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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Already from 2023.

Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

A timeless classic: 1984 by George Orwell Introduced by the courageous Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger who broke the Edward Snowden story. A very good read in its own right. But also an insight as why monsters need war to keep control. Power, pure power is all that matters.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Stepping away from knowledge, towards mystery and inner experience can be a powerful thing. Something easy to forget when growing up. Something my father and a good friend told me recently to do more. Myself knocking at my door asking: will you not come out to play?

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

A page turner packed with adventure in an exotic place and time. Literary escapisme in its most wholesome form. And what an ending! Wayne Turmel is a master storyteller. A conjuror of atmosphere, a creator of unforgettable characters human and animal. Reading it is living it. Very good indeed.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

My first Ursula Le Guin. Loved the story in this brilliant Folio Society edition. A wizard of Earthsea ‘In serious fantasy, the real battle is moral or internal… To do good, heroes must know or learn that the ‘axis of evil’ is within them. LeGuin As in real life I would say.

Young sparrowhawk after a battle with the shadow. Wounded on the cheek.

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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Pope Leo XIV: "Even the holy Name of God, the God of life, is being dragged into discourses of death. A world of brothers and sisters with one heavenly Father vanishes, as in a nightmare, giving way to a reality populated by enemies"

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Een vriend heeft mij dit boek gegeven. Hij stond erop om na ons etentje samen naar de Standaard te gaan en het boek voor mij te kopen. Het boek gaat over het einde van Mussolini en is het laatste in een reeks van vijf. Prachtig boek en je leert hoeveel de Italianen hebben afgezien. Maar…

Boek van Antonio Scurati vertaald door Jan Van Der Haar over Mussolini.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Without a doubt the book is a masterpiece. Such writing, such atmosphere, such plots and plot turns, so much evil evil characters. Such yearning for love. Read it and live your life exactly the opposite.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Gloomy, deliberate cruelty towards animals, children and gentle people. There is no hope, only revenge. No beauty only hardship and then you die. But i carried on till the end, reading then the incredible introduction by Patti Smith.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I never read reviews before reading a book so as to keep a clean palate before starting. I want to follow the path the writer has prepared for me. I started Wuthering Heights expecting a kind of easy calm Jane Austen experiance. It was horrible.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I can relate to this. Books have been, are and will be my refuge. I would add beauty as a separate concept. Libraries, writers, publishers, artists, universities, musea, places of learning, places of culture,… ideally free for all and free from interference are what keeps the world alive.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Appel-kaneel-suiker-bladerdeeg gezonde hapjes en eerste hyacint! 🪻 De lente kom er aan.

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Philosophy Bits @philosophybits.com · 19/01/2026

“As sight is to body, so understanding is to soul.” — Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Dune by the great Frank Herbert. A perfect edition by Folio Society illustrated by the genial Sam Weber. Afterword by Brian Herbert with analysis of and writing tips. It is the second time reading but…so many layers and such addictive writing. Looking forward to the second book.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

This book lingers in my mind. The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth 1932. Clapping along in the New Year concert I did not realise its military background. The book describes the decline and fall of a family and a doomed empire. The unnamed painter is my favorite character being a symbol of freedom.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

For we need a little Christmas Right this very minute Candles in the window Carols at the spinet Yes, we need a little Christmas Right this very minute It hasn't snowed a single flurry But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

A new book by a great writer. Always something to look forward to.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

What a poem indeed, Margaret Atwood, The Loneliness of the Military Historian. Love her short stories.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Thinking about this book a lot. Peter Heather writes eloquently, logically, beautifully while searching for meaning and answers. What does it means to be a good Christian Roman emperor. Was Justinian a good emperor? Did he make possible the fall of the Roman Empire in the 7the century?

Peter Heathers brilliant book Rome resurgent

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Lion Rose going strong on this sunny day.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Thinking now about a few websites now that I dread to enter because of this. The Edenred’s and Microsofts of this world…

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Philosophy Bits @philosophybits.com · 11/09/2025

“What usually prevents us from showing the depths of our hearts to our friends is not so much mistrust of them as mistrust of ourselves.” — François de La Rochefoucauld, Moral Reflections

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Wayne Turmel @authorwayneturmel.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I have a #historicalfiction novel set in the Foreign Legion 1908 coming out in January. Does anyone know of a #starterpack of podcasts that interview authors?

