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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It ys knaverye to thynke you kan gayne any honour or renoun by puttinge your name on a marvelous and excellente thinge that you did not yn any waye builde, create, or devyse. Yif Ich signe my name to a Van Gogh, Ich am not a payntere Ich am a vandal.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Christian is a super talented artist who did an awesome political cartoon for The Handbasket (www.thehandbasket.co/p/sean-duffy...) Help support him and his mom!
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Repoost yf once upon a tyme you were a denizen of a diale-uppe BBS and wyth your entyre soule you remembir the birde-screeche-dissolvinge-ynto-static noyse
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Bree | PAILBN Art @pailbn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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shing yin khor @shing.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The first four minutes of The Last Fifteen Minutes, a marionette musical short film by @shing.bsky.social and @jayackley.bsky.social.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Repost yf you wolde lyke to see Sugar Season 3
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Sometymes evil doth seeme so powerful that the heart groweth sick. But ther ys comfort yn the fact that evil ys an aberration. Our default settinge ys lovinge each othir and lookinge out and takinge care. We smyle at children. We give somebodye bus fare. We share advyce. Kyndenesse brought us heere.
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Melissa Crytzer Fry @crytzerfry.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Desert #tortoise #biologists: pls provide a quick quote re: why it's imperative to protect Sonoran Desert tortoise habitat/why so important to ecosystem? Please re-post! I'm writing an article for local paper (due Sat. 25th, am) to help locals understand what we will lose due to mining/industry.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), a major professiounal organization, ys about to summarilye destroy anothir vital professiounal organization, the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), which thei are supposed to safeguard. What horror nonsense ys thys?
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Plese repost & share! Teachinge or studyinge *The Canterbury Tales* at the universitye level? Heere ys a free, open access, scholar-creatid resource: #OA #OER opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
The Open Access Companion to the Canterbury Tales – The new way to learn about old books
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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Actively annoyed by seeing some AI people smugly agree with each other that the reason we hate their shitty technology is that we resent it "lowering the barriers to entry" for the arts, which apparently the world of software development has always done.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Be the weirde noyses you wisshe to heare yn the forest
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Bison @bisonrimant.fr · 31/05/2026
Hello, I'm going through a lot these days, it would mean the world if you can share this so maybe I can reach someone willing to buy or commission me something. Thank you 🙏
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
To all those teachinge and learninge yn these moost difficult tymes, take pryde yn what you have been able to do. As ignorance and pettiness assail educacioun, and as Gen A.I. doth muck everyethinge up, it ys so vital to reade, to discuss, to wryte, to imagine, to create, to dreame. You rock.
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Melissa Crytzer Fry @crytzerfry.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Fantastic reporting by Arizona Republic about about #mining threats impacting the #endangeredspeices in my backyard. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Fast-track mine review put Arizona owl habitat at risk, advocates say
Arizona tribes and environmental groups say owl habitat was ignored in a federal review of a proposed copper mine.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Jeff Bezos sharinge opiniouns on the economye ys lyke a pickpocket sharinge opiniouns on pants
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
GIVEAWAY! Dead Weight is coming out next week and to celebrate I'm giving away two copies that have been personally bitten by Uggi and will be personally signed by me and shipped to the winners wherever they live! To enter just like and share this post and I'll select the winners on May 26th!
Uggi the dog next to my hand, holding a copy of Dead Weight Two copies of Dead Weight with teethmarks
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Farm workers were denied a preliminary injunction against Trump’s illegal wage cut rule. Farm workers will continue fighting these wage cuts as the lawsuit proceeds and continue organizing for fair wages. Read the news release here: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
A photo of farm workers laboring in a strawberry field with the text overlay: 
Farm Workers Regret Ruling On Trump Admin's Wage Cut
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Vampi Moira Valentine @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Because the world is not as it should be, various Al Gore rhythms have chosen to expose my beautiful and charming book promo posts to the heathen eyes of loser transphobes Help me counter their rancid vibes with a reskeet? books2read.com/SOR1
The cover depicts a goth woman holding a camera and an antique key, with another shadowy woman looking back over her shoulder. The silhouette of a tarantula sits in the bottom right corner. The whole thing is done in shades of pale red and green.

