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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

i mean, yeah it makes no sense coming all the way back etc but also isn't it just as well that i hadn't booked to go to gaussfest? (i am totally sore about not being able to go to gaussfest, as it was going to be a b-day trip for an offspring)

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just sometimes, I wish that ‘coming to where I am’ was an option…

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Simon Byron @byronicman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

dammit. now i know why i could smell perfume - bottle shattered in my bag at some point in the week since i last opened the 'selection box'. at no point did anything get wet, but the high conc. of perfume and essential oils means that, oh boy that's a lot of scent.

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

so that's now three things where MK was anno. on the og schedule, and is now missing on the two-weeks-out version. WTF MK venues/bookshops, is going on?!?

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So I get a bit of cervix or near bleeding, and practise says ‘get a smear to check for changes’ Smear result comes back as only having looked for HPV and no further. Which wasn’t the point and even in the appt where said cervix Bled On The Test, I was told it would be checked Completely. Argh.

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So the concrete house/building is up for sale. Looks restored since I was last here to see it!

Believed to be the oldest surviving example of this sort of prefab and reinforced concrete building. It’s known as Castle House and is in Bridgwater, Somerset.

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Val Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Counterpoint... The British government should buy all its civil servants copies of SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES so they can better advise ministers about evil AIs, representations of climate change, conflict in space, and, erm, <flicks through pages> dragons; dragons deserve a COBRA meeting, right?!

To the left, the cover (red and black) of "Spec Fic For Newbies: A Beginner's Guide to Writing Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror" Vol 1 by Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan.

To the right, a list of the topics covered by the book: "Learn about writing… Spaceships, Aliens, Big Dumb Objects, Robots, Military SF, Utopia, Dystopia, Apocalypses, Cyberpunk, Solarpunk, Folktales & Fairy Tales, Witches, High Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Grimdark, Historical Fantasy, Steampunk, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Time Travel, Gothic Horror, Supernatural Horror, Vampires, Psychological Horror, Body Horror, Zombies, Suburban Horror, Splatterpunk, Techno Horror, and Cosmic Horror!"

To the left, the cover (blue and black) of "Spec Fic For Newbies: A Beginner's Guide to Writing Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror" Vol 2 by Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan.

To the right, a list of the topics covered by the book: "Learn about writing… Space Opera, Astronauts, First-Contact Stories, Climate Fiction, Pandemic Fiction, Uplifted Animals, Submarine Stories, Mysterious Islands, Biopunk, The Multiverse, Mythic Fantasy, Fairies, Goblin Markets, Enchanted Clothing, Dragons, Cryptozoology, Body Swaps, Portal Fantasy, Comedic Fantasy, Carnivalesque, Folk Horror, Ghost Stories, Werewolves, Possessed/Cursed Items, Animals That Attack, Evil Children, Ecohorror, Gendercide, Places People Shouldn’t Go, & Last Person Left Alive Stories!"

To the left, the cover (green and black) of "Spec Fic For Newbies: A Beginner's Guide to Writing Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror" Vol 3 by Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan.

To the right, a list of the topics covered by the book: "Learn about writing… Space Academies, Superheroes, Terraforming Tales, Mad Scientists, Space Westerns, SF Procedurals, Meta SF, Spy-Fi, Searches For God In Space, The End Of The Universe, Dinosaur Tales, Archaeologist Stories, Hollow Earth, Elves, Magic Schools and Dark Academia, Wizards & Sorcerers, Magical Realism, Anthropomorphic Fantasy, Fantasy of Manners, Swashbuckling Fantasy, Weird Fiction, Urban Gothic, Shapeshifters, Birthing Monsters, Alien Abductions, Fungal Horror, Bugs!!!, Kaiju, Deals With The Devil, Near-Death Experiences"

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Right. Cd player in car seems fine, and even dealt with the large buff area on one of the charity shop finds. So now the mission is to acquire the (OG variant) Pratchett audiobooks on CD, from charity shops natch.

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

when you have a 2 or 3 or 4 (potentially, who knows what the traffic will do, or if i'll encounter tanks at shrivenham Again) drive and ... procrastination. that.

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When you remember there’s a CD player in the car, and the charity shop offers up things…

A selection of CD’s for the car from the charity shop - the very best of Jake Thackeray, Fred Astaire, Katie melua, Offenbach, & Eva Cassidy.

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

and lo' the 'christmas jobs' so far have all found me unsuitable. (i am bah because 'hey income' but also not sad because 'argh christmas music and shitty uniforms')

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

expectantly home this evening and so very very very tired...

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

ok, ok, please just stop with the water from the sky! i don't own clothing suitable for this these days!

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

do i feel weird because i need a walk, a nap, or to take my BP? answers on a postcard.... (or not. i'm not the boss of anyone, these days ;-) )

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W.H. Arthur RPG @wharthur.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The page for Folklore Jam 2026 is now up! #FolkloreJam Join us in October (1st to 31st) to create your own folklore-inspired TTRPG! 🎲 Thanks @ginkgogoes.bsky.social for illustrating this year's banner! 🦭 itch.io/jam/folklore...

Banner for folklore jam 2026, depicting the illustration of a seal and a selkie.

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

a very large bowl of peas and lentils, and an episode of miss Marple. saturday is saturday-ing...

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

haven't left the house today, should fix that. also one of my thumbs refuses to bend (has been borked more and more for some weeks, still not managed (as in have asked but ghosted by the systems) a GP appt. (og asked at the beginning when it did still functionally bend with only minor paid) argh!

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

is it just all my local supermarkets, or are the rest of you also finding tinned sardines (esp. in water) in short to completely missing supply?

