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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 · 05/10/2026
My family all stayed there aside from my Nana who moved over to Manchester with her family. No steelworks here, but my great grandfather was a miner who was in the ARP during WW2. Sadly he then died in his forties. They had a tough life back then didn’t they.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’ve literally visited twice and immediately felt that both times.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Same, it’s my dad’s side too. 😊
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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 · 04/10/2026
Our family grave is in Burngreave (they were all from Sheffield). Quite honestly the most beautiful cemetery I’ve ever visited.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The best city.
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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 · 27/09/2026
So lovely Gerry, some serious climbs too!
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It was so peaceful, not to jinx things but I think the tourists are thinning
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Brutal, but we have our fair share of those here (much quieter too).
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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
We certainly do…
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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 · 20/09/2026
Thanks Austin, and you 😊
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I think we’re at the same stage :)
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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
December glow 🌅
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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 · 17/09/2026
Always awaiting the next one. It was so bad it was actually hilarious.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sorry to read this. Hope everything has settled with the weirdo next door now too. Re the ride, how did it go?
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Sorry I missed this. Have you been out at all recently? I know what you mean, we’ll be changing to the gravel setup soon.
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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 · 13/09/2026
It was honestly brutal! Thanks Gerry, it’s great to see a familiar face over there. Just subscribed to you also.
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Can’t interest you in this route then Chris? Lol According to the Strava segments in Hill Hell, I’m the only woman on them since 2021. Savage. If you’re wanting flat, St Davids is about the best, although wouldn’t be a long route. Can’t stand white line roads, the psychology changes immediately.
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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 · 11/09/2026
We'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.
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Frostbitten Flamingo @flemtheparrot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Regular tired does not compare to teacher tired. I said what I said.
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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
Absolutely, we do a 7-8 mile route most weeknights and those have their place at the table too. Glad you got out.
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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
Not my finest moment on the bike 😂
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Yes, aiming for 70 next lol
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Brilliant, and did you?
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Laura Duthie @darkonelf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Plagued by flies but didn’t stop for them. Got stung in the face by a wasp though, it got inside my glasses 🤦🏻‍♀️😭. No allergic reactions so far thankfully 🤞
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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 · 04/09/2026
Glad you’re ok, busy roads your way. Used to live in Welwyn many years ago. Hope there isn’t too much damage to you or the bike.
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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
Thanks Gerry
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