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Lee

@leelantry.bsky.social
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Reader, hater of writing bios, lover of folklore, gothic horror and swoony romance. Will get narky when people misuse science. She/her.

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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 9h
I am choking with a cold amd running a fever and i have just remembered i bought a cosy horror sorting game last week. This is going to end badly for a fictional small town.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 12h
They have 3 days left. If you love finding new authors, please help them reach their goal. We don't have many of these mags left. For £50 I got a yrs subcription to both LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig...
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 12h
Huh. I also did not know this. This explains so much about teen movies that my Demi self completely missed.
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Evergreen
Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now? 

The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances.

Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW.

Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
You can definitely do this! I jumped straight from scarves to small dolls. It was tricky but fun. Things i wish i'd known. Careful not to overstuff, use a stitchmarker at the start of a row and its easier to count if you look from above counting the Vs. I hope your mum does better soon.
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Mike (They/Them) 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @mxmike.co.uk · 11/10/2026
Bethany wore a “Protect The Dolls” t-shirt during rehearsals. The BBC posted it on their socials then quietly deleted and reposted it without showing her from the front. On TV last night they actually blurred the message #Strictly
Bethany Antonia rehearsing for Strictly Come Dancing in a Protect The Dolls t-shirt Bethany Antonia rehearsing for Strictly Come Dancing in a Protect The Dolls t-shirt that’s been edited to look like a plain white t shirt
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
So, happy 89th anniversary of the day Oswald Mosley tried to sell fascism to Liverpudlians—and someone concussed him with a brick
A man in a suit, standing on top of a van with loudspeakers on it, flinches as projectiles are hurled at him
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
shoutout to the guest artists for my new book, including Sarah's Scribbles! Get the book HERE ❤️ kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-fun
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is what I shall wear instead of the traditional sexy widow garb, to throw off suspicion at my imaginary husbands will reading.
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Melpomene 🔓 @melpomany.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"It looks delicious," she said, "but one question, what actually is 'homemade ghee'?" its butter i clarified
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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Many people like to laugh at medieval illuminations of stag-snails, oh those funny medieval artists making up anim...
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Hipster Vampire Amy @lasrina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
TV COMMERCIAL: Your next breakdown could be right around the corner! ME: Yes, I KNOW, but it’s very rude of you to—oh. Oh, you’re talking about CARS.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is wonderful. I've never actually seen the other end of the Giant's Causeway. No wonder Finn disguised himself as a baby. Anyone coming out of that hellmouth is too scary to fight.
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Lord Reith would have gutted Dave with a spoon.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ooooh. This sounds right up my alley. Thanks for sharing the rec. I love a good plumbing based haunting.
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Frock Flicks @frockflicks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
On this day in 1728, French soldier & spy Chevalier d’Éon was born! Let's take a look at how the Chevalier appears in historical costume movies & TV shows on FrockFlicks.com at buff.ly/0QQhVJJ #18thCenturyCostume #HistoricalCostume #HistoricalMovie #LGBTQHistory
Franklin (2024)
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I love this. For every secret tunnel mediaeval tunnel ruled out as a drain: 2 romantic victorian vicars pick up their shovels.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Deepak Karra (deepak_karra on IG) captured this shot of a pink robin, native to the forests of South Australia & Tasmania. In technical terms, this is a bird shaped like an orb, or 'BORB'. 🐦🟣 Reminder that this little guy is a direct descendant of theropod dinosaurs like T. rex. (📷: Deepak Karra)
A poof of bright pink belly feathers that looks like one of those fuzzy pencil-toppers is surmounted by a dark grey head in which is a wary dark eye.  It's gripping a pink flowering branch that changes from nearly vertical to actually vertical, requiring a sort of death grip by the legs.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Brilliant thread on romance novels here.
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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The gossamer muslin used to create early c19th gowns was sometimes described as ‘woven wind’, an amazing description for the lightweight fabric. Here it has been embroidered with wool and I can only imagine the challenges that came with such stitching. C1815 #NGVMelbourne #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Back view of a fine white muslin empire line evening dress with a high gathered section centre back and floral wool embroidery at the hemFront view of the c1815 empire line white muslin evening dress with small embroidered sprigs across the front and a deeper band of wool embroidery around the hemFabric detail of the white muslin dress showing the small sprigs of coloured wool embroideryFabric detail from the c1815 white muslin dress showing a larger wool embroidered motif from the hem
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Of Course its the Methods of Rationality people. Can we rename them MoreWrong?
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Lisa Carey @msleedy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Genuinely concerned about what's happening to the space-time continuum in this toilet.
A toilet door with a sign saying "Temporally Out Of Order"
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sounds much more worth the spoons than a hospital!
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Highly recommending this one.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My heart.
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Punished Cat Guy (extra punished Cenobite version) @majima.club · 03/10/2026
*record scratch* Yep, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I got into this situation… (reposted with alt text because this is an absolute treasure. Photo credit: Kevin Lohman @kevinlohman.bsky.social)
Professional photograph of a squirrel leaping down from a branch at a very startled-looking owl. The owl’s yellow eyes are wide as it looks over its shoulder up at the squirrel who clearly has zero regard for his own life, his mouth open as if shouting WITNESS ME, or potentially some sort of justification for this surprise attack, Inigo Montoya style. Whatever the Owl has to say in return is definitely in all caps. 

