Writer. Writing mentor. Printmaker. Photographer. Lecturer. Dyslexia. Aphantasia. ADHD. PhD. Shortlisted for the Philip K Dick Award & the John Creasey Dagger. He/him. No AI slop.https://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3muysypjmgk2cMessing around with framing up old work for fun. Just to see how it looks framed.08 Sep 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muysypjmgk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mummd2vqnc2oWaiting for the number 13 bus, I had a lucky encounter with these beautiful shapes and colours.03 Sep 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mummd2vqnc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3muktfy5kzs27Plotting a novel feels very much like trying to neatly fold a fitted sheet.02 Sep 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muktfy5kzs27https://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mujrdogkrc23The whole ‘learning to cut mountboard’ thing came about because of this print - The Crow Catalogue. I've now, inexpertly, framed it up. I still have lots of learning to do. But the imperfections are the mark of my hand, so I'm not too displeased.02 Sep 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujrdogkrc23https://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mueowedsqk2lLearning to cut the 45 degree bevel on mountboard. I'm slowly slowly getting better at it. Happily, I have a bag of offcut mountboard pieces from Gadsby's to practice on.31 Aug 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mueowedsqk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mucrohehak2fTrying to learn to cut my own mountboard for framing.30 Aug 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucrohehak2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mtw6lh5kvk25It's difficult to catch a moment with a novel, in those 3 minutes while my tea steeps. But with a handy pile of scrap paper on the kitchen table and a box of homemade willow charcoal to hand, I can make a mark or two. The results may not be much to write home about. But the process gives me joy.25 Aug 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw6lh5kvk25https://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mtvo4rqtyk23Taking a charcoal line for a walk25 Aug 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvo4rqtyk23https://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mtlwwswwm22fI have fashioned some weirdly misshapen but tasty and gluten free objects.21 Aug 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlwwswwm22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mtlwlxmiik2fShouting: 'This is not news' at the radio.21 Aug 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlwlxmiik2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mtjbfgxcmc2nThe joyful novelty of rain.20 Aug 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjbfgxcmc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mtiqyeuess2hWhy is the top story on the BBC news about a family deciding to move back to Britain? My mistake... the top 2 stories...20 Aug 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiqyeuess2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mtgdxw43xs2uAn experiment in printing on driftwood.19 Aug 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgdxw43xs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mt74ibyqv22kSome of you may be interested in this petition: https://goodlawproject.org/petition/jason-arday-letter/?utm_source=bluesky_jo&utm_campaign=glp_petition_jasonardayinquiry&utm_medium=social_media&utm_content=15-08-2026&fbclid=PAT01DUATugbpwZG9mAmV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzU2NzA2NzM0MzM1MjQyNwABp1KVbmnk4KvaQkzxP0JSK2f9FynRZ5Yt0gxCrwqK8Z-u3aGWwHiK20S9gO8H_aem_5N9DWDjMLjhmt9BepAeW3g16 Aug 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt74ibyqv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mt5g4dtjgk2u'I'm also just a Thailand-based crypto billionaire standing in front of the leader of a political party asking him to love me.'15 Aug 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5g4dtjgk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mt4zsuurus2u'And is the establishment in the room with us now?'15 Aug 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4zsuurus2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mt2dxfp5kc2sSeeing this pic of Infantino today gave me flashbacks to the 1980s. Can't think why. #Infantino14 Aug 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2dxfp5kc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mszlvplj7s2jI find it impossible to 'separate the art from the artist' when the artist is using the profits from their work to fund campaigns that persecute vulnerable minorities.14 Aug 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszlvplj7s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3msd6taybq224A very late birthday present has arrived for me. (Ordered in plenty of time but taking months to get here...) I'm really interested in the work of this artist, Sybil Andrews. I suspect the book may have been shipped from Canada.05 Aug 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msd6taybq224https://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3ms2b6nebjc2zVery pleased with the position of my print The Lemon Counter in the Sock Open exhibition in Loughborough Town Hall.01 Aug 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2b6nebjc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mrwl3bnb2k2qAbstract expressionist design - a creative collaboration between the sports court behind County Hall and the dusk sky a few days ago.31 Jul 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwl3bnb2k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mrrid32euk2fDelighted to have had my print The Lemon Counter accepted for the Sock Gallery Open Exhibition in Loughborough Town Hall. The exhibition opens 1st August and runs for a month.29 Jul 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrid32euk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mrmrkgp6x227A bit of left handed sketching practice this morning. (Don't worry. The right hand isn't too bad. Just giving it a rest after aggravating a strain yesterday.)27 Jul 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmrkgp6x227https://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mrkizgvvhs2zTook my camera and favourite lens to Beacon Hill yesterday, under clouds and with the tantalising feeling that it might rain for the first time in many weeks. Or it might not. The landscape tinderbox dry.26 Jul 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkizgvvhs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mrinf62r6c2aHaving a lovely relaxing 39th wedding anniversary. We went for a walk around Beacon Hill. Passed this old friend along the way.25 Jul 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrinf62r6c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mrfuh73dms2uA brief trip to Loughborough this afternoon. Past the Sock Man to the Sock Gallery.24 Jul 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfuh73dms2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mrfm4dxuqs2uIt seems to have taken me most of the day to prepare two prints for submission to an open exhibition.24 Jul 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfm4dxuqs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mravfjqhjk2vIdle sketches.22 Jul 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mravfjqhjk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodduncan.bsky.social/post/3mr3axeb3lc2zI framed up the print so I can leave it propped up in the hallway and catch glimpses of it unexpectedly from time to time. That's the only way I know how to decide if I like it. How do you try to achieve objectivity about the things you create? I'd love to know.20 Jul 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:xldhaphvj663vqtu4eeka4sm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3axeb3lc2z