Rorie Smith. Writer.
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Ex UK journo. Living in Bordeaux, France. Still calls Cornwall home. Writing novels. Published by WriteSideLeft. Station Philosophers' Club available Feb 28
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Marilyn Monroe, if still alive, would have been great as the heroine in an SPC film. There is a reason she could never have got the part. First person to guess gets an Aston Martin or a chocolate biscuit - but not both.
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May 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Marilyn Monroe, if still alive, would have been great as the heroine in an SPC film. There is a reason she could never have got the part. First person to guess gets an Aston Martin or a chocolate biscuit - but not both.
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JULIUS CAESAR, Julius Caesar,
Squashed his nose in a lemon squeezer...
But he still bought a copy of SPC!
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Squashed his nose in a lemon squeezer...
But he still bought a copy of SPC!
😍
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website:
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April 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
JULIUS CAESAR, Julius Caesar,
Squashed his nose in a lemon squeezer...
But he still bought a copy of SPC!
😍
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Squashed his nose in a lemon squeezer...
But he still bought a copy of SPC!
😍
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website:
roriesmithbooks.my.canva.site
🤣
GOVERNMENT OF ALBANIA: Fifty boxes of Station Philosopher’s Club ordered. To be placed on former dictator Enver Hoxha’s grave to make sure he doesn’t climb out. ( Well known fact: EH believed in vampires).
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April 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
GOVERNMENT OF ALBANIA: Fifty boxes of Station Philosopher’s Club ordered. To be placed on former dictator Enver Hoxha’s grave to make sure he doesn’t climb out. ( Well known fact: EH believed in vampires).
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SANS trumpet blowing can say SPC not a bad read. A dozen humorous memes posted. Result? With one kind exception, ZERO. Indifference total. Great demand in Bordeaux for grocery delivery by pushbike so am changing profession ...
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The Station Philosophers' Club
Get it now:
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April 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
SANS trumpet blowing can say SPC not a bad read. A dozen humorous memes posted. Result? With one kind exception, ZERO. Indifference total. Great demand in Bordeaux for grocery delivery by pushbike so am changing profession ...
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WELL KNOWN FACT: Elon Musk is using copies of the Station Philosophers' Club to build his base on Mars.
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April 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
WELL KNOWN FACT: Elon Musk is using copies of the Station Philosophers' Club to build his base on Mars.
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BOOK LAUNCH: Thanks to all who came to the launch for The Station Philosophers' Club in Bordeaux. Evening made by the unexpected appearance of Charles and Camilla who just 'dropped in' to say hello and have a glass of champagne.
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April 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
BOOK LAUNCH: Thanks to all who came to the launch for The Station Philosophers' Club in Bordeaux. Evening made by the unexpected appearance of Charles and Camilla who just 'dropped in' to say hello and have a glass of champagne.
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APRIL16th. This coming Wednesday.
Got a free evening?
Come along to Bradleys Bookshop, Bordeaux.
Launch of SPC.
7.30pm to 9.00 pm.
Music, bubbles, nibbles.
All welcome
Got a free evening?
Come along to Bradleys Bookshop, Bordeaux.
Launch of SPC.
7.30pm to 9.00 pm.
Music, bubbles, nibbles.
All welcome
April 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
APRIL16th. This coming Wednesday.
Got a free evening?
Come along to Bradleys Bookshop, Bordeaux.
Launch of SPC.
7.30pm to 9.00 pm.
Music, bubbles, nibbles.
All welcome
Got a free evening?
Come along to Bradleys Bookshop, Bordeaux.
Launch of SPC.
7.30pm to 9.00 pm.
Music, bubbles, nibbles.
All welcome
JOHN F KENNEDY: Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.
Perhaps buy a copy of the Station Philosophers’ Club?
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See you at Bradleys Bookshop, Bordeaux on the 16th( April). 7.30pm for launch?
Perhaps buy a copy of the Station Philosophers’ Club?
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website:
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See you at Bradleys Bookshop, Bordeaux on the 16th( April). 7.30pm for launch?
