Reposted by Anne EilertsenRaymond Price @darthbob88.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Man goes to the doctor, says "Doctor, doctor, I've had an uncontrollable urge to sing Barenaked Ladies songs." Doctor says "How long have you had this problem?" Man takes a deep breath. 0332
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Depth is in the mind of the reader, just as much as in the conscious mind of the creator (sometimes a lot *more*). But also: you needn’t have based the book on a thorough analysis for it to have proper depth. Meanings and undercurrents tend to sneak in. 010
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Kickstarter pledges being cancelled makes things difficult for small, independent creators. Signal boost again! 3 days to go, and the goal is in sight! 010
Reposted by Anne EilertsenAlasdair Stuart @alasdairstuart.com · 10/07/2026I chatted to the wonderful @mostlymarknixon.bsky.social about Beck's End, the new folk horror audio drama from @shadowsatthedoor.bsky.social . It's a great project with an incredible cast and it's crowdfunding now.alasdairstuart.comInterview: Mark Nixon for Beck's End - Alasdair StuartMark Nixon is one of the dynamos of UK horror audio drama. Along with the relentlessly talented David Ault, Mark’s Shadows at the Door is responsible for some of the best horror audio drama being… 1116
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Many people in my feed enjoy horror and audio drama. And I hope some of you might want to support the kickstarter for Beck’s End! It will be produced by @shadowsatthedoor.bsky.social and distributed by @rustyquill.com – and I’m really hoping for it to get made! www.kickstarter.com/projects/330...kickstarter.comBeck's End - A Folk Horror Audio DramaA new atmospheric folk horror audio drama set in a remote English village, where something ancient stirs beneath the water. 154
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 02/06/2026This sounds like a good explanation to me. Probably a pretty strong instinct, that – Other People Frightened = Something Is Scary! I've never forgotten that quote from «Peeping Tom»: Do you know what the most frightening thing in the world is? It's *fear*. 010
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I loved Olga Tokarczuk’s “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead”! Among many things, it made me wonder if @tkingfisher.com has read it; it seems like something she would appreciate.app.thestorygraph.comReview by aneilert - Før plogen din over de dødes knoklerQuirky and very entertaining story with a protagonist who is eccentric, to say the least. Ms. ... 010
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Happy Glorious 25th of May to all who celebrate! 0104
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 09/05/2026I was trying to read a really very promising-looking recipe for a beautiful cheesecake, but it was impossible to ignore the *disgusting* images for a nail-fungus treatment that kept popping up between paragraphs. Who on earth thought a cooking site was a good place for these ads? 000
Reposted by Anne EilertsenFiona Tribe @fionatribe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more. 151160574419
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I’m very tempted to try finding the limits of your patience in this regard, but that would mean buying a lot of books with increasingly ridiculous requests … so should probably go for “To Anne, and that’s it”. 010
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I am fascinated by «Besides first names, dedications are at the author's discretion.» Does that mean you decide what dedication you will write? (Fully supportive of that, obvs.) Or does it mean that we are trusting in your discretion when it comes to not telling anyone what dedication we asked for? 100
Reposted by Anne Eilertsenspookyduds @spuffyduds.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Fix your hearts or die. 101212438
Reposted by Anne EilertsenIt's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 14/04/2026'So much for the tolerant left' 844290
Reposted by Anne EilertsenDraculosity Jones: Ghost Skeleton @brainmage.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Elaine: He said you should see your own show? Jerry: He said I should see my own show! E: So what did you tell him? J: What could I tell him? If I wasn't me it would have been good advice! George: What's going on? E: Jerry's doctor told him to see his own show G: Your doctor has a show? 114247
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 12/04/2026I support this! My partner has called regular toothbrushes and regular dish soap “acoustic” for ages 010
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Sometimes, if something gets extremely popular in the mainstream, the cultural impact means we *do* have to divide the world into before and after. I think those wizard school books deffo fall in that category, as do Game of Thrones and Hunger Games. 000
