Alys Wilfred Earl
@alysdragon.bsky.social
Writer, aesthete, reprobate.
Writes as A W Earl (and, previously, Alys Earl) but you can call me Fred.
Has sword, will travel. They/them.
Writes as A W Earl (and, previously, Alys Earl) but you can call me Fred.
Has sword, will travel. They/them.
Hat complete!
Needs blocked.
Needs blocked.
January 22, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Hat complete!
Needs blocked.
Needs blocked.
I drew her, last time I was at the BM - really lovely blend of Classical detail, more abstract Celtic features, and raw stone texture. Good fun to do.
January 21, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I drew her, last time I was at the BM - really lovely blend of Classical detail, more abstract Celtic features, and raw stone texture. Good fun to do.
What’s your sign?
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 AM
What’s your sign?
I think I’ve been brooding on this poem for twenty five years:
(rough first draft version.)
(rough first draft version.)
January 20, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I think I’ve been brooding on this poem for twenty five years:
(rough first draft version.)
(rough first draft version.)
To celebrate 10 years of chronic fatigue this June, I’ve made a graphic to explain my experience of it.
(Sorry for the smudges and the wonky lines.)
(Sorry for the smudges and the wonky lines.)
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
To celebrate 10 years of chronic fatigue this June, I’ve made a graphic to explain my experience of it.
(Sorry for the smudges and the wonky lines.)
(Sorry for the smudges and the wonky lines.)
It doesn’t look much 😂
January 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
It doesn’t look much 😂
Full disclosure, my Seal Friend slightly larger than this Seal Friend.
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Full disclosure, my Seal Friend slightly larger than this Seal Friend.
Well, it was DELICIOUS and much approved of by the Birthday Sprog.
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Well, it was DELICIOUS and much approved of by the Birthday Sprog.
I’ve just been in the sea.
January 2, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I’ve just been in the sea.
I’ve also been given a necklace that makes it look like a socialite has been murdered by a vampire and I’ve never loved anything more in my life:
December 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I’ve also been given a necklace that makes it look like a socialite has been murdered by a vampire and I’ve never loved anything more in my life:
Big round of applause for this lovely lady, who took an unexpected starring role in my evening (and is now safely back with her people.)
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Big round of applause for this lovely lady, who took an unexpected starring role in my evening (and is now safely back with her people.)
Next up in sentimental imagery, The Sofa Hog:
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Next up in sentimental imagery, The Sofa Hog:
OH NO. The smuggest of faces. Not a single flash of remorse.
I think I have the Mungojerrie to your Rumpleteazer… (that throw is on top of the heated drier which, at the time of photo, was switched on.)
I think I have the Mungojerrie to your Rumpleteazer… (that throw is on top of the heated drier which, at the time of photo, was switched on.)
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
OH NO. The smuggest of faces. Not a single flash of remorse.
I think I have the Mungojerrie to your Rumpleteazer… (that throw is on top of the heated drier which, at the time of photo, was switched on.)
I think I have the Mungojerrie to your Rumpleteazer… (that throw is on top of the heated drier which, at the time of photo, was switched on.)
God’s Smallest Boy:
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
God’s Smallest Boy:
Yesterday’s weirdest #beachcombing was this?
Organic, rather than mineral. Slightly squishy. Odourless. About 2” by 1”.
Any ideas?
Organic, rather than mineral. Slightly squishy. Odourless. About 2” by 1”.
Any ideas?
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Yesterday’s weirdest #beachcombing was this?
Organic, rather than mineral. Slightly squishy. Odourless. About 2” by 1”.
Any ideas?
Organic, rather than mineral. Slightly squishy. Odourless. About 2” by 1”.
Any ideas?
“And everyone says, it’s that CRIMINAL cat….”
October 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“And everyone says, it’s that CRIMINAL cat….”
New casserole dish almost comically large. Literally no idea where I’m going to keep it.
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
New casserole dish almost comically large. Literally no idea where I’m going to keep it.
Oh, also this chap, stoically suffering:
October 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Oh, also this chap, stoically suffering:
They’re not as good as the old ones, but here are three pictures of men who are just SLIGHTLY TOO WARM.
The last one is hiding it best, but there’s a sheen to his face that implies he’ll be jumping directly into that lake when the shoot’s over.
The last one is hiding it best, but there’s a sheen to his face that implies he’ll be jumping directly into that lake when the shoot’s over.
October 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
They’re not as good as the old ones, but here are three pictures of men who are just SLIGHTLY TOO WARM.
The last one is hiding it best, but there’s a sheen to his face that implies he’ll be jumping directly into that lake when the shoot’s over.
The last one is hiding it best, but there’s a sheen to his face that implies he’ll be jumping directly into that lake when the shoot’s over.
(If you think I’m joking.)
September 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
(If you think I’m joking.)
Merry equinox!
September 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Merry equinox!
Which movie do you consider to be perfect?
September 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Which movie do you consider to be perfect?
Putting some snowdrops in to Woodland Walk bit of the garden, and discovered we’ve had a dragon move in:
September 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Putting some snowdrops in to Woodland Walk bit of the garden, and discovered we’ve had a dragon move in:
A surviving photo from the 1920s themed party last night, with me in the persona of Noted Heterosexual Gangster of the Prohibition, Cis Tony.
(Sprog1’s face occluded for obvious reasons.)
(Sprog1’s face occluded for obvious reasons.)
September 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A surviving photo from the 1920s themed party last night, with me in the persona of Noted Heterosexual Gangster of the Prohibition, Cis Tony.
(Sprog1’s face occluded for obvious reasons.)
(Sprog1’s face occluded for obvious reasons.)