April 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
JOHN F KENNEDY: Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.
Perhaps buy a copy of the Station Philosophers’ Club?
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See you at Bradleys Bookshop, Bordeaux on the 16th( April). 7.30pm for launch?
Perhaps buy a copy of the Station Philosophers’ Club?
geni.us/StationPhilosophers
website:
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See you at Bradleys Bookshop, Bordeaux on the 16th( April). 7.30pm for launch?
BREAKING NEWS.... REVIEW JUST IN FROM JOHN MILTON:
That guy Lost me completely. Paradise? You having a laugh? Tell him to take up painting. House not canvas.
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That guy Lost me completely. Paradise? You having a laugh? Tell him to take up painting. House not canvas.
😮
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April 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
BREAKING NEWS.... REVIEW JUST IN FROM JOHN MILTON:
That guy Lost me completely. Paradise? You having a laugh? Tell him to take up painting. House not canvas.
😮
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That guy Lost me completely. Paradise? You having a laugh? Tell him to take up painting. House not canvas.
😮
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PATIENCE NEEDED! A You Tube video of the writer ( me) reading the opening pages of The Station Philosophers' Club.
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Recommend to others? And a customer review on Amazon/Good Reads?
( It's a love story to Bordeaux)
Thanks!
Click on roriesmithbooks.my.canva.site
Follow the You Tube link.
Recommend to others? And a customer review on Amazon/Good Reads?
( It's a love story to Bordeaux)
Thanks!
March 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
PATIENCE NEEDED! A You Tube video of the writer ( me) reading the opening pages of The Station Philosophers' Club.
Click on roriesmithbooks.my.canva.site
Follow the You Tube link.
Recommend to others? And a customer review on Amazon/Good Reads?
( It's a love story to Bordeaux)
Thanks!
Click on roriesmithbooks.my.canva.site
Follow the You Tube link.
Recommend to others? And a customer review on Amazon/Good Reads?
( It's a love story to Bordeaux)
Thanks!
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"Siri, explain to me 'failing upwards'." ~AA
March 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"Siri, explain to me 'failing upwards'." ~AA
PIERRE HURMIC, Ecological/Green Mayor of Bordeaux:
‘ You mean they cut down a tree to print that?’
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‘ You mean they cut down a tree to print that?’
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March 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
PIERRE HURMIC, Ecological/Green Mayor of Bordeaux:
‘ You mean they cut down a tree to print that?’
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‘ You mean they cut down a tree to print that?’
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This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
LANDLORD OF ENGLISH PUB IN BORDEAUX: If that fellow comes in here one more time trying to flog his books I'll swear I’ll do him in and I don’t care if I swing for it.😮
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Launch at Bradleys Bookshop, Bordeaux. April 16. 7.30pm. All welcome.
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Launch at Bradleys Bookshop, Bordeaux. April 16. 7.30pm. All welcome.
March 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
LANDLORD OF ENGLISH PUB IN BORDEAUX: If that fellow comes in here one more time trying to flog his books I'll swear I’ll do him in and I don’t care if I swing for it.😮
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Launch at Bradleys Bookshop, Bordeaux. April 16. 7.30pm. All welcome.
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Launch at Bradleys Bookshop, Bordeaux. April 16. 7.30pm. All welcome.
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This kicks out any semblance of “method to the madness” on the extreme public pressure on Ukraine this last month.
Russia isn’t willing even to insincerely play along to hand Trump a ‘win’. Which suggests they think he’ll hand them a bigger one anyway.
Russia isn’t willing even to insincerely play along to hand Trump a ‘win’. Which suggests they think he’ll hand them a bigger one anyway.
Putin rejects 1-month ceasefire in Ukraine. He wants a final settlement instead (read, Ukrainian surrender). Much harder now for Trump to present Zelenskyy as the obstacle to peace but I fear he'll do it anyway. www.ft.com/content/c169...
Russia says it does not want a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine
Putin’s foreign policy adviser says Moscow wants long-term settlement taking its interests into account
www.ft.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This kicks out any semblance of “method to the madness” on the extreme public pressure on Ukraine this last month.
