Jack Fraser
@muninnherself.bsky.social
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Writes stuff, edits things, looks at rocks
https://jackiefraser.co.uk/
#DailyMegalith
#MDANT
#RNA
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I write books. They might not be your sort of thing but maybe you know someone whoâd like them. Theyâre about middle-aged people falling in love. I also work on other peopleâs books. The one on the right I am particularly proud of. I post about writing, editing, and rocks, amongst other stuff.
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Paintings of London
1 day ago
Good morning! This week's theme is London Rooftops đ ------ 'Rooftop View from Sloane Square' (2008) by Melissa Scott-Miller
scottmillerart.com
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Some gorgeous photos on
#wildflowerhour
this evening, check them out if you want to look at lovely things.
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We had a nice Egg Lunch from this vintage Elizabeth David. I assume she wasnât dealing with fresh spinach tbh; tinned would be easier, plus Ollie âcouldnât be arsedâ with âpiping anythingâ but it was delicious and we sat in the garden.
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Cat Vincent (he/him, Useless Eater)
2 days ago
Like to charge, reskeet to cast.
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Richard Morris
2 days ago
'Two Lemons and a Lime Wrapped.' Eliot Hodgkin painted still lifes over and over throughout his career and used various objects as the basis for experimentations with shape, colour, lighting, and placement; each reminding us of life's hidden beauty. This from 1965.
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@jimmygila.bsky.social
is this 'classic Low Fell'?
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Des
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Painting by David Tindle âTeaâ 1970-71. Acrylic on canvas. Size 81 x 100.5 cm.
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Dr Alan Montgomery
2 days ago
All of the original artworks in my Etsy shop are currently on sale at 25% off, including this painting of MĂȘn-an-Tol, the famous ancient monument in Cornwall that is said to have healing properties. Grab a bargain here:
shorturl.at/HDzSI
#StandingStoneSunday
#Art
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This is what weâre missing these days frankly.
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Skulls and Sheets
3 days ago
Had a great time stone bothering with
@slipperyjack.bsky.social
Minchampton Longstone Rollrights (including one with poppy eye stalks) Devils Den and Avebury
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Found a ratâs skull in the garden. (And the rest of it, but I couldnât be bothered to pick tiny bones out of a pile of detritus).
3 days ago
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Just watched a reel produced by a heritage site in Wales where the voiceover described the designs on a plaster ceiling as âpaintedâ and the presenter referred to the 1750s at âthe 17th centuryâ. Had to turn it off.
#curmudgeon
#whatiseventhepoint
3 days ago
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The late Steve Albini brought various good things into my life, mostly music, obviously. But the most recent gift was Swan Boy, which I started reading after he shared a strip on here. Oh my god. This arc has everything. You cannot even begin to imagine. Do yourself a favour and read it.
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@mattlyon.bsky.social
this seems like something you'd like to see.
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Kirsty Hall
4 days ago
Thought Iâd do a wee thread about how to keep gardening costs down. Gardening is never going to be a cheap hobby (is any hobby cheap? Not in my experience!) but you donât have to spend the earth and there are many ways to keep costs down.
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Look at this great picture of Hockney sitting for Lucian Freud.
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Ian McQue
4 days ago
Always loved these early Hockney paintings of Bradford
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As a teenager I had postcards of these Hockney works on my wall. I remember standing in front of Mr & Mrs Clark and Percy for ages, on my first trip to the Tate with my dad when I was 12. A Bigger Splash is one of those paintings you've seen so often it's almost a shock to see it in real life.
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Joanne Harris
4 days ago
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 3: Reading your work aloud really helps. Try it: you'll spot at once the places where your dialogue is clunky and unnatural, or where your descriptions go on too long, or where you repeat your favourite word just a little too often...
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beetle moses
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Fiona Robertson
5 days ago
To celebrate the upcoming solstice, there's a fantastic solstice-themed event on 18 June at
@thebookery.bsky.social
in Crediton. Please do join
@traceynormanauthor.bsky.social
and me! Here's just one of the old stones with midsummer folklore: Maen Ceti on the Gower!
thebookery.org.uk/event/fiona-...
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Had to fast for 29 hours before a delightful âprocedureâ so have just eaten the best toast ever. God I love toast.
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LukeBMTB
5 days ago
Me on a Teams call: "Sorry, could you say that again? There was a steamroller going past my office window." Them: "?" Me:
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Association for Scottish Literature
7 days ago
âI mean, your societyâs broken⊠Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No letâs blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who donât even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.â âIain Banks died
#OTD
, 9 June, 2013
www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...
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Iain Banks: the final interview
Iain Banks died last Sunday, just before the publication of his final novel The Quarry. Last month he talked to Stuart Kelly about writing, politics and all the things still left to do . . .
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/15/iain-banks-the-final-interview
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Fascinated to see someone describe lasagne sheets as ânoodlesâ. I donât want to start one of those US food discourse things (and Iâll delete this if I get one, lol) but is ânoodlesâ for âpastaâ a common thing?
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Going through my WIP cutting my pet words, of which I have many, all very dull. First up, 'really'. Let's get that down from 210 to, I dunno, let's say 30.
