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I’m Christian Payne, photographer and writer and currently on the road. In this weekly dispatch I seek out novelty, explore the relations between things, how we share, what we share and consume, plus where we might be going. Thanks for joining in. I’m on the way home after having been away for 10 days. It’s been an absolute blast. From full immersion of EMF camp to catching up with as much family as possible. Not sure how I can summarise EMFcamp and do it justice.

I’m Christian Payne, autotelic, photographer and writer. In this weekly dispatch I’m standing in the bar at EMF camp. This is one of the easiest places on planet Earth to seek out novelty, explore the relations between things, how we share, what we share and consume, plus where we might be going. You really have to be here to get a sense of what this is all about. But I'll try to give you a glimpse. It’s also bloody hot. But if you are south of Newcastle in the UK you probably knew that.

I’m Christian Payne, photographer and writer. In this weekly dispatch I seek out novelty, explore the relations between things, how we share, what we share and consume, plus where we might be going. Thankyou for opening this email ..and I hope subscribing. I’ve had an old friend visit from the US this week. Phil. Old not because of his age, but because we worked together on the same newspaper in the early 2000s.

I’m Christian Payne, photographer and writer. In this weekly dispatch I seek out novelty, explore the relations between things, how we share, what we share and consume, plus where we might be going. Thanks for joining in. This last jam-packed week has slid by like a slow-moving river of... well, jam. But only in retrospect. It’s weird how time can do that.

In an attempt to break Substack, I figured I‘d share all of my AudioMo’s from last month in one post. I thought them best here rather than in my usual dispatch as it’s a lot of links and quite a lot of listening if you listen to them all.

I’m Christian Payne, sweaty, autotelic, photographer and writer. If you are into seeking novelty, exploring the relations between things, how we share, what we share and consume, plus where we might be going… You’re in the right place. All spelling mistakes are proof of life. The week is ending as it began... in a frenzy of activity. I woke today in the south at 5am to make sure I could get back and post this from home. A few hundred miles later, plus a couple of side missions and here we are.

I’m Christian Payne, photographer and generalist. In this weekly dispatch I seek out novelty, explore the relations between things, how we share, what we share and consume, plus where we might be going. Thanks for being here. The party last weekend was a rip roaring success thanks to the band HeyZeus getting everyone up on the dance floor. Alongside great food and drink, family and friends danced into the night. I even got to join the band for a song.

I’m Christian Payne, generalist, homesteading, photographer and writer. In this weekly dispatch I seek out novelty, explore the relations between things, how we share, what we share and consume, plus where we might be going. Thanks for joining in. It’s all kicking off here. It’s been a crazy manic day. The guests are arriving and it’s all hands (apart from mine at this moment) on deck.

I’m Christian Payne, generalist, photographer and writer. In this weekly dispatch I seek out novelty, explore the relations between things, plus where we might be going. Thanks for stopping by. Every time I head into the local town of Berwick-upon-Tweed I notice a small enclosed patch of grass on the right just before you enter Scots Gate. Scots Gate is the northern entrance through the town walls, apparently one of the best-preserved examples of Elizabethan fortifications in Europe.

Greetings from The Borders... Hello. I’m Christian Payne, generalist and writer. Current mood: Happy. In this weekly dispatch I seek out novelty, overshare, explore the relations between things and ponder where we might be going. Thanks for joining in. #TheAction Beach trips, friends from the south, long chats with the neighbours and many hours of wood chip shovelling and log stacking into a freshly built store. I won’t go into detail. But i’ll also not apologise for my week being 95% offline. Loved it.