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P T Lacy

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Author seeking representation. EFL Teacher. Englishman in Poland (he/him). Cat dad. Movie lover. Blogger. All shall worship me and despair? Debut novel: https://books2read.com/unregistered Blog: https://from-the-smallest-desk.ghost.io

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I guess it's normal in memoirs to go to dark places. This is the beginning to one of mine.
Belonging will be going live on the Universal Turing Machine on June 1st.

09.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#WIPSnips #WriteSky

Sometimes in a memoir, things get a little bit scientific, especially when electron microscopy is involved.
From Belonging, my forthcoming entry in the Universal Turing Machine project, live on June 1st

07.03.2026 11:13 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When I was 15 (in 1992), my mum forced me to take Sourcery and Equal Rites with me on my school's German exchange. I read Sourcery on the bus back from the airport and was hooked immediately.

04.03.2026 11:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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It's time for football in Belonging, going live on the Universal Turing Machine on June 1st...

02.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The MC is actually me aged 20, and very, very British: the Universal Turing Machine project is all about memoirs. I was in Sandusky OH to start working at Cedar Point!

28.02.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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A brief trip to June 1997 in Belonging, live on June 1st on the Universal Turing Machine project

28.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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My entry in Richard Beard's Universal Turing Machine project will be going live on June 1st. Belonging does not have 'highlight', but it does have feature:

26.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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Another little piece from Belonging, due for inclusion in the Universal Turing Machine project, live on June 1st:

24.02.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The idea of the Universal Turing Machine project is that everyone's story is worth telling and that all memoirs have value. This one is mine.
We've entered an age where GenAI can spit out endless nonsense in heartbeats, real human experience and expression should be valued above synthetic nonsense.

24.02.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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From Belonging, my forthcoming contribution to the Universal Turing Machine project, going live on June 1st:

22.02.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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From Belonging, my contribution to the Universal Turing Machine project, going live on June 1st...

20.02.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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From my forthcoming entry in the Universal Turing Machine project, Belonging, live on June 1st:

No trace of 'subtle' but I do have a delicate!

19.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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From Belonging, my contribution to the Universal Turing Machine project, going live on June 1st this year...

17.02.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Anyone can author a contribution to the next phase of The Universal Turing Machine, on the principle that everyone’s life-story is equally valid. For more details see https://www.universalturingmachine.org – every six months another row and column of memoirs will be published.

The eight memoirs scheduled to be added online in June 2026 are:

Madeline Barnicle, Zwangzug, and other Advantageous Moves

Norman Crowther, I Squared

Barbara Holtmann, I Really Don’t Know Life At All

Nick Jacob, You Don’t Want to Leave Me

Harriet James, Harriet Did It

P T Lacy, Belonging

Patience Mackarness, Metaphor Soup

Liza Reed, The Long Profile

Anyone can author a contribution to the next phase of The Universal Turing Machine, on the principle that everyone’s life-story is equally valid. For more details see https://www.universalturingmachine.org – every six months another row and column of memoirs will be published. The eight memoirs scheduled to be added online in June 2026 are: Madeline Barnicle, Zwangzug, and other Advantageous Moves Norman Crowther, I Squared Barbara Holtmann, I Really Don’t Know Life At All Nick Jacob, You Don’t Want to Leave Me Harriet James, Harriet Did It P T Lacy, Belonging Patience Mackarness, Metaphor Soup Liza Reed, The Long Profile

But another good reason to check it out is because Richard has chosen the first eight user-submitted memoirs to add to the machine and...
Oh...
Oh my...
Mine just happens to be one of them!
universalturingmachine.co.uk/about-the-au...

14.02.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
UTM – UTM

Maybe you’ve heard of Richard Beard. Maybe you read about his new memoir project, The Universal Turing Machine.
You should check it out, it's a great concept, especially if you're concerned about AI writing overrunning human writing:

universalturingmachine.co.uk/utm/

14.02.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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