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Emma Cox

@emmacox.bsky.social
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A Cornish creative nobody. Leaving my mark in words and art. Nature lover. History enthusiast. Often found walking in wild places.

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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 18h
Why Cornwall has never felt fully English. From its Celtic heritage and historic privileges, Cornwall has always maintained a distinct identity. #Cornwall #History #Celtic emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/why-cornwa...
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Why Cornwall Has Never Felt Fully English
From its Celtic heritage and historic privileges, Cornwall has always maintained a distinct identity.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My railway station doesn’t even have a ticket machine. I think I’ve only been asked to show my ticket a handful of times in the three years I’ve used it.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Jan Tregeagle was a Cornishman so vile that when his ghost was accidentally summoned back to the land of the living, the locals decided to handle his eternal punishment themselves. This is my retelling of one of Cornwall's notorious folktales. #Cornwall emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/to-roar-li...
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To Roar Like Tregeagle
The story of a man who cheated all of Cornwall, only to find that death is the most cunning cheat of all.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
On the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, the community of Hayle, Cornwall came together to celebrate and mourn the victims, including one of their own. Rick Rescorla saved over 2700 lives that day. “America has lost a man, but Cornwall lost a son.” emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/rick-resco...
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Rick Rescorla: Hero of Hayle
How one village in Cornwall commemorates 9/11 and the local hero who saved over 2700 lives
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
There are few arts as ancient as the role of the storyteller. Words committed to memory for the purpose of keeping the old tales alive, to educate and, of course, to entertain. In Cornwall, these people are called the droll tellers. #Cornwall #Folklore emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/cornwalls-...
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Cornwall’s Droll Tellers
The traditional oral storytellers who kept the old Cornish tales alive
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Most Cornish seafarers regarded their appearance as a herald of bad luck or bad weather. But to hear a mermaid’s song was a sign of death. #Cornwall #mermaids #folklore #History #sea #ocean emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/morvoren-m...
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Morvoren: Mermaid Folklore from Cornwall
Exploring Cornwall’s mermaids and their tales from beneath the waves
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
So where are all the writers, artists, and history and folklore enthusiasts? #writers #artists #history #folklore
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I've had fun researching Cornwall's old droll tellers. The whole point of droll telling was to embellish the original tale to suit the audience and give it your own personal slant. If you didn't spend an hour explaining in detail what the giant's castle looked like, you were doing it wrong. #writing
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My fiction writing hobby took me down rabbit warrens researching Cornwall’s Black History. Discover my findings, from Joseph Emidy, Britain's first black composer, to John Alice, a common labourer who rescued a man from drowning. #BlackHistory #History #Cornwall substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Black History in Cornwall
From Joseph Emidy, Britain's first black composer, to John Alice, a common labourer who rescued a man from drowning.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If you’ve been to Cornwall, you’ve probably seen a Cornish pilot gig. Learn how its history inspired its modern day use in competitive racing. #Cornwall #sea #rowing emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/the-cornis...
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The Cornish Pilot Gig
From the first lifeboats to modern competitive racing, discover the history of the iconic Cornish pilot gig boat.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Water companies panic as drought worsens in UK From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Did you know the harvest festival began in Cornwall? Read about the eccentric Robert Hawker, writer, poet, mermaid, and coastguard clergyman. #Cornwall #Lammas #History emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/lammas-the...
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Lammas, the Harvest, and an eccentric Cornish pastor
Did you know the harvest festival began in Cornwall? Read about the life of Robert Stephen Hawker, writer, a poet, and coastguard clergyman.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Well Odysseus did spend a year shagging Circe and had at least one son (spoiler: who later kills him ) and spent seven years being Calypso's nightly shag. As I've said, I will get round to watching it at some point, but writing and characters has never been Nolan's strong point.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
😆 See Ridley Scott.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ouch! And Nolan cited her translation as his inspiration. I imagine when I get round to watching it, I’m going to grumble nobody on the oars are rowing correctly. 😆 www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I hear Odysseus is no longer a tricksy shagger like he is in the original material?
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Ah, the downsides of disabling quote post. I'm with the 60 men from St Just, drinking beer.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Discover the history of Treryn Dinas, from its Iron Age fortress to the dickish naval lieutenant who vandalised a much beloved Cornish landmark. emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/the-histor... #Cornwall #History #Writing
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The History of Treryn Dinas and Logan Rock
Discover the ancient history of Cornwall’s Treryn Dinas, and the idiot from the British Navy who toppled Logan Rock.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This is shite. Who are these people?
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
At least the two of them are only spoiling one royal box (or whatever they call them there). I’m hoping for a similar outcome to Gladiator: Spaniard pisses off an Emperor.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
We’ll have the stupid drink breaks and the stupid half time song and dance thing. USA likes to ruin a good thing. How long until the orange man-child falls asleep?
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
It’s the USA. What do you expect.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This is a bit more entertaining.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
St Nectan's Glen's name and history are nothing more than fiction. Who first penned the tale of St Nectan living by a waterfall near Tintagel, and who was Nathan, who originally gave his name to St Nectan's Kieve? emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/st-nectans... #Cornwall #History #Folklore
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
😄 same
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Carn Kenidjack, the place in Cornwall where you can: - Get spirited away by fairies - Meet the Devil - Meet the ghost of a creepy old witch - See spriggans being little supernatural shits #Cornwall #Folklore #Nature #History #Ghosts #Witch emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/carn-kenid...
