Inigo Purcell
@inigopurcell.bsky.social
Novelist, non-fiction writer and academic.
Writing a book about Arthur in the British Imagination from 1138-present.
Often not thinking about the 21st century by default
(he/him)
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Writing a book about Arthur in the British Imagination from 1138-present.
Often not thinking about the 21st century by default
(he/him)
inigopurcell.wordpress.com
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Inigo Purcell
@inigopurcell.bsky.social
· Jan 16
Transitional Summer | The Manifest Station
There are a lot of appointments that summer: ultrasounds every few days, blood tests, and other routine ones which are finally coming around.
www.themanifeststation.net
My short story about the heatwave of 2017, egg freezing, Sir Kenneth Clark's Civilization: A Personal View and allowing oneself to imagine a future
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Mary Jo Van Dell,
Solstice (2023)
oil on linen 86.6 x 86.4 cm
Solstice (2023)
oil on linen 86.6 x 86.4 cm
December 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Mary Jo Van Dell,
Solstice (2023)
oil on linen 86.6 x 86.4 cm
Solstice (2023)
oil on linen 86.6 x 86.4 cm
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Jennifer Jokhoo
"Rising Tide, Winter Solstice" 2014
14 color-layered Reduction Linocut Print
"Rising Tide, Winter Solstice" 2014
14 color-layered Reduction Linocut Print
December 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Jennifer Jokhoo
"Rising Tide, Winter Solstice" 2014
14 color-layered Reduction Linocut Print
"Rising Tide, Winter Solstice" 2014
14 color-layered Reduction Linocut Print
I have taken forever to do my Christmas cards this year for reasons and now I have mislaid the stamps I bought to send them and this is very annoying. (Particularly as it has been a task which has involved various bouts of forcing myself to do it)
December 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I have taken forever to do my Christmas cards this year for reasons and now I have mislaid the stamps I bought to send them and this is very annoying. (Particularly as it has been a task which has involved various bouts of forcing myself to do it)
This is really lovely and well worth watching. There's a quiet, sincere enthusiasm from the commentators throughout which I really needed today and some absolutely great archive footage.
If you missed out on the Newgrange solstice livestream this morning you can find it here. Really worth it for the authoritative, evocative commentary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRgu...
Winter Solstice Live Streaming - 21 December 2025
YouTube video by Office of Public Works
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December 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is really lovely and well worth watching. There's a quiet, sincere enthusiasm from the commentators throughout which I really needed today and some absolutely great archive footage.
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I need your help... a retaining wall that is holding up the land on which my house is built needs urgent replacement or repair and the amount of money quoted for it is... eyewatering.if there's anything i can do for you in return for your assistance (like editing...) let me know gofund.me/49e68ea25
Donate to emergency repair to keep home safe for me and 2 beloved cats, organized by Alma Alexander
My house sits on a steep slope, with a retaining wall serving… Alma Alexander needs your support for emergency repair to keep home safe for me and 2 beloved cats
gofund.me
December 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I need your help... a retaining wall that is holding up the land on which my house is built needs urgent replacement or repair and the amount of money quoted for it is... eyewatering.if there's anything i can do for you in return for your assistance (like editing...) let me know gofund.me/49e68ea25
Christmas media observation: I feel Christmas themed media tends to have a focus on people who either are Intensely Opposed To Christmas or who are a bit too into Christmas, and there is maybe space for a heartwarming thing about someone who is not really feeling it this year but not opposed?
December 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Christmas media observation: I feel Christmas themed media tends to have a focus on people who either are Intensely Opposed To Christmas or who are a bit too into Christmas, and there is maybe space for a heartwarming thing about someone who is not really feeling it this year but not opposed?
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My freelance was pushed back to January, and I haven't been able to find any other work. I'm offering whatever I can in return for help. Stories, comics, drawings. Leave a comment with your donation. I'll do it for you. Thank you so much to everyone who is able to help/share! ko-fi.com/tylerhendrix
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
My freelance was pushed back to January, and I haven't been able to find any other work. I'm offering whatever I can in return for help. Stories, comics, drawings. Leave a comment with your donation. I'll do it for you. Thank you so much to everyone who is able to help/share! ko-fi.com/tylerhendrix
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Anyway, we’ve all been there.
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Anyway, we’ve all been there.
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Suffered the same fate, so I'm on the lookout for work. In my 6+ years at Forbes I covered EPL, especially Liverpool, Everton and Man City, international tournaments, and US soccer including lower leagues. I'm uniquely placed ahead of 2026 World Cup given my reporting history and areas of expertise.
