AI, you suck! (Trying to find the chords, but I guess I'll have to take the standard chords and transpose them to Patti's key)

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild... I'll give you one - being hidden in the bushes at sundown, and have a herd of wild horses trek by. Here's a video about these... youtu.be/OMS33w9-rTs?...

For my sins, in my days as a film reviewer: - Garfield - The Mask 2 - Any amount of sub-Pixar, Europe-produced 3D animation about bugs and other small grub.

Happy William Blake Day! There's more than a drop of Blake in this drawing I did of Ullr, the Nordic frost god.

Though a really bad sound mix & quality (sounded better in real), here's a smidge of "Black is the Colour". Balancing my lyrics on my knee wasn't very helpful either. (With my hairs that short, I look disturbingly like my dad did!)

You can read or download my second short story collection, A VOLUME OF SLEEP, here archive.org/details/a-vo... It's out of print and will remain so. If you like it and want to repay me in some way, donate to an animal shelter.

Open Mic in the Bullhouse... I did some songs too- I stumbled on a slower rhythm for Black is the Colour, but it hurt it none.

Ars gratia artis?

Tag yourself! I am "Medical frymblal"

#PortfolioDay apparently... Not a lot done over the last years, except for the work for @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social (I can't WAIT to show you the latest!) Oh, and some for a poetry collection (can't WAIT etc), and these, based on old family photos...

@obrackenbury.bsky.social Any leads or signal boost?...

This is a reminder to self and others...

...It really depends on what mood I'm in... Sometimes it's "A Day in the Life", it never is "Yellow Submarine", and today it is "Eleanor Rigby". www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuS5...

Huh. My book COME TOMORROW is on this list. bookriot.com/the-best-hor...

This is nice! Belfast has a trans skaters & boarders group ("reclaiming space that's not clubs and pubs"). The black tea they brought was very welcome!...

You can read or download my second short story collection, A VOLUME OF SLEEP, here archive.org/details/a-vo... It's out of print and will remain so. If you like and want to repay me in some way, donate to an animal shelter.

I once landed onto German public broadcaster ARD while channel flipping and there was Udo Kier on daytime TV making seafood linguine They looked amazing

Brandy has a fetish for my running shoes!. Could it be that my sweaty feet smell like catnip?...

Just short of 12k today, in an hour's run... It's true what they say: after 10K it doesn't get much worse. I do love how running unlocks different parts of the city.

A movie that takes place where you're from.... I thoroughly disliked it, for its stereotype rendering of the northern Dutch farmer - as played by an actor from the south (!)...

A blog post I'm still pretty chuffed with: was Mary Shelley's model for #Frankenstein an Italian strongman and explorer, #Belzoni? Hard to prove, but it does line up neatly!

One of the drawbacks of falling out with someone is that it's bye-bye to the DVDs you lent them... (I'd wanted to watch the Hutchinson "Wuthering Heights", but it'll have to be the one with Tom Hardy then)...

Lovely afternoon at Templemore Bath, playing one of the 30 min slots for punters at the CS Lewis Festival craft fair... I bought some early Christmas presents, hung out with pals and enjoyed their music too!

The Maltese Falcon Touch of Evil Conan the Barbarian Once Upon a Time in the West Sunset Blvd Casablanca Night of the Demon Terminator Excalibur Bride of Frankenstein (These top of my head; there's bound to be others)

"The coins were auctioned off in 57 lots by Noonans Mayfair on Wednesday, November 12, attracting global bidders from the UK, USA, Europe and New Zealand." Honestly, it's relentless... #Archaeology 🏺 #Detecting #Treasure #Coins

@obrackenbury.bsky.social !

I was to the library a ways up the Greenway, where there was storytelling with harp accompaniment. It was really nice, and possibly useful for future performances of my own (notes were taken).

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Lovely things made by my lovely and very talented friend! #Archaeology #Wales #Christmas #Cymru

I was reminded today of this Irish/Portuguese fusion musical theatre show... One of the best performances I've ever been to! Ex Ensemble - "Shipwrecked" www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAPr...

Loving the fight @argonautbooks.bsky.social are taking to @waterstones.bsky.social who have quietly built a monopoly on our high streets that is undermining indie bookstores - the specialists who are the last bastion of the mid list and debut authors. Support your local community not a hedge fund.

This mural is pure Hieronymus Bosch!

Seen this morning near the Bro-Tex (what a name) plant in St. Paul.

#NewWaveNovember #MusicChallenge Not a terribly clever choice, but this one goes straight to my heart. www.youtube.com/watch?v=phqk...

Hijacking CS Lewis Festival's flyer? Sure, why not! If you're in the neighbourhood, do pop by - I'd love to see some friendly faces!

I have a story running on The Daily Tomorrow this week! Check it out if you like some ghosts with your cyberpunk 🤖

Temperature dropped to 3°C, so this afternoon's run definitely was of the 'let's get the bare minimum over with, and not stray too far from home' variety.

Age yourself with gaming

What is your favourite film that never happened, but should have?...

Also awesome: the Fleischer Brothers' animation inspired by C.L. Moore's Jirel of Joiry stories. It was an early victim of the Hays Code, and is now considered lost.

...Still a film I wish existed! If you've seen Gance's "Napoleon", you can imagine what it'd be like! #Frankenstein #AbelGance

"Nelly, I am Heathcliff!" Unreliable Narrator would have to do some overtime, but how about a reimagining of "Wuthering Heights" in which Cathy indeed is Heathcliff?

I wrote a poem.

I love this kind of thing!

Hi why not listen to my doom band Djinn And Miskatonic's 2024 EP, Paleo? I'm only the bassist but I compose most of the music and some of the lyrics (I mention this because I'm proud of it) djinnandmiskatonic.bandcamp.com/album/paleo-ep

I'll be one of a rotating roster of musicians here, and perform songs of wintery weirdness from 1:30-2:00! #CSLewis #ghosts #folklore

Catch this trans awareness

Really nice landscape paintings here, which are going for a fraction of what they should go for... These are originals, not prints. I've got my eye on one (with my other eye on my own blank canvasses, gathering dust).

Today's 10K was an absolute grind. Then I tacked on another 2K to get me to the city centre where I'd a parcel to collect. Waiting for the bus then was very cold. Hot shower when home, and now on the sofa with a hot water bottle 'neath my legs.

Does my Book look wide in this? Available everywhere now at 0.99 Apple, Google, Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Smashwords and many many more... Link for apple / Kobo /smashwords etc books2read.com/u/4DGqje Amazon UK: amzn.eu/d/cf615Ec Amazon US: a.co/d/7pyikd6 Google Play: play.google.com/store/books/... 💙📚