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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

First evidence of a Danish cohort of Roman troops appears in the barrow, we are still piecing together the evidence but this deadly object may have been used to stop barefoot attacks during the night #ucoveringromancarlisle

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

If the rumours are true and the kids and social media consultation opens today, here are two things I think should be banned from social media: 1) AI bots 2) recommendations algorithms that optimise for time on site Firm regulation of both of these things is possible and auditable

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Storytelling has intrinsic value. Stories matter. They matter because they are fun, because they change us, & because storytelling is part of our humanity. Stories matter now more than ever. That's my view, anyway. What about you? www.monkeyandwhale.co.uk #fiction #fictionwriter #booksky

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

“None of this is earned - not the snow, nor the pines, nor the wind, nor the stars. All is grace. All is a gift." ― Ben Scotton, The Wanderer's Post Magazine, Issue 2 #fiction #bookbusiness #fictionwriter #bookshop #amreading #bookstagram #wandererspostmag #booksky #writingcommunity

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

“None of this is earned - not the snow, nor the pines, nor the wind, nor the stars. All is grace. All is a gift." ― H.R.Hess, The Wanderer's Post Magazine, Issue 2 #fiction #bookbusiness #fictionwriter #bookshop #amreading #bookstagram #wandererspostmag #booksky #writingcommunity

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

“Winter does not last forever, and soon the fresh green shoots will push up through the cold earth." ― Ness Kingsley, The Wanderer's Post Magazine, Issue 2 #fiction #bookbusiness #fictionwriter #bookshop #amreading #bookstagram #wandererspostmag #booksky #writingcommunity

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

“Away from city gloom To under a bright moon That’s where I wish I could be Away from dreary nights To under northern lights That’s where I wish I could be..." #fiction #bookbusiness #fictionwriter #bookshop #amreading #bookstagram #wandererspostmag #booksky #writingcommunity

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Sarah McIntyre @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Breakfast in the treehouse! Artwork from my upcoming 7th Adventuremice book with @philipreeve.bsky.social & @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social The original ink & watercolour paintings from the book will go on sale on the evening of launch day, UK 9pm, Thurs 9 Oct… If you're interested, mark your diary!

Painting of the Adventuremice - and a few other mystery characters - having a sunny breakfast along the branch of a tree. The book's title mentions the 'centre of the earth', so why is there sunlight, and a tree...?

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Am I being dumb, or is this not making any sense? Thanks, but no thanks, Google, I think I'll work this out for myself. I've mainly used DuckDuckGo recently, so it is interesting to see this. #AI #smallbusiness

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

📢🐵🐳Be it fantasy, sci-fi, historical fiction, slice-of-life, or any other genre, we're publishing fiction that provides a realistic exploration of the human condition. WanderersPost.com #fictionwriter #bookshop #amreading #iamwriting #smallbusiness #wandererspostmag #booksky #writingcommunity

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh #fiction #bookbusiness #fictionwriter #bookshop #amreading #bookstagram #wandererspostmag #booksky #writingcommunity

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R. Wm. "Ruedii" 🦊🐧 🥖🔞 @rwruedii.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Machine learning is only truly effective and efficient for a small number of tasks when done right. Large Language Models in particularly are only good for a small subset of Machine Learning tasks. None of these tasks are best done with a single monolithic "AI" machine.

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Welcome to all our new followers! We're Monkey & Whale, otherwise known as Ben & Beth (can you guess which of us is which?), from Derbyshire, UK...🧵 #fiction #bookbusiness #fictionwriter #bookshop #amreading #Booksky #iamwriting #smallbusiness #wandererspostmag

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

“It's a rare gift, to know where you need to be, before you've been to all the places you don't need to be.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea #fiction #bookbusiness #fictionwriter #bookshop #amreading #booksky #wandererspostmag

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 22/01/2025

Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more

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Kirkdale Bookshop @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

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Lissy 💍 🩸TROP/ IWTV @twitterlissy.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Good morning 😘 Happy Friday!

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The Wee Owl Studio, Art 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @theweeowl.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

My little art shop has a selection of landscape and nature drawings in a variety of subjects to please everyone. All one of a kind originals at affordable prices for gifts. www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeeO... #Bird #fish #goose #mushrooms #butterflies #OriginalArt #Drawing #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm

A photo collage of some of my art using the colour blue:
An arctic tern, butterfly fish, a seascape, blue mushrooms, butterflies and flowers, a Canada goose with goslings.

