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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 20h

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Went to an excellent @/saloneurope.bsky.social workshop with @/susannacrossman.bsky.social on writing personal essays 2. Wrote a hermit crab essay 3. Ate some birthday cake 4. Collected conkers 5. Went for a delicious walk

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Read half a book 2. Managed not to get spoilered on this week's episodes of Ted Lasso and Slow Horses 3. Celebrated my birthday 4. Revised a big bunch of words 5. Fed the local birbs

Yellow and white roses in a vase, some empty exercise books, a comedy pen saying Bee Different, a book about architecture, and a needlefelted Shrew - by Celestine and The Hare.

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Planted the spring bulbs 2. Did the very very very last piece of Dadmin! 3. Nipped to the local shop 4. Wrote and deleted about 1000 words (not the same ones. Mostly) 5. Planned an evening in the company of books

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. A little knitting 2. Watched two episodes of S2 Slow Horses 3. Admined like a boss's p.a! 4. Wrote feedback on another competition story 5. Revised a heap of words

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Fixed up the magic chair 2. Sorted a bunch of boxes 3. Sent the feedback on a story in a competition I'm judging 4. Paid my NI shortfall (phew) 5. Watched The Goldfinch

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Had a teeny lie in 2. Did a bunch of edits 3. Bought a desk chair (sat in it and loudly exclaimed - ermagard that's the most comfortable chair I've ever sat in) 4. Did more edits 5. Planned next week's work

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Stayed up too late - working* 2. Slept in 3. Played hunt the parcel (Sam's anniversary pressie - couldn't find it yesterday - see pic) 4. Found the parcel! 5. Ate delicious dhaal *promised myself an early night

It's a writing prompt box! Aimed at kids but I hope Sam enjoys it

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Celebrated our wedding anniversary 2. Transcribed more words 3. Read Lily Dunn's excellent book on memoir 4. Talked about writing 5. Debated the merits of getting a tv

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling (the I have a cold edit) 1. Sneeeeeezed 2. Transcribed a bunch of words 3. Sneezed some more 4. Drank tea 5. Fell asleep listening to an audiobook

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Sneezed approximately 53 times 2. Transcribed a fk ton of words 3. Sneezed some more 4. Caught up on season 4 of Slow Horses 5. Missed a zoom meeting and a fun group watch cos of the sneezing!

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Caught the writing retreat cold. Woke up sneezing. Damn. Who's got things that will knock it on the head? (Apart from a mallet.) I'm already whining 🤧

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Transcribed an awful lot of words 2. Read a story for the competition I'm judging 3. Had an excellent zoom meeting 4. Drafted an article for a magazine 5. Cooked a delicious korma

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Caught a LOT of trains, sometimes in the right direction 2. Read a book 3. Did a bunch of laundry 4. Watched the new ep of Slow Horses 5. More competition feedback

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Wrote the feedback for a story in a competition I'm judging 2. Ran through 6 big edits 3. Talked about writing with some awesome people 4. Chatted to a lovely friend 5. Ate a communal meal

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Read 63,000 words 2. Thought about structural edits 3. Went to two excellent writing workshops 4. Listened to other people's excellent words 5. Didn't go for an exhausting walk!

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Edited 1238 words 2. Argued about Boris Johnson 3. Discussed favourite books 4. Went for a walk 5. Talked about writing

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Walked 9000 steps 2. Edited 2438 words 3. Didn't eat all the chips 4. Read six chapters of a book 5. Talked about writing and words

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Feeling compelled to write an autobiography of my life as a washing machine

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Talked about writing 2. Talked about writers 3. Wrote 2 tiny stories 4. Edited 2308 words 5. Walked 9075 steps

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling. 1. Caught five trains 2. Visited six railway stations 3. Edited 768 words 4. Met up with some fantastic writer people 5. Wrote the feedback on a story in a competition I'm judging

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I have a writer friend who is lovely & generous, she writes beautifully, on quite diverse subjects. I like her a lot. She had 2 books published recently. How A++ is that? They arrived this morning. But the first name is spelled differently. Wtf? Well. Apparently, I have 2 awesome writer friends!

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Strolled our local town 2. Bought a Christmas present 3. Researched the life cycle of a peacock butterfly 4. Read up on Spinoza 5. Wrote 3003 words

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Nabbed an oil lamp from the upcycle store 2. Edited 3292 words 3. Sent the feedback on a story in a competition I'm judging 4. Talked about how to title short work with Sam 5. Forgot to eat lunch

A vintage oil lamp in front of a small 19th century sampler.

