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Martha Lea

@typetheclouds.bsky.social
38 followers 53 following 42 posts

Writer. Typewriter nerd. Artist & Typewriter artist. Chess enthusiast. Parent. 👉I, like others, block accounts posting AI generated content whenever I see it. 👉Neither do I have time for sexists, racists, homophobes, transphobes, and other assholes.

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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Simply not being able to read what you write as you write it makes a difference to the process of writing. (Try it!) It wasn’t the typewriter that changed his style or his thought process. The typewriter allowed him to continue writing but what he wrote as a blind man was different from before
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Oh my god. I read the story in the Guardian and as a long time fan of the show I’m in tears. Massive respect and much love.
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
It’s a weird weird thing having assigned values that don’t get totted up at the end of the game 🤣 But I’d far rather have rooks in an end game than bishops so the values do make sense to me. And it’s nice to sac a rook for an advantage knowing it’s worth 5
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
I loved this video, but it did make me cry
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Also, on this day in 1995 GM Daniel Naroditsky was born. He was planning on going back to classical chess next year. RIP Danya.
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Can’t help but hear Pia Cramling saying that! Shocking!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
I loved that video too. Thanks for the tips from Dina!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
c.org/9b5SyfFyJd
c.org
Sign the Petition
Request FIDE ban Vladimir Kramnik, and revoke his titles/norms, per ethics standards.
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Kramnik had been accusing Daniel Naroditsky. Baseless, and horrible.
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Yes! Dust it off!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
If you’re not completely put off chess escape the weird green bird and try Chessly (free to try) I highly highly recommend it
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Damn. You did a thing I would do if I had the guts. Ace.
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
I did not know that!!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
It was lovely to meet you, can’t wait to get stuck into Glitterballs!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
The keys not advancing carriage sounds like it could be a broken / disconnected / jammed drawband Mentioning it just in case
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
It’s definitely a strong contender!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I love my alphasmart neo, the same sort of thing that you can pick up on eBay for much much less. But yes and yes again! Anything that disrupts the addiction behaviour.
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
That’s absolutely not what I said or meant. I’m a trans ally. And I don’t engage in the kind of back and forth you seem to be requesting. Have a nice day!!!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Yes! It works a treat. My breaks tend to be longer. I come back, think, wtf is this world?! And go dark again 😆
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
If men and women think differently it’s because of social conditioning, and expectations etc etc, not because their brains are different or have inherently more or less ability in any given task.
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Here’s an interesting read on how this much-quoted misquote came about! quoteinvestigator.com/2011/09/14/w...
quoteinvestigator.com
Quote Origin: Writing Is Easy; You Just Open a Vein and Bleed – Quote Investigator®
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
They may not be mass produced any more, but there are plenty of us still using them
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
This is so bonkers and so right at the same time.
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I say jitty (from the midlands) down here in Hastings they’re known as twittens. I kid you not!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Interesting article on the origins of this misquote quoteinvestigator.com/2011/09/14/w...
quoteinvestigator.com
Quote Origin: Writing Is Easy; You Just Open a Vein and Bleed – Quote Investigator®
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
That set …. Blimey. No!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Get more. Can never have enough
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
But don’t forget that pawns have a superpower up their sleeve. Just have to reach the other side of the board
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
A very reliable and sturdy machine! I’m very fond of mine
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Would love to see all these irl.
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Welcome to the club!! (There’s no escaping)
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Absolutely love this!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Crosswords? Pah. I’m learning another new opening. I’m addicted!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The peculiar sewing bee / bake-off chess format is fun. Was excited to see that Lula Robs is taking part and she bloody smashed it this week. Yes it’s all dumbed down but who cares.
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Yes, guilty and happy about it! typewriter and paper addict…
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
No I don’t have a proper rating, just online!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
My rating is pretty low. Are you on lichess?
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I would be thinking about promoting a pawn into a queen… “never resign, never give up”!
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Utterly gorgeous. There’s nothing like seeing the moon in these colours just hanging there above our planet
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Yeah it’s uniquely weird but I kind of love it for that alternative reality vibe
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Oh yeah
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Martha Lea @typetheclouds.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Yeah, every typewriter seems to get an imprint of its original owner. Period of adjustment always catches me out!
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