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@notasminima.bsky.social
South Australian. Moderately competent later-in-life PhD candidate. Delightfully book-tragic. Will waffle on sometimes about writing.
Every time I find myself sad about the state of social media and how it's a cesspit of negativity and hate, I come across a WeRateDogs post and instantly remember that there is still good, selfless people in the world, that dogs are better than humans, and that when you put the two together - wow.
We have donated over $1 million to our foundation just with "tell your dog i said hi" merch proceeds ❤️🩹
November 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Every time I find myself sad about the state of social media and how it's a cesspit of negativity and hate, I come across a WeRateDogs post and instantly remember that there is still good, selfless people in the world, that dogs are better than humans, and that when you put the two together - wow.
I have not been feeling fantastic about the state of the world for quite some time.
But today, TODAY I am beyond thrilled to see so many with legs and voices and hearts strong enough, out in force against hate and division across multiple cities around the States.
Be loud. Drown 'em out. #NoKings
But today, TODAY I am beyond thrilled to see so many with legs and voices and hearts strong enough, out in force against hate and division across multiple cities around the States.
Be loud. Drown 'em out. #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I have not been feeling fantastic about the state of the world for quite some time.
But today, TODAY I am beyond thrilled to see so many with legs and voices and hearts strong enough, out in force against hate and division across multiple cities around the States.
Be loud. Drown 'em out. #NoKings
But today, TODAY I am beyond thrilled to see so many with legs and voices and hearts strong enough, out in force against hate and division across multiple cities around the States.
Be loud. Drown 'em out. #NoKings
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Published 75 years ago today. These early 80s covers remain so evocative for me. The shaggy hair (Aslan’s too), the knitwear, and the gorgeous burnished colouring. I can see now the children represent a middle-class, mildly boho ideal. Who doesn’t want Peter’s jumper?
October 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Published 75 years ago today. These early 80s covers remain so evocative for me. The shaggy hair (Aslan’s too), the knitwear, and the gorgeous burnished colouring. I can see now the children represent a middle-class, mildly boho ideal. Who doesn’t want Peter’s jumper?
Same, but sub beach cabin for Tuscan villa...
I'm not sure that a week alone in a small cabin by the beach would fix me, but I'm willing to try at this point.
October 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Same, but sub beach cabin for Tuscan villa...
There is no greater measurement of the start of the Australian warm season than a perpetually-freezing #ItalianGreyhound deploying #PancakeMode™️ on toasty patio pavers.
#DogsOfBluesky #dogpics
#DogsOfBluesky #dogpics
October 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
There is no greater measurement of the start of the Australian warm season than a perpetually-freezing #ItalianGreyhound deploying #PancakeMode™️ on toasty patio pavers.
#DogsOfBluesky #dogpics
#DogsOfBluesky #dogpics
#TheTenantOfWildfellHall - #AnneBronte - is an *objectively better* novel than Jane Eyre (Charlotte) and Wuthering Heights (Emily)...
...and the only reason it doesn’t get the love it deserves today is in large part because Charlotte meddled horrendously with Anne's legacy #UnhingedOpinion
...and the only reason it doesn’t get the love it deserves today is in large part because Charlotte meddled horrendously with Anne's legacy #UnhingedOpinion
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#TheTenantOfWildfellHall - #AnneBronte - is an *objectively better* novel than Jane Eyre (Charlotte) and Wuthering Heights (Emily)...
...and the only reason it doesn’t get the love it deserves today is in large part because Charlotte meddled horrendously with Anne's legacy #UnhingedOpinion
...and the only reason it doesn’t get the love it deserves today is in large part because Charlotte meddled horrendously with Anne's legacy #UnhingedOpinion
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i really hate when we talk about books like they're shopping lists of tropes
October 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
i really hate when we talk about books like they're shopping lists of tropes
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Amongst all this chaos you can always find peace in nature.
October 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Amongst all this chaos you can always find peace in nature.
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Someone told me recently that part of the writing process is THINKING about writing. Nobody sits and writes immediately at the computer. And I wish they had told me that 3 years ago when this all started and I was feeling anxious, lazy, and ashamed of NOT doing so
But its true. Let your mind THINK.
But its true. Let your mind THINK.
October 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Someone told me recently that part of the writing process is THINKING about writing. Nobody sits and writes immediately at the computer. And I wish they had told me that 3 years ago when this all started and I was feeling anxious, lazy, and ashamed of NOT doing so
But its true. Let your mind THINK.
But its true. Let your mind THINK.
I finally watched the #JaneGoodall "last words" special on Netflix and nope, definitely not crying like a baby over here, not me, no sirree...
