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Barsa-Kelmes salt flats, and mud on the shore of what remains of the former Aral Sea, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. For next book.

Do come along and raise a glass to a much-missed Mark Watson and his new plant book: 12 flowers, four seasons, one man who loved the living green world. Just gone to press!

Bukhara, Uzbekistan, returning from Karakalpakstan and the vanishing Aral Sea. For next book.

My response, for what it's worth, to an AI-generated story writer that offered me a year's free access in return for writing an article about it. Ugh, Squibler.

If you'd like to support Lebanon and make a difference, here's one way you can help. It's a chance to offer direct, meaningful aid that can provide real relief on the ground. Please donate if you can and share widely—the repost button costs nothing🙏🏻🙏🏻

The world could have stopped the genocide in Gaza. Instead, our political leaders allowed Israel to act with total impunity. That is why they are now murdering hundreds of civilians in Lebanon, putting millions more lives across the region at risk. When will our government

Just back from Uzbekistan with a notebook full of scrawls that I'll be turning, over the next couple of months, into a chapter for my next book for John Murray Press. It's an amazing country and I feel very lucky to have spent some time there. Updates to come...

I'm looking for some extra work this autumn/winter: writing, copywriting, editing, mentoring, teaching, other jobs to do with words... also open to other offers! You can find out a bit about my background and experience here nickhuntscrutiny.com/about/. Feel free to get in touch.

I'm looking for examples of dazzling description in travel and nature writing - the kinds of images that perform alchemy in the brain. Any suggestions? Sentences or short passages...

In my novel #RedSmokingMirror an Arabic-speaking Andalusian Jew is the first to 'discover' the Americas, while Columbus makes an appearance as a wine-addled wreck. Now it emerges that the real Columbus was Jewish (and Spanish) all along. Fascinating! theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…

Our latest watery issue has set sail and is on its way to readers around the world! With thanks to all who spoke at the launch this past Friday (a recording will soon be available on our website). In the meantime, get your copy of Dark Ocean here: dark-mountain.net/product/dark-m…

Our Muck Maps for Sustain , Compassion in World Farming UK and Friends of the Earth reveal the spread of chicken and pig muck across the UK and the areas that may be at most risk of nutrient pollution 🗺️💩 We've calculated up to 33,450 tonnes of manure is produced by UK factory farms per day!

A wonderfully evocative description of the Bora on the Karst Plateau from Nick Hunt's Where the Wild Winds Are: (cont'd)

#3. Red Smoking Mirror by Nick Hunt A phenomenal alt-history exploration of the New World, a beautifully told, at-times surrealist story, told from the perspective of a Jewish merchant who accompanied the original expedition from Islamic Andalus.

I'm deleting my account here soon. You can find me at nickhuntscrutiny in the blue place and nick.hunt.writer in the gram place. Thanks and take care, everyone.

I'll be saying goodbye this weekend, so here's a last shout-out to find me on the other places. There's lots I'll miss here, but leaving feels like a relief. Hope to connect with some of you elsewhere. X