Footnotes and Tangents

Footnotes and Tangents

Footpaths

Footpaths: a writer's diary

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The Hunters in the Snow, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565. Source.

Footpaths is a daily journal of reading and writing by Simon Haisell. You can edit your notification settings here to get it in your inbox.

Footpaths #12: Malham deep time

Footpaths #12: Malham deep time

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August 8, 2025
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Footpaths #11: My heart is excited

Footpaths #11: My heart is excited

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July 24, 2025
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Footpaths #10: Extra Time

Footpaths #10: Extra Time

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July 23, 2025
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Footpaths #9: What Mantel does

Footpaths #9: What Mantel does

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July 9, 2025
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Footpaths #8: The Boggle Hole

Footpaths #8: The Boggle Hole

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July 8, 2025
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#7: So today I wrote 10,000 words what now?

#7: So today I wrote 10,000 words what now?

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June 27, 2025
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#6: Splashing around

#6: Splashing around

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June 24, 2025
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#5: Cecily's ghost

#5: Cecily's ghost

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June 23, 2025
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#4: A still life

#4: A still life

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June 19, 2025
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#3: A whirlpool of inspiration

#3: A whirlpool of inspiration

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June 18, 2025
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#2: Stupid o'clock

#2: Stupid o'clock

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June 17, 2025
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#1: Under the hood

#1: Under the hood

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June 16, 2025
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