#amwriting
#amediting
7 days ago
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J. L. Westover
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Went for a walk, saw the heron in the park. Someone walked past and it flew off, I managed to take a very shit photo of it flying.
#shitnaturephotography
is my passion
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Seamus Blackley
7 days ago
Are you a build engineer? Want to get in on something fucking astounding? DM me. Last chance. Iâm trying not to hire the usual suspects here. Be someone different and amazing. Hit me. Letâs go.
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Andy Miller
8 days ago
IMPORTANT. An AI account is sending out phishing emails from âmeâ, inviting authors to participate in Backlisted episodes. 1. These arenât from me. 2. We are on hiatus, so I am not asking anyone to be on the podcast. 3. If you receive one of these fake invitations, please inform me ASAP. >
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Jaya Saxena
8 days ago
We talk the numbers of the first month of Ravenous. Help us get 10 new paid subscribers today so we can keep going!!
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Emrysmyrddin they/them
8 days ago
Wes Fucking
#Streeting
again, folks. âWes Streeting has told
#LBC
he fears the clock being turned back on the LGBTQ progress made in the country.â
www.lbc.co.uk/article/wes-...
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Alison Eales, Nerves of Steel
8 days ago
Left brain: very tired now must sleep Right brain: đ” Owner of a Tony Hart đ”
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Juliet E McKenna
8 days ago
Lengthy thread making essential points with good humour and insight
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#StandingStoneSunday
St-Pierre-Quiberon Alignement, aka Le Moulin de St Pierre Quiberon
#StPierreQuiberon
#Morbihan
#Brittany
#France
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Mike Wiser
10 days ago
This came across my feed elsewhere, and since it has the source attribution, enjoy:
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Damian Shields
9 days ago
Loch Assynt
#Scotland
#Assynt
#Highlands
#Sutherland
www.damianshields.com
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Gabrielle Steele â Echoes of Chaos 24/9/26
9 days ago
UK folks, let's jump on this AI regulation petition the Society of Authors emailed out! It's an actual parliament one so the government HAS to respond if it reaches the signature threshold. It calls for regulations to make AI developers disclose copyrighted works trained on. Sign & repost!! â€ïž
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Petition: Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training data
We ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work, e...
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/765199
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Just watching a tiny fledgling wren scuttling up the wall in the garden (it can't quite fly) - I thought it was a mouse for a second.
#birdsky
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I read this (v. interesting) and realised I'd ... never seen a picture of a great crested newt before? That seems impossible. But I really don't think I had.
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Jack Wallington
10 days ago
Are there any algae specialists out there on BlueSky?
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Darren Naish
11 days ago
Getting close to this year's Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, am looking forward to it. I'm giving a talk - 'Sea Monsters Past and Present' (on claimed connections between fossil animals and modern monsters) - on Friday June 12th. It's a ticketed event, book here
www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk/event/talk-s...
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Talk: 'Sea Monsters Past and Present' by Darren Naish - Lyme Regis Museum
âSea Monsters Past and Presentâ An illustrated Talk by Darren Naish 12th June, 3pm, The Pine Hall (Baptist Church), Lyme Regis Ever since ancient times, people have believed that giant, monstrous... R...
https://www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk/event/talk-sea-monsters-past-and-present-by-darren-naish/
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@badmachinery.com
good morning! I'm getting an error message on the website: 431 Request Header Fields Too Large The server refused this request because the request header fields are too large. I was able to look at it earlier - just after you posted it I think. (Midnight?)
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Damian Shields
12 days ago
Light breeze, Loch Assynt
#Scotland
#ScottishHighlands
#LochAssynt
#VisitScotland
www.damianshields.com
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'I'm in this picture and I don't like it' etc.
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13 days ago
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British Geological Survey
13 days ago
In 1788, James Hutton sailed past Siccar Point, and discovered a gap in the rock record spanning around 60 million years. It was here that the study of geology took off. Today is Hutton's 300th birthday, and in his honour BGS baker Steve has baked an unconformi-cake. Happy birthday, James đ
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Nina Willburger
13 days ago
Here's a sneak peek at our interactive exhibition "Rome Lives! An Interactive Adventure," which starts on June 7th. đ My team is seriously the best!
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Moose Allain
13 days ago
Exeter Comedy Festival kicks off today with the Gala. Still tickets available. Loads of great acts on throughout ECF. The big names have sold out but there are some real gems with seats available. We're so lucky to have this going on, don't miss it!
www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/book-tickets...
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Exeter Corn Exchange Locally Sourced Presents Exeter Comedy Festival 2026
Exeter Comedy Festival back for it's third year, bringing 70+ of the countryâs best comedy performers to intimate venues in the West Quarter.
https://www.exetercornexchange.co.uk/book-tickets/locally-sourced-presents-exeter-comedy-festival-2026/
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This has ever been and still is my Platonic Ideal of a garden. As a kid I had no interest in salad but this picture made me at least recognise that it might be a temptation to parents.
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#DailyMegalith
#TombTuesday
Meayll Hill, a unique site with six pairs of burial chambers. Fine views across to Bradda Head and Port Erin Bay nr
#Cregneash
#PortErin
#IsleofMan
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