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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 26/03/2026

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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Fantastic news in the UK today - the government has apparently ditched its plan to force creatives to 'opt out' if they don't want AI companies training on their life's work. www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog... 🧵 1/4

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

squareword.org 1489: 6 guesses 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 <6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥 #squareword #squareword1489 Okay, I’ll say it: the puzzle setters went easy on us this month (apart from today). Best ever monthly avg: 6.25 @scotlandchris1.bsky.social @portybelle.bsky.social Considering retiring

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Squareword - Daily Word Puzzle Game

Play Squareword, the free daily word puzzle! Guess 5-letter words to uncover a 5x5 grid where every row and column forms a valid word. New puzzle every day!

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

squareword.org 1466: 6 guesses 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 <6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥 #squareword #squareword1466 @scotlandchris1.bsky.social @portybelle.bsky.social I’m back on screenshotting puzzle early on and filling in the blanks. It seems to be paying off so far.

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Squareword - Daily Word Puzzle Game

Play Squareword, the free daily word puzzle! Guess 5-letter words to uncover a 5x5 grid where every row and column forms a valid word. New puzzle every day!

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

squareword.org 1449: 9 guesses 🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟩🟨 <6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥 #squareword #squareword1449 @scotlandchris1.bsky.social @portybelle.bsky.social Technically, it‘s still yesterday as I’ve not been to bed yet, so I should get it in 5 when I wake up ;)

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Squareword

A two-dimensional word game

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

squareword.org 1437: 8 guesses 🟨🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩 <6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥 #squareword #squareword1437 @scotlandchris1.bsky.social @portybelle.bsky.social Morning, both! And 3am is *definitely* morning! 😴

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A two-dimensional word game

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Lee Child considering his #ExitStrategy five minutes into a conversation with my mother. 😁 What a consummate professional he is, and a thoroughly nice guy.

My mother meeting the author Lee Child at an ‘evening with’ event for the launch of the latest Jack Reacher book, Exit Strategy.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

squareword.org 1284: 7 guesses 🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 <6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥 #squareword #squareword1284 @scotlandchris1.bsky.social @portybelle.bsky.social

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

A beautiful early morning walk through the local barley fields. Haberdashers' Adams Grammar School sits on the boundary. What a glorious day to be alive. Happy Sunday, friends!

The summer sun, set against a cloudless blue sky over a field of golden barley.

Haberdashers' Adams Grammar school, Newport.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

BBQ Chicken BLT with avocado and dill and sour cream dressing. Delicious. 😋

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Currently rereading @liammcilvanney.bsky.social’s excellent novel, The Good Father. #BookSky📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (And yes, that is an improvised Stella Artois bookmark. 🥴)

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Christ alive. How embarrassing. People are idiots, and idiots are allowed to vote. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

This piece, on the nature of grief, is beautiful. 💔

Someone said grief is like glitter. It clings to everything.
Hides in corners. Slips into your socks. Appears on your fingertips when you're reaching for a glass of water, or brushing your hair before bed. It settles in places no one else can see. And sometimes, it sparkles. Sometimes, it doesn't.
And I think that's true—not because it makes grief prettier, but because it makes it stubborn. Grief does not knock politely and leave when you ask. It spills. It stains. It stays.
People imagine grief as a clean wound: blood, bandage. better. But really, it's a messy room you can't fully clean. A scent that lingers even after all the windows are opened. A sound you keep hearing long after the music stops.
Some people lose things they love-books, cities, voices, future plans-and keep walking as if nothing happened.
Others crumble at the touch of a sweater sleeve or the sound of a name. There's no proper timeline for learning how to live with what you miss. Some days you'll do it gracefully.
Other days, you'll choke on it. That's still living.
And maybe that's the kindest thing about grief: it's evidence hat something mattered. That someone left fingerprints on your heart so brightly, the light still catches on them. Tha you lived a moment so fully, its echo still finds its way back into your lungs.
So if it hurts, maybe that's okay. If it glitters in the dark and you cry when no one is looking, maybe that's okay too. You are not weak for remembering. You are not broken for carrying pieces of people with you. That's what makes you real. That's what makes you capable of love.
And love, in all its forms, is the reason we ever grieve at all.

