Ben Tufnell

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Illustration of type of fish owl. The owls have prominent ear tufts and are perched on rocks. In the foreground, a small fish lies on a rock between the two birds. The background includes various plants, such as a palm frond and a cattail-like plant, suggesting a wetland or riverbank environment.

Royal Natural History, Richard Lydekker, originally published in 1893. #OwlishMonday

Copies of ‘The Best Weird Fiction of The Year Vol. 1’, ‘Broken Ground’ and ‘Chalklands’ by Richard Smyth

The back covers of ‘The Best Weird Fiction of The Year Vol. 1’ and ‘Broken Ground’

Excellent book post thanks to @undertow.bsky.social and @uncertainstories.com. Looking forward to these. And
‘Broken Ground’ came with a free single story booklet by @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social!!

a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

The cover of the autumn 2025 issue of The Brussels Review. Featured is a painting, ‘Ships 13’ by Pippa Derbyshire

I’ve got a new story in The Brussels Review. It’s about an academic called Ben Tufnell, writing a paper on ‘that bastard, Kant’, haunted by ‘BenTufnell’, his namesake who is doing research on doubles and doppelgängers….

@thebrusselsreview.bsky.social

Interzone #303 In this issue of Interzone: stories by Nathan Brown × Sasha Brown, Rachael Cupp, Eygló Karlsdóttir × Ashley Stokes, Crystal Koo, Giselle Leeb, Humphrey Price, Kat Sedia, Ben Tufnell, Leslie What, and ...

Very happy to have a new story in the ever-brilliant Interzone...

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An image of CLOSE gallery overwritten with info about ‘After Nature’, an exhibition curated by Ben Tufnell, with a list of the artists included…

Now open. Featuring major artists alongside new talent, the show offers a timely exploration of the ways in which artists are looking at and thinking about nature in the 21st century.

Visit www.closeltd.com for more info.

Thurs & Fri 11am-4pm | Sat 11am-3pm | Or by appointment

Many thanks to @seanbirnie.bsky.social for the kind words….

*Very* mixed feelings about Alien: Earth but wtf, this guy is definitely the most terrifying ‘herbivore’ since Black Philip….

Queen.

Something to aspire to….

I’m reading this at the moment and it’s absolutely engrossing, a deeply strange neo-noir fit for the anthropocene. Will be getting a physical copy in March because that cover is beautiful.

I’m really very happy to be working with the brilliant Influx Press!

Thank you!

'Later, as he sat on his balcony eating the dog, Dr Robert Laing reflected on the unusual events that had taken place within this huge apartment building during the previous three months.'

One of the great opening lines.....

Many thanks to the tree that grew the apples! Last year’s cider is drinking very nicely…

This is currently £2.99 on Kobo.

Great cover!

Going in the list, thanks

As Super Hans once said, ‘This peanut butter is very moreish…’

Peanut butter is the crack cocaine of spreads….

I Know What Gatsby Did Last Summer…

A detail of a painting of sunflowers by Anselm Kiefer, featuring a dedication to William Blake

A painting of sunflowers by Anselm Kiefer, featuring a dedication to William Blake

A detail of a painting of sunflowers by Anselm Kiefer, featuring his trademark ‘coagulated impasto’

Anselm Kiefer, ‘Sweet golden clime (for William Blake)’ (2023-25), Emulsion, oil, acrylic, gold leaf and ash on canvas, 280 x 190 cm. At White Cube, Mason’s Yard….

Beautiful! Maybe there's a difference between the common land and the farmed land? Anyway, there's lots more info on the project on Mike's website: m-perry.com/portfolio/re...
Do take a look!
Bx

2/2 This fascinating project revisits David Nash’s ‘Sod Swap’ (1983), which exchanged turfs from a hillside in Snowdonia and the Serpentine Gallery’s lawn.

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View of Mike Perry’s ‘Reverse Sod Swap’ in Springfield Park, Hackney.

Aerial view of Mike Perry’s ‘Reverse Sod Swap’ in Springfield Park, Hackney.

Flora from the turf ring transposed to Wales from Hackney

Flora from the turf ring transposed from Wales to Hackney

Mike Perry’s ‘Reverse Sod Swap’ exchanges a circle of turf from a field in Wales with a circle of turf from a wildflower meadow in Springfield Park, Hackney. There are 39 species of flora in the turf that went to Wales and only 4 species in the sheep grazed turf that now resides in London. 1/2

Heading for the beach this summer and after some holiday reading? May I suggest my wintery, Gothic, melancholy, storm-lashed book, variously described as 'weird, astonishing' and 'Folk horror at its most intelligent and beautiful.' The perfect holiday companion!

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