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Stephen Blackford

Telford

Journalist at Medium

Professional sunbather, Son, Father & Holy Goat too. #LFC fanatic, I also drum for the band Radiohead & carry out secret missions for the CIA in my spare time.

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  • 2 days ago | open.substack.com | Stephen Blackford

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  • 2 days ago | medium.com | Stephen Blackford

    “Help yourself to a hand grenade!”1950 — Above the High Balkan FlatlandsAltitude 5,000 feetDissolving into a garishly bright cabin of an aeroplane we immediately find “Zsa-Zsa Korda” (Benicio del Toro) smoking a cigar, well dressed and reading a book entitled “Great Botanical Collections” in the foreground whilst a much younger man sits in the rear of the cabin, staring at the ceiling.

  • 4 days ago | open.substack.com | Stephen Blackford

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  • 5 days ago | medium.com | Stephen Blackford

    “Cheap sex and sad films. Help me get where I belong”“Red wine and sleeping pillsHelp me get back to your armsCheap sex and sad filmsHelp me get where I belongI think you’re crazy, maybeI think you’re crazy, maybe”excerpt from “Motion Picture Soundtrack” by RadioheadIt was just after Noon when I took up a leisurely residence on “Stephen’s Bench” on Wednesday and ahead of the hottest day of the year so far.

  • 1 week ago | ramblingmusings666.substack.com | Stephen Blackford

    It was just a tick past Noon when we descended the tarmac hillocks leading first to Coalbrookdale and then her beautiful sister Ironbridge and as ever, toy town had a little bit of everything glorious on this sunniest and hottest day of our English summer so far.

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Stephen Blackford 🌸
Stephen Blackford 🌸 @SteveBlackford
11 Jun 25

On a Thunder Road with The Boss in Ironbridge https://t.co/sWuEfEkv6l https://t.co/Ht5VJgOzVx Some rambling musings after visiting my spiritual home earlier this afternoon. #ironbridge #shropshire #travel #photography #history #substack https://t.co/ZIVHSq9hKw

Stephen Blackford 🌸
Stephen Blackford 🌸 @SteveBlackford
11 Jun 25

My spiritual home gleaming in the afternoon sun #Ironbridge https://t.co/CiYFqWTO41

Stephen Blackford 🌸
Stephen Blackford 🌸 @SteveBlackford
11 Jun 25

The window display in "Truffles" never fails to raise a smile. One of them always (always) has only one eye, the kid's just been told the world is going to end and basically it's the most depressing image of utter desolation imaginable, and I approve heartily. #Ironbridge https://t.co/QtAC2tyqdw