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Writer. Artist. Tweeter.
Oct 10, 2020Nov 7, 2020Michael Carty

Sketchtober TWO (Scribbly Dylan)

The second weekly set of pics from my Sketchtober daily drawing challenge, taking in Cleo the dog, John Lennon and a distinctly scribbly Bob Dylan!

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Oct 3, 2020Nov 7, 2020Michael Carty

Sketchtober ONE (Life’s a bony cabaret!)

Welcome to Sketchtober! I’m doing a brand-new ink drawing for every day of October 2020. This first round-up of my daily Sketchulence finds Mr Skeleton channelling Liza in a rather fabulous manner.

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Sep 26, 2020Sep 25, 2020Michael Carty

The ghosts of Soho record shops past

Soho’s record shops were magical places for me and for so many others. This post takes a saunter through Soho’s record shops and ponders how places change and evolve.

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Sep 19, 2020Jan 28, 2021Michael Carty

David Ogilvy’s genius: Of great writing, giants and Russian dolls

David Ogilvy was the advertising genius of the 20th Century. He was also generous in sharing his wisdom on the art of writing.

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Sep 12, 2020Sep 13, 2020Michael Carty

A better normal

What would make a better normal for you in the post-pandemic world?

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Sep 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020Michael Carty

We’re all beginners at this

Are we just beginning to feel the true impact of the hard reset to our lives that has been forced by the pandemic?

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Aug 29, 2020Aug 28, 2020Michael Carty

Forbidden Planets,Tin Pans and London’s eternal trick

Forbidden Planet turns 42 today (Saturday 29 August 2020 = #FP42)! This post celebrates both FP’s status as London’s foremost comic shop and London’s ever-changing brilliance.*

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Aug 22, 2020Aug 22, 2020Michael Carty

The possibilities are infinite

What do you want the post-pandemic world to look like? The possibilities are infinite. The world doesn’t have to be the way it was.

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Aug 15, 2020Aug 13, 2020Michael Carty

2000AD: Five memories of the future

2000AD memories! This post celebrates the first forty(-ish) years of 2000AD – and all its inspirational joy and anarchy – through five memories of the future.

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Aug 8, 2020Jan 30, 2021Michael Carty

A Tweet from Sir: Of @StephenFry, Oscar Wilde and secrets

Stephen Fry has helped shaped my words and my outlook on the world for more than 30 years. This post celebrates what Stephen Fry means to me, and considers whether “the secret of life is in art”.

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Equality is fragile...
Moonrise over the forest at golden hour.
"You have many lifetimes in this one lifetime, Marc. Don’t get stuck on that identity." 
Very lovely to have a bee pay a visit to my garden in mid-February!
Mellow red tones to the sky as Sunday starts to dawn.
#Blogulence: Many lifetimes, days and confused
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