Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 15hMe and great conductor/composer Ben Crick, excited about Marriage of Figaro! 1304
Reposted by Ian McMillanCliff Letts @teas-a-geezer.bsky.social · 16hOne door opens looking for a meal One door closes farewell to my zeal Nothing much there between the doors The opening and the closing as little appeal 051
Reposted by Ian McMillanAlan McKean @alanmckeanpoet.bsky.social · 18hth'owd mon fro' Barnsley taks 'is creakin' gate 'cross t'Moors Penshoner Poet #Lancashire #Yorkshire #Borderlands 032
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 19hwww.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Train trip soundtrack: more of this vintage drama @bbcsounds.bsky.socialbbc.co.ukHidden Treasures - The Blue Lamp - BBC SoundsPC George Dixon begins mentoring a young recruit. 1183
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 20hOff to Bradford this morning for a meeting about my transition of The Marriage of Figaro into Yorkshire Dialect and then on to Manchester for a gig at the literature festival. Busy day for the old gentleman! 4835
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 20hFirst cup of tea: one day there will be a last First Cup of Tea. But not for many decades. 4676
Reposted by Ian McMillanAnand @calmerfuture.bsky.social · 21hi could use a cubist dinosaur (not Lego — more Cézanne) 1202
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 21hwww.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Early stroll soundtrack: music to glide me into the day.bbc.co.ukPiano Focus - Tranquil classical melodies to inspire creativity - BBC SoundsA restorative classical mix to soothe the soul and spark creative inspiration. 0111
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 21hThe shop is open when I arrive. I carry the papers in and the shopkeeper hands me the scissors. I ask if she is getting earlier or I’m getting later; she says she is getting earlier. I’m reassured. 11168
Reposted by Ian McMillanAnne Beaver @annedejavu.bsky.social · 21hThese dark times you cannot see The room for the elephant 2113
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 21hEarly stroll. Two leaves race each other to the ground. The main road seems performatively busy. A parked excavator like a cubist dinosaur. A man on a bike waves to me. The first 218 is, unusually, empty. 113519
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 22hElephant, meet room. The elephant is in the room. Nothing to see here. 6516
Reposted by Ian McMillanrichard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Morning Front Door Abstract #aofoto 0435
Reposted by Ian McMillanNeglected Books @neglectedbooks.com · 11/10/2026101 years ago today, the New York Times reviewed Nathan Asch's first novel, The Office, a kaleidoscopic, impressionistic account of the day a Wall St. broker went bust: "It is fluid and plastic and enormously fresh and stimulating." It's also in the public domain. neglectedbooks.com/?... 0283
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026One door closes and another door opens. Must get those cupboards fixed. 212415
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. In fact I just did. 2393
Reposted by Ian McMillanNeglected Books @neglectedbooks.com · 11/10/2026The hazards of taking a walk in a railroad town. 1243
Reposted by Ian McMillanSardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 11/10/2026Early Morning Train Karel Otto Hruby, 1959 024234
Reposted by Ian McMillanSardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 11/10/2026A street map made up of over 900 film titles www.wearedorothy.com/products/fil... 07012
Reposted by Ian McMillanRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026That time someone dumped a toy house on the cemetery wall and, when I crouched a bit, some ✨ Hollywood Magic ✨ occurred. 6598241826
Reposted by Ian McMillanAnthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026CONCERNING THE TRIOLET The form is short; some lines repeat, but terms distort. The form is short, its meaning caught in metered feet. (The form is short some lines? Repeat.) 0204
Reposted by Ian McMillanAnthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026No media on, no AI demon. #palindrome 04014
Reposted by Ian McMillanjabberwocky11.bsky.social @jabberwocky11.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Increasingly frail Time moves on relentlessly Counting down her days 031
Reposted by Ian McMillanjohnsonofrobin.bsky.social @johnsonofrobin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Everyone I've lost Lives in happy history Their loss hurts me now. 022
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Evening stroll soundtrack: superb jazz including marvellous tracks by Josephine Davies, Andy Sheppard and Stan Tracey @bbcsounds.bsky.socialbbc.co.ukJazz Record Requests - A Sunday Kind of Jazz - BBC SoundsAlyn's record box has music requested by you from Stan Tracey, Blossom Dearie & Laufey. 0110
Reposted by Ian McMillanKen Brookes @kbrookes42.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Ignore the timepiece Time moves on relentlessly Look to the future. 2142
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I’m glad you enjoyed it @kbrookes42.bsky.social ! 060