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Simon Hintermann @aurumek.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

From now until Sunday, inPRNT has free worldwide shipping for print orders over 30USD! 🌿

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

WARNING: This post is going to get geeky! 🤓 After using Adobe's graphic suite for many years, we switched to using Affinity at the end of 2024. This was partly because of the price. Adobe charges upwards of £50 per month, per user, for its software. Affinity charges a one-time fee of under £200...🧵

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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

US Envoys arrived today and are pleading with our leaders to refrain from imposing retaliatory tariffs. We initially denied their pleas until their ambassador returned wearing a suit and thanked us for existing.

Man on ice with winter coat pleading with penguins

Man in tuxedo with hand outstretched to penguin giving thanks

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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

A Parliament of Owls - Night Version ✨

A cluster of owls of various shapes, hues and species sat in a tree with only the yellows of their eyes standing out against the blue hues of the night

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

When I talk about the negative consequences of the internet, I don’t mean the internet is fundamentally bad or that it should be destroyed or that people shouldn’t be able to connect at scale. What I mean is that the most popular internet platforms have been weaponized to incentivize bad behavior

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

The first issue of the Wanderer's Post ships this August! The reaction from artists and writers has been amazing. The finished stories have begun rolling in, and we're so excited that we will get to share them with you! Don't miss the first issue: www.wandererspost.com/subscribe #booksky #iamwriting

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The Wee Owl Studio, Art 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @theweeowl.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

🔴This artwork is now sold, thank you. If you are interested in seeing or purchasing my art, I'd love you to visit my Etsy shop. *shop link in my profile #Heron #birds 🦉 #OriginalArt #Drawing #PenAndInk #ColourPencil #MixedMedia #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm

A small colour drawing of a heron on black paper. The bird is standing in water with another heron in flight in the background.
Herons are often seen standing as still as a statue on their long thin legs in shallow waters of ponds and lakes patiently waiting for their next meal to swim by.
An original art work
Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper
5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm).
Sold unframed

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

www.youtube.com/shorts/teAxQ... As a little thank you to those who backed us in our earliest days, subscriptions to the Wanderer's Post magazine have been on Early Bird prices for the past 3 months. There's still time to save yourself a few quid: wandererspost.com/subscribe #writingcommunity

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But what shall we call the owl? Drawing an Owl #art #howtodraweasy

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Sebas @sebajones.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

👀 Very good article on long covid. Please inform yourselves of the condition. If you’re experiencing strange unexplained health issues, it could be long covid. Even a mild infection that you thought could have been just a cold can cause long covid. We need treatments and clean air in public health

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

We're launching a new literary magazine in 2025! Well - sort of literary magazine. Here's the basic concept, you'll see what I mean: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRNP... #wandererspostmag #writesky #booksky #poetry #WritingCommunity

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Wanderer's Post Launch Video

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

We're thrilled to announce that artwork from veteran illustrator, Chris Dunn, will feature in this summer's issue of The Wanderer's Post. www.chris-dunn.co.uk The EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ends after March. Order your copy today WanderersPost.com #booksky #WritingCommunity #iamwriting #artistsonbluesky

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

We're thrilled to announce that artwork from Steve Sanderson will feature in both issues of The Wanderer's Post this year. sandersonart.net The EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ends after March so order your copy today WanderersPost.com #booksky #WritingCommunity #iamwriting #artistsonbluesky

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

A short story from Derbyshire-based author, Anne de Waal, will feature in this summer's issue of The Wanderer's Post magazine. The EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ends after March so order your copy today WanderersPost.com #booksky #WritingCommunity #iamwriting #artistsonbluesky

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

We're thrilled to annouce that artwork from Kasia Kozakiewicz will feature in both issues of The Wanderer's Post this year. kasiakozakiewicz.com The EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ends after March so order your copy today WanderersPost.com #booksky #WritingCommunity #iamwriting #artistsonbluesky

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Ben Scotton 🇬🇧 📚 ✝️ @bpscotton.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

We'll be announcing THIS WEEK some of the artists and writers that have been CONFIRMED for our 1st issue of The Wanderer's Post. WanderersPost.com #booksky #WritingCommunity #iamwriting #artistsonbluesky Megaphone graphic designed by macrovector / Freepik

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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

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Eniko Fox @enikofox.com · 27/01/2025

Has OpenAI considered cutting down on lattes and avocado toast?

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

i just saw a commercial saying i could save hundreds on car insurance. well guess what? i can't. you know why? because i don't own a motor vehicle. i've tried to buy car insurance and every time i've been turned away because i don't have a car. and when i see a commercial like that, it stings. a lot

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