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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 17h

I enjoyed trying to guess who of the four credited contributors had come up with particular example sentences; I sort of assumed "the crow is walking slowly towards the enormous snack" was one of @liminalitea.bsky.social's.

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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 17h

I used to help teach ballet to three-year-olds, I have no dignity left to lose.

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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 17h

In this regard, however, beginner dance teaching experience was very useful, as it teaches you to have absolutely no dignity and to play the clown to put others at ease, which is the only way I'm going to get through grammar.

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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 17h

I might have preferred my first class to be something I'm actually an expert in, rather than grammar, which scares me, but I think I was an important role model to show that you can do this even when you're not naturally gifted at it. Or something. That's what I tell myself about it, anyway 😅

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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 17h

Taught my first class in Cambridge today as part of the ASNC fresher inductions! Frankly, I think the learning experience was on both sides 😅 It was fun, though, if a bit scary. I gave a couple of lectures during my MA in Cork, but I've never done small group/class teaching outside of dance before.

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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 1d

It's SO pretty, I've been really lucky. And they're doing a special hardback in the US with decorated endpapers, spredges etc by the same artist (Tom Roberts) :)

Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 1d

Hello! My fantasy novel THE WOLF AND HIS KING comes out in North America in January (it comes out in the UK in November this year, so not sure if it still counts as a 2026 book?). It's a queer retelling of the medieval werewolf story 'Bisclavret': finnlongman.com/books/the-wo...

The Wolf and His King

A queer retelling of ‘Bisclavret’, from the lais of Marie de France. To be published November 2025 by Gollancz (UK) and January 2026 by Erewhon Books (US). Step into the resplendent cou…

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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 3d

The saddle can still be removed, albeit with difficulty, I just can't change the height anymore...

Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 3d

I'm not taking an angle grinder to an electric bike that's two months old because the saddle post clasp is stuck 🙃 I'm sure somebody with really good pliers and more upper body strength than me could deal with it. When I take it to get serviced later this month I'll ask them to do it, probably.

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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 3d

You see, it is supposed to be hexagonal. But it is now circular due to getting badly mullered. But the allen key is still hexagonal. This is a problem.

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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 3d

Have managed to absolutely muller the hex bolt on my bike saddle post so it can no longer be turned in either direction so I guess I'm stuck with this saddle position until I encounter someone with a tool to remove and replace it 🫠

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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 4d

This sounds intriguing, buying as soon as I'm on a computer since it turns out I do NOT know my account password to log in on mobile :') Ever I am stymied by forces beyond my control (my own passwords)

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BuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 4d

If you can’t isolate, wear a tight-fitting PPE respiratory mask (FFP2/FFP3) whenever you are in contact with other people. Remember, as so few people are eligible for NHS Covid boosters this winter, an uncontrolled Covid wave could do very serious harm to older & clinically vulnerable people. (2/2)

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BuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 4d

If you or someone you have met does have symptoms of Covid, please do the decent, patriotic thing and keep it to yourself. Unless you are absolutely unable to do so, please isolate until your symptoms have been gone for a couple of days. (1/2)

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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 4d

I think if I hadn't stopped playing music for years due to disability I would never have been able to come back to it like this. My teenage perfectionism and classical background made improv terrifying and unenjoyable, but now, free from the pressure to be "good" like that, I can just... have fun

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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 4d

When I was in about year 10, I briefly joined the school improv group (music, not theatre), only to drop out after one or two rehearsals because it stressed me out too much not to have sheet music and set parts to play. Oh, how the turns have tabled... wish I could show past me this!

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Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · 4d

When I was in about year 10, I briefly joined the school improv group (music, not theatre), only to drop out after one or two rehearsals because it stressed me out too much not to have sheet music and set parts to play. Oh, how the turns have tabled... wish I could show past me this!

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