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Carn Kenidjack - The Hooting Cairn
The Cornish site where the Devil plays stickler and the fey will lead you astray.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
On my way, Clacton.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
is this sport related or political?
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
That sounds like quite a day. I’ve done a weekend of stripping wallpaper and repainting a room. Walls, ceilings, skirting boards. No writing.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Oh dear. My dad was probably watching it. Or he was busy watching Tour de France. He has a lot of sport to catch up on at the moment. I’m watching Brazil v Norway. Are you watching the England game at 1am?
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
What did we lose?
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
All the money hoarders were supercilious bastards. However, big tech didn’t bring them youth or immortality. But it did bring the End Times. Once they sealed themselves inside their bunkers, it took them on average 72 seconds to realise the plebs entombed to attend them had other plans. #vss365
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
At midsummer, I visited my folks to help out in the annual sheep shear. emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/midsummer-... #sheep #farming #nature #summer #writing #cornwall
A photo of a sheep being sheared overlaid with the following text:   Midsummer Sheep Shearing An idyllic chore or a massive load of stress? It depends. This year, it was certainly idyllic - and hot!   There are many calendar markers throughout the year. Festivals, birthdays, and such. The rhythms of the earth: light and dark, bloom and decay, ebb and flow, the rising and shrinking...   emmacoxcreates.substack.com
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Miss Evelyn scrutinised her reflection. While most women of her aged aimed for stunning, she set the bar higher. Stunning got you noticed. Stunning forced you to listen to men explaining things you already knew. No, Miss Evelyn's aim was to stupefy. She wanted to be left alone and in peace. #vss365
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Earth Pathways @earthpathways.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This week’s diary page… ‘It started with a breeze in the leaves. Summer was high. And then, I'd dropped, layer by layer, into a chasm. Cradled at the bottom of my abyss, looking up at pinpricks of light far above, I'm pleasantly spent; consumed…’ Words, Rest by Ciara Mulkerrins Art, Heyl by Emma Cox
A tranquil painting of the sand sea and sky
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A post I wrote about the benefits I gain from expanding my creative horizons and trying new things. #Writing #WritingCommunity #Creative #Cornwall emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/choose-you...
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Choose your own (creative) adventure!
Never be afraid to try new things and take your creativity down a different path
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
That is so frustrating. What show is it? So much on Amazon never has subtitles or has auto captions which never make sense.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I never have and never will use Siri AI, but I hope the pace option to change the speech can be dropped right down to Ent speed.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Cornwall's fogous. What are these ancient, subterranean spaces unique to Cornwall? #History #Cornwall #BronzeAge emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/cornwalls-...
Photo of an underground passage with drystone walls and a stone lintel ceiling.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The chough has returned to Tintagel. Does this mean King Arthur's back? Discover more about Cornwall's cherished corvid, and what it has to do with King Arthur. emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/the-cornis... #nature #cornwall #folklore
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The Cornish Chough
The chough has returned to Tintagel. Does this mean King Arthur's back?
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Thomas Hardy is known for his fictitious Wessex, but do you know he had real roots in Cornwall? #Cornwall #History #Writing emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/thomas-har...
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Thomas Hardy's Cornwall
Seeking inspiration in the Cornish landscape with the help of an English novelist and poet.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Cornwall's moors provide a snapshot of human endeavour spanning thousands of years. Untangle history from myth through the remains of ancient settlements, standing stones, and the home of a 18th century mountain philosopher. #Cornwall #History #Folklore emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/stones-sai...
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Stones, Saints, and Mountain Philosophers
A journey through Cornwall's human history around Minions on Bodmin Moor
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Who was the Royal Raven of Cornwall? And did Bran the Blessed’s head end up in Penzance? #Cornwall #Folklore #Mythology emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/cornwalls-...
Cornwall’s Royal Raven.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Mine is also pretty dull. But as you say, not a bad thing.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I think it’s back now. Do you still go on mastodon or mostly lurk on here now?
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
I have a similar issue when I read a book that has pages of praise before the first chapter. I will actively find reasons to hate the book.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
It’s squally, but it’s nice to be back swimming in the sea.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
An introductory post* on my new substack page about my creativity and Cornwall. *Although I've already edited for typos. Don't post stuff when you're lightheaded from donating blood, Emma! open.substack.com/pub/emmacoxc... #Cornwall #Art #Writing #Photography
Creativity Rooted in Cornwall: An introduction to An Tir h'an Mor. Why I'm offering a local creative's view of the truth heart of Kernow.
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
He is not the first dead sailor I've seen. But he's fresher than most. Unlike those who linger beneath the brine until their body contorts with gas and float to shore like a wayward buoy; their sea-pickled, sand-baked corpse nibbled by things in the deep and ripped by sparring sea gulls. #vss365
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Emma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I don't believe a writer can truly be lonely. I am barely socialising this extra long bank holiday weekend, but I am filling my social bar up through writing. I finished outlining this new WIP last week and now onto the actual writing and meeting the characters proper.
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