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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Looking for older geeky man, Jeff Goldblum type, didn't find one at the Alternative fair today.

Mature woman with brown/auburn, bob. and dark dress with white spots and chunky necklace.

Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Returned to my car, Grey Toyota Aygo, in the hospital carpark to find an identical Aygo parked next to it. It appears that I'm not the only person who, when they spot a similar car in the carpark, will attempt to park next to it so the car will have a little friend to talk to while I'm away.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

it's nine-fifteen. I've realised I've been wearing my cardie inside out all day. Luckily it's blowy weather and my zip-up padded coat concealed this when I went into town. Still got a nod fromone of the Costa regulars; an older gent, there most days, quietly reading his paperback. Have I pulled?

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Head gasket blown, she's 16 years old, 126,000 miles, sadly it's Kurtains, for Kara the Ford Ka, it would Kost more to fix her than she's worth (at least in money).

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Went to see "An Evening of Clairvoyance", arrived to find it had been cancelled at short notice, as the Medium wasn't well. At least I resisted the temptation to say "They didn't see that coming".

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

A bin lorry (Garbage truck to our US friends) caught fire this morning and driver dumped the entire load of rubbish onto the road to stop the whole thing from going up in flames. This was on American Lane in Huntingdon (UK). This feels like it might be a metaphor for something.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

A cartoon for @theguardian.com books.

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Edgar Allen Poe sits with his head in his hands, his sad face lit by the glow of a laptop. On his desk are piles of books, a guttering candle and a bust. Atop the bust sits a raven who is animatedly talking to Poe.

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The Raven, having seen the general state of the world, realised that quothing "Nevermore." was only going to add to the gloom, and instead tried to cheer things up with a few bawdy limericks and an amusing anecdote about two badgers and a turnip.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Language abuse at the Daily Hate Mail, by illiterate sub eds. "Major US volcano erupts creating tornado of piping hot LAVA." "piping hot"? it's a f****** VOLCANO, not a Pie and Gravy.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I saw the new Moon, With the old Moon in her arms (It was a preternaturally clear sky just after sunset, and the earthlight just right)

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Lovely Friends and Followers, 🎉Happy New Year, and have a Great 2025 🎉 (except the bots and scammers)

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

As once more there're threats of Nuclear War, the Government should reissue the "Protect and Survive" booklet from the 1980s. It's still be a joke, and we need a laugh.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Today’s poem is called ‘Monetisation’.

Monetisation

The advert said
MONETISE YOUR FOLLOWERS
so he thought
he would respond;

by painting them
in the changing light,
like waterlilies
in a pond.

Brian Bilston

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

I refuse to put the heating on in (almost) mid-June, so wearing a fleece indoors.🥶 It should be Summer Dresses.👗

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

Who else spent the second half of DUNE 2, waiting for Paul Atreides to say "I'm not the Messiah, I'm a very naughty boy"?

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 27/12/2023

If the Facebook advert for your self-published fantasy novel(s) on Amazon mentions Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, JK Rowling, or Neil Gaiman etc, it's safe to assume that your books are rubbish and that your family and best mates wrote all the 5 Star reviews.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 06/12/2023

Dreamt I had written a Children's Book and it had been published. It's title? "Henry the Potato and his T54 Tank".

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

Three of the last five films I've seen have been psychological thrillers; The Lesson, Saltburn, and Eileen. The last two are in the vein of Patricia Highsmith (Saltburn is Brideshead Revisited plus The Talented Mister Ripley). Eileen has a touch of Hitchcock. The first two feature Richard E Grant.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 30/11/2023

The Mystery/Conundrum/Enigma/Problem/Question/Riddle of Marie Roget

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

Will I break in these Chelsea boots before they break me?

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

Dream Scenario (2023) a very dark comedy. Nicholas Cage as a middle-aged biology professor, who starts appearing in strangers' dreams. He goes viral on social media and becomes a celebrity. Then his dream character turns violent, fame turns to notoriety, he's harassed and shunned, and it gets worse.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

Dreamt I'd been given a job fitting six mosquitos with skis. (Three legs to each ski which were tiny slivers of wood, glued on). Messed up the first one, but got the knack, and did a few extra as spares.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

Saw "The Great Escaper" this afternoon. Brilliant peformances from Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson. Had a bit of a cry in a few places.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

A woman complimented me on the colour of my car (KAra the Ford KA) as I was parking her today. KAra is a vivid lime green. She said that she'd owned a bright orange car, which was also impossible to lose in a car park.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

Spent 6 hours attempting to write a short script. So far 6 lines. Far too easily distracted today.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 23/09/2023

Just returned from an "Evening of Clairvoyance" at the local Spiritualist church with a demonstration of 'Psychic art', where the medium produced charcoal and chalk portraits of the spirits to accompany her readings. Impressive talent even if you're not a believer in the spirits.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

2/2 (I sometimes use a stick, but I didn't think I was limping that badly.) "I'm all right, I just want to stay walking." "Well if that suits, you." "I might think about it someday, but not yet." "Just saying, have a good day." and off he goes nearly mowing down some other people.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

Chatted up in St Ives market today, by an older chap on a mobility scooter. I was thinking it was about my great legs, in a nice dress, but no. He pulls up beside me "Hello, darling how you doing." "I'm fine" "You, want to get one of these, you were struggling there." 1/2

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

I like spiders, and it's spider season. I had to rescue this bad girl (or boy) from the bath twice today.

A spider in the bath, next to a gel pen for size comparison.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

Which of the seven bins, Would you recycle Rishi in?

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

It's now been raining for six hours. The Noah family next door appears to be doing some DIY, and there's a lot of animals in their front garden.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

The brids are attacking the pyracantha berries with enthusiasm, despite having to cling on tight because of the wind. The downside of this is copious mounts of pink poo on the car. Dare I go out, and risk severe dishevelment?

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Odd dream: I had to walk into work overnight, through various Northern townscapes, almost 30 miles. When I got there I only had the clothes I was wearing, no pencils or laptop. Was given some paperwork that didn't make sense, and was pretending to my co-workers that everything was OK.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 18/09/2023

proper British autumn at last, intermittent rain under a heavy grey sky. And the birds going mad stripping the berries off the pyracantha - they were dining elsewhere 'til today.

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Susanna Carroll @susannacarroll.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

Looks around. Well house spiders, I guess we're not in Kansas any more.

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