Dale Townshend
@dalegothic96.bsky.social
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Professor of Gothic literature mainly posting about books, cake, horses and my cat Dickens.
Thatās the Christmas cake baked. Itās made with the usual dried fruit, but with the addition of dried apricots, orange, stem ginger, almonds and lashings of Cointreau. Iāll feed it more Cointreau between now and Christmas Eve.
about 17 hours ago
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Me, flirting
add a skeleton here at some point
about 24 hours ago
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Saturday Shred in Silvertone.
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Milk and no sugar, ta.
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Funny how, at the start of a writing project, I often feel apprehensive, disengaged and even bored. A bit of work on it, though, and the enthusiasm and excitement kick in. I become obsessive about it, and this carries me through to the end.
3 days ago
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Is 7:20 pm, and Iām in bed with a cup of tea, a book and a hot water bottle, like a little old lady.
4 days ago
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A hummingbird cake, decorated with dried pineapple and edible flowers.
5 days ago
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But where on earth is
@drvil.bsky.social
? Probably devouring a swan as we speak. š¦¢
5 days ago
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Anyone around Ambleside in early December?
@drpennybradshaw.bsky.social
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Undercroft, Battle Abbey.
8 days ago
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The group assembling for our āRevenants and Remainsā tour at Battle Abbey.
8 days ago
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Trick or treat? š» š š§ š¦
10 days ago
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āThe curfew tolls the knell of partiā-ACHOO!ā āThomas Gray, āAllergy in a Country Churchyardā.
13 days ago
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Morning!
14 days ago
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Itās 03:14. Canāt sleep. Anyone fancy a singalong of songs from the shows?
16 days ago
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A friend of mine, who has a very sweet tooth, is carb-loading this week in preparation for HYROX on Saturday. Iāve made him some muffins based on traditional British desserts: sticky toffee pudding with roasted pecans and cherry Bakewell tart with a Morello cherry filling.
19 days ago
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Deadlifts: A Tragedy in Three Acts.
20 days ago
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Hour-long Session with my PT, followed by small-group strength training, followed by spinning sprint. Knackered, but deeply exhilarating. šŖ šļøāāļø
24 days ago
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Brand New Elements in the Gothic title published: Yael Shapira's splendid volume on Isabella Kelly, Biography, and the Trade Gothic Author. Open Access for the next 2 weeks
@angelawright1794.bsky.social
:
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Biography and the Trade-Gothic Author
Cambridge Core - English Literature 1700-1830 - Biography and the Trade-Gothic Author
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/biography-and-the-tradegothic-author/9950AED3AA05BD6E3F513BDD25FAFDA9
25 days ago
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In London at the Soho Hotel for a pre-release screening of del Toroās much-anticipated āFrankensteinā. At 2 1/2-hours in length, Iām already inclined to describe it in my review as ābladder-fillingly longā. š¦
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Anyone near Battle Abbey, Hastings? Join us for in November for a ghostly event:
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Revenants and Remains: Medieval Monasteries and their Historical Tales of the Supernatural
Join English Heritage historian Dr Michael Carter at 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield to discover why medieval monks and nuns wrote so many ghost stories. You can expect tales of tormen...
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/revenants-and-remains-battle-2-nov/
27 days ago
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Really enjoying
@drfrancisyoung.bsky.social
ās book, āEnglish Catholics and the Supernatural, 1553ā1829ā. So useful for thinking about Protestant preoccupations with the āsuperstitious Catholicā in the 18th century. Thank you, Francis.
27 days ago
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Dickens in his beloved box, before the fire.
29 days ago
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Here for the tum-tum tickles.
about 1 month ago
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Thomas Warton the Elder, 1748. š š§
about 1 month ago
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Ngl: Fridayās leg day at the gym has absolutely ruined me.
about 1 month ago
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Curled up like a squirrel šæļø
about 1 month ago
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The first fire of the season. š
about 1 month ago
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The lady in front of me in the queue has just ordered a small decaf soya-milk latte. And you thought YOUR life was miserable.
about 1 month ago
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Thirty-one years ago today I gave my dear old dad a kidney. As we do every year, weāve just had a drink together to mark the anniversary š»
about 1 month ago
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Triple Tuesday with
@drvil.bsky.social
The highlight of my week.
about 1 month ago
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Sunday SWEAT in the bag. ā Now itās time for āļø
about 1 month ago
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I wish academic life would rethink its reliance upon letters of reference. Theyāre extremely time-consuming to write and, almost by nature, given to exaggeration and half-truths. In my experience, theyāre also often blithely disregarded by those making the decisions. A waste of everyoneās time.
about 2 months ago
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Cupcakes š§: milk chocolate and hazelnut with a Nutella filling / white chocolate and raspberry with a raspberry jam filling.
about 2 months ago
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Getting ready for the rapture.
about 2 months ago
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Not a morning person.
about 2 months ago
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On Sweat Sundays we train in DAY-GLO! š¦
about 2 months ago
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I can relate.
about 2 months ago
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āThe Girlfriendā on Amazon Prime. Really good. But blimey š
about 2 months ago
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Practicing my cupcake-making skillz ahead of something Iām doing next week. š§
about 2 months ago
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Apple and cinnamon rolls, just out of the oven. Put the coffee on āļø š
about 2 months ago
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Iāve just had one of those delicious āOMG I need to get up and start working no wait I donāt itās SATURDAYā moments.
about 2 months ago
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My Wednesday gym besties ā¤ļø
@drvil.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Kuangās āKatabasisā: adolescent nonsense. A massive disappointment after the wonders of Yellowfaceā.
about 2 months ago
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Cinnamon-bun cookies: a crisp sugar biscuit with swirls of caramelised cinnamon and a chocolate and hazelnut finish.
about 2 months ago
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A 2L Kilner jar of spiced sloe gin. But it needs to steep and infuse for at least three months, so itāll only be ready just before Christmas. Because you canāt make sloe gin fast. *badoom tish*
about 2 months ago
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My favourite autumn activity: picking sloes after the first frost.
about 2 months ago
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Iād like to share some personal news with you all: today I successfully managed to log onto Eduroam. š„°
about 2 months ago
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Morning coffee in the college gardens. An inquisitive fox has just peeped round a shrub. š¦
about 2 months ago
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Canterbury Quad, St Johnās. With a candid shot of the college Master šāā¬
2 months ago
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