Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 2hStarting October with a hill, a fox and a torrential downpour on the way back. 0214
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I have written a story about being a teenager in care and what having a job meant in a world that was anything but normal. #writing substack.com/@darkonelf/n... 030
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Get on the road and ride to you. music.apple.com/gb/album/get... 0211
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Today has been amazing, so special for my old man. I swear, this city has the kindest people & I’m proud it’s in my blood. Love the north. 1161
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In the van heading north, never going to tire of this. The solitude, the space, the dark. Love it. 0332
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This pair were absolutely full of themselves yesterday after snagging an entire carriage just for them. Seriously, can’t leave them alone for five minutes. 170
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Well, hello Bluesky friends. Thanks for the shares on that photo last night etc. Feels a bit weird after sitting in a corner talking to myself on Substack lol. Anyway, been out in the rain this morning & came back with a new QOM (improved time, I now hold it solo). The one I really wanted, boom. 0110
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026For the train people. This came through Clarby the other day, how beautiful. 0462
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A day in Hill Hell. #cycling lauraduthie.substack.com/p/a-day-in-h... 3150
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Not even going to correct the typos in the post below because it shows the day. Hill hell. 0140
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We've been lost for hours, went for a trip around hill hell (the bike computer lied), ended up in an herd of cows and only now have we found where we are.Oh, and the train is delayed. Really delayed. This day on the road is a story in itself. 1100
Reposted by Laura DuthieFrostbitten Flamingo @flemtheparrot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Regular tired does not compare to teacher tired. I said what I said. 3467
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Fred’s summer was everyone else’s winter. Dark, endless, at times painful and almost always endured by the hope of something different to come. No matter what the cost. (If you like summer and dislike swearing, this probably isn’t for you.) #reading lauraduthie.substack.com/p/freds-summ... 071
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Love this trail, it’s been like a true mate this summer. Consistent. 0191
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The story I’ve just finished this morning will forever be remembered as the one I edited during a 5am insomnia haze (PMDD), while dosed up on anxiety meds. A beautiful mind, I think not. But never stop writing, whatever the weather. #writing 160
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Rode out in the rain, got drenched, stayed in Z2 for the duration, so much fun. #cycling 1190
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The gentle shift, the lowering of the tone, dark mornings, quiet nights. Love it. 1140
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Many have something thoughtful, impactive or inherently creative to say first thing in the morning, and I’m just sat here in a draft looking at cheap boxes of wine to add to this story. #writing 280
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026How am I only just reading this for the first time? Evidently something was wrong with me. Addicted. 0290
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Was supposed to be a rain day so spent the afternoon editing a short, but this morning’s early ride unveiled a ruin. We’ve been riding this road for years and have never come across it until now. 1151
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 20/08/2026My son has absolutely smashed his first set of GCSEs. So proud today. 3170
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Proper headwind blast tonight. The leaves are coming down, the season is on the shift. So refreshing. #cycling 0230
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I’ve got my ending. It’s so different to how I imagined this story would conclude since I started drafting a year ago, but as I’ve reached this point it has revealed itself naturally. Now to draft those final chapters. #writing 0120
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 15/08/202620 mile blast on the trail. Felt a bit like Speed (film) as couldn’t stop properly (in case the flies came), but that resulted in a PB so there are some advantages to this newfound allergy. #cycling 0180
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Bandages and dressings removed, leg is free. A bit off my face on the antihistamines though so off to get a few drowsy cycle path miles. 070
Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Guess who has had another allergic reaction to yet another insect with yet another big infection. This time the ankle. Honestly, I’m so fucking done with summer. 260
Reposted by Laura DuthieUnderbelly Press @underbellypress.bsky.social · 10/08/202650 Reasons to Live by Emyr Payne available to preorder now, releasing 22.09.26! @emyrpayne.bsky.social Preorders close 16.08: www.barnardpublishing.co.uk/books/50-rea... A story of loss and hope, 50 Reasons to Live is a call to arms for anyone who is struggling and looking for a reason to go on. 062