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Greetings Welcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Issue 159 - What even is Christmas?

$ · December 2, 2022

GreetingsWelcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Issue 158 An autistic person travels to Europe — Part 4

$ · November 25, 2022

GreetingsWelcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Issue 157 An autistic person travels to Europe — Part 3

$ · November 18, 2022

GreetingsWelcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Issue 157 An autistic person travels to Europe — Part 2

$ · November 11, 2022

GreetingsWelcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Issue 156 An autistic person travels to Europe — Part 1

$ · November 5, 2022

GreetingsWelcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Issue 155 - What is it like to wear a skirt as an assigned male at birth person

$ · October 30, 2022

Greetings Welcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Issue 154 - Hiding your identity for safety reasons

$ · October 22, 2022

Greetings Welcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Issue 153 - Travelling Technology

$ · October 14, 2022

Greetings Welcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Issue 152 - A painful analogy

$ · October 7, 2022

Greetings Welcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Issue 151 What it’s like some days

$ · September 30, 2022

Greetings Welcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Issue 150 (roughly) Gifts and executive function disorder

$ · September 23, 2022

Greetings Welcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Trans hate crimes are rising

$ · September 9, 2022

Greetings Welcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

4th anniversary of my autism diagnosis

$ · August 26, 2022

Greetings Welcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Not a normal morning

$ · August 20, 2022

Greetings Welcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

Illogical Panic

$ · August 18, 2022

Greetings Welcome to Hello Computer. A newsletter about being different. I’m Pete Carr (they/them) an autistic (awaiting ADHD diagnosis) writer and...

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$ · August 12, 2022

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Attending Pride as a non-binary photographer

$ · August 6, 2022

ViewscreenThis week’s photos are from Liverpool Pride 2022.Captain’s LogFor my 17th birthday I went to Forbidden Planet in Liverpool and I got a Star Trek:...

Reducing festival anxiety

$ · July 31, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photos are from going to Bluedot Festival at Jodrell Bank.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my print store...

Some like it hot

$ · July 22, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo is from earlier in the year when it was cool.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my print store or you...

My first year in my non-binary finery

$ · July 17, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photos are of my journey from when I came out as non-binary to today as a fully fledged confident bag of mostly water.You can get...

Non-binary not cross dressing

$ · July 8, 2022

hello friendHello. My name is Pete Carr. I am a writer and photographer identifying as non-binary and diagnosed as autistic. I likely have ADHD too.This...

How Linkin Park saved me!

$ · July 2, 2022

How Linkin Park saved meIt starts with one thing. I don't know why. It doesn't even matter how hard you try. I tried so hard and got so far. But in the end,...

Autistic Pride in 2022?

$ · June 25, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photos are from a walk up the Precipice Path in Dolgellau, North Wales.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on...

How do I know I’m a photographer?

$ · June 17, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photos are from the recent Strawberry Supermoon.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my print store or you...

WWDC 2022

$ · June 12, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photos are from a walk out to the North Bank off the coast of Wirral, UK.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on...

Apple Design Award Finalists

$ · June 3, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo are from a wander around West Sussex recently.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my print store or...

Family downtime

$ · May 27, 2022

hello friend Hello. My name is Pete Carr. I am a writer and photographer identifying as non-binary and diagnosed as autistic. I likely have ADHD too. This...

Is skinny dipping good for mental health?

$ · May 22, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo are views you might have while going for a skinny dip.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my print...

Goodbye iPod

$ · May 13, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo are of my original iPod.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my print store or you can tip me on Ko-Fi...

Apple AirPods Pro thoughts

$ · May 7, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo are black and white seascapes across the River Mersey.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my print...

Conformity

$ · April 29, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo are from a morning trip on the Mersey ferry as the sun comes up.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my...

Confidence

$ · April 22, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photos are recent landscapes from a costal walk I did out in Liverpool Bay.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter...

Internalised ableism

$ · April 15, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo are self portraits from the Leiden in the Netherlands back in 2015.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on...

It’s been an awful week for trans rights

$ · April 8, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo are self portraits from the Cotswolds back in 2018.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my print store...

Being visibly Non-binary

$ · April 1, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo are self portraits of someone selflessly being themselves, me. It's a self portrait series I'm slowly working on looking at...

Overload season approaches

$ · March 25, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo are sunrises over the Mersey from winters gone by.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my print store...

Thoughts on Headspace

$ · March 11, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo are from when I used to get the ferry ‘cross the Mersey. A lovely way to start the day and sail into Liverpool at sunrise.You...

Are things actually saving me?

$ · March 4, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo are from a walk around Port Sunlight, a model village with strict rules about how maintain your house. Beautiful village.You...

What do I want?

$ · February 25, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo are from a walk into Liverpool from a few years ago.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my print store...

Nope

$ · February 12, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photo is from bonfire night in New Brighton looking towards the Liverpool 2 dock terminal.You can get prints of the photos in this...

Gaming and mental health revisited again

$ · February 5, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photos are from Chinese New Year a few years ago. Happy New Year.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my...

Courage and connection

$ · January 28, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photos are of New Brighton lighthouse over the past few years.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks newsletter on my print...

Has anything helped my depression?

$ · January 21, 2022

hello cameraThis week’s photos are from Venice. Back when all I needed was a simple camera and new view.You can get prints of the photos in this weeks...

An attempt at art therapy

$ · January 15, 2022

hello computerArt TherapyI’m a photographer. I’m not an artist. Photography helps me to both connect and disconnect from the world as I see fit. Sometimes it...

Hello 2022

$ · January 7, 2022

hello computerHappy New Year! Can I say “Seasons greetings”? It’s still a season or is it a seasonal phrase used seasonally?It’s a whole new year… for some....

Dance

$ · December 31, 2021

Happy New YearThere’s probably lots of things I could write about what I’ve learned over 2021 and what I plan for 2022. One thing sticks out though. The...

Seasons Greetings

$ · December 24, 2021

Merry ChristmasIf you celebrate Christmas I hope you have a fun time with those you care for. If you don’t I hope you have a peaceful time filled with things...