Caption reads: 
CALIFORNIA POST
California squirrel's flying attack is finalist in national wildlife photo competition
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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Elizabethan playhouses were supplied by a network of tailors, merchants & craftswomen. Their names survive in records, but little is known about their lives. I’m working on new research that brings the stories of these makers & traders centre stage. Here is the project in biscuit (cookie) form. 🍪
A photograph of eight rectangular biscuits (cookies) arranged in two rows on a square white plate. The plate is framed on all sides by a trailing vine pattern in green with pops of red. The biscuits are mostly in shades of ivory, cream, yellow, and grey, with a burst of vivid red and blue in one corner of the arrangement. Moving across the top row of biscuits from left to right, the designs include: neat lines of handwritten names in an early modern parish register; a section of a hand-drawn map from 1561 featuring St Paul’s Cathedral, with street names like ‘Carter Lane’ visible in a tiny spiky font; an extract of text from a funerary monument printed in an early modern book, ending ‘So transitory is our glory’; a section of embroidery from a funeral pall featuring metallic silver armour, crossed gold keys, and two hands holding up a crown. The biscuit designs on the bottom row include: horses prancing past shopfronts on Cheapside in the mid-sixteenth century; a receipt written in early modern secretary hand, which is difficult to read; a portrait of a stern-looking women dressed in a ruff, pearls, and sober dark clothing; swirling calligraphy and dense secretary hand featuring on a will dating from 1638.
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The BBC's new director general's brain is smaller on the inside.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If they Can fuck you over, they Will fuck you over.
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𝕳𝖔𝖗𝖗𝖔𝖗𝖈𝖚𝖑𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙 🇨🇦🦇🥀🕸 @horrorculturist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#PSA
FOR THE LAST TIME…

Abyss = for staring into
Void = for screaming into

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘺𝘴𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Nirvana achieved.
Back of the head of the small golden dog. Her head is now totally immersed in the bucket of peanut butter up to the ears. You can feel the contentment rolling off the image.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is a face that has just seen heaven.
A small honey-coloured smooth-haired dog looking at a proffered peanut butter container bigger than her head. Her eyes are so open you can see the whites. There is about to be an orgy of licking.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I need to try this.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Why is it always half an hour later that we notice?
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
*Sigh* yes please. I get a third of the way through a leaf, notice a small loop thats slightly sitting proud, and then ruin the whole thing trying to correct it. Every single time.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reminder to by MUPPETS TAKE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE because 1) It is the best comic I've read in ages and B) A lot of stores are reported selling out. Not kidding, you will LOVE IT.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Emma Frost x Miss Piggy comic has hit the internet and it's so, so, so much more magnificent than I ever could have hoped for
Emma Frost: "Emma Frost, darling. I'm a telepath. May I read your mind to ascertain if you're telling the truth?"

