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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Today is #SevereMEawareness Day, so I'll just leave this here. It does a good job illustrating how this chronic illness wrecks people's lives and why they can't advocate for themselves. Art by Kornelia Paulsen #MECFS #chronicillness

A graphic with 6 boxes: 1) M.E.: How it can shrink one's life bits by bits. 2) Before M.E.: A cityscape cartoon with work, cafe, party!, travel, gym, houses. 3) "Mild M.E." Work and home stand on a pillar. 4) "Moderate M.E." Just the home is on the pillar. 5) "Severe M.E." Just the bed is on the pillar. 6) "Very severe M.E." The box is dark.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It took me about 6 bobs burgers to make this rhombic dodecahedron. Both parts of the process were a good time. #origami

A light-skinned hand holds a small, intricate origami model. A rhombic dodecahedron.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

CHOMP! Zappa eats a treat on our favourite sitting stump

A golden retriever stands on a mossy stump. She bites into a crispy dog treat held by a pale white hand. Second growth forest stands behind her.

The golden retriever stands proudly atop a giant mossy cedar stump in the woods. Much younger trees stand around her, amid fallen logs.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

So far so good with Starfleet Academy. Loled at Paul Giamatti’s villain line about time being folded in on itself like an origami chicken 🐔 #startrek

Actor Paul Giamatti on the bridge of a ship, dressed in metal and black leather, red lighting

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Lichen and sunshine in Daajing Giids.

On the left, a wall of rock covered in orange lichen is in focus in the foreground. On the right, a blurry background of Daajing Giids and Bearskin Bay

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Found this guide to DIY wind power among some used books that came into the shop. Pub. 1977. Not sure how legit the advice is, but I love the cover style. Evokes forbidden knowledge. #booksky

A light-skinned hand holds up a thin, battered booklet called Planning a wind-powered generating system. By Enertech Corporation. Photo by Bror Hanson shows the silhouette of someone walking next to a tall windmill.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

My first modular #origami in a while. I’m always amazed by how strong these models are when everything comes together.

A round, jagged piece of origami in yellow and blue. An icosahedron made of 30 pcs.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

That’s frustrating! Zappa sends a *boop*

A golden retriever stares up into the camera, mouth open

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

“Sleep, rest, freedom. They are the same things. Those who would steal your rest would steal the very soul from within you.” –Vladimir More people in the #MECFS community + beyond need to know about this novel by @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social! Incisive portrayals of #disability and #chronicillness…

The cover of audiobook Awakened, by Laura Elliott. Narrated by Antonia Beamish. Language: English. “Listened to 10 hours 26 minutes (95%)” A raven holding a gothic skyline is pictured on the cover.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

No matter the state of my bodymind, the wind always feels nice. From my new piece in #disability newsletter Sick Stories. sickstories.substack.com/p/the-wind-f... #chronicillness #invisibleillness #MECFS #brainfog #writing #pwME #memoir

Text on a distorted blue background: The weather’s been strange lately. It's meant to be a bright, clear day. My hands appear in front of me like VR inside a primary blue sky, but every sensation seems too close and too far away to be real. A green-grey cloud of static suffuses everything, playing burst transmissions. The wind feels nice, though. Realistic.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Introducing a new piece of writing that just dropped at Sick Stories! “The wind feels nice: A brain fog memoir” Written and audio versions are available here: sickstories.substack.com/p/the-wind-f...

My foot lands gently on the curb
The infinite scroll unwinds into static storm clouds,
My mind a dandelion puff,
A skipping record,
A sea of concrete,
An empty phone booth,
An all-spider diet,
A seven-year-old dog.
The wind feels nice, though.
Www.Davidarcher.net

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

TIL I’ve been able to work so little this summer due to an #MECFS flare-up that spiders are reclaiming my desk for nature. (And most of the work I’ve done has been from the couch. Remote work is the only reason I can stay employed these days!) 🕷️🕸️

A fully formed spider web with a little orange spider in the middle. It hangs in front of my monitor, surrounded by acoustic paneling.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I’ve had some bedbound days lately and have been folding a lot of these Kawasaki roses. Since the third one, I’ve had the pattern memorized. Now it puts me in a nice muscle memory flow state, ideal for certain types of rest. One of the big reasons I do #origami at all. #pwME

About a dozen roses made of paper on top of a cutting mat. Various colours

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Today’s #origami: Kawasaki roses, folded from 8” square kami

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

She’s making cute, dreamy yips. #dogsky

Viewed from above, a golden retriever is asleep on the couch.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Has anyone read this book, and would you recommend it? I don’t have the spoons to read it now - it’s pretty dense philosophy. But I’ve been thinking about western culture’s discomfort with death and #disability topics a lot lately. #booksky

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Folded this #origami kaiju out of a road atlas map of #LosAngeles 🦖 model designed by Muneji Fuchimoto

A close-up of an origami kaiju sitting on a table. A monstera plant leaf sits in the background

A 26x26 cm square showing a map of LA. A cutting mat and ruler are below

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

The clematis are doing better every year.

