Mabh Savage

Young people SHOULD “have it easier” than you did. I’m sorry you got the strap up hill both ways and paid your debts with pounds of flesh, but the reason we work for progress is to make growing up and growing old gentler, easier, kinder, freer. Struggle isn’t necessary in a healthy society.

image shows the cover of my book, Practically Pagan: An Alternative Guide to Planet Friendly Living on a green background

Can’t believe it’s three years since this one came out! The book I’m proudest of that’s published, although watch this space for The Magic of Birds.

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This is poetry but it is, truly, what happens when you use any forms of AI in any way. Every query, every use of it is creating pollution numbers the companies forcing it on us are actively hiding. Do. Not. Use. It. Deny the models the oxygen they crave. Also, download Nighshade & use it liberally!

Booted feet and legs making feel indents in clean snow.

Deepest snow for years in our area. Sledging and snowballing!

I’ve been eyeballing this deck for a while now. Who else needs another deck? #witchsky

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Beautiful.

As part of our big 10th anniversary season upgrade in the New Year, I'm relaunching the Folklore Podcast newsletter, which is going to feature a whole raft of folklore content.

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I must remember this!

Love finding new music - this band has a sound me and my eldest are really digging. Any plans to gig in the UK? 👀 #NewMusic

17th Century Death Roulette ☠️ See what you might’ve died from in 1665 London, using real mortality records.

Content warning: weird medieval deaths. Did a death roulette and it sounds more likely than you might think. ☠️ I died from “Surfeit” (overeating to the point of vomiting) in the week of February 14th, 1665
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The inevitable moment at a karaoke night when someone attempts Livin’ on a Prayer eek

The oldest photo of the moon and worlds first true astrophoto

Credit: Dr. John William Draper, 1840

A road stretching into the distance lined with snowy trees. There are copper-coloured autumn leaves on the ground.

I wish I could take pics like my spouse! This is just up the road from us and feels like a crossover from autumn to winter.

A close up shot of a small fir tree covered in snow in the front garden of a brick house.

My tiny Christmas/Solstice tree looking extra festive.

We must must must resist the idea that generative AI is inevitable. It is not inevitable. People don't really like it. It doesn't do its job well. It removes the humanity from one of the most human-forward things. Not to mention it is an environmental nightmare. Keep banging the drum. Say no to AI.