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Had my hair cut 2. Edited 546 words 3. Whatsapped through the group Stargate watch 4. Cooked tea (didn’t burn it!) 5. Read half a book

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is really a long shot, but one of the writers who was due to come to the second week of our retreat (Monday-Sunday next week) has had to pull out, so we unexpectedly have a free room. Anyone interested, please get in touch.

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling (the I woke up at 4am and couldn't go back to sleep edition) 1. Edited 3348 words 2. Singed lunch 3. Unpacked the shopping 4. Mended a skirt 5. Sprayed the upstairs with peppermint (spider repellent)

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Wrote 1304 words 2. Burned my lunch 3. Ate the ice cream I was saving for supper 4. Got spoilered on Ted Lasso 5. Hunted down a lost cable

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Wrote 1856 words 2. Read quite a bit 3. Knitted a square 4. Sorted clothes for a forthcoming trip 5. Cleaned my shoes

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Set up my new teeny tiny ereader (I find tech set up really tough, please applaud) 2. Sorted a piece of Dadmin that kept me awake last night 3. Read! 4. Wrote! 5. Recovered my equilibrium

An xteink 3 ereader - pen beside it for scale

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Enjoyed a wonderful garden (open once a year) 2. Endeavoured to sort out two entwined and intractable pieces of Dadmin 3. Gave myself indigestion (coleslaw) 4. Read read read 5. Had a fantastic writing idea!

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Wrote the feedback on a story in the competition I'm judging 2. Wrote 2109 words 3. Bought a new toothbrush 4. Cleaned another layer of paint off an old wooden box 5. Read for a bit

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What's the best thing you did this week instead of doomscrolling? A cozy read? A smidge of activism? A meeting of minds? I would love to know

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Edited 2836 words 2. Wrote 369 words 3. Listened to the wonderful @old-church-going.bsky.social at the Lower Wye Valley Buildings Trust 4. Heard the distant moan of ecclesiastical chanting haunting Tintern Abbey 5. Encountered owls on their way home

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Frightened a spider 2. Wrote 337 words 3. Went for lunch with lovely friend 4. Talked about writing 5. Thrifted a copper kettle (below)

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Cried over Wendell Berry's poetry 2. Wrote 389 words 3. Edited 2896 words 4. Watched the drizzle paint the window panes 5. Listened to seagulls swept inland by the inclement weather

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Cleaned the wooden box I bought in the upcycle on Saturday 2. Edited 2254 words 3. Wrote 894 words 4. Spent a happy hour arranging dried flowers 5. Did a spot of campaigning (rather than complaining) about a thing

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Zipped to London and back to see my pa in law (just out of hospital) 2. Rewatched The Christopher's 3. Emailed a friend of a friend who thinks he's the Comte St Germain 4. Played hunt the parcel 5. Wrote 430 words

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Idk. Apparently, Tim Curry was 5' 8" and my mind is just... well how 'bout that?

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Went on a little jaunt 2. Read some more of The Murder at World's End 3. Talked about writing short with Sam 4. Napped 5. Watched an episode of Van Der Valk (the reboot)

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Went to the local upcycle 2. Used the new powerbank during a power cut!!!!! (#Timing) 3. Ate lunch out 4. Watched an episode of Van de Walk 5. Had a day off writing/editing

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Wrote the feedback on a story in the comp I'm judging 2. Delivered parcels that were dumped at our door 3. Listened attentively to the local buzzard's keening 4. Ate a Welsh cake 5. Got the recycling out just in time

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Sorted the gubbins drawer (look at me, adulting) 2. Ate a Welsh cake 3. Wrote 1763 words (go me) 4. Thought about joy 5. Had a zoom with a friend

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Powered up a charger for the promised power cut tomorrow 2. Wrote 1768 words 3. Sang most of TRHPS whilst cleaning the kitchen 4. Ate a Welsh cake 5. Watched the new episode of Ted Lasso

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Anyone can ask! If you're in the UK don't hesitate. For you or someone you know. When my pa was at the end of his life and we were incredibly short of cash I had books from total strangers. It made such a big difference. I can give back now - please don't be shy.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Got up extra early to write 2. Wrote 2307 words 3. Did an hour of Italian (onto CoffeeBreakItalian now) 4. Read a few chapters of a book 5. Went for a sheepy walk (This getting up early thing is amazing)

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Someone tell me why an epub dmr free reader might not be what my life needs right now? (Crossposting to multiple sites cos I really want to be talked in/out of it. Have you seen the xteink3? 🥹)

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Electra Rhodes @electrarhodes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling 1. Moooooed at the cows 2. Learned Italian for an hour 3. Edited 3648 words (might have slightly lost the will to live for the last 500) 4. Wrote 624 words 5. Replaced a missing internal belt on a new to me skirt

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