Make it rain. kthxbye
Hello friend. How are you? I’ve had a bike for a full week now and I absolutely love it. I also found it takes about the same time to get to the supermarket via bike as it does the car. So why even use the car? Ask me again
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Hello friend. Are you doing ok this week? I baked cookies this week. I’m calling the week a success. Here’s to next week! 🍪
My new bike just arrived and I cannot wait to go for a ride. My first was a gold tricycle. My second was a black
Black Autistic Lives Matter
Hello friend. What a week. Oh damn what a week. Remember it is ok to not be ok. Something I’ve been seeing a lot is people sending hugs. The gesture is appreciated in “these unusual times” but not everyone is good with a hug. There’s the complexity of
Black Lives Matter
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How has your week been? Hope it has been ok. Hope. Big word. Yet it seems impossible to keep a hold of despite its size. Any single hour this week would have been a key event of 2019 but now its just another hour in a long series
Slowly being human
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London. A few years ago. I miss going down there for a wander.
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A book review of ‘New York Sleeps’ by Christopher Thomas
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mental health
I’ve been trying something new this week. It’s something I’ve been meaning to sort for
Autistic lockdown mental health
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Hello friend. I’m Pete Carr and welcome queue lasers to my newsletter. pew pew
Each week I talk about mental health, show some photos from my travels, pre-lockdown as I’m sure you’re not interested in the commute from bedroom to kitchen, and talk about geeky
Stress
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Hey. It’s Friday. I hope you and the people you are close to are well. Well it’s been another week. Ups. Downs. Wiggles to the left and to the right. I nipped to the shops. I nearly cried in the car after. All I did was
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Pansexual Pride
A look at the photography of two people who identify as pansexual for Pansexual Pride
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
A look at the work of disabled photographers from around the world.
Autistic people using photography to communicate
If everyone has a camera, how are autistic people using photography to communicate through photographs of their every day lives? A look at a study on autism, photography and communication. Also featuring Breadth, a project aiming to challenge autism stereotypes.
Trans Day of Remembrance
Thinking of the photos we wish we made when we had the time. Remember to make time.
My Perspective Photo Competition
Highlighting a photography competition by Downs Syndrome Association. Photography is for all.
Queer Joy is a Protest
A look at queer work during the last Trump administration
AI and the Queer Gaze in Photography
AI is good but built upon so many problematic systems. How can queer photographers use it?
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My one year anniversary of Long Covid
Avoiding catching Covid-19 was exhausting, but not as exhausting as living with Long Covid.
Finally learning how to relax
After years of trying to find ways to relax with video games, I've discovered a different way doing something I never thought I could. Drawing.
One year of sobriety
ADHD medication meant I had to give up alcohol. What would that mean for me? How hard would it be?
A nice morning
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ADHD medication after one year
After a year taking ADHD medication am I super productive? Have they worked out OK? How are the side effects?
What 5 years of cold water swimming has done for me
After 5 years of cold water dipping, has it saved me? Cured my anxiety? Made me buy shares in Dryrobe?
Has 5 years of cold water dipping liberated me from my fears?
After five years of cold water dips am I a fearless functional human being or am I still failing at life?