Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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Lovely to have the opportunity to contribute a grey seal-themed article to the Tales from the Bush section of this month's BBC Wildlife magazine. A couple of photos of the one seal pup birth I've been lucky enough to witness accompany the piece too.

(And many more of my grey seal-watching stories from pupping colonies all round the coast of Britain feature in my work of /#memoir, , published by year.)

#naturewriitng #wherethesealssing #harpercollinslast #writing #writingcommunity

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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To coincide with last week's Oceans on the Brink event, I was invited to write a piece about my years spent observing grey seals and thoughts on how we might nurture a more sensitive co-existence with them, for the Writers Rebel blog.

And, of course, my book, 'Where the Seals Sing', explores the co-existence issue and recounts my long-term connection with grey seals, in much more detail!

writersrebel.com/where-the-sea

#wherethesealssing #marineconservation #writing #writingcommunity

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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'Queen' is pushing it a bit. But still, what a lovely gift.

#wherethesealssing #stationery #stationerylover #greyseals #queen

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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'Queen' is pushing it a bit. But still, what a lovely gift.

#wherethesealssing #stationery #stationerylover #greyseals #queen

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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While the publication of was the highlight of my year, growing from seed has given me lots of pleasure in 2022.

Coleus of many hues. Clivia. Spiral aloe (aloe polyphylla). Chlorophytum orchidastrum 'green orange'. Cacti. Cape sundews (drosera carpensis). Swiss cheese plants (monstera deliciosa).... It's been a real joy.

#wherethesealssing #houseplants #houseplantsmakemehappy #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plants

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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Solstice seal silhouettes.

Wishing you all a cheery return of the light.

#wintersolstice #wintersolstice2022 #greyseals #wherethesealssing

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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Solstice seal silhouettes. Wishing you all a cheery return of the light.

#wintersolstice #wintersolstice2022 #happywintersolstice #wherethesealssing

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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Delighted that an abridged extract from was included in a recent issue of @TheScotsman@twitter.com magazine.

(Although, as a struggling , I was a tad alarmed to see it positioned next to an article on improving sleep to lower heart disease risk. 😲 🤭)

#wherethesealssing #Insomniac

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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Delighted that an abridged extract from 'Where the Seals Sing' was included in a recent issue of The Scotsman magazine.

(Although, as a struggling insomniac, I was a tad alarmed to see it positioned next to an article on improving sleep to lower heart disease risk. 😲 🤭)

#wherethesealssing #naturewriting #greyseals #nonfiction #nonfictionbooks #memoir #creativenonfiction #cnf #insomnia #harpercollins #harpercollinsuk #sleepless

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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It's Day, a time for advocating that & respect be shown to all sentient beings. I'm thinking of the I encountered when writing & of the human-induced threats they're facing, from to toxic pollution.

#internationalanimalrights #kindness #greyseals #wherethesealssing #marinedebris

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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It's Day, a time for remembering & advocating that kindness & respect are owed to all sentient beings.

I'm thinking especially of the I encountered during my journey round Britain's coast while researching & writing and of the many human-induced threats they're facing, from to toxic pollution.

#internationalanimalrights #greyseals #wherethesealssing #marinedebris #animalrights #animalwelfare #marineconservation #marinemammals #creativenonfiction #cnf #BookStadon

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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Today is . With having been published, I'm thinking in particular of the Caribbean monk seal, last seen in 1952 & declared in 2008 due to unrestrained hunting & overfishing of its food.

#lostspeciesday #wherethesealssing #extinct #endangeredspecies #extinction #marinemammals

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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Today is .

This year, with having been published, I'm thinking of the Caribbean monk seal, last sighted in 1952 & declared in 2008, due to unrestrained hunting & overfishing of its food.

Another , the Mediterranean monk seal, remains on the critically endangered list. In spite of efforts, fewer than 700 individuals of this once-abundant species survive.

#remembrancedayforlostspecies #wherethesealssing #extinct #pinniped #conservation #endangeredspecies #extinction #marinemammals

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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Honoured that features here.

RT @bookgaga@twitter.com

ICYMI, our most recent and always wonderful reading list includes works by Anne Sexton, Susan Richardson (@susanpoet@twitter.com), Yiyun Li, @Lisa_D_Moore@twitter.com, Alain Mabanckou (@amabanckou@twitter.com), Thomas Mann + more twitter.com/bookgaga/status/15

🐦🔗: twitter.com/bookgaga/status/15

#wherethesealssing #silentbookclub

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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What a joy to see here! Big thanks.

RT @bookgaga@twitter.com

Books, booklovers and the delicious questions they pose - the latest report from the east end (extending to Jersey City, NJ, Pontypridd, Wales and Paris, France!) : bookgagabooks.ca/2022/11/27/bo

🐦🔗: twitter.com/bookgaga/status/15

#wherethesealssing #toronto #silentbookclub

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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Today's theme = . My work of /#memoir, , is full of ' extraordinary physiology. Like whiskers! With 10 x the number of nerve endings as those of many land animals, they help seals detect fish up to 100 ms away

#NonfictionNovember #science #naturewriting #wherethesealssing #greyseals

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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Today's theme is & my work of /#memoir, , is brimful of ' extraordinary physiology.

Look at those ! Endowed with around 10 times the number of nerve endings as those of many land animals, they help grey seals navigate & locate food. They also have a wavy shape, bulging at intervals along their length like broad beans in a pod, enabling seals to detect fish up to 100 ms away.

#NonfictionNovember #science #naturewriting #wherethesealssing #greyseals #whiskers #creativenonfiction #cnf #BookStadon

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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Out of This Frame, the new album by the super-talented Rachel Taylor-Beales, is out today.

I first met Rachel while researching the chapter of my , as one of her earlier albums, Stone's Throw, is selkie-themed.

Such a talented singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/artist.

folking.com/rachel-taylor-beal

#selkie #newbook #wherethesealssing #racheltaylorbeales #outofthisframe #newalbum #folk #folkmusic #singersongwriter

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Susan Richardson · @susanrichardsonwriter
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Today's theme = . I ❤️@feralheatherd@twitter.com's ecopsychological memoir in essays, Wolf Tree. As well as focusing on my travels to sites, my own tells a parallel journey: my father's experience of & how we've both adjusted.

#NonfictionNovember #memoir #greyseal #wherethesealssing #dementia

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