Pride
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
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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
Am I ok?
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Hello. How are you? Week 7 of lockdown closes. Week 8 brings? Who knows. Personally I feel like I’m fine. I’m not missing or craving anything. I’m fine. I have games, videos, music, a wife and access to fun. I’m doing ok. Of course
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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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Being bold, brave and courageous - Part 2
Solstice skinny dips and being afraid to open up about being brave.
The queer stylings of Doctor Who
What did it mean to me to see The Doctor save the world while spinning in a kilt?
Apple Watch and ADHD
A few tips and apps an Apple Watch if you have ADHD or are Autistic
Could I stop wearing my Apple Watch?
Has wearing an Apple Watch for 10 years been useful or should I switch to a Garmin and prioritise my health?
Why don’t I miss things - Part 2
ADHD means if I stop doing something I'll probably forget I ever started doing it. Super helpful for a freelancer. What is it? Can anything be done?
Nature vs nurturing my pull to refresh finger
Should I swap social media apps for spending time outside? But I need them for my work.
Learning to pace myself
Having Chronic Fatigue means sleep is no longer enough of a rest.