Popped to @junobooks.bsky.social to check out their sale tables. Picked up The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien half price. Had a quick browse of the rest of the shop and bought @goingmedieval.bsky.social's The Once and Future Sex.

Started "A history of the occult tarot" and it seems a lot could be condensed into "Person A used preceding person's ideas, which they didnt fully understand, working with Person B and Person C . Later Person C said that Person A was a fraud. Person B set up their own order."

If you've got 15min to spare you can listen to the comedy history show i co-wrote/co-produced/am in a little bit. It's kiddie friendly, available worldwide, there's 15 episodes, here's one about the brontes! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

White Dwarf had RuneQuest articles

Friday be promoting education... public legal education!

Great episode, sad Ria didn't revisit her 'whaaaale vomit' song :D www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @gregjenner.bsky.social

The snow is settling here in Sheffield S2

Going to pitch a numismatics quiz with a university challenge vibe, call it Stater for Ten

Westfailure System more like @kjsanders.bsky.social

I went through a long novella / single book phase (ongoing Shannon n/withstanding) but the Emily Wilde books drew me back in to trilogies and now BAM The Raven Scholar lures me into 600+pp fantasy books 1/3... @ariadnereviews.bsky.social

Also wow I don't think I've ever cracked the Kindle Top 50 in... anything, LOL. (They have some VERY esoteric categories and still no.) UNTIL NOW! THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is still $1.99 at ebook retailers apparently! :)

Today we launched a brand-new podcast! The Lands Remaining Podcast tracks the development of The Lands Remaining TTRPG. The first episode is straightforward enough: What is The Lands Remaining? Listen below or wherever you get podcasts. Please re-post! www.gauntlet-rpg.com/the-lands-re...

Just recommended The tea master and the detective to a detective fiction reading friend. They're going to check it out! @aliettedebodard.com

Uruk hai❌ Pad Thai ✅

TIRED: Listening to billionaires WIRED: Listening to our great episode about the Brontes INSPIRED: Going 'is that Gabby channeling Daphne Moon to play Emily?'

Sexistential angst

thanks everyone so far for donating and/or sharing, i really appreciate it. time off either next week or the following is in the works. I still need $50 to cover. more than $50 will allow me to cover with a better cushion and hopefully put some away and/or pay groceries/bills...things? sleep? .

Cheers! Aforementioned caipirinha

This episode does have an absolute glut of Cool Names, and one Less Cool Name (Sorry, Aelfgifu Of Norwich, you do sound like a used car dealership)

Helen is home. We're having a picky tea, cocktails, and perhaps some films. Early night, possibly. David is out at a small house party with friends. Whatever tonight looks like, enjoy, and my very best for the year to come x

Got ice last night. Had got cachaça with birthday money earlier in month. Had limes. So...CAIPIRINHA! so good. More tonight.

Widening reply guys Tell me how to hold the center That their falcon always listens

Today’s episode of #DeadFunnyHistory is all about King John and Magna Carta — it’s a fun, factual, short romp for your kids with audio sketches and me on narration duties Listen on any podcast app, find it in the normal You’re Dead To Me feed www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I wouldn't find an escape room- or other deduction based group activities- low stakes or relaxing. I live in mild fear of someone doing this as a work based learning activity...

I imagine they've all been dune

In "let's try to use the ink I make and who knows develop a healthy practice" I have bought a new set of nibs and a holder . I had one ratty nib left and the holder was all clarty too.

at the advice of a friend I've started a GoFundMe for some assistance so I can get my head back together into something of a semblance of a person. any help would be greatly appreciated. shares are awesome. gofund.me/befc9a465

we have entered the timeless void between the death of the old year, and the birth of the new

A little on the...well, not nose

For us, tomorrow is Bins

Book token purchase! @florilegia.bsky.social

Make a director a management approach David Lean Six Sigma I dunno, it's a festive Saturday.

"frankly my dear, I don't Avatar."

What's everyone's favourite Avatar quote? "The avatar... the avatar..."

I have a £10 voucher for a local independent bookshop. Any recommendations on what to get? Go wild, the worst I will do is not buy it.

Like an aunt throwing a bubble & squeak buffet, I have something for you this Boxing Day: Episode 10 is about Marie Curie! Genius, polymath, war hero & queen of sustainable fashion! Just don't touch any of her stuff. Seriously. DON'T touch her stuff. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

So, short stories. They are GREAT. Other day got a coffee and cake and read @tadethompson.bsky.social's Liberation. Fantastic compact story. Politics, personality, choices... Loved it.

If you’re in the UK & are so inclined, from Dec 25 to Jan 5 you can get the Kindle edition of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS for 99p as part of their 12 Days of Kindle event! This means in the UK you can also get that price matched at other etailers, like Kobo! Merry Christmas! www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

It's Neil. Ah well.

It's A̶u̶g̶u̶s̶t̶ Christmas Strictly!

I bring a gift! Christmas is a time for reflection & our episode about the Kingdom of Benin is a little bit "are we the baddies?" But it's also a time of joy & it also includes 2 jokes by Athena referencing 90s/00s pop that made me choke laughing in the 1st readthrough www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Wishing you all a merry Christmas. Righto, coffee ..

Tiny Tim = Tom Bombadil

CW: Alcohol Tonight's beer is a Sammichlaus

I mean, I've read some dark academia. And I enjoyed it. But 'dark Oxbridge / Ivy' is a more accurate name :D

A more positive annual post. People who have made life better via art- comedians, writers and such. Thanks to them all and check out their work!

And to Tiny Tim, Father of Riffs and Lord of Memes, we make our offering of sentiment and pudding.

Ah yes, time for my annual "Christmas with the Kranks" is deeply weird in the bad way post

I would describe the menswear guy's posting style as "garbumentative"

It will live on 4 Extra for another 29 years *do you mean 30 years?* Yes @govindajeggy.bsky.social