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Grokkists in the wild

Faces from the places grokkists have met in person: a pizza night, lake walks in Denmark and New Zealand, Whitby Abbey, a luge track in Rotorua.

2026

Two bright sparks and one glowing ember, spotted in Melbourne, Australia. (Simon Donovan, Ember Parkin, Avalon Rawling)

Catching up for a lake stroll with Peter Gilderdale on his home turf in Whanganui NZ. (with Danu Poyner and Lars Wedel)

Grokkin’ in Bucharest with Will Cougar Sowell (August 2026)

Much grokkistry accomplished on a whirlwind trip to visit Alan Raw in Hull (July 2026)

Playing silly buggers with Alan Raw in Beverley UK (July 2026)

Lots of wonderful walking around Dorset and the Jurassic Coast with Gwyn Jones (June 2026)

Spectactular day with Gwyn Jones at Gold Hill in Shaftesbury (June 2026)

Gwyn Jones in his happy place at Stone Lane Gardens in Dartmoor (June 2026)

Getting my neurographica on in-person with the wonderful Margarita Steinberg (UK June 2026)

A visit to the Cotswolds to meet the lovely Theresa Sansome (UK June 2026)

Incredible visit from Emily Jane DeWoolfson (Jane) in Copenhagen (April 2026)

The ever-generous Iresh Jayawardena kindly helped me put all my stuff in storage before leaving NZ for a big Europe trip (March 2026)

Day-trip adventure with Arie Hoeflak in north Auckland (Jan 2026)

Visiting Rotorua luge on Lars Wedel’s very first trip to New Zealand (Jan 2026)

2025

Cherry beers in Auckland NZ with the wonderful Iresh Jayawardena

A lovely day out with Lars Wedel in Humlebæk, Denmark (2025). The first of many since 😘

Incredible to finally meet the impressive Jessica Böhme in Berlin (2025)

Meeting the multi-talented Margarita Steinberg for the first time in person on a windy day in Brighton UK 2025.

On the way home from seeing Hadestown with Isabel Thompson (London 2025)

Day out in Manchester with Simon Donovan and Avalon Rawling (2025)

Danu Poyner at Whitby Abbey museum, home of Dracula (UK 2025)

At Whitby Abbey with the irrepressible Alan Raw, where his novel Salt & Seeds is set (the first ever book published by Grokkist Press!) - 2025.

Alan Raw and Simon Donovan comparing notes in Simon’s studio (UK 2025)

Homemade pizzas courtesy of Simon Donovan and Avalon Rawling, featuring Alan Raw and Danu Poyner (UK 2025)

Roaming the Yorkshire dales with Simon Donovan and Avalon Rawling (2025)

A long lake walk with Bo Alroe and Isabel Thompson - Denmark 2025.

Go-Boating in Copenhagen with Bo Alroe and Isabel Thompson (2025)

Fun, food, and laughter with Isabel Thompson at Reffen in Copenhagen 2025.

A welcome visit from Richard Bennet in Copenhagen 2025.

Playing silly buggers with the rascally Richard Bennet in Copenhagen 2025.

Staying with the inestimable Bo Alroe in Copenhagen 2025

2023

Out to dinner for an unreasonable hospitality experience with David Thomas, Nathan Oglesby, Danu Poyner (NYC 2023)

NYC ‘23 shenanigans with Lalith Ananda Gunaratne, Danu Poyner, David Thomas, Emily McGill

Meeting the multi-dimensional Michaelangelo for the first time in person when he was leading a pareidolia workshop at The Psychedelic Assembly (NYC 2023)

NYC ‘23 shenanigans with Nathan Oglesby, Lalith Ananda Gunaratne, David Thomas, Emily McGill

NYC ‘23 shenanigans with Emily McGill, Danu Poyner, David Thomas, Lalith Ananda Gunaratne

Meeting Nathan Oglesby in person for the first time in NYC 2023.

NYC ‘23 shenanigans with Nathan Oglesby in Bushwick, featuring Lalith Ananda Gunaratne, Emily McGill, Danu Poyner and David Thomas.

Met up with the fabulous Grace Chen for veggie eats in Brooklyn (Sep 2023)

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