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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 6h

A cloud shaped like a Genie. Photo taken on Glastonbury Tor early morning.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 21h

Pssss, have YOU snagged my witchy, tarot-filled, myth/fairytale-laden poetry collection, Offerings for Ordinary Gods ( @clashbooks.bsky.social)? Perfect for spooky season and beyond! Buy links: alitrotta.com/recent-works Review from @reactorsff.bsky.social :

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It’s In the Cards: Ali Trotta’s Offerings for Ordinary Gods - Reactor

Myths, legends, and arcana are the materials with which Trotta reflects our lives, showing readers how close they might be to the stuff of legends.

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DoctorGRAW @doctorgraw.bsky.social · 23h

New Stephen King / Peter Straub - was considering rereading 1st 2 but bus broke down on way home after picking it up so got started. New rather lovely looking spooky novella from @casskhaw.bsky.social and I drank the Malazan kool-aid a long time ago so will always pick up new books in that series

Stephen King and Peter Straub - Other Worlds than These, Steven Erikson - Legacies of Betrayal (book 3 of 4 in sequel quadrilogy to main 10 book series of Malazan) and Cassandra Khaw - Find Me Where it Ends

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Duncan Batey @duncanbatey.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Still on Stormbringer: The Elric Saga Vol. 2 by Michael Moorcock. Soul-eating swords, sorcery, parallel universes, timeslips, dragons, generally enjoyable Chaos. Sometimes Law. Very occasionally a bit of Balance. Our conflicted hero continues his quest through the multiverse for some kind of peace.

Photo of a hardback book face up on a dark wood surface. Cover is predominantly green featuring a white albino swordsman with long white hair wielding a black sword above his head

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Husker @husker777.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Listening to Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds. Hard sci-fi which ticks all the right boxes

Screenshot of the Audible version of Pushing Ice, a sci-fi novel by Alastair Reynolds

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Ian Duff @ianduff.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The Talisman - @stephenking.bsky.social & Peter Straub

Cover of Stephen King & Peter Straub's The Talisman

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bubbaz.bsky.social @bubbaz.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Whilst it’s got different names, he has managed to predict the impact of the wealthy using tech to control what the planet believes with incredible accuracy.

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Jo Monk @jomary10.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Back to Terry Pratchett's Discoworld - I revisit it every few years and always find it a joyful experience. 'The Light Fantastic' is this week's book. The Luggage is my hero.

Book cover of 'The Light Fantastic' by Terry Pratchett. Cartoon picture of a wizard in red robes, an elderly one-eyed warrior in a loincloth, a young woman in fantasy bikini-style 'armour' and several other figures flying through the air on a big wooden chest with lots of ittle legs.

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helen @hejparry.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Good morning! I am alternating between Malory’s Arthur & Ivanhoe. If I got any more cod Middle Ages, I’d sprout a wimple!

My hand holding an old olive green hardback copy of Ivanhoe by Walter Scott in front of a patterned pinkish carpet. The spine of the book is stamped with gold colour, it says: Ivanhoe Waverley Novels Border Editions 250 illustrations Edited by Andrew Lang, with some tasselly patterns.

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Duncan Batey @duncanbatey.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

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Big Bearded Spookseller @bigbeardedbookseller.com · 12/10/2026

Monday morning and this week I'm still reading The Definitive Guide to Horror Movies by Kim Newman and James Marriott, though I'm over half way through now What book(s) are you reading this week? 💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

White circle in a blue background with the words "It's Monday! What are you reading?" in the circle

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Simon Tull @simontull.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Post (flu) pandemic travelling Shakespearian acting group….

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The weather doesn't always give us beautiful sunrises but Autumn gives it's own colour. Photo taken this morning on my morning walk in Glastonbury.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Alt text is GOOD.

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Autumn colours starting to form. The landscape around Glastonbury Tor always looks lovely at this time of year.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

625 New Cosy Crime Novels for Autumn! (My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com)

Title: 625 new cosy crime novels for autumn! (pick one option from each column)

Column 1: (one option) The.

