Sophie Sharp
@sharpwit.bsky.social
Writer. Obsessed with stories of all shapes and sizes, especially horror, history and mystery.
www.sophiesharp.com
www.sophiesharp.com
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Fictional villains: Society has failed me and now the only way I can save those I love is to break the law. I'm not a monster, but I'll break you to protect those I care about.
Real world villains: I now call this meeting of We Love Sex Crimes to order.
Real world villains: I now call this meeting of We Love Sex Crimes to order.
December 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Fictional villains: Society has failed me and now the only way I can save those I love is to break the law. I'm not a monster, but I'll break you to protect those I care about.
Real world villains: I now call this meeting of We Love Sex Crimes to order.
Real world villains: I now call this meeting of We Love Sex Crimes to order.
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I wrote much less this year than I've written in the past five, so there's not a whole lot to revisit. This piece, though, I still think is probably the best article I've ever written, even if it was a dumb professional move to write it [free to read] www.patreon.com/posts/empero...
The Emperor’s Luxury SUV Isn’t Good, But He’d Still Kill Us All To Keep It | Victoria Scott
Get more from Victoria Scott on Patreon
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December 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I wrote much less this year than I've written in the past five, so there's not a whole lot to revisit. This piece, though, I still think is probably the best article I've ever written, even if it was a dumb professional move to write it [free to read] www.patreon.com/posts/empero...
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AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
January 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
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Me: “When I eat Alphabet Soup, I only eat the vowels.”
Coworker: “Why?”
Me: “Sometimes.”
Coworker: “Why?”
Me: “Sometimes.”
December 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Me: “When I eat Alphabet Soup, I only eat the vowels.”
Coworker: “Why?”
Me: “Sometimes.”
Coworker: “Why?”
Me: “Sometimes.”
Could we maybe just agree that the system that creates these horrible humans (and often lets them be in charge of things) is broken? Not saying I have the perfect solution, but MORE OF THE SAME + EXTRA RACISM doesn't seem like a winner.
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Could we maybe just agree that the system that creates these horrible humans (and often lets them be in charge of things) is broken? Not saying I have the perfect solution, but MORE OF THE SAME + EXTRA RACISM doesn't seem like a winner.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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It's been over a month since we launched The Séance of Blake Manor & we have been blown away by the reception we have had from press & players alike.
In our latest devlog we look at what an incredible few weeks it has been: store.steampowered.com/news/app/139...
In our latest devlog we look at what an incredible few weeks it has been: store.steampowered.com/news/app/139...
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's been over a month since we launched The Séance of Blake Manor & we have been blown away by the reception we have had from press & players alike.
In our latest devlog we look at what an incredible few weeks it has been: store.steampowered.com/news/app/139...
In our latest devlog we look at what an incredible few weeks it has been: store.steampowered.com/news/app/139...
I'm struggling to articulate my feelings about this book without sounding like a creepy, sycophantic AI bot. But it's just that good and you should all read it immediately.
I wrote The House of Beauty because the beauty industry has always been a mirror, a mask, and a weapon. This book is about who profits from our insecurities—and how we reclaim our power.
Pre-orders have begun. <3
Pre-orders have begun. <3
The House of Beauty
The much-anticipated debut from a beauty business insider cracks open an industry designed to capitalize on our desires and reimagines a more-just future., The House of Beauty, Lessons from the Image ...
wwnorton.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I'm struggling to articulate my feelings about this book without sounding like a creepy, sycophantic AI bot. But it's just that good and you should all read it immediately.
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Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
One of the few things that pleases me about the AI era - I AM A HACKER NOW!
And people say English Lit has no practical applications.
And people say English Lit has no practical applications.
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
One of the few things that pleases me about the AI era - I AM A HACKER NOW!
And people say English Lit has no practical applications.
And people say English Lit has no practical applications.
So, we'll bring people in to do the kind of jobs existing residents desperately want. And make life miserable for those who might fill vital roles in sectors like elder care and agriculture.
I've been an immigrant with insecure status. IT SUCKS. And I only did 4 years, not 30...
I've been an immigrant with insecure status. IT SUCKS. And I only did 4 years, not 30...
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival on.ft.com/44n8xnA
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival
Home secretary says ‘brightest and best’ will be fast-tracked while others will have to wait up to 30 years
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
So, we'll bring people in to do the kind of jobs existing residents desperately want. And make life miserable for those who might fill vital roles in sectors like elder care and agriculture.
I've been an immigrant with insecure status. IT SUCKS. And I only did 4 years, not 30...
I've been an immigrant with insecure status. IT SUCKS. And I only did 4 years, not 30...
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Happy Halloween, everybody!
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Happy Halloween, everybody!
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Frustrated that Alberta made it so hard to get flu and Covid shots this year. Cheered to hear that in my area, patient demand is higher than expected. Lucky to now be double jabbed, and not have to pay $140 for the privilege. (If having an autoimmune condition counts as luck?)
October 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Frustrated that Alberta made it so hard to get flu and Covid shots this year. Cheered to hear that in my area, patient demand is higher than expected. Lucky to now be double jabbed, and not have to pay $140 for the privilege. (If having an autoimmune condition counts as luck?)
