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    Mary Buckland: The Invisible Hand Behind the Dinosaur

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    27/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    55–83 minutes
    Mary Buckland: The Invisible Hand Behind the Dinosaur

    She sketched the first dinosaur, then vanished into the margins. Mary Buckland returns to claim her ink and bones. Hear the voice of the invisible artist who mended fossils and history alike, finally stepping out from her husband’s long shadow.

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  • New Corinth

    Inherited Inertia

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    Bob Lynn

    on

    26/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    4–6 minutes
    Inherited Inertia

    I don’t sandbag the creek or save the scrapple. I just watch the water rise and remind you that your favourite yoga studio used to be a meat packing plant. It’s not laziness, honey. It’s tradition.

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  • Daily Prompt, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion & Theology, Sociology

    Beyond the Weekend: An Exploration of Leisure, Meaning, and the Art of Living Well

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    25/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    30–45 minutes
    Beyond the Weekend: An Exploration of Leisure, Meaning, and the Art of Living Well

    Leisure is not just downtime; it is the key to flourishing. Explore the history, philosophy, and psychology of free time – from Aristotelian virtue to modern status anxiety – and discover why how you rest defines who you become.

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  • Poetry

    The Weekly Fib

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    24/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    1–2 minutes
    The Weekly Fib

    Every week, I swear the same sweet lie – that strangers mean well, that kindness needs no motive. My cynicism scoffs. My curiosity whispers: what if you’re wrong? Somewhere between doubt and wonder, I’m gloriously stuck.

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  • Daily Prompt

    The Persistence of Dalí: Melting Time in the Theatre of Dreams

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    23/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    65–98 minutes
    The Persistence of Dalí: Melting Time in the Theatre of Dreams

    Beyond the melting clocks lies a mind that refused to die. On the anniversary of his final breath, the Surrealist master wakes to discuss nuclear mysticism, his muse Gala, and why genius is the only defence against the grave.

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  • Daily Prompt

    The Quiet Work

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    22/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    18–27 minutes
    The Quiet Work

    Upstairs, the Empire is ending. Down here, I have a shivering dog and a letter that must burn. They write the history, but it’s us in the shadows who do the quiet work of saying goodbye.

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  • Daily Prompt

    The Glass and the Fire

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    21/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    3–4 minutes
    The Glass and the Fire

    You prize the gilded halo but ignore the beggar’s sores. Vanity! I shall shatter your silver glass to show the rot beneath. I am the fire that burns away the dross. Open your eyes, clerk, for judgment waits.

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  • Women In STEM

    Etheldred Benett: The Fossil Hunter Who Read the Earth in Secret

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    20/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    62–92 minutes
    Etheldred Benett: The Fossil Hunter Who Read the Earth in Secret

    She whispered to the earth, and it answered in stone. Forgotten for a century, England’s first female geologist finally speaks. Witness the resurrection of a lost legacy, uncovering the hidden strata of genius that flourished in the shadows of exclusion.

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  • New Corinth

    The Quiet Helm: A Case for Temperance

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    19/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    4–6 minutes
    The Quiet Helm: A Case for Temperance

    They’re down on Market Street screaming about dreams. I’m here making the case for being boring. New Corinth doesn’t need more passion or performative “authenticity”; it needs the cold, quiet discipline to keep the water running.

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  • Daily Prompt

    The Un-Invention Paradox: Why We Can’t Erase Technology

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    18/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    26–39 minutes
    The Un-Invention Paradox: Why We Can’t Erase Technology

    From the atomic bomb to social media, wishing to ‘un-invent’ technology ignores historical reality. This analysis reveals why erasing inventions is impossible, arguing that ethical stewardship – not regression – is the only viable solution to technological harm.

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