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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A RHYME IN TIME Chapter 21 is up. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. #scifi #poetry

Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The secret history of shutting up: I sometimes tell students a life of #writing is a monkish pursuit, demanding its voluntary (obligatory?) vows of silence. I am not alone. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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How Golden Is Silence, Actually?

How golden is silence, actually? The secret history of shutting up.

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

In case anyone's wondering how many wildfires are burning, like, right now, here's a live count, moment to moment. If you guessed in excess of 20 or 30,000...then...you win? Yeesh. currentwildfires.com/en/ #wildfires

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Live Wildfire Map — Current Wildfires

Track every active wildfire worldwide with NASA FIRMS satellite data. The map refreshes automatically every 10 minutes.

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

A RHYME IN TIME, Chapter 20 is up. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. scifi #poetry

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

"I’m struck by how hungry readers are for the dark side of the art world..." —Thomas Schlesser interviews Natalie Lemle in @eliterature.bsky.social electricliterature.com/the-secret-l... #art #novels #museums

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The Secret Lives of Objects - Electric Literature

ARTIFACTS author Natalie Lemle on ancient relics and the stories they contain

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I'm up to Chapter 21 in A RHYME IN TIME...but a bit behind with these preview clips. Here's Chapter 19! If you like the sound of it, I hope you'll check it out, on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. #scifi #poetry 🚀 📝

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hilarious. Ayn Rand reviewing children’s movies. "Old Yeller: A farm animal ceases to be useful and is disposed of humanely. A valuable lesson for children. —Four stars." 🤣 www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-...

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Ayn Rand Reviews Children’s Movies

“Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”: An excellent film. The obviously unfit are winnowed out, and an enterprising young boy receives a factory.

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GlobalsoftPirka @globalsoftpirka.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I did not think ‘A Rhyme In Time” by @rpweston.bsky.social could get any better than just having Dullbert be a main character now, but then we get this. This is always what I have believed. All worlds, all people from them, equally real. Equally alive. Equally deserving of respect and love.

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

A RHYME IN TIME, Chapter 17 is up. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. #scifi #poetry

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

In memory of #DavidHockey, some sketches he made for the @ParisReview, way back in 1969: tinyurl.com/bdee2bk9.

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Katrina meets a sort-of-famous cowgirl in Chapter 16 of A RHYME IN TIME. Links to listen are here: robertpaulweston.com/a-rhyme-in-t...

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Who decided the targeting symbol for drone warfare would be a little heart emoji? www.channel4.com/news/ukraine...

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

In case anyone's interested (since, y'know, it affects us all profoundly), the International Monetary Fund's Port Watch features a daily tally of how many ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz. It's here: novem.io/u/trt/p/horm... #Iran

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Strait of Hormuz – Daily Vessel Transits by @trt

Daily ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz by vessel type, from IMF PortWatch

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The @NewYorker put out an excerpt from Jonathan Franzen's new novel, a sequel to Crossroads. It's here: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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“A Talent for Seeming,” by Jonathan Franzen

Lust wasn’t her only sin. There was also an actor’s envy.

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Hey all, for those following along, yep—I missed a week of A RHYME IN TIME. Very busy, head spinning! But Chapter 14 is available on Spotify and ApplePodcasts. Links, as ever, are here: robertpaulweston.com/a-rhyme-in-t...

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

No, this is not ironic. Just spreading the word about THE OFFLINE CUB – where it counts, i.e. online. If it sounds interesting, consider starting a chapter in your area. www.theoffline-club.com #offlineclub

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The Offline Club | Offline Community & Events

Join The Offline Club's global movement towards a more humane world. We host offline events and retreats for you to unplug and connect, community-style.

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

My dear friend, the director Matthew Tibbenham, set up a Kickstarter to raise the last remaining funds for his indie horror film, FOLLOW THE DARK. Check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hap... #film #indiefilm #horror

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Follow the Dark: A Mind-Bending Horror Feature (90% Shot)

Starring James Cosmo, Arifin Putra, and Hannah Al Rashid

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I'm now in the early stage of marking season, also known as the "tsunami-like fear-of-drowning stage." It is a stage with a lot of hyphens.

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A RHYME IN TIME: Chapter 13 is available now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Links to listen are here: robertpaulweston.com/a-rhyme-in-t...

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"I’ve spent my whole adult life / in a country where only my parents can pronounce my name." A line from 'Everything That Moves is Alive And a Threat–A Reminder' by Kaveh Akbar. Feels a good time to remember contemporary Iranian poetry. nataliejabbar.wordpress.com/tag/everythi... #poetry

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Everything That Moves is Alive And a Threat–A Reminder – live in the layers

Posts about Everything That Moves is Alive And a Threat–A Reminder written by Natalie Jabbar

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Here's A RHYME IN TIME Chapter 11, in which something is wrong with King Blootis's smile. More info, as ever, here: robertpaulweston.com/a-rhyme-in-t... #childrensliterature #poetry #zorgamazoo

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

As I've said many times, I love a self-referential poem about poetry. 'Several Things' by Martha Collins is a lovely one: www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi... #poetry #writing

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Channel 4's documentary on the rise in shoplifting by Japan's elderly offers fascinating insights (warnings?) for countries with aging populations—so, like, all of them. www.channel4.com/programmes/u... #Japan #aging

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

You can now listen for free to Chapter 10 of A RHYME IN TIME – on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. (And we've finally got to the time travle bit!) Links here: robertpaulweston.com/a-rhyme-in-t... #poetry #scifi #childrenslit

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Some quite writerly swag from Condé Nast: "Such Believable Dialogue" by Will McPhail condenaststore.com/featured/suc... #writing #comics

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Such Believable Dialogue by Will McPhail

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

From a former OpenAI exec, speaking to the @NewYorker: “The truth of this is, we’re building portals from which we’re genuinely summoning aliens. The portals currently exist in the United States and China, and Sam has added one in the Middle East." Huh? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #aliens #AI

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Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?

New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

You can now listen to Chapter 8 of A RHYME IN TIME!

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I love this story, 'Clay' by Caleb Crain, a superb example of how strange, sudden violence behaves in a piece of fiction. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #shortfiction #stories #shortstories

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“Clay,” by Caleb Crain

He was pointing something at her. A gun. Her gun?

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

In my recent foray into the cognitive poetics of sound, rhythm, rhyme, poems that are themselves about listening or the ear are of renewed interest. Here's 'The Art of Listening' by Veronica Aaronson – beautiful! www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/the-art... #poetry #writing #sound

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The Art of Listening

Hunt out wild flowers, reach out, not to pick them but as an offer of intimacy.

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Robert Paul Weston @rpweston.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Chapter Seven of A RHYME IN TIME is now up on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Links to listen are here: robertpaulweston.com/a-rhyme-in-t... #scifi #childrenslit #poetry

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A Rhyme in Time – Robert Paul Weston

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