Personal news. I will no longer write about German football for @forbes.com. More below 👇
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Suffered the same fate, so I'm on the lookout for work. In my 6+ years at Forbes I covered EPL, especially Liverpool, Everton and Man City, international tournaments, and US soccer including lower leagues. I'm uniquely placed ahead of 2026 World Cup given my reporting history and areas of expertise.
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We need an Emergency job listing for a talented guy who is making it to level three jobs and then someone else gets it.
Denver area or remote work!
"If ANYONE has in-office work in the Denver area or remote work anywhere, please send me the job listing." -- Gallus Rostromegalus
Denver area or remote work!
"If ANYONE has in-office work in the Denver area or remote work anywhere, please send me the job listing." -- Gallus Rostromegalus
This is an insane thing to do but I'm getting desperate:
My husband is an extremely skilled tier 3 tech support worker with a bachelor's of economics, familiarity with a wide variety of technical systems, and a long employment history in aerospace.
He's been out of work for seven months now.
My husband is an extremely skilled tier 3 tech support worker with a bachelor's of economics, familiarity with a wide variety of technical systems, and a long employment history in aerospace.
He's been out of work for seven months now.
December 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We need an Emergency job listing for a talented guy who is making it to level three jobs and then someone else gets it.
Denver area or remote work!
"If ANYONE has in-office work in the Denver area or remote work anywhere, please send me the job listing." -- Gallus Rostromegalus
Denver area or remote work!
"If ANYONE has in-office work in the Denver area or remote work anywhere, please send me the job listing." -- Gallus Rostromegalus
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I just got a sub re-up notice from Adobe Acrobat for $269 or something a year. As I’m retired I only occasionally use Acrobat, but when I need it, I need it. Is there a cheaper/free alterative that lets you open a PDF, make comments, sign it, that sort of thing?
December 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I just got a sub re-up notice from Adobe Acrobat for $269 or something a year. As I’m retired I only occasionally use Acrobat, but when I need it, I need it. Is there a cheaper/free alterative that lets you open a PDF, make comments, sign it, that sort of thing?
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Here’s the variant cover I did for @judedoyle.bsky.social’s @oni-press.bsky.social upcoming horror series Dead Teenagers (all mine are gonna be homages to 90s movies) #onipress #prettywoman
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Here’s the variant cover I did for @judedoyle.bsky.social’s @oni-press.bsky.social upcoming horror series Dead Teenagers (all mine are gonna be homages to 90s movies) #onipress #prettywoman
Think this is one of those things I just sort of do need to make myself say in front of an audience: I would quite like to stay in academia and I would really like to find a way to make that viable. I am aware it is likely to be a somewhat atypical way given circs, but I do think I can offer things.
December 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Think this is one of those things I just sort of do need to make myself say in front of an audience: I would quite like to stay in academia and I would really like to find a way to make that viable. I am aware it is likely to be a somewhat atypical way given circs, but I do think I can offer things.
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KESHED ONLINE LAUNCH REGISTRATION
Please email [email protected] with your full name, and the email address you'd like the joining link sending to. I'll acknowledge receipt of all emails but might not be the same day; @davidcollard.bsky.social will send event links out in Feb. Ta!
Pls RT 🙏
Please email [email protected] with your full name, and the email address you'd like the joining link sending to. I'll acknowledge receipt of all emails but might not be the same day; @davidcollard.bsky.social will send event links out in Feb. Ta!
Pls RT 🙏
#Booksky the online launch of Keshed is going to be at 7 p.m. on Thursday 5th Feb, hosted by The Chief @davidcollard.bsky.social and inc. a 60 minute conversation about the book with the one and only @regretteruane.bsky.social asking the questions. You don't wanna miss this one.......
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December 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
KESHED ONLINE LAUNCH REGISTRATION
Please email [email protected] with your full name, and the email address you'd like the joining link sending to. I'll acknowledge receipt of all emails but might not be the same day; @davidcollard.bsky.social will send event links out in Feb. Ta!
Pls RT 🙏
Please email [email protected] with your full name, and the email address you'd like the joining link sending to. I'll acknowledge receipt of all emails but might not be the same day; @davidcollard.bsky.social will send event links out in Feb. Ta!