Illustrated by Lauren Walke.

Text reads: 
Top - Vivian Moira Valentine
Middle - Shadows Over Ravenkirk
Bottom - 1: Civil Blood and Civil HandsA promotional image for Shadows Over  Ravenkirk 2. It depicts the cover against a dark blue background, with descriptors in a column in the left side

Gothic paranormal fantasy
Deadly family drama
The very rich aren't like us (they're worse)
Hot evil lesbians
Shocking betrayal!

At the bottom, an arrow points to the tarantula next to text that reads "And more Samantha!"The cover of Shadows Over Ravenkirk 1. It depicts a goth woman in a black and purple dress looking on in shock as a large black tarantula crawls across a stone shelf. Behind her, mist rises, obscuring the houses in the background. A full moon hangs just above her head.

Illustrated by Lauren Walke.

Text reads: 
Top - Vivian Moira Valentine
Middle - Shadows Over Ravenkirk
Bottom - 1: The Last Will And Testament Of Wilhelmina BruttenholmA promotional image for Shadows Over  Ravenkirk 1. It depicts the cover against a dark blue background, with descriptors in a column in the left side

Gothic paranormal fantasy
Haunted seaside town
Mysterious inheritance
Magic, mystery & murder!

At the bottom, an arrow points to the tarantula next to text that reads "Her name is Samantha!"
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Just trye to love yourselfe the waye your best friendes love you. It ys likelye that you sholde be easier on yourselfe than you are being, and more understandinge of yourselfe than you are. Take care & be kynde. Buye the thynge. Go out of the waye to the ice creame shop. Stop to remembir that poem.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Sayinge "oh you do not lyke AI data centeres but you use the internette, you hypocrite!" ys lyke sayinge we should not criticize the water use of the Bellagio fountain because we sometymes wash our dishes.
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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
A short moment of peace that you can loop for anyone who might need it. Lake Winnipeg is still pretty completely frozen, but the streams are relentlessly chipping away at the ice.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Yf thys skeet doth receive 3,000 reposts then the Tolkien Estate will sue Palantir.
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The Wetland Project has been my favorite alternate-reality radio experience since it began. Since it only happens once a year, you can’t become accustomed to it. Close your eyes and be washed over by the sonic reality of an isolated bog on Saturna Island!
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Ich did not make thys, but Ich wisshe Ich did. Repost yf you are a proud member of the Gen AI Backlash.
Simple, direct graphic proclaims "Support These Data Centers: Schools, Libraries, Bookstores.
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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. These dragon convertible bags can be worn as a backpack, crossbody bag, waist bag and can be hooked up to a wheelchair & other mobility aids!! They are high quality! Get them now! Store: Bibipins.com
Red and Green Dragon Convertible Bags
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Thys ys a respite. Thys ys a quiet shore. Thys ys a forest full of lost songs. Thys ys a hope machine. Thys ys a treasurye of languages. Thys ys a beacon for wanderers. Thys ys a workshop for the broken heart. Thys ys wher we meet across tyme and space. Thys ys wher dreames begin. Thys ys a library.
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Oh hey, I am once again going to talk about lack of distress tolerance, specifically for shame, and how it ties together AI, the “male loneliness epidemic,” Trumpism, and yes, people’s indignation that anyone might think they’re a bad person for continuing to buy Harry Potter merch.
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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Reposting this poem that I wrote last fall because...well... [waves hands at the world]
A poem titled "Humanities" made up of a set of 6 haikus The text of the poem reads:

Who needs history?
Literature? Languages? 
Art? Philosophy?

These can only help
    you to better understand
        our humanity.

Best to let machines
    read your books. And write your books.
        Do your art for you.

You will never need
    to think. Never need to learn.
       You’ll learn to like it.

