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20 positive things from 2020

$ · January 8, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

New Year, who dis?

$ · January 1, 2021

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Christmasticle - It's a Christmas Listicle

$ · December 18, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Ho. Ho. Ho.

$ · December 11, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Avoiding triggers with Twitter mute filters

$ · December 4, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Christmas. It's complex.

$ · November 28, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

Video Games and anxiety revisited

$ · November 20, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. I'm a photographer and this isn't a photography newsletter. This is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process...

How I'm trying to avoid being eaten by zombies in the apocalypse.

$ · November 13, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. This newsletter is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process thoughts and work through problems. So I write to...

Journaling as a way to record and let go

$ · November 6, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. This newsletter is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process thoughts and work through problems. So I write to...

I just want you to be happy

$ · October 30, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. This newsletter is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process thoughts and work through problems. So I write to...

The chatty adventures of Mr Robot aka language and autism

$ · October 23, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. This newsletter is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process thoughts and work through problems. So I write to...

Do I have the energy to be autistic for life?

$ · October 16, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. This newsletter is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process thoughts and work through problems. So I write to...

I am exhausted. (Not a Carr/car joke)

$ · October 9, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. This newsletter is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process thoughts and work through problems. So I write to...

Sayonara Wild Hearts and autistic masking

$ · October 2, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. This newsletter is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process thoughts and work through problems. I write to my...

This human is shutting down. Stand by...

$ · September 25, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. This newsletter is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process thoughts and work through problems. So I write to...

iOS 14 from a mental health / autistic perspective

$ · September 18, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. This newsletter is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process thoughts and work through problems. So I write to...

Acceptance except when unacceptable.

$ · September 11, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. This newsletter is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process thoughts and work through problems. So I write to...

A trip up the Great Orme taught me something

$ · September 4, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. This newsletter is a form of "Rubber Duck Debugging". Writing helps me process thoughts and work through problems. So I write to...

A story of RAGE and mindfulness

$ · August 28, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. Each week I talk about various topics surrounding mental health and being autistic. There's nice photos too. 🖖 autism / mental...

Can video games help with anxiety?

$ · August 21, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. Each week I talk about various topics from mental health to autism to showing some photos from my travels to talking about geeky...

The stormy road of doing the right thing

$ · August 14, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. Each week I talk about various topics from mental health to autism to showing some photos from my travels to talking about geeky...

There is no spoon

$ · August 7, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. Each week I talk about various topics from mental health to autism to showing some photos from my travels to talking about geeky...

New Year in The Hague

$ · July 31, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. Each week I talk about various topics from mental health to autism to showing some photos from my travels to talking about geeky...

Battling executive function disorder - Part 2

$ · July 24, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. Each week I talk about various topics from mental health to autism to showing some photos from my travels to talking about geeky...

The Future

$ · July 17, 2020

Hello friends. Each week now I’ve been hitting the limit in Substack. I’m cutting things out to make the newsletter fit in. My current thinking is to split...

It's my 2 year Autism diagnosis anniversary

$ · July 17, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. Each week I talk about various topics from mental health to autism to showing some photos from my travels to talking about geeky...

Battling executive function disorder

$ · July 10, 2020

hello friend I’m Pete Carr. Each week I talk about various topics from mental health to autism to showing some photos from my travels to talking about geeky...

Coasting along the coast

$ · July 3, 2020

hello friend Hey. How are you? I had a nice time yesterday talking with a friend, socially distanced of course. It’s not something I’ve consciously missed...

Make it rain. kthxbye

$ · June 26, 2020

I’m Pete Carr. Each week I talk about various topics from mental health to autism to showing some photos from my travels to talking about geeky things. 🖖...

Pride

$ · June 19, 2020

I’m Pete Carr. Each week I talk about various topics from mental health to autism to showing some photos from my travels to talking about geeky things. 🖖...

Black Autistic Lives Matter

$ · June 12, 2020

I’m Pete Carr. Each week I talk about mental health, autism, show some photos from my travels and talk about geeky things. Hello friend. What a week. Oh damn...

Black Lives Matter

$ · June 5, 2020

I’m Pete Carr. Each week I talk about mental health, show some photos from my travels and talk about geeky things. There is no paid subscription to this...

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$ · May 29, 2020

Hello friend. I’m Pete Carr and welcome (queue lasers) to my newsletter. Each week I talk about mental health, show some photos from my travels, pre-lockdown...

Slowly being human

$ · May 29, 2020

photosLondon. A few years ago. I miss going down there for a wander.videoA book review of ‘New York Sleeps’ by Christopher ThomasBuy the book on Amazonmental...

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$ · May 22, 2020

hello friend (Toronto skyline - 2006) Hello friend. I’m Pete Carr and welcome queue lasers to my newsletter. pew pew Each week I talk about mental health,...

Autistic lockdown mental health

$ · May 22, 2020

hello friendHello friend. I’m Pete Carr and welcome queue lasers to my newsletter. pew pewEach week I talk about mental health, show some photos from my...

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$ · May 15, 2020

hello friend Hey. It’s Friday. I hope you and the people you are close to are well. Well it’s been another week. Ups. Downs. Wiggles to the left and to the...

Stress

$ · May 15, 2020

hello friendHey. It’s Friday. I hope you and the people you are close to are well. Well it’s been another week. Ups. Downs. Wiggles to the left and to the...

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$ · May 8, 2020

hello friend Hello. How are you? Week 7 of lockdown closes. Week 8 brings? Who knows. Personally I feel like I’m fine. I’m not missing or craving anything....

Am I ok?

$ · May 8, 2020

hello friendHello. How are you? Week 7 of lockdown closes. Week 8 brings? Who knows. Personally I feel like I’m fine. I’m not missing or craving anything....

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$ · May 1, 2020

Paris, 2011.hello friendHello. How are you? Week 6 of lockdown is drawing to a close. I hope it’s been a good week for you. We’ve been spending our lockdown...

No stress

$ · May 1, 2020

hello friendHello. How are you? Week 6 of lockdown is drawing to a close. I hope it’s been a good week for you. We’ve been spending our lockdown watching a...

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$ · April 24, 2020

— Infrared photograph of the Lady Lever Art Gallery, 2005. hello friendHello. Good week? I got a new food processor after killing the old one. The old one...

Can I be ok?

$ · April 24, 2020

hello friendHello. Good week? I got a new food processor after killing the old one. The old one was really old. 1980s old. It had done us proud but all good...

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$ · April 17, 2020

hello friendHello. Week 5 of lockdown. At least for me. The only time it all becomes real is when I visit a supermarket and see the queues and the masks. The...

Connection

$ · April 17, 2020

hello friendHello. Week 5 of lockdown. At least for me. The only time it all becomes real is when I visit a supermarket and see the queues and the masks. The...

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$ · April 10, 2020

hello friend Hi. You ok? I’m… better. On Sunday, while listening to a podcast on mental health, I noticed some things I had been feeling matched up with the...

Nervous breakdown

$ · April 10, 2020

hello friendHi. You ok? I’m… better. On Sunday, while listening to a podcast on mental health, I noticed some things I had been feeling matched up with the...

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$ · April 3, 2020

hello friend Hello. My friends at Dorothy are running an online exhibition during the social isolation period. It’s called ‘Isolation Nation’ and the team...

Failed

$ · April 3, 2020

hello friendHello. My friends at Dorothy are running an online exhibition during the social isolation period. It’s called ‘Isolation Nation’ and the team...