YouTube video by Nimue Brown

(Nimue) I’ve spent today at Westonbirt Arboretum. It’s a popular place at this time of year as people visit to see the autumn leaves.. Some of the trees in the collection were so dramat…

(Nimue) For a person with an interest in Taoism, I’m really not great at knowing when to yield. I’ve been too willing to go along with what other people wanted, and in other wys I&#8217…

(Nimue) One of my recent audio books was about the history of Humanism. This raised the concept of good communication as a virtue, which struck me as being relevant for the bard path. The logic of …

Last week, because I don’t have enough to write, I started work on a project that has been kicking about for a few years. While it may never see the light of day, as it is in part a personal …

All standing stones seem to me to invite touch. The careful placing of hands on rock has always been part of how I respond to these ancient sites. Touching and tracing the contours with affection a…

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(Nimue) This is a recent photo of Keith and myself on Rodborough common – a hilltop near our home. It was the first time I’d tried walking up there since the vision loss. I can’t …

(Nimue) At the point where I started doing Patreon, I was in a rough place. I’d had some massive blows to my confidence as a creator. I was working a number of not very creative part time jobs, and…

Content Notes A-Z: Addiction and sobriety (drugs, but also literal addiction to a romantic partner) ADHD symptoms that aren’t diagnosed or acknowledged, characters themselves are unaware they exhibit...

(Nimue) While the idea that we should listen to victims is a good one, the odds are high that you won’t always be clear about who the real victim is. In situations of longstanding abuse – be that b…

(Nimue) Every year, bewick swans nest in the Siberian tundra during the summer and then migrate to warmer parts of Europe for the winter. In the mid twentieth century, Slimbridge used to get someth…

(Nimue) Not everyone who acts abusively fully understands what they are doing. Sometimes controlling behaviour is learned and enacted uncritically. What we think is normal from our own upbringing c…