Miss Piggy: "But of course, darling I am an open book, a tell-all memoir."Emma Frost telepathically witnessing the entirety of Miss Piggy's life.Wolverine: "Frost? She legit?"
Emma Frost: "She's..She's... She's everything. And I would die for her."
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The sheen on that embroidery is gorgeous. So smooth. That's the sort of sewing that lets you find every rough patch of skin on your hands.
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Frock Flicks @frockflicks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On this day in 1987, The Princess Bride premiered, with costumes by Phyllis Dalton! Check out our review on FrockFlicks.com at buff.ly/gQBmMGV #MedievalCostume #HistoricalCostume #Fairytale
The Princess Bride (1987)The Princess Bride (1987)The Princess Bride (1987)
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Would we count a Crown Court reenactment? To Suffer a Witch scratched the folk horror itch for me. www.imdb.com/title/tt0550...
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
First trial of the kitchen stool was a roaring success. Was able to make a nice sandwich And have enough energy left to eat it. Yay disability aides!
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Brian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 24/09/2026
Jim Henson would have been 90 (yup, you read that right: NINETY) years old today. You can celebrate his life by celebrating creativity, diversity, peace, imagination, and silliness.
A tuxedoed Jim Henson sits in a sea of Muppets.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Only 5. Thats a pretty slow day for me.
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh I wish I was in London. That sounds great fun!
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ten years of relentlessly hateful, comically elitist anti-democratic politics across the white people world, helpfully summarised. The wrong people are talking, the wrong people are deciding and it’s harming the careers of important people who actually matter. Smithers! Release the hounds
The incident fits a broader pattern in the discourse around 'free speech' and 'cancel culture': whatever comes from the top down is freedom; whatever comes from the bottom up is bullying and censorship. When Macklemore is dropped at the behest of the billionaire stadium owner Robert Kraft, it's an exercise of the freedom of businesses to 'demonstrate their values' by deciding whom to platform. But when Ed Sheeran's fans decide not to buy tickets to his performances, or even demand refunds, it's bullying, mob behaviour. Since most people are not billionaires and do not own stadiums, they can exercise meaningful power only collectively. The collective exercise of power must therefore be demonised.
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 24/09/2026
“The Harvest Old Wife (a Chailleach).—In harvest, there was a struggle to escape being the last done with the shearing… The fear entertained was that of having the ‘famine of the farm’ (gort a bhaile), in the shape of an imaginary old woman (cailleach), to feed till next harvest” #FolkloreThursday
From Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland, Collected Entirely from Oral Sources, by John Gregorson Campbell (1900) 

The Harvest Old Wife (a Chailleach).—In harvest, there was a struggle to escape being the last done with the shearing, and when tillage in common existed, instances were known of a ridge being left unshorn (no person would claim it) because of it being behind the rest. The fear entertained was that of having the ‘famine of the farm’ (gort a bhaile), in the shape of an imaginary old woman (cailleach), to feed till next harvest. Much emulation and amusement arose from the fear of this old woman; and from it arose the expression, “Better is a mercy-leap in harvest than a sheaf additional” (’As fearr leum-iochd a’s t’ fhogaradh na sguab a bharrachd). The cum-iochd, or mercy-leap, is where a rocky mound or a soft spot, where no corn grows, occurs in a ridge. Its occurrence was a great help to the shearing being done.

The first done made a doll of some blades of corn, which was called the ‘old wife,’ and sent it to his nearest neighbour. He in turn, when ready, passed it to another still less expeditious, and the person it last remained with had the ‘old woman’ to keep for that year. The old wife was known in Skye as the Cripple Goat (a Ghobhar Bhacach).

The fear of the Cailleach in harvest made a man in Saor-bheinn, in the Ross of Mull, who farmed his land in common with another, rise and shear his corn by moonlight. In the morning he found it was his neighbour’s corn he had cut.
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Lee @leelantry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I need to up my breakfast game.
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