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GTreig @gtreig.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

The Good Father by @liammcilvanney.bsky.social Buy the thing. I've read all of Liam's books novels and probably said the same thing each time but... This Is His Best Work Yet. A snowball of a story that just keeps rolling and building. I want to finish it ASAP but also want it to keep going 😂

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Calling all #ButeNoir veterans. It’s looking like my good lady and I will be attending this year’s event. I’ve booked accommodation, but need to sort tickets 🤞. Any tips for a successful trip would be appreciated. @heatherjfitt.bsky.social, @scarletrix.bsky.social

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Delighted to be in receipt of a signed copy of @liammcilvanney.bsky.social’s The Good Father. #BookSky, I LOVED this book. It’s truly exceptional (and it also made me cry). I would encourage you to grab a copy at your earliest convenience. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

60% whisky + 38% rum = 100% drunk father 🥴 Cheers, kids! 🥃

A botttle of Cotswolds peated whisky (60%) and a bottle of Duo caramelised pineapple rum (38%) next to an empty glass.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Enjoying a pint from my home town brewery at the local carnival. Mad to think that Wrexham Lager is now a trendy brand. Iechyd Da!

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Hey, #BookSky. I've read this, and I know Louise is going to love it. The Good Father by @liammcilvanney.bsky.social is one of the most authentic and deeply affecting psychological thrillers I've ever read. I don't mind admitting that it made me cry. Don't miss this one. It's out on July 3rd.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Good food + Good folk + The Good Father = Good times. I‘ve read the book - it’s exceptional and if the well-fired rolls are on par with the book, we’re all in for a good evening. See you there!

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

To break the monotony of endless drinking we decided to go on a tour…of a whiskey distillery 🥴

A tasting tray of Irish whiskeys from the Clonakilty distillery.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Happy publication day, @nicolasobregon.bsky.social! This is shaping up to be your best yet. #Booksky, if you enjoy pitch-dark crime stories set in a small town you'll love this. Check it out.

The front cover of the novel The Sugar Man by Nicolás Obregon.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The boy, proudly wearing his first pint of Beamish in Ireland. (And look at the face on me!) 😋

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

After yet another lengthy hiatus, I’m back on the words. I hope they flow as easily as the Tempranillo. #WriteDrunkEditDrunkerOrSomethingLikeThat 🥴

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I’ve wanted to make a Detroit style pizza for years. This one turned out pretty well for a first attempt. 😋

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Mrs H and I rabble-rousing down the pub. High stakes Kluster and generous measures of Caribbean banana rum 😋. Irie Friday, breddas!

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Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

UK lovelies: there is a company called UK Service Plan who are calling saying they are HomeServe to try to get you to take out supposed new boiler and white goods service plans. They are a SCAM - an elderly relative had almost £7k of direct debits set up with fake companies. #BuyerBeware

The home page of UK Service Plan, a scam company preying on elderly and vulnerable people. They list their offices at an address in Manchester that is just a building site.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Roman amphitheater, Cartagena. Are you not entertained?

Step in the Roman amphitheater, Cartagena.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Brit woman in the booze aisle of the local Mercadona. “What’s the Spanish for tequila?” 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Mrs: “Grab a bottle of whiskey, will you?” Me:

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

This happened. As an episode of Father Ted, this would be amusing. As an episode of reality, this is terrifying. Fucking clown.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Hola, amigos! 📍Mar Menor (minor sea), Los Alcázares, Spain.

An impossibly handsome man and his beautiful wife on the beach in Los Alcázares, Spain.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Me, somewhere between hipster and hip replacement.

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alanparks.bsky.social @alanparks.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

If you care to vote please do...!

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

‘Tis the season…🍗🔥😋

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I've read—and thoroughly enjoyed— 9 of the books on the #theakstonscrime long list. It wasn’t an easy choice, but I've picked my favourite. Click the link below to do the same.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

It’s been two days since we picked up our rescue puppy. She’s 9-months-old, but until today, she’d never had an official name. She’s been variously known as 47, Dilly, Lilly, and almost Nelly, but today she officially became Winnie — Welsh origin, meaning “fair one”, “white and smooth” or “pure”.

Our Irish Doodle, Winnie, lounging on an outdoor sofa, enjoying the sun.

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Lilly has settled in nicely… into my chair.

A golden labradoodle sitting in an armchair

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

World, meet Lilly! The newest addition to our pack. She’s a rescue puppy - a 9-month-old labradoodle from Ireland, and she’s utterly adorable! 😍

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Barry Hurford @barryhurford.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

My mother (left). 75 years young, and several cocktails into the weekend. What a legend.

My mother and Frank-N-Furter, from the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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