mirror.
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Streaming must change now: or, why GoFundMe is a bit like Vernon Dursley from Harry Potter
In the late 00s, Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn were a music and YouTuber duo with handsome online audience and ...
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Art Every Day – A schedule of inspiration for late lockdown
I imagine I’m not alone in feeling short on inspiration. My response is to ask for help from the very ...
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The Fountain: How it was born, and how to listen
LISTEN ON YOUTUBE LISTEN ON SPOTIFY DOWNLOAD & DONATE ON BANDCAMP Today, I’m sharing with you my second single, ‘The ...
Author: Rookling
Raven Mail? What’s that and how does it work?
Most of you, most of the time, are not where I am. I can ping you the occasional recording or email, but our interactions are purely digital. That doesn't quite…
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The Delectable Shrinking of the World: or, the joys of letters
It is unforgettable and profound, how a beloved friend or kinsman reshapes one's name between their fingers, with their unique contrivance of scratches, loops, and blots. When I read my name from the pen of another, I feel I am looking into an oracular mirror.
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Streaming must change now: or, why GoFundMe is a bit like Vernon Dursley from Harry Potter
In the late 00s, Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn were a music and YouTuber duo with handsome online audience and revenues to match. In 2013, they found themselves with a…
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Art Every Day – A schedule of inspiration for late lockdown
I imagine I'm not alone in feeling short on inspiration. My response is to ask for help from the very best. So I've set myself a listening schedule. I'm sharing…
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The Fountain: How it was born, and how to listen
LISTEN ON YOUTUBE LISTEN ON SPOTIFY DOWNLOAD & DONATE ON BANDCAMP Today, I'm sharing with you my second single, 'The Fountain'. While listening, scroll down and discover the story of…
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Picture postcard from Berlin: Wanderer in the wasteland
In one afternoon, the dimensions of my life lurched around so quickly that I didn't have time to get seasick.
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Picture postcard from Osaka: A million feet and a shattered peace
The forest left me so calm I thought I'd be forever immune to the pinpricks of city living. But no sooner had that impression settled than it was joined by a kind of dread as I realised I would probably never return here.
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Picture postcard from New York City: Stuck in a Manhattan mousetrap
"It was Christmas Eve and everyone was eager for carolling somewhere Brit-friendly. But my relationship with the Church was in a raw phase and I wanted nothing of it."
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Picture postcard from Marseille: No mood for adventure
29th September 2015 I was dropped at the main station, the day hot and darkening. The grand white steps of St Charles rose behind me and a warren of streets…
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What’s in a name? – or, how Rookling was christened
On the day I turned twenty-one, I decided I wanted a public face for my music. Choosing a stage name empowered me to recognise my inner artist for the first time, even if I did not have much understanding of that figure within me.
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