And when the end comes
    you’ll have never burdened your
        soul with any growth.

Someone selling this
sees profit in destroying
your humanity.


- John Wyatt Greenlee
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Bison @bisonrimant.fr · 14/03/2026
Hello, I'm a woodcarver, and this what I do ✌️ You can help me a lot by sharing my work, so people can buy or commission me sculptures. Praying for octopus blessings on your life 🐙🙏
4 pictures of différents woodcarvings

Top left : Woodcarved humanoid octopus wearing a robe, arms wide open, in front of a book standing on branches. On the book, a frog. On the right arm, a kinfisher, and on the top of the head of the octopus, a round duck. The base is burn, on that angle it is not really obvious but is water with a slight wave form arround the octopus. On the background, an old door with old white paint.

Top right : Woodcarved creature (Siren Head) with very long skeletal arms and legs, also too many ribs. Its head is a pole with two speakers and wires. Those speakers have teeth. On the highest speaker, a nest with a pigeon. Siren Head is extending its left arm, point a finger forward. A pigeon sits on its index. Caption says "Based on Siren Head by Trevor Henderson"

Bottom left : Woodcarved humanoid goose wearing plate armour. She's holding a shield and a flanged mace. On the handle of the mace, a red robin landed. The eyes of the goose are made of glass. The feet and the beak are painted in burnt yellow, as the breast of the red robin. The upper part of the robin is painted in brown/grey  and its eyes and beak in black.

