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Stephen Palmer

@stephenauthor.bsky.social

Author of music, anthropology & genre fiction books. Musician, atheist & materialist. Likes tea, T Dream, Pink Floyd, Stranglers, Steve Reich. Considers the nature of consciousness a lot. #EmbraceTheRandom

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Halfway through my Goon Show book today. It's going very well, I think. Here's where I'm working this week.
#Goons #TheGoonShow

06.08.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is this "age verification" thing a scam? #Bluesky

05.08.2025 07:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#photography #EmbraceTheRandom.
"Are you looking at me?" "Yes, I'm looking at you."

28.07.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#photography #EmbraceTheRandom.
A very English sunset.

28.07.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#photography #EmbraceTheRandom
Two dogs.

28.07.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#photography #EmbraceTheRandom.
The holiday cottage next door.

28.07.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#photography #EmbraceTheRandom
White, blue & red (nearly a flag).

28.07.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#photography #EmbraceTheRandom.
Seagull flying above a punk.

28.07.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#photography
#EmbraceTheRandom.
Brutalism.

28.07.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#photography #EmbraceTheRandom.
The seagull that got away.

28.07.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#photography #EmbraceTheRandom.
The Enigmatic One.

28.07.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stephen’s Substack | Stephen Palmer | Substack Consciousness & the human condition. Click to read Stephen’s Substack, by Stephen Palmer, a Substack publication. Launched 2 years ago.

See my Substack article on this topic.
stephenpalmer.substack.com

28.07.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#photography
#EmbraceTheRandom.
When the lens won't focus because it's too dark - Harbour Lights.

28.07.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#photography #EmbraceTheRandom.
My favourite shot tonight.

28.07.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#photography.
A gull flew by.

28.07.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Next month!
#punk
#punks
#punkrock
#punkrockhistory
#punkrockmusic
#streetpunk
#punksnotdead

28.07.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brixham.

27.07.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Night.

27.07.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The view from the window, but with different light.

27.07.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The view from the window.

27.07.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow!

27.07.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today I have undertaken a highly successful political Bed-In, during which I protested against everything.

27.07.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The god of small things: celebrating Arvo PΓ€rt at 90 The Estonian composer’s music of simplicity, spirituality – and silence – is universally appealing and enduringly rewarding. We pay tribute ahead of his milestone birthday

Interesting read.

27.07.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Staring into the abyss, France calls for the recognition of Palestine and Britain says it’s really really bad to spray-paint planes.

25.07.2025 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1506    πŸ” 403    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 15
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Let the day's writing commence...

25.07.2025 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#NowPlaying
#BerlinSchool.

21.07.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Best song on that album.

21.07.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Still at work in the Welsh Quarter of Wales. #TheGoons #GoonShow.

20.07.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Work of genius.

19.07.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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GREENSLADE: The scene, a hotel room in the Welsh Quarter of Wales. Mr Palmer is about to begin Part 2 of his Goon Show book. Tea has been poured, bach.
#GoonShow #TheGoons.

19.07.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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