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

considering that it is only half eight, why does it feel like its half eleven?

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

doing a thing that requires posting in post boxes for the last collection of the day. all the local boxes collect at 7am. the one time i tried to do a same day in time, i arrived at 6h45 to see the post locking up & driving away. the app really does not like that i post it the afternoon before...

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

completely failed to read any books yesterday. lots of reading, but not of books...

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Low key kinda want. But not in this colourway.

White mug with the words ‘breakfast wine’ in red. The same red is the inner glaze. Now why on earth woul I choose red wine for breakfast when champagne exists!

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

anyway: 1st book of (trying to) read a million words in september - tansy rayner roberts's Saucers and Sorcery: a Cozy Fantasy Collection. I'll work out word count later... #monthmillionwordread

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

yesterday i was muttering about reading a million words. today i totally forgot about it until a few minutes ago... I think i'll do this, but will start on the TBR pile and work out the words from there. 10x100k books (ish) in 30days is very doable and, um, the pile is a fair bit longer than that!

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

so.... is there a list anywhere with the word counts of various books? the million thing itch is back and... i'm wondering if i could read a million in 30 days? (without re-reading the very large Alan Moore book. because yes, i would be re-reading as i got it from the library when it was first out)

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

bought a new watch strap with a magnetic catch. it works really well. so why do i keep forgetting that i can just undo it to remove it and keep trying to squeeze it off past my hand... ?

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

drinking grapefruit flavoured water and... pondering if i've got tequila downstairs to add to it....

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

whole thread should be read, but thanks to the below, i've had a Frog chorus earwyrm allllll day.

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

got to love getting dosed up on paracetamol (covid test was borked so... who knows there, feels like it though) to balance the whole finances thing and realising that cost increases mean 200 quid less in "disposable" income (aka eating, petrol, that sort of thing, etc) ack!!

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

all the sneezing. slight temperature. aching joints (all of them, not just the suspected arthritic thumb). going to need a covid test this one, isn't it? I'm blaming the library for this one :-(

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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“How will we ever replace them?” FUND. THE. ARTS.

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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Trying to recall the title of a book from my childhood: a what-technology-is-coming thing aimed at kids, published probably late 60s or early-mid 1970s, b/w line art. I remember a section on the nuclear-powered aircraft that would be arriving imminently. Author's name was Peter de Vries or similar?

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Go somewhere not-here for the day, run into an old colleague (from somewhere far far distant in time (33 years ago!) and geography), and leave with them insisting they take your phone/email ‘cos I’ve got a project that you’d be brilliant for and I want to send you all the details’…

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

but also, i'm fed up with writing things that lead nowhere (job apps.) and anyone fancy a book of 'applications for fantasy jobs' thing? cos honestly i should be able to get something out of fundamentally being unemployable?

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

so there's a 'new' park and ride price thing in Oxford and if i go to do something museum ish, what else could i pass time with...

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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Absolute longshot: I'm looking for Euan Smith who drew artwork for White Dwarf magazine in the mid 1980s and therefore is probably British and probably in his late 50s or 60s. Do you or did you know him?

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

<gestures in: today all the 'we forgot to reject you so doing it now' emails turned up> some of these are for things applied for LAST SEPTEMBER ... so a few places have summer interns/new starters and they've been given the backlog/ghosted archives to deal with then?

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

so that was interesting. i just got market researched for Judge Dredd collectables from Royal Mint. @2000ad.bsky.social ffs please don't be getting into bed with a maker of tat at excessive prices... we really don't need extraction merchants for your products...

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

i remain a tad pleased that my credit score at lloyds, remains a fitting 666 ...

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We’re delighted to share that WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN by E.J. Swift, and published by Arcadia, is the 40th winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year.

Winner of the Clarke Award 2026: When There Are Wolves Again by E.J.Swift

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Jonty Wareing @jonty.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I updated my total eclipse webcam viewer for today's eclipse! Once totality begins you'll see a live-updating umbra, so you can race to the next webcam and see the eclipse happen over and over again. jonty.github.io/2026_eclipse...

A map showing the path of the 2026 total eclipse over Iceland and Spain, with markers showing webcams and a countdown until the eclipse begins, and it hitting the first webcam.

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

want to take random trip things with offspring. can i get them to discuss it? seems like they've all aged out of this sort of thing :-(

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

i got over myself and took my BP. and its totally fine. and i did my qrisk3 myself, and am further pissed that the GP went straight to 'take statins' cos... its 5. which is 5 below the level that NICE says statins are good practise. its even below the level that USA healthcare says to take them...

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

just going to have a quiet scream at how low stress most of the last week has been and how one thing changes and i'm immediately <whomp> straight back up there.

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I really dislike the sudden waves of abject misery when they occur. its so much less often now than it used to be, but that's possibly because i'm just inured to 'my lot' these days...

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

so... i have a neighbour who decided to tell the water people on me... Apparently i must be breaking the hosepipe ban because my grass is still green whilst there's is not. Nope lovely, its because i haven't got it cut to buggery and the whole 'left wild' and 'full of herbs/clover/chard' thing.

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

long drive (though mostly traffic and several lorries off the sides of motorways (different spots) rather than literal long distance) and all i want is a bath but EFFORT so mostly i'm going <flibble> on a computer instead.

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

another 20' of stuff done. another time to stop. and a hefty reminder from my body that i've under hydrated for doing 'staying in humid warm and perspire' cleaning. bah.

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littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I’m finding that I can only do small chunks of stuff before I’m too warm and have to stop and sit in a cold breeze for a chunk of time. This is suboptimal in many ways, save that I’m getting a lots of reading done.

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