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Sam Firman

@scribblingsam.bsky.social
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Running naively into the burning building that is freelance journalism. Seeking helpful stories amidst the chaos. Also @scribblingsam in the old world.

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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Featuring Edward Millar and John Semley for @thebaffler.com, Bianca Bosker and Graeme Wood for @theatlantic.com, Ed Simon for @aeon.co, Dougald Hine and David Abram for Dark Mountain Project, and India Rakusen and co's masterful Witch podcast for @bbcsounds.bsky.social.
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Why are we witnessing a revival of neo-pagan practices in the West? And what's at stake? I explored these questions via five longreads for ... @longreads.com. longreads.com/2025/01/23/t...
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TikTok Covens and QAnon Shamans: A Reading List on Neo-Paganism - Longreads
People in the West are responding to modern life by reviving ancient pagan spiritual practices.
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Real pleasure to chat with skiing legend Mike Douglas (@mikedski.bsky.social) for BBC Travel, about his Whistler highlights. Miss Whistler madly, esp since Mike made me jealous as the season kicks off! Thanks Eva Sandoval (@ieatmypigeon.bsky.social) for commissioning. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
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A guide to Whistler, Canada, from the godfather of freeskiing
Canadian freeski champ Mike Douglas stands at the vanguard of his hometown's ski culture. Here are his local favourites, from schussing down Peak to Creek to ahi poke at Sushi Village.
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Many thanks, @proftomking.bsky.social!
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Really glad you enjoyed, @stuke.bsky.social! Thanks for reading.
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Appreciate the kind words, Caz!
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Appreciate the kind words, @henrywismayer.bsky.social! Have enjoyed your Noema pieces too.
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Appreciate it, @evaholland.bsky.social!
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
A nod to some of the progressive voices that have shaped the piece and my thinking on the potential of psychedelics: @daankeiman.bsky.social of Communitas Collective, @drmonnica.bsky.social, Michael Oliver, and the @psymposia.bsky.social and @breakingconvention.bsky.social output.
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
It was an honour to help tell this story, for This Magazine, of ex-Mormons using psychedelic therapy to process religious trauma. It speaks to the potential of a collective, community-rooted 'psychedelic renaissance'. It's also my first cover story! this.org/2024/10/29/l...
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Losing their religion
Aaron Campbell was 37 when he walked away from his world. For 27 years he had been told that leaving would jeopardize the chance of eternal salvation for him, his wife, and their four children. Yet sa...
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
I’m only getting started learning about and contributing to this work. Very keen to connect with any and all UK commoning/land justice projects, people, and stories!
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Particular shout out to Right2Roam and The Stars are for Everyone for leading the campaigning on this. But countless others, too. For anybody interested, I’ll share a New Year note of the many people and orgs I engaged with doing great work on these issues.
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
A real pleasure working with editor Tami Abdollah (@latams.bsky.social), joining @righttoroam.bsky.social and friends for wild service and protest, speaking with a host of fascinating folks, and trespassing my home patch.
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Sam Firman @scribblingsam.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Hark, 18 followers! Delighted to share my first piece for @noemamag.com. It’s about the power of trespass, the need for a culture of ‘wild service’, and the quiet stirring of the commons. www.noemamag.com/trespassing-...
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Trespassing For The Common Good | NOEMA
In England, a movement is growing to defy enclosure by trespassing on private land. These transgressions aim to model a more democratic relationship with nature.
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