Founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project, writer, wood carver, tennis player, lover of good bread and good cheese. Author most recently of Writing Beyond Writing and An Atlas of Endangered Alphabets. endangeredalphabets.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mteln35rp22g18 Aug 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteln35rp22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mn5letmctc2bDoes anyone know anyone who is well-versed in the Tangut and Khitan scripts?31 May 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5letmctc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mllad5jvb22zCalling everyone in the Cambridge (UK) area! Our visit from Muhammad Noor, language and script advocate for the Rohingya people, will be at 7pm on Monday 11th May in seminar room 3 in Cripps Court, Magdalene, address 1-3 Chesterton Rd, Cambridge CB4 3AD. Do join us!11 May 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllad5jvb22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mhd4pdfo7c2dHey, everyone: I have a highly accomplished and professional friend who is available for proofreading for non-native English students/academics/writers. If you know someone who might be interested, please pass this message along to them. If you might be interested, please contact me directly.18 Mar 2026 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhd4pdfo7c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mh44gd6pys2eLAST CHANCE to late-pledge for some of the extraordinary rewards of my Kickstarter campaign, such as this carving of Tibetan calligraphy by Golok Akyung that reads "Spontaneous Perfection." Late Pledge period ends tonight. Check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home15 Mar 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh44gd6pys2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mgua57czk22xStretch goal! To my delight, people are still making late pledges to my Kickstarter campaign. Basically, the more money pledged, the more carvings I can do and send out. If we hit $20,000 I will aim for 12 carvings, instead of 10. Pledge at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home ! PLEASE SHARE!12 Mar 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgua57czk22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mgrflg7cck2vTo my delight, people are still making late pledges to my Kickstarter campaign. Basically, the more money pledged, the more carvings I can do and send out. If we hit $20,000 I will aim for 12 carvings, instead of 10. A stretch goal! Pledge at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home !11 Mar 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrflg7cck2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mgnx7ixdjc2a You can still late-pledge for rewards at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home !09 Mar 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnx7ixdjc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mgmi7jptgk2aGreat news: my Kickstarter reached its funding goal at the last minute, to my great relief. I would like to thank everyone who shared and reposted it over the last month. If you let me know your name, I will include it in the acknowledgements of gratitude for the project. Thanks again!09 Mar 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmi7jptgk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mgkokyuztk2kMy latest Kickstarter bulletin is that, alas, we are falling behind. We've taken in $12,473 in pledges, but we still have over $5000 before reaching the goal, with 17 hours to go. If you can help, please do so at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home Please phone a friend! Call for backup!08 Mar 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkokyuztk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mgkayupxjk2kKickstarter final day report. First 2 hours of the final 24: $281 pledged, an encouraging start given that 85% of my backers are in the US, and thus still asleep. A total of $12,363 pledged so far, less than $6000 to go. The race is on. Join in by pledging at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home08 Mar 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkayupxjk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mgjxsarlsc2kOver the next 24 hours we're going to make Endangered Alphabets fundraising history. Watch this space for updates every three hours, and pledge if you can at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home . Current status: $12,132 pledged, $6000 and change to go. Hold on tight.08 Mar 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgjxsarlsc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mgjedxiqic2kOver the next 30 hours we're going to make Endangered Alphabets fundraising history. Watch this space for updates, and pledge if you can at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home. Current status: $12,022 pledged of $18,350. Hold on tight.08 Mar 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgjedxiqic2khttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mgixhwhptc2kWatch what is happening at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home over the next 34 hours. We are making Endangered Alphabets fundraising history.07 Mar 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgixhwhptc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mghpwhbzdc2nThanks for recognising the value that a language or a script has for its culture. And thanks, too, for your support, @becauselanguage.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Mar 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghpwhbzdc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mgg4x4rhfk2xMy Kickstarter campaign, ending on Sunday night, has suddenly picked up speed and is galloping toward its goal. Hop on and help it burst through the finishing tape! