Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 27/09/2026SHINY SHINY NEW BOOKS. Yes, I did have them all already. But these are REVISED and UPDATED and ON OFFER. #Tolkien 140
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Dunno why I bother buying a train ticket. Didn't get gripped once, all the way from Llandudno Junction, and didn't pass through any barriers, either. 200
Reposted by JonEmma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Jan Tregeagle was a Cornishman so vile that when his ghost was accidentally summoned back to the land of the living, the locals decided to handle his eternal punishment themselves. This is my retelling of one of Cornwall's notorious folktales. #Cornwall emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/to-roar-li...emmacoxcreates.substack.comTo Roar Like TregeagleThe story of a man who cheated all of Cornwall, only to find that death is the most cunning cheat of all. 011
Reposted by JonCatherine Warr @cathwarr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026🚨NEW VIDEO!🚨 What was the frontier of the Roman Empire like? Was Northern Britannia really an untamed wasteland? I head to Piercebridge Roman Fort to explore what these ruins tell us about the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire. youtu.be/x0LLUcs-VWAyoutu.beWhat This Fort Reveals About Roman BritainYouTube video by Catherine Warr 142
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Too slow, too static, too predictable, and no plan B. Shouldn't think City or Chelsea are going to be too worried. #ARSCRY 001
Reposted by JonLisa W @ciciaye.bsky.social · 08/09/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open. (I never say period unless it means a length of time or those annoying things I don't have anymore) 002
Reposted by JonEmma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 05/09/2026There are few arts as ancient as the role of the storyteller. Words committed to memory for the purpose of keeping the old tales alive, to educate and, of course, to entertain. In Cornwall, these people are called the droll tellers. #Cornwall #Folklore emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/cornwalls-...emmacoxcreates.substack.comCornwall’s Droll TellersThe traditional oral storytellers who kept the old Cornish tales alive 041
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 05/09/2026In the first press report of the 'Loch Ness Monster' it was originally described as looking like 'two wild ducks fighting'. (Which it probably was). 011
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 05/09/2026You have fucked up - you ate my plums You didn't mean to, but you did Crept down and scoffed them, every one That I had thought so safely hid. But you'll be fucked up in your turn 'Cause I will steal your porridge oats And then you'll have no breakfast left I hope the plums stick in your throat. 120
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Listening to East Coast Racer by Big Big Train whilst actually travelling on the East Coast Main Line. Which is nice. 000
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 31/08/2026No idea. I do remember being pissed off that the Newcastle match had been cancelled. And thoroughly disgusted at the ensuing lunacy. 010
Reposted by JonEmma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Most Cornish seafarers regarded their appearance as a herald of bad luck or bad weather. But to hear a mermaid’s song was a sign of death. #Cornwall #mermaids #folklore #History #sea #ocean emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/morvoren-m...emmacoxcreates.substack.comMorvoren: Mermaid Folklore from CornwallExploring Cornwall’s mermaids and their tales from beneath the waves 051
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 28/08/2026They fuck you up, your trunkless legs They leave you stuck in level sand With nothing else that can be seen But a sneer of cold command 131
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A gnole says you should read this book. Not reading is just twisting your whiskers. 010
Reposted by JonEmma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 22/08/2026My fiction writing hobby took me down rabbit warrens researching Cornwall’s Black History. Discover my findings, from Joseph Emidy, Britain's first black composer, to John Alice, a common labourer who rescued a man from drowning. #BlackHistory #History #Cornwall substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comBlack History in CornwallFrom Joseph Emidy, Britain's first black composer, to John Alice, a common labourer who rescued a man from drowning. 011
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Wembley Stadium, London, 30th July 1966. After a thrilling 4-2 victory over Germany in the World Cup final, the captain of the England football team ascends the steps to recieve the trophy ... 1/2 100
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 16/08/2026You don't hear much about W H Auden these days, do you? It's all quiet on the Wystan front. 000
Reposted by JonEmma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 15/08/2026If you’ve been to Cornwall, you’ve probably seen a Cornish pilot gig. Learn how its history inspired its modern day use in competitive racing. #Cornwall #sea #rowing emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/the-cornis...emmacoxcreates.substack.comThe Cornish Pilot GigFrom the first lifeboats to modern competitive racing, discover the history of the iconic Cornish pilot gig boat. 011
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Tcha. Everybody knows the real Robin Hood was an idiot, while Maid Marian did all the work. Worksop remembers. 000
Reposted by JonJesse Stuart (She/Her) @sisterquill.bsky.social · 11/08/2026MARKETING ADVICE: Just be your authentic self ME: Read my book. It's f - ing good MA: ... No 093
