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Paul Graham Raven

Paul is a writer, researcher and consulting critical and creative futures practitioner. He lives in Malmö with a cat, some guitars, and too many books.

schedule adjustment notice

schedule adjustment notice

Hello, worldbuilders! Just a quick note to let you know: it occurred to me this morning that my spending a bunch of time compiling weeknotes which don't get emailed to you, only to then spend a shorter amount of time two days later writing a short note alerting

week 37 / 2024

week 37 / 2024

Having flashbacks to rhinestone country compressed through the speakers of a first-generation Ford Fiesta—yep, it's WEEKNOTES. This week, many meetings have been had, and we find ourselves agreeing with *gasp* a quantitative analyst!

hot in the city 2nite

hot in the city 2nite

Hello worldbuilders! It's 28°C in Malmö this afternoon, and it's reliably been around that temperature in the afternoon for close to a week now. I quite like hot weather, really, but a lot of other folk are less keen—and I dare say I'

week 36 / 2024

week 36 / 2024

Gingerly g**gling "relieve hip flexors sedentary work", blinking at the tiny-font AI garbage you get in response—yes, it's time once again for WEEKNOTES! This week, the undocumentation of some working hours is documented, and Andrew Dana Hudson sends solarpunk thoughts from a road-trip.

world-fleshing: an interview with Georgina Voss (part 1)

world-fleshing: an interview with Georgina Voss (part 1)

The first part of an interview with artist, author and educator Georgina Voss, in which worldbuilding is (sort of) distinguished from world-fleshing, and tips on artistic practice are gleaned from thought leader Hannibal Lecter.

call it in, take it off

call it in, take it off

Hello, worldbuilders! It's been quiet here this last week, because around this time on the Sunday previous I started thinking "hmm, I don't feel so great", and by the evening I was feeling (as we Brits say) like death warmed over. Hell knows what

week 35 / 2024

week 35 / 2024

Why do they call it "a cold" if a) you can get it in the summer, and b) it makes you feel hot and fevered? This week, things have been slow, for reasons of plague.