MrSalvor @mrsalvor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026As a King-pretender muses destroying Persia, “Artemis” (twin sister of Apollo) soars in the heavens. The Oracle at Delphi warned the wealthy King Croesus, “if he sent an army against the Persians he would destroy a great empire” 1/3 1111
MrSalvor @mrsalvor.bsky.social · 22/03/2026“‘But are there not many fascists in your country?’ ‘There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the times comes.’” — Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1940 070
Reposted by MrSalvorDavid Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 21/02/2026W H Auden (1939) responding to the rise of fascism The final couplet is brutal and brilliant The juxtaposition of laughing & crying, his tears are not empathy but triggers of violence Not naming the tyrants make this feel less like history, more like prophecy #poetry #poemoftheday #AntiFascist 718567
MrSalvor @mrsalvor.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Allowing the plot you are writing — and the life you are living — to surprise you. #BookSkytheatlantic.comMost People Don’t Have a ‘Type’Many daters have a list of traits they’re looking for in a partner—but can be perfectly happy with someone who has few of them. 070
MrSalvor @mrsalvor.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Life imitates romance plots: “… what people say they want in a partner rarely predicts whom they actually fall for ... Chemistry, timing, shared experiences, and the slow work of falling in love … matter far more than the traits that some people screen for on a dating-app profile.” #BookSkytheatlantic.comAn Enduring Assumption About LoveFocusing only on specific traits or habits misses the point of dating. 060
MrSalvor @mrsalvor.bsky.social · 14/02/2026When a bookstore is more than the sum of its books. #BookSky “A bookstore that sells just one book, that charges an admission fee, that serves beer, or that has shared shelves....”www3.nhk.or.jpBookstores - Japanology Plus | NHK WORLD-JAPAN*First broadcast on October 9, 2025 The number of bookstores in Japan is decreasing, but both major chains and independent stores are finding creative ways to attract book lovers. We look at the next ... 270
MrSalvor @mrsalvor.bsky.social · 06/12/2025"When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past. When I pronounce the word Silence, I break it. When I pronounce the word Nothing, I make something that doesn't fit in any nothingness" — Wisława Szymborska The Three Oddest Words (My translation from the Polish.) 4243
