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The Ragged Optimist 89
It feels like The Ragged Optimist’s 88th newsletter was a long time ago, not seven days.
Jan 12 • Dan Thompson
The Ragged Optimist 88
It's getting better all the time
Jan 5 • Dan Thompson
The Ragged Optimist 87
Have you got your 2026 diary yet?
Dec 22, 2025 • Dan Thompson
The Ragged Optimist 86
In a normal year, I read about fifty books - I keep a record of all of them in the back of my trusty Moleskine page-a-day diary (bought from The Margate…
Dec 15, 2025 • Dan Thompson
The Ragged Optimist 85
There’s been an outbreak of Christmas markets and fairs in Margate.
Dec 8, 2025 • Dan Thompson
The Ragged Optimist 84
A brief introduction this week…
Dec 1, 2025 • Dan Thompson
The Ragged Optimist 83
It's National Tree Week
Nov 24, 2025 • Dan Thompson
The Ragged Optimist 82
I went over to Sittingbourne’s Steam Railway yesterday, to join their working weekend.
Nov 17, 2025 • Dan Thompson
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