October 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I finally watched the #JaneGoodall "last words" special on Netflix and nope, definitely not crying like a baby over here, not me, no sirree...
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Wind in the Willows is out today! Available from your local booksellers or through online retailers: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/796673...
#WindInTheWillows @idwpublishing.com
#WindInTheWillows @idwpublishing.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Wind in the Willows is out today! Available from your local booksellers or through online retailers: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/796673...
#WindInTheWillows @idwpublishing.com
#WindInTheWillows @idwpublishing.com
If Dolly goes after we just lost Jane, in a world where That Man™️ is still in power, I'm gonna be BIG MAD.
October 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
If Dolly goes after we just lost Jane, in a world where That Man™️ is still in power, I'm gonna be BIG MAD.
Juvenile? Yes.
Did it still make me laugh? Also, yes.
Did it still make me laugh? Also, yes.
October 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Juvenile? Yes.
Did it still make me laugh? Also, yes.
Did it still make me laugh? Also, yes.
#QuothTheRaven
"Hey! Cheers for the bath friend, being a harbinger of doom is surprisingly dusty work."
"Hey! Cheers for the bath friend, being a harbinger of doom is surprisingly dusty work."
October 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
#QuothTheRaven
"Hey! Cheers for the bath friend, being a harbinger of doom is surprisingly dusty work."
"Hey! Cheers for the bath friend, being a harbinger of doom is surprisingly dusty work."
So frustrated. I had the *perfect* name (thematically/etymologically) for my main antagonist and then I realised it was another "-en" name (already 2 of those) so then I found *another* perfect name to get attached to only to realise late it matches FIRST syllables with his main foil #help #writer
a bunch of crumpled paper on a desk with the word useless written on it
ALT: a bunch of crumpled paper on a desk with the word useless written on it
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October 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
October 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
After filling several notebooks with PhD novel scratchings and having then been annoyed when I have a brilliant insight *without* my notebooks nearby to check deets, I have decided to morph all the world-building stuff into a sort of Notion cheat-sheet that I can bring up on my phone quickly #writer
October 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
After filling several notebooks with PhD novel scratchings and having then been annoyed when I have a brilliant insight *without* my notebooks nearby to check deets, I have decided to morph all the world-building stuff into a sort of Notion cheat-sheet that I can bring up on my phone quickly #writer
Oooooh yes. It's also a proven way for screeny-wordy workers (students, academics, anyone who has to be deep-thinking all day) to lower stress and provide the right mix of brain chemistry to facilitate new insights and creative works after frying the synapses all day.
Making a physical item with your hands is truly an unmatched experience. There wasn't a thing, and I made there be a thing. It exists now :)
October 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Oooooh yes. It's also a proven way for screeny-wordy workers (students, academics, anyone who has to be deep-thinking all day) to lower stress and provide the right mix of brain chemistry to facilitate new insights and creative works after frying the synapses all day.
I too, like an infant, require regular Floor Time™️ with nearby bright objects (books) to distract me from the crushing reality of gravity and...*gestures broadly*
October 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I too, like an infant, require regular Floor Time™️ with nearby bright objects (books) to distract me from the crushing reality of gravity and...*gestures broadly*
I used to also think this until I realised we unironically answered the question "a/s/l?" without a single shred of one iota of concern for our personal safety
October 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I used to also think this until I realised we unironically answered the question "a/s/l?" without a single shred of one iota of concern for our personal safety
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Remember, chasing your dreams is a radical act. Writing books and making art are expressions of optimism and faith in human nature. Conceiving of better worlds makes them possible.
October 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Remember, chasing your dreams is a radical act. Writing books and making art are expressions of optimism and faith in human nature. Conceiving of better worlds makes them possible.
This is GLORIOUS.
October 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This is GLORIOUS.
Ooooh, the fleshing out stage is the *best*. It's like...the Christmas tree is up, the lights are on, now you get to add the cool tinsel strands!
October 2, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Ooooh, the fleshing out stage is the *best*. It's like...the Christmas tree is up, the lights are on, now you get to add the cool tinsel strands!
If you're a writer, and you're just really bloody proud of something you've worked on, and you're fighting against a natural inclination to be self-deprecating, and have *still posted* about said thing even though you are fighting Imposter Syndrome HARD, I'm gonna repost you. #booksky #yousuperstar
a man with a beard holds a hammer and says i got you
ALT: a man with a beard holds a hammer and says i got you
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October 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
If you're a writer, and you're just really bloody proud of something you've worked on, and you're fighting against a natural inclination to be self-deprecating, and have *still posted* about said thing even though you are fighting Imposter Syndrome HARD, I'm gonna repost you. #booksky #yousuperstar