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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Listening to the BBC News Security Correspondent Frank Gardner, supplying excellent analysis on the incident at RAF Fairford over the weekend. I hope the BBC knows what a valuable asset to their service he is.

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Sue Keogh @smkeogh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You don’t get a higher-pressure communications environment than the scene of a road traffic accident or when someone’s having a cardiac arrest, do you? In Untangling Emergency, Dr Brendan Fletcher of the East Anglian Air Ambulance explains how paramedics use body language to spread a sense of calm.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ohh that's RICH @ohhthatsrich.bsky.social linktr.ee/ohhthatsrich

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

One of the things I love best about my home county of Suffolk in the east of England is that there are lot of little villages nestled in folds of the glorious rolling countryside that aren't particularly on the way to anywhere. So I'm currently writing a novelette set in one of them. Hurray!

A green country lane in bright sunshine.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Delighted to be supporting the work of friends of my friend @captaintemerity.bsky.social who has never steered me wrong! I don't know J-F personally, but I adored The Life Engineered so have high hopes!

Book cover showing a street after dark, lit up by an orange-yellow street light. Title: A Dash of Demon Achewillow book one by J-F Dubeau and Amy Frost.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Listening to people complaining about Macklemore saying Free Palestine on stage yesterday turned my stomach. "Musicians shouldn't talk about politics", according to them. BOLLOCKS. Free Nelson Mandela - Remember that song? Peter Gabriel's Biko? Let's make a list.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Repost with your home river. I lived near the Suffolk Stour until I was 34, and have lived near the Cambridgeshire section of the Great Ouse (pictured) ever since. Always a joy to walk beside both.

The Great Ouse river, from a concrete bridge, looking at a metal railway bridge, under a bright blue sky with thin white cloud cover in places.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Heads up Ely people: the new Ely-I magazine will be dropping through your letterbox this week. I have two pieces in this issue: on page 20, a short article about the eel themed painted rock installation at the country park, and an abridged version of Autumn Fever inside the back cover!

A magazine with a photo of two tractors driving along a country lane on the cover.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is German Chancellor Friedrich Merz giving a press conference, paused on our TV just now. I'm not surprised he looks depressed with the result of the Saxony-Anhalt election. So many people have forgotten the lessons of 20th century history.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a blue suit, looking depressed.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

[New BLOG POST] Here comes a new story! turquoisefloyd.substack.com/p/no-longer-...

Title: No Longer Marooned on Blue Funk Island. Picture: a grey, purple and yellow sunset over the sea on a tropical beach.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

@janettekeenetaylor.bsky.social M and I have been watching (and enjoying) Mark Gatiss' period crime series Bookish, this week. Have you seen it?

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

@mamajanetti.bsky.social M and I have been watching (and enjoying) Mark Gatiss' period crime series Bookish, this week. Have you seen it?

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'd given up on believing I'd produce a piece of fiction before the year is out, but out of nowhere came a cracking idea and I'm making good progress with it. Something entirely unlike my previous stuff. I'll keep you informed!

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Muppets Muppet Show: Miss Piggy & Link Hogthrob

Alt: Muppets Muppet Show: Miss Piggy & Link Hogthrob in Pigs In Space!

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Everyone should be more Dolly. She was such an incredible example to us all, and the world is a darker, sadder place without her. RIP.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

There's something so powerful about Glen Hansard's track Bird of Sorrow that makes me want to weep hysterically. I can't right now, but maybe I'll find a window in my schedule for bawling, later.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

[NEW POST] Doctor! Doctor! I got a fever that you ain’t got a cure for, though a bowl of apple crumble and ice cream might ease my symptoms… turquoisefloyd.substack.com/p/turquoise-...

Golden autumn sunlight through tall thin tree trunks

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

That sound reminds me of the annoying noise that Jim Carrey does in Dumb and Dumber. BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm... Millions sent wildfire emergency phone alert warning against "any activity that could start a fire" - follow live - BBC News

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Millions sent wildfire emergency phone alert warning against "any activity that could start a fire" - follow live

It comes as crews continue to battle multiple blazes in the West Midlands - PM Andy Burnham earlier warned the country is like a "tinderbox".

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Also, last night we loitered on the Paradise Field to get a view of the partial (from here) eclipse. We had the special glasses so could actually look with our own eyes, which makes a lot of difference! My neighbour's 3 yr old was more interested in getting back to his bedtime story 😂

A stretch of sunbathed grass, a line of trees and a big grey metal building in the background, and a partially eclipsed sun (four minutes before the peak), which doesn't look any different to usual 😂

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Occasionally I get the pens out and have a little draw. Mostly cartoon characters. This time I did Count Binface, in recognition of his crusade for Clacton. It's far from perfect, which proves that it isn't an AI creation 😁

Count Binface, striking a powerful pose with peace signs

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This is currently incorrect. The polls for the Clacton-on-Sea by election have only just opened! He'll probably sadly still win back his seat but I'm hoping Count Binface puts a significant dent in his majority. And then he's got that parliamentary investigation waiting for him to return.