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home06 Mar 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgg4x4rhfk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mg7wrgiibk2oThe Kickstarter Diaries Part 16: Night and Day. The latest episode in the increasingly unhinged behind-the-scenes account of a crowdfunding campaign reaches a possibly psychotic conclusion: I control people's minds. Now read on at https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/2026/03/04/the-kickstarter-diaries-16-night-and-day/04 Mar 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7wrgiibk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mfzmgtwq2c2xThis Kickstarter campaign is going to be very close. I would be super grateful if you could share the link with anyone who might be interested. We have a week left and $10,000 to go. It's certainly doable, but it's going to be tight. The home page is at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home01 Mar 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzmgtwq2c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mfrcbutuys2iWhat happens when your Kickstarter goes viral and an avalanche of pledges comes in? It has happened to me only once, and it wasn’t the experience you might expect. Read the latest episode of my Kickstarter Diaries at https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/2026/02/26/the-kickstarter-diaries-15-the-avalanche/26 Feb 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrcbutuys2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mflt6q67h22gOur Script Keepers Network connects people trying to revive their writing systems with people who want to help. If you might be interested in either category, our next meeting is this Sunday. Join us! Information and registration link at https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/2025/02/26/launching-the-script-keepers-network/24 Feb 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflt6q67h22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mfj7ym7vgs2cThe Kickstarter Diaries 14: Why Not Use AI? As the AI debate rages, I started wondering about the Endangered Alphabets initiative that I’ll undertake if my current Kickstarter campaign is successful, and how it would be different with AI. Read more at https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/2026/02/23/kickstarter-diaries-14-why-not-use-ai/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/kickstarter-diaries-14-why-use-ai-tim-brookes-cljme23 Feb 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfj7ym7vgs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mfhcyhh6y22cHaven't I been saying this for a year? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqw7z87qv3o Check out my book By Hand at www.endangeredalphabets.com/by-hand/22 Feb 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhcyhh6y22chttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mfeaffipw22cLying awake at night worrying about my Kickstarter campaign is not all bad. Look what arrived in my inbox at 5 a.m.--an astounding piece of inscription that I'm going to carve. You can read the story in the latest edition of my Kickstarter Diaries at https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/2026/02/21/the-kickstarter-diaries-12-gifts-by-night/21 Feb 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfeaffipw22chttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mfcsnmomsc2mThe latest entry in The Kickstarter Diaries, the tragicomic account of life during a crowdfunding campaign, is the strangest and yet the most potentially inspiring. Because I wrote it by hand. Check it out at https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/2026/02/20/the-kickstarter-diaries-11-by-hand/20 Feb 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcsnmomsc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mfbsqm5mwc2qHey, my friends! My annual Kickstarter campaign, the single biggest source of funding for the Endangered Alphabets Project, seems to have run aground. Can you make even a small pledge to help refloat it? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home20 Feb 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbsqm5mwc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mfa33tnl222nMark Oremland, who runs the Mundolingua language museum in Paris, is assembling a collection of typewriters in non-Latin fonts. I’ve seen photos of Cherokee typewriters, and if anyone has one they would like to donate, I’m sure he would be very happy to hear from you through me.19 Feb 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfa33tnl222nhttps://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mf7hi376rk24Episode 11 of the Kickstarter Diaries, the tragicomic account of my increasingly unhealthy activities during a crowdfunding campaign, is now available at https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/2026/02/19/the-kickstarter-diaries-11-night-and-day/. As they say in The House of the Rising Sun, "Mothers, tell your children/Not to do what I have done."19 Feb 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7hi376rk24https://bsky.app/profile/timbrookes.bsky.social/post/3mf4pdabrlc2kThe Kickstarter Diaries 10: Asking for Help, the latest episode in my tragicomic behind-the-scene account of running a crowdfunding campaign, is now up at https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/2026/02/18/the-kickstarter-diaries-10-asking-for-help/ . At the risk of sounding presumptuous, I think this one is really worth reading.18 Feb 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:t726vha6tovsqyc2o7azf5mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf4pdabrlc2k