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Every holiday I read one or two of Patrick O’Brians Aubrey-Maturin adventures. This year the penultimate one. The Hundred days. Painting the Royal Navy world of 1815 to perfection, Europe is in shock. While France reacts to the cries of Vive L’Empereur. The rest of Europe rallies to stop him.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Just some Rudbeckia to brighten the day.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Sometimes all I need is some close quarter violence on the cobble stones of a small village in the Iberian peninsula. Sharpe saved the bacon for Wellington, again. Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe. Holliday reading.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Finished book 3: Use of Weapons In war we become weapons, used and using other (people as) weapons. Even for the Culture, war is a difficult question and high morals disappear when victory is all that counts. Do these Minds really know what they are doing?

Three first books of Culture series by Iain Banks

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Eerste dag van de vakantie… Onder toezicht van een aantal nieuwsgierige bijen: Rosa Lions Rose, Allium, Nepeta, Echinacea en Cerastium

Before: Rosa Lions Rose, Allium, Nepeta, Echinacea en Cerastium

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Een verhaal over eerste liefde, die extra gevaarlijk is omdat we anders zijn dan de meerderheid. Over de verleiding en het gevaar van AI maar ook van onze eigen hersenen. Het verhaal speelt zich af in de wereld van de wetenschappen en is moeilijk neer te leggen. Zo mooi geschreven.

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Wayne Turmel @authorwayneturmel.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Sometimes, the greatest strength is found not in fangs or claws, but in the hearts of those who refuse to let you fall. Experience a story of unbreakable bonds. Get 'Johnny Lycan & the Anubis Disk' now! #UrbanFantasyBooks #werewolfwednesday #SupernaturalMystery www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7BBSR5S

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

A very well written and entertaining book. About WWI debt, US policy, diplomatic actors and protocol in the period. So much gorgeous details about functions, dresses, hats and sumptuous private rail cars. Also about the gift of the National gallery Washington DC by Mellon.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

This is one of my deeply held life philosophies. I would include how smart you are or are not.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Vandaag neem ik een oude liefde terug op. Vroeger had ik ebbenhout. De nieuwe is van buxushout en klinkt heerlijk.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Patroclus and Achilles. A story of love, honour, destiny and what we would/will do for all three of them. Well written, especially the last chapters and finally telling us what really happened before the square blocked walls of Priam’s city. Sleep well Achilles and Patrocles.

Frontpage of the book The Song of Achilles

Artwork of Achilles and Patroclus. Patroclus deadly wounded by a spear.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Consider Phlebas. My first Iain Banks. The prologue is just brilliant. I could not stop reading. I have to read, not for the characters, their story or the events happening, but for reading about them. The words themselves are magic. This book is mesmerising.

A cover of the book Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Please support the European Citizens' Initiative to ban conversion practices in the EU. Today is the last day to sign and help protect LGBTQ+ people across Europe. If the ECI doesn't collect 1 mil. signatures by the deadline, this can't proceed to the Commission. eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I am so happy to receive a beautiful book. Makes my day to see that the art of making beautiful books is still alive. Gorgeous cover, colors, binding. Lots of maps! Looking forward to reading it. It is number 723 or something on my reading list…

The book The Emperor and then a picture of a dapper elephant. By Sam Ottewill-Soulsby

Gold pressed letters on the side of the book The Emperor and the Elephant by Ottewil-Soulsby

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

These woollen chitons (or long tunics) have - incredibly - survived from Roman Egypt due to the dry climate. Amazing finds showing a wonderful insight into past fashions. 🕰️5th-7th century AD 🏛️📷Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Today the swallows have arrived. Summer is on its way. Seen today: Blue skies and swallows

Two swallows top right corner. Barely visible.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

New Ancient Magazine arrived today. Enheduanna, priestess and poetess from ancient Mesopotamia. Constantine the Great and Christianity. War and peace at the Danube. And much more. #ancienthistorymagazine

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Our favourite sitcom. So beautifully made. It is gentle timeless comedy perfectly written and performed. A must watch. Frank Middlemass and Joan Sims are two unforgettable side characters.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

In case you want to know, here is a list of European alternatives to popular digital services. (This is not an official EU site.) european-alternatives.eu/alternatives...

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European alternatives for popular services | European Alternatives

We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Folio Society has arrived. They make such beautiful books. I just feel obliged to support the art of bookmaking. Neuromancer is especially sumptuous. Welcome new friends.

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Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 43 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Not quit sure where I fit in. I hope wisdom. But i do like the little (and I mean little) luxuries of life.

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Erik Van Linden @erikofbelgium.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Byzantium, the early centuries by John Julius Norwich. A very fine read. It ends with the coronation of Charlemagne and the overthrow of the empress Irene. A new handsome emperor of the West after all this time. I quite like Constantius IV 668-685 this time.

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