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 09/08/2026People: You can't just post one line from a song and expect everyone to know the song Me: Everyone is blond, and everyone is beautiful 000
Reposted by JonCatherine Warr @cathwarr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Guns! Tanks! Aeroplanes! It's all here at Eden Camp! Here's what I got up to in my adventure at one of the most immersive WW2 museums ⬇️ youtube.com/shorts/648S7...youtube.comExploring WW2 history at Eden Camp! #ww2 #history #museumYouTube video by Catherine Warr 192
Reposted by JonDavid K. Barnes @davidkbarnes.com · 04/08/2026Here’s the latest stop motion animation from my Tiny Angry Witch team. (I’m the writer, I can’t take credit for the animating!) It’s one of our longest, and it nearly drove us all mad, but we’re really proud of getting it made! 1 x Tiny Angry Witch 1 x broom No AI 441160418
Reposted by JonKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 04/08/2026I swear to God, part of the problem of literacy is that we make kids read SO MANY books like this. Of course they’re going to associate reading with misery! We put them in a Skinner box and shock them when they read, what did people THINK would happen? 1241254239
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 01/08/2026If your young wheelchair using niece suggests going for a long walk, get fit first. If my niece is anything to go by, they will move fast. 000
Reposted by JonEmma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Did you know the harvest festival began in Cornwall? Read about the eccentric Robert Hawker, writer, poet, mermaid, and coastguard clergyman. #Cornwall #Lammas #History emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/lammas-the...emmacoxcreates.substack.comLammas, the Harvest, and an eccentric Cornish pastorDid you know the harvest festival began in Cornwall? Read about the life of Robert Stephen Hawker, writer, a poet, and coastguard clergyman. 022
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Shunting carriages and wagons at Red Bank sidings on the London Midland & Scottish Railway (L&Y division). 000
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 29/07/2026My niece wants to come and see me this weekend. I'm planning to go for a nice walk, as my regular route is wheelchair friendly, though coming back I can see me doing some uphill pushing. Extremely pleased that she wants to spend time with her crusty old uncle 😜 010
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 25/07/2026@dreadships.bsky.social and other naval types - some shenanigans involving Lt. Hugh Goldsmith, RN, and HMS Nimble in 1824. emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/the-histor... (OP by @emmacox.bsky.social )emmacoxcreates.substack.comThe History of Treryn Dinas and Logan RockDiscover the ancient history of Cornwall’s Treryn Dinas, and the idiot from the British Navy who toppled Logan Rock. 120
Reposted by JonEmma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Discover the history of Treryn Dinas, from its Iron Age fortress to the dickish naval lieutenant who vandalised a much beloved Cornish landmark. emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/the-histor... #Cornwall #History #Writingemmacoxcreates.substack.comThe History of Treryn Dinas and Logan RockDiscover the ancient history of Cornwall’s Treryn Dinas, and the idiot from the British Navy who toppled Logan Rock. 041
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 21/07/2026People who treat staff badly never get extra helpings. 010
Reposted by JonEmma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 18/07/2026St Nectan's Glen's name and history are nothing more than fiction. Who first penned the tale of St Nectan living by a waterfall near Tintagel, and who was Nathan, who originally gave his name to St Nectan's Kieve? emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/st-nectans... #Cornwall #History #Folkloreemmacoxcreates.substack.com 012
Reposted by JonEmma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Carn Kenidjack, the place in Cornwall where you can: - Get spirited away by fairies - Meet the Devil - Meet the ghost of a creepy old witch - See spriggans being little supernatural shits #Cornwall #Folklore #Nature #History #Ghosts #Witch emmacoxcreates.substack.com/p/carn-kenid...emmacoxcreates.substack.comCarn Kenidjack - The Hooting CairnThe Cornish site where the Devil plays stickler and the fey will lead you astray. 041
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Oh, well. There's still the football to come ... #England 100
Reposted by JonEmma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 04/07/2026All the money hoarders were supercilious bastards. However, big tech didn’t bring them youth or immortality. But it did bring the End Times. Once they sealed themselves inside their bunkers, it took them on average 72 seconds to realise the plebs entombed to attend them had other plans. #vss365 041
Reposted by JonEmma Cox @emmacox.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Miss Evelyn scrutinised her reflection. While most women of her aged aimed for stunning, she set the bar higher. Stunning got you noticed. Stunning forced you to listen to men explaining things you already knew. No, Miss Evelyn's aim was to stupefy. She wanted to be left alone and in peace. #vss365 051
Jon @sloopjonb1960.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Why not, most of the footballers seem to have pivoted to Drama. 000
Reposted by JonEarth Pathways @earthpathways.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This week’s diary page… ‘It started with a breeze in the leaves. Summer was high. And then, I'd dropped, layer by layer, into a chasm. Cradled at the bottom of my abyss, looking up at pinpricks of light far above, I'm pleasantly spent; consumed…’ Words, Rest by Ciara Mulkerrins Art, Heyl by Emma Cox 032