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Fun! I get that you don't just want «thing I love», but thing we loved is often what defined (or reinvented) the genre *for us*, so it's sometimes hard to distinguish. That said: Monty Python did maybe not reinvent British comedy, but I think they did something new with television as a medium. 030
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I showed this to my partner and don’t think he’s ever shouted “SOLD!” more quickly 😂 010
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Who but a 84 year old would be *sitting down* while doing a rock concert? 140
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Yes! And the background isn’t bad either (although believe me, one does tire of that stuff …) 110
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 03/01/2026One can only imagine how cold it would have been otherwise. 110
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Agreed! I wrote a long post fifteen years ago about how we who are not religious create the magic of Christmas and/or the magic of becoming human beings, especially when we have (or see) young children who are growing up close to us. That whole passage was a central part of it. 000
Reposted by Anne EilertsenJohn Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium. 312542822
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 25/12/2025I love both magpies and news, so that sounds great! Merry Christmas right back at you all over at that shadowy door 💚🎄 010
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 03/12/2025We are obviously living in the ENTIRELY wrong timeline! 010
Reposted by Anne EilertsenKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 13/11/2025I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you. 17968491347
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Are you fighting *all* the way, or taking some breaks along the way? 010
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Poking your head into something for the first time post-kids is always a bit strange (often great as well, obvs). The world is still there, even when your outlook might have changed. Was great saying hi to you after lots of water under lots of bridges! 👋 010
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 31/10/2025And @alexanderjnewall.bsky.social looked so dapper! 020
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 31/10/2025No spoilers! But I’m glad I got to see @jonnysims.bsky.social do both this and the Death of the Mechanisms show live. Kudos, sir! 120
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Congrats to @jonnysims.bsky.social and @alexanderjnewall.bsky.social and everyone else at @rustyquill.com for the #MagnusLive show. Had a blast last night! What a long and strange trip it’s been. Now just for someone to tell Alex he couldn’t *possibly* produce a Magnus musical! 262
Reposted by Anne EilertsenMark Nixon @mostlymarknixon.bsky.social · 22/06/2024Have you ever had an earworm stuck in your head? Find out more on 2nd July… www.kickstarter.com/projects/330...kickstarter.comComing soon: Earworm: A Ghostly Audio Drama MusicalA pleasing terror infused with hip-hop, jazz, and ghosts. 097
Reposted by Anne EilertsenMartha Wells @marthawells.com · 13/04/2024This is the text of the keynote speech I gave today at the annual Jack Williamson Lecture at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. marthawells.dreamwidth.org/649804.htmlmarthawells.dreamwidth.orgCaptcha Check 19340122
Reposted by Anne EilertsenGood Omens News @goodomensnews.bsky.social · 14/12/2023This is not a drill! Season 3 is confirmed! 😇😈 #GoodOmens #GoodOmens3 7377128
Reposted by Anne EilertsenMartha Wells @marthawells.com · 13/11/2023System Collapse, the next Murderbot book, comes out tomorrow November 14 and my book tour information is here: marthawells.dreamwidth.org/637680.html 60918277
Reposted by Anne Eilertsendillo saint dillo @dillo.media · 11/11/2023minimalism is a scam invented by big small to sell more less 5147651558
Reposted by Anne EilertsenNeil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com · 08/10/2023Nobody ever pronounced a name they encountered in a book wrong. They just might have pronounced it differently to other people. 1432386333
Reposted by Anne EilertsenNick Schager @nschager.bsky.social · 20/09/2023"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" is Wes Anderson's second film of the year and - despite running only 39 minutes - an unqualified masterwork.thedailybeast.comWes Anderson’s Roald Dahl Short Film Is One His Best Works“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” based on Roald Dahl’s short story, is Wes Anderson at his cinematic best—a charming, electric act of showmanship. 1103
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 20/09/2023Wonderful! Have recently speed-reread the whole series and am having withdrawal symptoms. 010
Anne Eilertsen @aneilert.bsky.social · 07/08/2023A piece of excellent news, always a good way to start the week! 010