Column 2: (five options) Chipping-Sodbury, Bishop's Stortford, Kirkby Stephen, Saffron Walden, Melton Mowbray.

Column 3: (five options) Retired Librarians', Parish Council,Lawn Bowlers', Pub Regulars', Women's Institute.

Column 4: (five options) Murder, Burglary, Littering, Bigamy, Poisoning.

Column 5: (five options) Investigation Society, Revenge Guild, Detection League, Punishment Club, Inspection Unit.

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 11/10/2026

I suppose it’s interesting that people inside the bubble are giving up the best things to AI models so they can do less good things with their time.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The question hurls itself into the silence like a star, burning bright across the darkness, a reverberating breaking, an ache old & new, the quiet doubt of sky-strewn understanding, the half-life of care turned Gordian knot, turned myth, turned wild thing— what was real & what was untrue? #TinyPoem

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Duncan Batey @duncanbatey.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

You know you want to. I mean, what's the worst that could happen. And treats are very important, you know.

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Who's the rebooted private dick who also provides emotional support to all the chicks?

A photo of a table tennis training device called "Upgraded Flexible Shaft"

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Duncan Batey @duncanbatey.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I did not know that! Thank you. How very modern - and very understandable, you wishing not to see photos of The Orange One. I wish I could put such a filter on radio news, so that I never have to hear his voice

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Duncan Batey @duncanbatey.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I'm not sure I even know what that means

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Duncan Batey @duncanbatey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Sounds a riot. Still reckon you might love Elric.

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Simon Bisson @sbisson.com · 09/10/2026

Possibly the best book I have read so far in 2026.

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Duncan Batey @duncanbatey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Over here I've only ever heard it pronounced (please excuse my improvised phonetics) dj-eye-roe.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Listen, it's my birthday next week. The best way to support authors? Read their books. Buy it if you can! As your library to get a copy, if you can't. **old-school READ poster pose**

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Duncan Batey @duncanbatey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Cracking set at Bath Komedia last night, Robyn - thank you so much! What a great band, rich setlist, and clear sound. So many of my faves, but particularly rejoiced in the double whammy of So You Think You're In Love and Oceanside, and later Driving Aloud. Whoop! May the rest of the tour be as ace.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

They’ve been on my Do Not Submit list for a while now. Protect yourselves, darlings.

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Duncan Batey @duncanbatey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Dope, at least around my 80s crowd.

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 09/10/2026

Vinted is the same as Tinder? Live stand up recorded in Brighton

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Matt Kelland @mattkelland.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I love it when things like this happen.

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Duncan Batey @duncanbatey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

That is... both hilarious and bonkers.

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Sebastian Baczkiewicz @sebbyb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Just to say this play was on today and is available for the next month or so. The last in a series of plays about the housing crisis - it was pleasure and the performances are great. Enjoy!

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Drama on 4 - A Place Called Home - 6. The Emperor - BBC Sounds

A property developer seeks refuge with an old friend. What is he hiding from?

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

**slides this toward you** HI.

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 07/10/2026

The Tories want an Iron Dome?

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Mitch Benn @mitchbenn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Now 70% sold out; book now to avoid CRUSHING disappointment… #dracula #opera #operetta #mitchbenn

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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Acnestis [ak-NEES-tis] (n.) - The part of the back that cannot easily be reached to scratch. Used in a sentence: “Ever since our illicit dalliance in the back garden, my acnestis has been afflicted with a most infernal rash of Poison Oak, and Miss Drollup has ceased returning my correspondence.”

A "Grandiloquent Word of the Day" meme for “Acnestis,” defined as the part of the back between the shoulder blades that cannot easily be reached to scratch. The example sentence jokes about an illicit garden dalliance, a poison oak rash, and Miss Drollup ceasing correspondence. At right, an antique illustration shows two draped figures with dotted reference lines marking areas of the back.

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