Russia isn’t willing even to insincerely play along to hand Trump a ‘win’. Which suggests they think he’ll hand them a bigger one anyway.
Russia isn’t willing even to insincerely play along to hand Trump a ‘win’. Which suggests they think he’ll hand them a bigger one anyway.
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Scores of people poured into the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City to protest the arrest and detention of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, whom the Trump administration aims to deport over his pro-Palestinian activism reut.rs/3FDUel2
Protesters occupy Trump Tower following arrest of Columbia student
Scores of people poured into the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday to protest the arrest and detention of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, whom the Trump administration aims to deport over his pro-Palestinian activism.
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March 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Scores of people poured into the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City to protest the arrest and detention of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, whom the Trump administration aims to deport over his pro-Palestinian activism reut.rs/3FDUel2
KING CHARLES: Always carries a copy of The Station Philosophers’ Club under his crown.🤣
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(A love story to Bordeaux).
NOTE: Official launch Bradleys Bookshop. Rue de la Merci. Bordeaux. April 16th. 7.30pm. All welcome.
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(A love story to Bordeaux).
NOTE: Official launch Bradleys Bookshop. Rue de la Merci. Bordeaux. April 16th. 7.30pm. All welcome.
March 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
KING CHARLES: Always carries a copy of The Station Philosophers’ Club under his crown.🤣
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(A love story to Bordeaux).
NOTE: Official launch Bradleys Bookshop. Rue de la Merci. Bordeaux. April 16th. 7.30pm. All welcome.
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(A love story to Bordeaux).
NOTE: Official launch Bradleys Bookshop. Rue de la Merci. Bordeaux. April 16th. 7.30pm. All welcome.
Visit home to the UK. Delighted to find that at my daughter's home in Wiltshire they still get a daily milk delivery. Thought milk deliveries died out a generation ago? Didn't Norman Wisdom star as a milkman in the 1965 film "The Early Bird?" 😮
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#wiltshire
#quirkyfashion
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#wiltshire
#quirkyfashion
March 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Visit home to the UK. Delighted to find that at my daughter's home in Wiltshire they still get a daily milk delivery. Thought milk deliveries died out a generation ago? Didn't Norman Wisdom star as a milkman in the 1965 film "The Early Bird?" 😮
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#wiltshire
#quirkyfashion
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#wiltshire
#quirkyfashion
March 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Course he does.
I often wonder how much of this clown's wannabe media mogul motivation comes from his son (Winston Aubrey Aladar deBalkan Marshall) being binned/resigning from - I kid you not, Mumford & Sons* - after he bigged up a fascist-adjacent fucknugget.
*I think he played the banjo.
I often wonder how much of this clown's wannabe media mogul motivation comes from his son (Winston Aubrey Aladar deBalkan Marshall) being binned/resigning from - I kid you not, Mumford & Sons* - after he bigged up a fascist-adjacent fucknugget.
*I think he played the banjo.
GB News and Spectator owner Paul Marshall, who has a history of liking far-right, homophobic, Islamophobic and racist tweets, wants to inculcate the next generation of journalists in his own intolerance?
Spectator owner said to be planning to fund new generation of UK journalists
Multimillionaire Paul Marshall understood to be talking to senior figures in Britain’s right-leaning media about the idea
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Course he does.
I often wonder how much of this clown's wannabe media mogul motivation comes from his son (Winston Aubrey Aladar deBalkan Marshall) being binned/resigning from - I kid you not, Mumford & Sons* - after he bigged up a fascist-adjacent fucknugget.
*I think he played the banjo.
I often wonder how much of this clown's wannabe media mogul motivation comes from his son (Winston Aubrey Aladar deBalkan Marshall) being binned/resigning from - I kid you not, Mumford & Sons* - after he bigged up a fascist-adjacent fucknugget.
*I think he played the banjo.
First REVIEW for The Station Philosophers' Club is in!
It's from a Mr WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE:
'A plague of pustules on this wretched scribe. Take away his plume and cast him into the foul waters of the Thames.'
