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Laura Duthie

@darkonelf.bsky.social
1.9K followers 444 following 2.2K posts

Just another Twitter peasant trying to survive the attention economy. First book in draft. Shorts published in Divinations Magazine and Underbelly Press. Cycling. All views my own. Sapere aude.

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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sounds like you’re busy Chris, hope all is ok with your neighbour’s wife. It’s good they have you to help like that. Those will be fun in some of our crosswinds! Nice though 👌 Just got back, covered in mud. Happy as a pig in sh… 😂
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Forty miler, back on the gravel setup. Definitely in need of a new wheel for winter.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Starting October with a hill, a fox and a torrential downpour on the way back.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For the birds. #writing
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Autumn, at last.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I 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...
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Get on the road and ride to you. music.apple.com/gb/album/get...
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today 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.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Metallica mood for this stretch. Roaring @ 8am.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In the van heading north, never going to tire of this. The solitude, the space, the dark. Love it.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This pair were absolutely full of themselves yesterday after snagging an entire carriage just for them. Seriously, can’t leave them alone for five minutes.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sprinter day.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Well, 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.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Silent waves, collective strength.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
For the train people. This came through Clarby the other day, how beautiful.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A day in Hill Hell. #cycling lauraduthie.substack.com/p/a-day-in-h...
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Not even going to correct the typos in the post below because it shows the day. Hill hell.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For all who didn’t fit.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Back on the draft, early birds. #writing
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thanks Zoe. We took it slow and steady yesterday, mostly Z2. My dad joined us for twenty or so miles so stops were longer and more relaxed. Aiming for 70 next time, I can imagine you were sore after that!
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Fifty two miles.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Windswept.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Fred’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...
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Insomnia.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Love this trail, it’s been like a true mate this summer. Consistent.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Rode out in the rain, got drenched, stayed in Z2 for the duration, so much fun. #cycling
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The gentle shift, the lowering of the tone, dark mornings, quiet nights. Love it.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
How am I only just reading this for the first time? Evidently something was wrong with me. Addicted.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Sun, sea, screaming legs.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Was 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.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Roads we ride. #scape
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Proper headwind blast tonight. The leaves are coming down, the season is on the shift. So refreshing. #cycling
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Sweet little burn on a Monday night.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I’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
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
20 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
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Everything changed that year. #writing
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
That was perfect.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Memories bleed into sleep. #writing
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Montrose, Scotland.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A writer's scream. #writing
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Quick spin around the block before our niece’s birthday party. Two already, baby girl.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Workout blast yesterday with J. Only one shot, the rest was dust. #cycling
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Kindred spirits.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Thirty miles, Z2, spent most it nattering about politics and life. #cycling
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