Bluesky trending: Farage wins Clacton seat.

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Ashley Stokes @ashleystokes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

So, I have written a blog piece on what happened when I found a story on my laptop that I don't remember writing or having published. I'd be very happy to hear what people think as I don't often write pieces like this. ashleystokes.net/my-cujo/

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Ashley Stokes @ashleystokes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Norwich writers, I am now running a Monday night general creative writing workshop starting September 7th seeing as my Tuesday group is full. If you have work in progress or an idea you want to develop, message me. Places are filling up, too. www.unthankschool.com/product/crea...

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Creative Writing Workshop

Next session runs 14th April to 16th June 2026 10-week creative writing workshop Weekly 2-hour class (Monday night for life-writing and memoir, or Tuesday night for fiction) in the Golden Triangl...

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It's a nice place, dude; why do you want to trash it? Oh wait, it's money, isn't it? It's always money.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Doesn't it sound like a lovely way to travel? open.substack.com/pub/turquois...

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A different tone of Turquoise. More of a deep teal, a little sombre, mellowing in an autumnal light. And a pox on those wretched pumps! open.substack.com/pub/turquois...

An English church and graveyard under a grey cloudy sky

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif Hard mode: No Star Strek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli. Champion mode: a film you saw more than 6 times *in the theatre*.

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Bandit Burt Reynolds Driving

Alt: Smokey and the Bandit. Burt Reynolds smiles, turns his head and drives out of shot.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Just seen a clip of Sam Neill's screen test to play James Bond. OH MY GOD. In an another dimension, he booked the role and was a truly magnificent 007. RIP, Sam. You were always epic in every role you played.

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Sam Neill's Omg Jurassic Moment

Alt: Sam Neill's Omg Jurassic Moment

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Tom Baldwin @tombaldwin66.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

As the circus moves on from Makerfield to Clacton, all decent political parties who respect the law should think about uniting behind a single candidate to beat Reform. They did this with Martin Bell against Neil Hamilton (who later backed Farage) in 1997. www.theguardian.com/politics/199...

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Bell: I'll fight this poison

Support for the disgraced Tory MP Neil Hamilton hardened among party activists last night after the entry into the general election of the BBC war correspondent Martin Bell as anti-corruption candidat...

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Nic Wray @nicwray.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

⏳There’s still time to take part! We’re inviting GPs to share their experiences managing tinnitus & hyperacusis in primary care. 📆 Survey closes 31 August 2026 ✅ 10–15 mins | 🔒 Confidential | 💬 Your insights matter 👉 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/nottingham... #PrimaryCare #Tinnitus #GPsurvey

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Life is fleeting, people. Cherish every moment with the ones you love.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I just went up to the office to speak to my husband and found him listening to Wham's Last Christmas. Genuinely.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Isn't that Beethoven's Ode to Joy playing in the background of Starmer's resignation speech?

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Left the UK at the end of Covid for pastures new. Five years later, now a full national & EU passport holder. Seeing how other countries news media portrays the UK and laughs at the hugely stupid mistakes it has made have completely vindicated my decision.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

New Substack post! The collaboration you didn't know you needed: tu rquoisefloyd.substack.com/p/emily-dickinson-and-the-beatles-for

A live gig poster in black and white with red words and a microphone. The Freewheeling world of turquoisefloyd presents Emily Dickinson The Beatles live for one night only. Special guest Edna St Vincent Millay.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Dear book publishers, please return to adding a back cover blurb to your paperbacks (such as here on Alastair Reynolds' Halcyon Years.) I don't care if three dozen celebrities think your book is MINDBLOWING and UNPUTDOWNABLE. I will be the judge of the goodness/badness of said tale! Kthanksbai.

Tha back cover of Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds. The background is black, the text is white and red. There's a barcode at the bottom.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Watching Roger Moore in The Saint this morning, and it occurred to me that if they don't choose Henry Cavill as James Bond, he'd be perfect as Simon Templar.

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Roger Moore's James Bond: Sounds Quite Reasonable

ALT: Roger Moore's James Bond: Sounds Quite Reasonable

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

On days where I see the news and despair, I want to walk down to the centre of town with a big eighties style boombox, stand in the middle of the market square and play Bob Marley's One Love on repeat.

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Bob Marley: Reggae One Love Poster

Alt: Bob Marley: Reggae One Love Poster. Bob on a green, yellow and red background.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

As I've not gone to a Towel Day event this year (or even been out of this house, here's my commemoration. open.substack.com/pub/turquois...

A turquoise towel with a white background and the words "Lines upon the occasion of Towel Day, or some musing on the impact of Douglas Adams on planet Earth. The freewheeling world of turquoise floyd"

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

On this #TowelDay, "don't forget your towel" and raise a shot of that Ol' Janx Spirit in honour of Douglas Adams, a truly inspirational man. Chase it down with a Pangalactic Gargleblaster, lose your trousers and wake up next Thursday on a space station with a wet bum and a bag of peanuts.

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Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge @turquoisefloyd.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I really want to see Henry Cavill as James Bond, but I am absolutely down with this Matt Berry idea.

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