Pls RT 🙏
Finished my very slow reread of A Dance to The Music of Time. (Which I started a few years ago, I think when waiting to sort stuff out for the second Australia stint, then stalled on and finally finished in a bit of a rush these last few months)
December 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Finished my very slow reread of A Dance to The Music of Time. (Which I started a few years ago, I think when waiting to sort stuff out for the second Australia stint, then stalled on and finally finished in a bit of a rush these last few months)
Have been trying not to cross the streams but I actually have followers here so here is one of the occasional reminders that I have a tarot business and a website, and if you would like to book a tarot reading for yourself or as a gift for someone else, feel free.
medrautmordion.co.uk
medrautmordion.co.uk
Medraut Mordion | Tarot
Experienced tarot and oracle card reader, offering insightful and empowering readings to help you navigate life's challenges.
medrautmordion.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Have been trying not to cross the streams but I actually have followers here so here is one of the occasional reminders that I have a tarot business and a website, and if you would like to book a tarot reading for yourself or as a gift for someone else, feel free.
medrautmordion.co.uk
medrautmordion.co.uk
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This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
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Looking for an *L.A. based* artist who (against all odds) has time for a poster gig before the end of the year.
It's for a science + art event.
We can offer $500 for the gig.
Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.
It's for a science + art event.
We can offer $500 for the gig.
Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Looking for an *L.A. based* artist who (against all odds) has time for a poster gig before the end of the year.
It's for a science + art event.
We can offer $500 for the gig.
Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.
It's for a science + art event.
We can offer $500 for the gig.
Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.
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two tickets to see goblin band tonight going if anyone wants them. face value/best offer/probably free if nobody else wants them
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
two tickets to see goblin band tonight going if anyone wants them. face value/best offer/probably free if nobody else wants them
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I wrote this a few years ago now, but it's still very relevant sadly. Constant redundancy has been the norm for many of us since we began our careers. Sorry for everyone who is now facing it unexpectedly. Logging off for a bit. #UKHE #UCU
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Academic precarity harms us all
I’ve been working on this for a while. It sums up my experience of and thoughts about academic precarity. Tl;dr it harms us all: staff, institutions and, most importantly, students. I am writ…
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December 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I wrote this a few years ago now, but it's still very relevant sadly. Constant redundancy has been the norm for many of us since we began our careers. Sorry for everyone who is now facing it unexpectedly. Logging off for a bit. #UKHE #UCU
hagenilda.wordpress.com/2022/01/31/a...
hagenilda.wordpress.com/2022/01/31/a...
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Thrilled to reveal the cover of Conduit Books' first title, MALC'S BOY by Shaun Wilson, designed by Michal Kuzmierkiewicz, with an image by legendary photographer of working-class life, Tom Wood. Publishing April 2026. Available for preorder here: www.conduitbooks.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Thrilled to reveal the cover of Conduit Books' first title, MALC'S BOY by Shaun Wilson, designed by Michal Kuzmierkiewicz, with an image by legendary photographer of working-class life, Tom Wood. Publishing April 2026. Available for preorder here: www.conduitbooks.co.uk
Problem with having a literal brain (i.e. I am not telling people not to do this, it is just getting to me): end of year social media involves a lot of people saying "why not do this, it does not take much effort" and "do this thing, it is morally virtuous" and those are mostly rhetorical, I think
December 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Problem with having a literal brain (i.e. I am not telling people not to do this, it is just getting to me): end of year social media involves a lot of people saying "why not do this, it does not take much effort" and "do this thing, it is morally virtuous" and those are mostly rhetorical, I think
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course I’m sharing that, it’s likely the only time anybody will ever ask for an emergency theremin
Long shot, but does anyone in Switzerland have an emergency Theremin to loan tomorrow night ( Friday 12 December )?
#ViaMardot is playing a show in St Gallen, and the airline lost her equipment!!!
We can help pay for a courier if needed, please share to get this message out!!
#theremin #switzerland
#ViaMardot is playing a show in St Gallen, and the airline lost her equipment!!!
We can help pay for a courier if needed, please share to get this message out!!
#theremin #switzerland
December 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
course I’m sharing that, it’s likely the only time anybody will ever ask for an emergency theremin
Turns out that with a cardigan and a long coat the response to this looks from friends is "So, how has recording a folk rock album in 1972 been going"
December 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Turns out that with a cardigan and a long coat the response to this looks from friends is "So, how has recording a folk rock album in 1972 been going"
Thanks to the weird nature of my Cotutelle PhD I had to have it examined separately at both universities and now have passed with corrections at both.
(This means I really do need to force myself on with corrections so I actually have the doctorate, just keep on freezing a bit with them)
(This means I really do need to force myself on with corrections so I actually have the doctorate, just keep on freezing a bit with them)
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thanks to the weird nature of my Cotutelle PhD I had to have it examined separately at both universities and now have passed with corrections at both.
(This means I really do need to force myself on with corrections so I actually have the doctorate, just keep on freezing a bit with them)
(This means I really do need to force myself on with corrections so I actually have the doctorate, just keep on freezing a bit with them)