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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 1h

To my ear, ‘panties’ are children’s clothes. ‘Knickers’ has an erotic feel and ‘underwear’ does for everyday use.

Different strokes, and all that.

Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 1h

Reading affords me a glimpse into other lives, usually—thanks to a steady diet of romance novels—lives that are (ultimately) free of anxiety and self-doubt.

Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 2h

THIS!

BEAVE @beaveinflow.bsky.social · 2h

Being a bibliophile is fun because I get to say things like “I’m reading” when I’m actually dissociating in silence.

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 2h

John Carpenter’s John Wick

Dani Finn 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 2h

John Carpenter’s Bee Movie

Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 3h

John Carpenter's The Devil Wears Prada

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 2h

A captioned image featuring a close-up of a character from the 1980s animated series She-Ra: Princess of Power.

The character, Glimmer, is shown sleeping peacefully, face resting on a pillow. She has long red hair, a golden circlet, and is wearing a gold and magenta outfit. The background is a warm, orange-toned gradient.

The text overlay, centered above Glimmer's head, reads: "My hobbies include sleeping when I shouldn't be sleeping and being awake when I should be asleep:"

In the upper right corner, a smaller line of text attributes the meme to "The Narcoleptic Goddess".

Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks! You and me both.

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 3h

Not a fan of that feeling. Even if I have the next book, I find it hard going straight to it. When I finish a book I’m ready for something different, then by the time I get back to pick up from the cliffhanger I’ve forgotten too much.

And so I pretty much avoid series.

Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks, Nellie :)

I hate flying (and the expense of…) so I didn’t make this trip, but our daughter is moving to within driving distance in a few months, so I’ll get to see a lot of them then.

I’m loving having reading back. I feel like me again.

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 4h

Fifth day without TV.

This will change tomorrow when my wife has returned from ten days visiting our new granddaughter, but I’m going to make an effort to make TV the joint entertainment it used to be while maintaining my neely regained reading mojo.

It might work. 🤞

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 6h

An antique-style, black and white illustrated guide titled "What to do if There's a Witch at Your Door."

The image depicts a dramatic scene: a woman, clad in a dark, flowing dress and pointed hat, stands on a cobbled path outside a sturdy, heavy-doored wooden house. She is poised mid-gesture, her arm raised as if pointing or commanding, and she clutches a broomstick.

The house, with its textured stone and small-paned windows, could be from an early colonial or Puritan setting.

Below the illustration, the three steps are outlined in a stark, serif font:

"STEP ONE: Invite them in."

"STEP TWO: Make tea."

"STEP THREE: Plot against the puritans."

The entire image exudes a playful, gothic, and anti-establishment aesthetic, encouraging camaraderie with the mystical figure rather than fear.

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · Sep 5

youtube.com/watch?v=5VXS... 🎧

The Divine Comedy - Invisible Thread

YouTube video by The Divine Comedy (Official)

youtube.com

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 7h

Well, gosh! ☺️

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 7h

After some thought I’m giving a shout out to Morrissey and Lloyd Cole.

And Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy, though I’m aware of my massive fanboyism when assessing his work.

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 7h

I still rate and review on three review sites, and I share on bsky where I have 1,000+ followers and a healthy 0.5% engagement chance.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s only a sentence” goes hand-in-hand with “all reviews help”, and I’m still doing that.

I even post review/comments on literotica.com 😁

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 7h

That was my line for years, but I 'like' every review I read, and once Meta became untenable for me reviews became too much effort for yawps into the void.

I'll put ten minutes into a 300 character post for nobody, but I won't spend upwards of two hours on three paragraphs, as I did for years.

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 8h

I've stopped putting energy into reviews. I used to spend hours on them and I have hundreds on Amazon AU and so few likes that I decided they were going nowhere. I'm not in it for likes, but with no feedback they felt like a waste of time.

Now my "reviews" are whatever fits in a single bsky post.

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 8h

Hi Nellie! :)

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 8h

'When I Was Cruel' (2002) is the last EC album I truly loved, but I still listen to everything he puts out.

If I used the descriptor "the bomb" I'd say he was the bomb for the best part of three decades. No mean feat.

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 8h

I try to share what I read as a way around that, even if some of my reading is kinda niche and might out someone off.

I always enjoy your writing and every time I see a link to your medium stuff I'm tempted to re-subscribe, but their 'Friends Of Medium' tier is still killing it for me.

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 8h

The only place I see an algorithmic feed is on YouTube, and they get it wrong and blow out my feed with irrelevant tripe every 2-3 days.

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Spike @do-not-fold.bsky.social · 11h

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 8h

Today and everyday.

Chris H @chrishornb.bsky.social · 10h

Me, looking at the trending topics today:

an older man in a brown jacket is standing in front of a tree and saying no .

ALT: an older man in a brown jacket is standing in front of a tree and saying no .

media.tenor.com

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 1d

#NowReading

An illustrated book cover for "If It Makes You Happy" by Julie Olivia.

The scene is set on a sunny autumn day in a quaint town square, with a gazebo on the right and small shops with apartments above them in the background. Orange, red, and yellow leaves blanket the trees, fall from the sky, and litter the ground, which is lined with pumpkins.

In the foreground, a young man and woman walk arm-in-arm. The man is on the left, wearing a brown leather jacket, a blue button-down shirt, and jeans with work boots. He has dark, messy hair. The woman, with long, dark brown hair, is on the right, wearing a black sleeveless button-up mini dress, a white long-sleeved shirt underneath, and tall black boots. She is holding the leash of a black and white Border Collie dog walking beside her.

The title, "If It Makes You Happy," is large and stylized in white, hand-written script across the upper half of the image. The author's name, "JULIE OLIVIA," is in smaller white capital letters near the bottom center.

A quote on the right side reads, "Pure rom-com magic." -B.K. Borison, New York Times bestselling author of First-Time Caller.

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Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 1d

'ver voice' should of course be 'her voice'

can't wait for Bluesky to add an 'edit post' function

Andrew™ @anxovert.bsky.social · 1d

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This hit pretty hard. Cuckolding isn't my kink, but I enjoy Matthew Lee's books in the way I can enjoy a slasher film without wanting to be murdered.

I wish the story was from Vanessa's perspective, and not her husband's, but there's enough of ver voice here for me to enjoy.

📚👀 #rombks 💙📚🌶️

"Vanessa Comes Around" book cover by Matthew Lee.

The cover features a photograph of a woman sitting on a white bed, hunched forward with her knees drawn up and her face hidden in her hands and hair. She is wearing minimal clothing, and the lighting is soft.

The title is written in large white font over the image.

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