Achilles Micawber
@achillesthe2nd.bsky.social
Runner. Reader. Music and history. Poetry. Shakespeare. Film. Tweets in English and German.
Currently listening to a lot of music from 1977 and 1978.
Currently listening to a lot of music from 1977 and 1978.
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Might as well introduce myself:
I'm an English and history teacher (favourite subject: the short 20th century) who likes big books but often doesn't finish them. I'm obsessed with music lists, and especially the music from 1977 and 2000. I wish I had more time to watch movies.
I'm an English and history teacher (favourite subject: the short 20th century) who likes big books but often doesn't finish them. I'm obsessed with music lists, and especially the music from 1977 and 2000. I wish I had more time to watch movies.
The state I am in.
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The state I am in.
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Barry Dempster, RIP
November 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Barry Dempster, RIP
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Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
The final lines of W. S. Merwin's "Thanks".
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The final lines of W. S. Merwin's "Thanks".
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This by Wendell Berry counts among my faves, stunning in its simplicity.
"The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings."
"The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings."
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This by Wendell Berry counts among my faves, stunning in its simplicity.
"The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings."
"The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings."
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A #friendsgiving message from Alden Nowlan
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A #friendsgiving message from Alden Nowlan
This by Wendell Berry counts among my faves, stunning in its simplicity.
"The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings."
"The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings."
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This by Wendell Berry counts among my faves, stunning in its simplicity.
"The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings."
"The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings."
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Man Has Never Given Single Definitive Yes To Any Invitation He's Ever Received https://theonion.com/man-has-never-given-single-definitive-yes-to-any-invita-1819575360/
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Man Has Never Given Single Definitive Yes To Any Invitation He's Ever Received https://theonion.com/man-has-never-given-single-definitive-yes-to-any-invita-1819575360/
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Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
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This sucks; what are we even doing?
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This sucks; what are we even doing?
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Werner Herzog’s attic full of crap puts yours to shame.
“He survived... speaks with a whisper.”
“He survived... speaks with a whisper.”
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Werner Herzog’s attic full of crap puts yours to shame.
“He survived... speaks with a whisper.”
“He survived... speaks with a whisper.”
@ashleyrparker.bsky.social (formerly Washington Post) is active on Bluesky. Yay.
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
@ashleyrparker.bsky.social (formerly Washington Post) is active on Bluesky. Yay.
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
An album that gets better with time. I loved it back then but the synths keep hitting harder.
November 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
An album that gets better with time. I loved it back then but the synths keep hitting harder.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Chaos and creation in the backyard.
Somedays it helps to know that someone decided to build this in their backyard.
November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Chaos and creation in the backyard.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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happy #smallpoemsunday! 💜
feel free to participate by posting small poems you wrote, +/or small poems you love by somebody else :)
here’s one by Jesse Murray~
feel free to participate by posting small poems you wrote, +/or small poems you love by somebody else :)
here’s one by Jesse Murray~
November 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
happy #smallpoemsunday! 💜
feel free to participate by posting small poems you wrote, +/or small poems you love by somebody else :)
here’s one by Jesse Murray~
feel free to participate by posting small poems you wrote, +/or small poems you love by somebody else :)
here’s one by Jesse Murray~
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I love many people
who don't love me.
I don't actually know
if that is true.
This is love.
It is a mass of ice
melting. I can't hold
it and I have nowhere
to put it down.
- Molly Brodak
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
who don't love me.
I don't actually know
if that is true.
This is love.
It is a mass of ice
melting. I can't hold
it and I have nowhere
to put it down.
- Molly Brodak
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
November 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I love many people
who don't love me.
I don't actually know
if that is true.
This is love.
It is a mass of ice
melting. I can't hold
it and I have nowhere
to put it down.
- Molly Brodak
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
who don't love me.
I don't actually know
if that is true.
This is love.
It is a mass of ice
melting. I can't hold
it and I have nowhere
to put it down.
- Molly Brodak
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
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You might not think you needed to see Kate Bush dressed as a bat today, but you were wrong.
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
You might not think you needed to see Kate Bush dressed as a bat today, but you were wrong.
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'Silhouettes' by Vermont printmaker Jeanne Amato #womensart
November 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
'Silhouettes' by Vermont printmaker Jeanne Amato #womensart