elri
@eyebright-iris.bsky.social
MA Lit & Culture graduate from Uni of Brum | they/any | LARPer/feral idiot
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elri
@eyebright-iris.bsky.social
· Nov 15
The Thread of Threads:
utterly rage inducing
January 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
utterly rage inducing
i was the same! i reached the first mention of “the fields we think we know” and immediately knew i was going to be reading something very special
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 AM
i was the same! i reached the first mention of “the fields we think we know” and immediately knew i was going to be reading something very special
sometimes the world is very bad, and sometimes a 12 year old from plymouth emails you because he loves learning about universities and wants to know if you have any stickers or postcards you could send him
January 16, 2026 at 11:23 AM
sometimes the world is very bad, and sometimes a 12 year old from plymouth emails you because he loves learning about universities and wants to know if you have any stickers or postcards you could send him
2: The River Has Roots by @amalelmohtar.com. Achingly beautiful, gorgeously lyrical, a faerie story about agency & sisterhood. The River Liss flows from north to south, and its magic is grammar. Translation, transliteration, riddles; references to Shakespeare, Dunsany & mythology. Instant favourite😭
January 16, 2026 at 12:21 AM
2: The River Has Roots by @amalelmohtar.com. Achingly beautiful, gorgeously lyrical, a faerie story about agency & sisterhood. The River Liss flows from north to south, and its magic is grammar. Translation, transliteration, riddles; references to Shakespeare, Dunsany & mythology. Instant favourite😭
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After 73 days of hunger strike which began in November 2025, three of the Palestine Action prisoners have ended their hunger strikes after it was revealed that Elbit Systems UK was denied a £2 billion army training contract with the Ministry of Defense, a key demand of the hunger strikers.
Three Palestine Action activists end UK hunger strike https://aje.news/pwpm4z
January 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
After 73 days of hunger strike which began in November 2025, three of the Palestine Action prisoners have ended their hunger strikes after it was revealed that Elbit Systems UK was denied a £2 billion army training contract with the Ministry of Defense, a key demand of the hunger strikers.
i’m a happy critter when i’m adding more books to my TBR
fantasy, gothic and horror novels remain fantastic and so many amazing new ones are coming out continually
sometimes i worry i’ll run out of books and need to break my read each day streak, but uh. i think i’ll be okay at this rate
fantasy, gothic and horror novels remain fantastic and so many amazing new ones are coming out continually
sometimes i worry i’ll run out of books and need to break my read each day streak, but uh. i think i’ll be okay at this rate
January 14, 2026 at 10:49 PM
i’m a happy critter when i’m adding more books to my TBR
fantasy, gothic and horror novels remain fantastic and so many amazing new ones are coming out continually
sometimes i worry i’ll run out of books and need to break my read each day streak, but uh. i think i’ll be okay at this rate
fantasy, gothic and horror novels remain fantastic and so many amazing new ones are coming out continually
sometimes i worry i’ll run out of books and need to break my read each day streak, but uh. i think i’ll be okay at this rate
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it’s a froggy socks in the office kinda day today
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
it’s a froggy socks in the office kinda day today
sidebar but ough ouch i completed my bachelors six years ago this summer. hate that
January 11, 2026 at 11:12 PM
sidebar but ough ouch i completed my bachelors six years ago this summer. hate that
you ever start reading a book and go “you know what? this 10000% belongs on the reading list for a module i took in my final year of undergrad six years ago”
anyway the river has roots is off to a STRONG start and i need it on the fantasy & fandom module from my bachelors like. yesterday
anyway the river has roots is off to a STRONG start and i need it on the fantasy & fandom module from my bachelors like. yesterday
January 11, 2026 at 11:02 PM
you ever start reading a book and go “you know what? this 10000% belongs on the reading list for a module i took in my final year of undergrad six years ago”
anyway the river has roots is off to a STRONG start and i need it on the fantasy & fandom module from my bachelors like. yesterday
anyway the river has roots is off to a STRONG start and i need it on the fantasy & fandom module from my bachelors like. yesterday
pattern recognition go brrrr
anyway welcome to elri’s theory of Orange British Gothic
anyway welcome to elri’s theory of Orange British Gothic
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
pattern recognition go brrrr
anyway welcome to elri’s theory of Orange British Gothic
anyway welcome to elri’s theory of Orange British Gothic
1: Broken Ghosts by @jamesoswald.scot. A tragedy that unearths tragedies. A twelve year old girl reckoning with grief and unpicking the memories of the past in a small Welsh valley, told in split time in past and present. A gently gothic tale where the hauntings are deeply human.
January 10, 2026 at 12:03 PM
1: Broken Ghosts by @jamesoswald.scot. A tragedy that unearths tragedies. A twelve year old girl reckoning with grief and unpicking the memories of the past in a small Welsh valley, told in split time in past and present. A gently gothic tale where the hauntings are deeply human.
Books of 2026:
New year! Time for a new thread: books I read in 2026
January 10, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Books of 2026:
New year! Time for a new thread: books I read in 2026
January 10, 2026 at 11:58 AM
New year! Time for a new thread: books I read in 2026
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a collection of snow….,,things i saw today
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
a collection of snow….,,things i saw today
hey, he survived from last night!
January 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
hey, he survived from last night!
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just had a quick peep out the window. the result:
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
just had a quick peep out the window. the result:
i live above an industrial workshop, and after hours a lot of folks don’t know people live here in flats
anyway these fellas were having a great time. i have no idea who they are
anyway these fellas were having a great time. i have no idea who they are
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
i live above an industrial workshop, and after hours a lot of folks don’t know people live here in flats
anyway these fellas were having a great time. i have no idea who they are
anyway these fellas were having a great time. i have no idea who they are
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Can't believe Stranger Things ends with them switching to Pathfinder
January 4, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Can't believe Stranger Things ends with them switching to Pathfinder
telford mentions (derogatory) aside, im reading broken ghosts at the moment and there’s something that’s probably a mark of a great writer that’s so utterly gut wrenching in how oswald writes a 12 year old scottish girl experiencing grief and loss in such a jarring way
this hurts to read
this hurts to read
January 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
telford mentions (derogatory) aside, im reading broken ghosts at the moment and there’s something that’s probably a mark of a great writer that’s so utterly gut wrenching in how oswald writes a 12 year old scottish girl experiencing grief and loss in such a jarring way
this hurts to read
this hurts to read
‼️shropshire mention in the book i’m reading‼️
January 2, 2026 at 11:01 PM
‼️shropshire mention in the book i’m reading‼️
here they are! (plus shoestring theory, a favourite from this year that i’ve lent to a friend atm)
December 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
here they are! (plus shoestring theory, a favourite from this year that i’ve lent to a friend atm)
and so we come to an end! for new years 2023 i decided to read every single day, even if it’s just a page or a paragraph. i’m still going strong now and this was my list for this year. typically i read just before i go to sleep, so it’s about a book a month for me, but 18 books is strong going!
Books I read in 2025!
December 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
and so we come to an end! for new years 2023 i decided to read every single day, even if it’s just a page or a paragraph. i’m still going strong now and this was my list for this year. typically i read just before i go to sleep, so it’s about a book a month for me, but 18 books is strong going!