Wow, thanks Bill! 😮
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( A love story to Bordeaux)
It's from a Mr WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE:
'A plague of pustules on this wretched scribe. Take away his plume and cast him into the foul waters of the Thames.'
Wow, thanks Bill! 😮
geni.us/StationPhilosophers
( A love story to Bordeaux)
March 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
First REVIEW for The Station Philosophers' Club is in!
It's from a Mr WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE:
'A plague of pustules on this wretched scribe. Take away his plume and cast him into the foul waters of the Thames.'
Wow, thanks Bill! 😮
geni.us/StationPhilosophers
( A love story to Bordeaux)
It's from a Mr WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE:
'A plague of pustules on this wretched scribe. Take away his plume and cast him into the foul waters of the Thames.'
Wow, thanks Bill! 😮
geni.us/StationPhilosophers
( A love story to Bordeaux)
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Russia's response to Trump's tantrum says it all really:
February 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Russia's response to Trump's tantrum says it all really:
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I've been following Carole Cadwalladr's ( @carolecadwalla.bsky.social ) podcast from the start & it must listen to for anyone with any interest at all in functioning representational democracy around the world ( or anyone with the slightest taste for John le Carré or Len Deighton spy novels)
#nzpol
#nzpol
And also out today (!) episode 9 of Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring. Another podcast series, this time on a shoestring with a crowdfunded budget (just another v talented producer) but so of the moment, it's quite unreal. This is a story that's going to run & run
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Sergei Cristo versus the Security Service
Podcast Episode · Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring · EP9 · 30m
podcasts.apple.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I've been following Carole Cadwalladr's ( @carolecadwalla.bsky.social ) podcast from the start & it must listen to for anyone with any interest at all in functioning representational democracy around the world ( or anyone with the slightest taste for John le Carré or Len Deighton spy novels)
#nzpol
#nzpol
GENERAL CHARLES DE GAULLE: Merde. Les putain d’anglais sont pire que les Americans. ( Translates as: The bloody English are worse than the Americans).
THE STATION PHILOSOPHERS’ CLUB
A love story to Bordeaux
AVAILABLE NOW!
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#IndieAuthor
#QuirkyFiction
THE STATION PHILOSOPHERS’ CLUB
A love story to Bordeaux
AVAILABLE NOW!
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#IndieAuthor
#QuirkyFiction
March 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
GENERAL CHARLES DE GAULLE: Merde. Les putain d’anglais sont pire que les Americans. ( Translates as: The bloody English are worse than the Americans).
THE STATION PHILOSOPHERS’ CLUB
A love story to Bordeaux
AVAILABLE NOW!
geni.us/StationPhilosophers
#IndieAuthor
#QuirkyFiction
THE STATION PHILOSOPHERS’ CLUB
A love story to Bordeaux
AVAILABLE NOW!
geni.us/StationPhilosophers
#IndieAuthor
#QuirkyFiction
END OF A TEACHERS DEMO IN BORDEAUX A FEW WEEKS AGO:
( Who despises the teachers despises the children)
Teachers in France are badly paid - and there are not enough of them ...
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Meanwhile don't forget ....
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#BookLover
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#ReadersOfInstagram
( Who despises the teachers despises the children)
Teachers in France are badly paid - and there are not enough of them ...
😮
Meanwhile don't forget ....
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#IndieBook
#BookLover
#Bookstagram
#ReadersOfInstagram
February 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
END OF A TEACHERS DEMO IN BORDEAUX A FEW WEEKS AGO:
( Who despises the teachers despises the children)
Teachers in France are badly paid - and there are not enough of them ...
😮
Meanwhile don't forget ....
geni.us/StationPhilosophers
#IndieBook
#BookLover
#Bookstagram
#ReadersOfInstagram
( Who despises the teachers despises the children)
Teachers in France are badly paid - and there are not enough of them ...
😮
Meanwhile don't forget ....
geni.us/StationPhilosophers
#IndieBook
#BookLover
#Bookstagram
#ReadersOfInstagram