Bottom right : Woodcarved humanoid crow wearing a hooded cloak, shoulder armor. It has its right hand on a sword. A squirrel is climbing its left arm. On the base, a cat is resting.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 11/03/2026
Hey all, if you have the capacity to help out two Minnesota families who are struggling, this is a great way to do it.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Strongly encourage all academics, novelists, reporters, bloggers, whatever to just email this account and state that you want to opt out of this idiocy. Overload them with emails and make them regret they ever tried this shit. expertoptout@superhuman.com
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Teacheres, critical Gen AI folkes, plese share! New article publisshed todaye: "Talking to Students about Generative AI." "Whatever their capabilities, GenAI outputs cannot replace human voices or the critical thinking that writing enables and promotes..." compstudiesjournal.com/2026/03/09/t...
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Talking to Students about Generative AI: 3 Questions For Teachers and Students to Consider
Megan McIntyre | University of Arkansas ChatGPT. Copilot. Claude. Gemini. Midjourney. Also: Grammarly. Canva. Outlook. Gmail. Google Docs. Microsoft Word. If you feel like generative AI (GenAI) pro…
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The declyne of readinge ys caused by manye thinges. One major cause ys a systematic & decades-long devaluinge of literature at all levels of educacioun. We kan not put instrumentalitye above meaninge and still thrive. Fundinge the humanityes ys key to a just societye of well-informed citizens.
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UkeeTube @ukeetube.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
A few soothing seconds of a small surge channel near Ucluelet, Vancouver Island #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it. Spread this one far and wide.
bostonreview.net
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
BOOKS & BEWITCHMENT launches Tuesday! If you're in the US but not near Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Knoxville, Lexington, Greenville, or Asheville, you can still get a signed bookplate and stickers. Details in the slides. Please reskeet to spread the sticker joy?
Books & Bewitchment, a mystical dream in mauve and salmon, is surrounded by stickers. Jolly, candylike stickers. You want them. You crave them. You can have them. See the next slide.This flower graphic says:
The BOOKS & BEWITCHMENT tour starts TUESDAY, which is launch day! If you're not near Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Knoxville, Lexington, Greenville, or Asheville, you can still get a signed bookplate and stickers. Here's how:
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1. Buy the book in any form from any vendor.
2. Email delilahbookplates at gmail dot com with your receipt.
3. Also let me know how you'd like your bookplate signed and make sure to give me a mailing address.
4. Each envelope will get 2-3 stickers, so if you want a particular one, let me know!
5. US only due to international mail issues. But there's a signed edition at @forbiddenplanet in the UK!
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Gen A.I. barons want us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to build hell and have us pay for it.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Buy some bookes from Dreamhaven yn Minneapolis: "DreamHaven specializes in new and used science fiction, fantasy, horror, film and media books, comics, and graphic novels." dreamhavenbooks.com
dreamhavenbooks.com
Home - DreamHaven
Recent Additions
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Plese repost & share: "The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education." www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
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Bison @bisonrimant.fr · 06/01/2026
You can commission me ✌️ This is the kind of thing I do. You can share that post to help me, if you want 🙏
Woodcarved humanoid octopus wearing a robe, arms wide open, in front of a book standing on branches. On the book, a frog. On the right arm, a kinfisher, and on the top of the head of the octopus, a round duck. The base is burn, on that angle it is not really obvious but is water with a slight wave form arround the octopus. On the background, an old door with old white paint.Woodcarved humanoid crow with a hooded cloak, a sword, satchel on its belt. It has a squirrel climbing its arm, and a cat sitting next to its feetWoodcarved scene on a round base. An humanoid octopus wearing a dress is holding a basket with a duck inside of it. On the head of the octopus, a grumpy frog taking shelter of a big ancient book. Next to them all, a sword is coming out of water among bulrush. On the top of it sits a kingfisher.An anthropomorphic goose weraing plate armor. It's holding a shield and a mace. On the mace, red robin sits.
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DWMM Photography @dwmmphotography.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
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A fledgling magpie who's found a dropped pacifier to play with in a Bozeman, Montana park. 2011
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UkeeTube @ukeetube.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
A dump of photos from this evening's sunset at Big Beach in Ucluelet. Lately I've been trying to limit my photo posts to 1 or 2 shots but I just couldn't cull that many... There was light, waves, birds and I brought out my "good" gear. Hope you like some of them. #Ucluelet #Tofino #VancouverIsland
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UkeeTube @ukeetube.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
A few moments from a new, 16 minute long, widescreen video I just shared. It features storm watching moments from #Tofino, #Ucluelet and Long Beach earlier this month. It's all shot from the ground with just the camera audio so you can imagine you're standing in a #VancouverIsland storm!
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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Daily bunny no.3179 wants to sing along
A bunny appears at the front door where three mice are singing carols on his front steps. Each of them is wearing a different scarf. It is a dark, snowy evening
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
LOS ANGELES READERS: DO NOT MISSE the showe by the up-and-coming brainye, bizarre, chaotic, hilarious sketch comedye troupe CIAO thys Saturday the 13th at the Pack Theatre 1615 North Vermont. Behold these wyzardes of bonkers pop culture humor at worke. www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-n...
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SATURDAY NIGHT SKETCH: Ciao
The Pack proudly presents one of our all-time best Sketch Comedy teams doing a 1-Hour Show!
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
For holidaye giftes, try CURATED BOOK BUNDLES from the amazinge THE LAST BOOKSTORE yn legendarye Los Angeles: "Pick a budget, choose your categories — we’ll handpick and ship a bundle based on what you love (or what someone you love, loves)." www.lastbookstorela.com/shop-book-bu...
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Shop Book Bundles | The Last Bookstore
Shop The Last Bookstore online for new and used books, vinyl records, rare collectibles, and unique gifts. Enjoy easy browsing, secure checkout, and shipping straight to your door—bringing our iconic ...
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Dr. Raven the Science Maven @ravenscimaven.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Scientists should graduate ready to share what they know, effectively. Even the top science programs in our country do not require science communication and public engagement for their graduates. This is dangerous. Let's change the future. Sign the petition to make a difference: bit.ly/3LbnfHB
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Pls. repost and share: #OA #OER free scholar-produced resource for teachinge and readinge *The Canterbury Tales* at the Universitye level: THE OPEN ACCESS COMPANION TO THE CANTERBURY TALES opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
The Open Access Companion to the Canterbury Tales – The new way to learn about old books
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Thei wante us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe, and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to sell us hell and have us pay for it.
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