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All Animals Are Equal, IWD, Bang-Clanging
Monday Meatballs
Mar 8 • Tim Bishop
There Are No Pockets in Shrouds
There are no pockets in shrouds, Or so the fable goes. There are no places left to explore Once they've fixed a tag around your toes. Once they've…
Mar 6 • Tim Bishop
What is Today, A Loaf of Time, 50kms to Mark Fifteen Years in Saigon
Monday Marching On
Mar 1 • Tim Bishop

February 2026

Beneath the freshly cut hedges
Along our neighbour’s garden wall
Feb 24 • Tim Bishop
All Smiles, Lighthouse Moments, Doing Things By Hand
Monday Missive
Feb 22 • Tim Bishop
Building Homes in Trà Bông, The Year of the Fire Horse, Cycle Challenge Complete
Monday Last Day of the Year of the Snake
Feb 15 • Tim Bishop
The Ultimate Focus, Kilometres for Bricks, Cycling for Anh Chi Em
Monday Midway Through 950kms
Feb 8 • Tim Bishop
Joy in Ordinary Things, On Not Knowing, Backyard Ultra Completed
Monday Maybe (or Maybe Not)
Feb 1 • Tim Bishop

January 2026

Slow Arcs
She wheels the cart
Jan 27 • Tim Bishop
Free Climbing 101, Leaning into Uncertainty, Countdown to Backyard Ultra
Monday Mind if I Bother You For a Minute
Jan 25 • Tim Bishop
Everybody Needs a Vice (Apparently)
Saigon Diary: 22nd January 2026
Jan 22 • Tim Bishop
This Is Mostly About Tea
I didn’t get where I am today
Jan 20 • Tim Bishop
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