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Nurse:
It’s become a real problem in this area
2
Nurse:
We’ve seen the whole community lost to addiction
3
Show a building sign posted:
Westminster ‘X’ Addiction Clinic
With various Westminster people or looking at their phones outside it
Nurse:
Ministers, Spads, Researchers…
4
Nurse:
Most mornings we’ll get a call about someone acting strangely
[Nurse on phone taking a call]
Ok - we’ll be right over
5
Nurse:
We just have a gentle chat
[Nurses approach a minister –Robert Jenrick? - standing in the Palace of Westminster
Minister:
I understand your concerns…
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Nurse:
Are you OK love?
Minister:
Yes I’m just hearing legitimate concerns from real voters
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Nurse:
That’s a robot, a Nazi and a poorly-disguised Russian
[Show that the people he is talking to are precisely these characters]
Nurse 2:
Give us your phone, love
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Nurse:
At the clinic we put them in a Grass-Touching Pod, with a real voter to talk to
[We see them back at the clinic, holding the minister's head and pushing him into a glass isolation booth with a grass floor. And it is a baffled looking woman, on a chair, ready to talk to him.]
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Minister:
YOU MUST BE WORRIED ABOUT THE COMING CIVIL WAR
[woman looks baffled]
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woman:
I just want a bus service
Minister:
LOOK AT MY FLAG
[produces a St George's flag]
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"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"
Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?
Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections? Am I irrita...
buff.ly
October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"
Look, I am an imperfect Amazon avoider. Sometimes I really need a specific item and can't find anyone else to ship it to rural Canada.
But let's stop shopping 'deal days'. Amazon hurt their workers all year round, but it ramps up during sales.
www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/t...
But let's stop shopping 'deal days'. Amazon hurt their workers all year round, but it ramps up during sales.
www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/t...
Amazon Prime Day ‘major cause of injuries’ for workers, Senate finds | CNN Business
Amazon’s warehouses are especially dangerous for workers during the company’s annual Prime Day event, as well as the holiday season, according to an investigation by the US Senate.
www.cnn.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Look, I am an imperfect Amazon avoider. Sometimes I really need a specific item and can't find anyone else to ship it to rural Canada.
But let's stop shopping 'deal days'. Amazon hurt their workers all year round, but it ramps up during sales.
www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/t...
But let's stop shopping 'deal days'. Amazon hurt their workers all year round, but it ramps up during sales.
www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/t...
Missed a few Skeets, but we're keeping up with the daily movies! Clown in a Cornfield was #4, and a ton of fun.
You might recognize lead actor Katie Douglas from Ginny & Georgia - what a talent!
m.imdb.com/title/tt2306...
You might recognize lead actor Katie Douglas from Ginny & Georgia - what a talent!
m.imdb.com/title/tt2306...
Clown in a Cornfield (2025) ⭐ 5.6 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
1h 36m | R
m.imdb.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Missed a few Skeets, but we're keeping up with the daily movies! Clown in a Cornfield was #4, and a ton of fun.
You might recognize lead actor Katie Douglas from Ginny & Georgia - what a talent!
m.imdb.com/title/tt2306...
You might recognize lead actor Katie Douglas from Ginny & Georgia - what a talent!
m.imdb.com/title/tt2306...
Day 3 called for some horror-comedy; we always have a few of these on the list! And Deadtectives was suitably ridiculous. It's no Deathgasm or Tucker & Dale vs Evil, but still hit the spot.
#halloweenhorrorwatch
m.imdb.com/title/tt3503...
#halloweenhorrorwatch
m.imdb.com/title/tt3503...
Deadtectives (2018) ⭐ 5.9 | Comedy, Horror
1h 32m | Not Rated
m.imdb.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Day 3 called for some horror-comedy; we always have a few of these on the list! And Deadtectives was suitably ridiculous. It's no Deathgasm or Tucker & Dale vs Evil, but still hit the spot.
#halloweenhorrorwatch
m.imdb.com/title/tt3503...
#halloweenhorrorwatch
m.imdb.com/title/tt3503...
Day 2 of #halloweenhorrorwatch was The Vigil - proving Catholicism doesn't have a total monopoly on religious horror. Best watched in total darkness to maximize the creeping sense of dread...
m.imdb.com/title/tt1079...
m.imdb.com/title/tt1079...
The Vigil (2019) ⭐ 5.8 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
1h 29m | PG-13
m.imdb.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Day 2 of #halloweenhorrorwatch was The Vigil - proving Catholicism doesn't have a total monopoly on religious horror. Best watched in total darkness to maximize the creeping sense of dread...
m.imdb.com/title/tt1079...
m.imdb.com/title/tt1079...
Every year, hubs and I try to watch 31 horror movies in October. Our record is 27 (life happens) - can we make 2025 a perfect score?
First up tonight was Dangerous Animals (2025) - Aussie shenanigans, surfers and sharks!
There's still room on the list - any recs for #halloweenhorrorwatch ?
First up tonight was Dangerous Animals (2025) - Aussie shenanigans, surfers and sharks!
There's still room on the list - any recs for #halloweenhorrorwatch ?
October 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Every year, hubs and I try to watch 31 horror movies in October. Our record is 27 (life happens) - can we make 2025 a perfect score?
First up tonight was Dangerous Animals (2025) - Aussie shenanigans, surfers and sharks!
There's still room on the list - any recs for #halloweenhorrorwatch ?
First up tonight was Dangerous Animals (2025) - Aussie shenanigans, surfers and sharks!
There's still room on the list - any recs for #halloweenhorrorwatch ?
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I'm not sure about this branding but I'm not the billionaire business genius
September 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I'm not sure about this branding but I'm not the billionaire business genius