A large clematis bloom in front of the sun

A bell-shaped clematis bloom surrounded by greenery

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

This was exactly the absurd existential horror comedy I needed this week. Thx @chucktingle.bsky.social and @libro.fm

Audiobook cover of Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle. Illustration shows two weird kings like on a playing card. “A scream!” All bets are off.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Screenshot from NOAA a few minutes ago. tsunami.gov

Screenshot of a map showing tsunami warning levels up and down the entire west coast of North America. Most of it is under a watch, parts of Alaska are under an advisory or warning.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

I'm reading this collection of essays on #disability and memoir by Johanna Hedva and typing out notes as I go. There are lots of thick, juicy ideas in here about #chronicillness, #accessibility, #ableism, and what it means to be a human body under capitalism. ⬇️ cambium.micro.blog/2025/07/05/r...

A book called "How To Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom" by Johanna Hedva is held in front of a yard and a forest.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I just started reading this book, which is technically a memoir but seems structured as a set of essays about various pleasures. Pub 1989. Like ch. 3 is about why she and her house love each other. “On Pleasures in Principle” is the prologue. Etc.

A copy of Jan Morris’ Pleasures of a Tangled Life. A golden retriever is in the background.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

❤️ I’ve got a libro book going too. A pretty funny novel about a neurodivergent kid growing up

An audiobook called Life Hack for a Little Alien is displayed. Track 15 of 44. Listened to 2 hours 7 minutes (30%)

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Zappa and I took some books back to the library. She sniffed a lot on the way

A close-up of a golden retriever looking slightly nervous standing in front of a mural.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Up next on my reading shelf (the pile next to the couch): short stories and two memoirs. You? #booksky

Three books are lined up in a row: Exhalation, stories by Ted Chiang; Strong Female Character by Fern Brady; and Pleasures of a Tangled Life by Jan Morris

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

📚 My latest Book Talk column is all about public libraries on Haida Gwaii and how libraries provide so, SO much more than books. I think I’ve also broken some news here. The new Masset branch and Xaad Kil Immersion Lab will have its grand opening on Sep 13! 🥳 @vilibrary.bsky.social

A printed newspaper column called Book Talk written by me. This one’s called “Way more than books: VIRL gives Haida Gwaii more services than I can fit in this column”. A photo of graffiti art at the Daajing Giids branch is shown next to the cover of “The Heart in Winter”, a novel by Kevin Barry. An ad from Haida Gwaii News to support local journalism is at the bottom of the page.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Tin Wis Resort is now fully owned and operated by the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, and we talked about Maria’s role in mentoring the next generation and shaping the business and visitor experiences in ways that reflect Nuu-chah-nulth culture. 2/

Tin Wis Resort, located on Tla-o-qui-aht territory near Načiks (Tofino), BC. An exterior photo. A totem pole stands in front of the resort next to a lawn with a picnic table.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Current scene at @which3avebooks.bsky.social - pet parking is full rn 🦮

Two large dogs are leashed to the wall outside a bookshop.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Also Water Moon the novel has a dust jacket that can be made into #origami!? 🤯

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Happy to report that @archerh.bsky.social opened up the bookshop tonight after our winter break. You’ll notice some thematically appropriate titles on display. We may be living in the Biff Tannen timeline, but books and people who read them are giving me joy. #BookSky @which3avebooks.bsky.social

A table of books at a bookstore. They include Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit, On Freedom by Timothy Snyder, a new novel called Watermoon by Samantha Sotto Yambao, The Collected Poems of Hannah Arendt, The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell, and The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards by Jessica Waite.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

🏆💐 Congrats to @archerh.bsky.social for making her first-ever batch of kimchi!

A colorful jar of kimchi stands in the fridge next to some juices and onions. A hand gestures to the jar.

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

🐕 🎹 work in progress: I'm going to cover "Peaches in Regalia" at a piano gig next month. It's an amazing tune, it's 100% the reason our dog's name is Zappa, and I'm enjoying the technical challenge too. #piano #pianocover #zappa

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

They don’t need to be books *about* disability, either. Stories that treat disability as a regular part of life are warmly welcomed. E.g. One #book on my list is Machine, a #scifi novel by Elizabeth Bear. I wrote about it here: haidagwaiinews.com/the-future-i...

The cover of Machine, a white space novel by Hugo award-winning author Elizabeth Bear

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David Archer @davidetc.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Semi-seriously thinking about filling the golden retriever influencer void that will be created when #TikTok goes dark in the U.S. 😂

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