Actually, my rambling voice notes are *checks notes*... SPELLS

Haiku of the day 🐈‍⬛ A black cat crackles Foot of the bed’s dawn chorus Toes, mice in a barn

Honoured to be the token literary scholar on Historical Materialism Journal's panel tackling State Repression, Mass Incarceration, and Radical Alternatives with a group of fantastic researchers / activists / lawyers. A lively, wide-ranging discussion - especially for 10am on a Sunday (and day FOUR).

The final moments of Palestinian Doctor Adnan Al-Bursh's life have been revealed through claims made in new testimony by an inmate at the Israeli prison where he died. Sky’s John Sparks has been speaking to those who saw him in his final days. ➡️ trib.al/AssGt4O

The tuition fee increase will not stop the crisis in higher education. Labour must provide a sustainable, long-term public funding solution.

(gabrielburrow.bsky.social FWIW)

Grab a digital copy (and indeed a print copy) while you can!

Pleased to share that I'll be in sunny Lancaster in April for The BSLS 2025, presenting a paper on science fiction and modelling.

Here's my 2024 in haikus xox gabrielburrow.com/2024/12/31/hai…

rest in peace Mr. Lynch 🤍