“His speech, was like a tangled chain; nothing impaired, but all disordered. Who is next?” Midsummer Night’s Dream . #ShakespeareSunday #chaos #order @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

“Then there is no true lover in the forest, else sighing every minute and groaning every hour would detect the lazy foot of Time as well as a clock.” As You Like It . #ShakespeareSunday #time @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

“Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn’d (…) I will speak to thee. I’ll call thee Hamlet.” Hamlet . #ShakespeareSunday #hamlet #macbeth @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

“Well, go your way to her, for I see love hath made thee tame snake, and say this to her- that if she love me, I charge her to love thee; if she will not, I will never have her unless thou entreat for her.” AYLI . #ShakespeareSunday #wild #tame @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

“O, never say that I was false of heart, Though absence seem’d my flame to qualify. As easy might I from myself depart As from my soul, which in thy breast doth lie.” . #ShakespeareSunday #themefree @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

“Uncleanly scruples! fear not you: look to’t.” King John . #ShakespeareSunday #themefree @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

“Uncleanly scruples! fear not you: look to’t.” King John . #ShakespeareSunday #themefree @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

“The world’s a huge thing: it is a great price. For a small vice.” Othello . #ShakespeareSunday #big #small @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

#ShakespeareSunday His legge is too big for Hector (LLL)

#ShakespeareSunday Clo. I Pompey am, Pompey surnam'd the big Du. The great Clo. It is great sir: Pompey surnam'd the great (LLL)

“The world’s a huge thing: it is a great price. For a small vice.” Othello . #ShakespeareSunday #big #small @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

“And here’s a pot of good double beer, neighbour: drink, and fear not your man.” Henry VI, part 2 . #ShakespeareSunday #food #drink @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

#ShakespeareSunday Tis not a yeare or two shows us a man: They are all but Stomachs, and we all but Food” (Othello)

Yet another list of Chinese names for things… Walrus = sea elephant Giraffe = long neck deer Tomato = foreign eggplant Skunk = stink weasel Computer = electric brain Lobster = dragon shrimp Pineapple = phoenix pear Sloth = tree lazy Chameleon = change colour dragon

More translations of Chinese names for things… Unicorn = single horny beast Gecko = wall tiger Movies = electrical shadows Turkey = fire chicken Rooster = public chicken Refrigerator = snow cupboard Hamster = storehouse mouse Zebra = stripey horse Platypus = duck mouth beast

Happy Chinese New Year! Here’s a list of translations (some loose) of Chinese words… Coyote = suburb wolf Burglar = gentleman in the rafters Penguin = tiptoe goose Diabetes = sugar piss disease Dolphin = sea pig Kangaroo = bag rat Owl = cat head eagle Potato = dirt bean Porcupine = heroic hog

When they let Leonardo DiCaprio do the casting…

Terry Pratchett's "Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socio-economic unfairness". The best quote I've ever read about why being poor can be so expensive.

Can we just admit that we NEED immigrants for our economy to run, from agriculture to high tech? We’re a goddamn nation of immigrants, aren’t we? Let’s be proud of our immigrant heritage!

“I have heard, but not believed, the spirits o’ the dead May walk again:” Winter’s Tale . #ShakespeareSunday #ChristmasCarol @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

#ShakespeareSunday today is inspired by A CHRISTMAS CAROL 👻 💰 ♥️ Ile be reveng'd on the whole packe of you (TN) #shakespeare #shakespearequotes #shakespearememes #Shakespeare2024

“I have heard, but not believed, the spirits o’ the dead May walk again:” Winter’s Tale . #ShakespeareSunday #ChristmasCarol @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.

Woman on the internet: Men. * sigh * Men in the comments: SHUT THE FUCK UP, BITCH, AND LET ME PROVE YOUR POINT.

Happy 99th Birthday to Dick Van Dyke 🎂

JOSEPH: got any rooms INNKEEPER: no JOSEPH: i want to see your manager INNKEEPER: okay but i think it’s pronounced “manger”

Every time I read about banning books, I think of this: Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius. If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.

I thought this could develop into a conversation but it seems I've been blocked from replying. Interesting. Known tropes, sure - people appreciate what's familiar. And backers love a safer bet. But as a viewer, verbatim remakes are so tedious especially when there are so many good books out there.

Can we stop making live action remakes of everything and start making muppet remakes of every film and musical

We don't need more remakes of old movies. We need more MUPPETS remakes of old movies.

“A sad tale’s best for winter: I have one Of sprites and goblins.” Winter’s Tale . #ShakespeareSunday #winter @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

#ShakespeareSunday today is WINTER ❄️ you are now sailed into the North of my Lady's opinion, where you will hang like an icicle on a Dutchman's beard (TN) #shakespeare #shakespearequotes #shakespearememes #Shakespeare2024

“A sad tale’s best for winter: I have one Of sprites and goblins.” Winter’s Tale . #ShakespeareSunday #winter @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @shakescenery.bsky.social

Using an AI generated image is the 2020s equivalent of pressing the "demo" button on a casio keyboard and pretending to play the keys.

As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚

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