Aym Phoenix ✨🌈
@aymtellsstories.bsky.social
Sometimes-Writer, regular enthusiast | Making joyful things | 🏳️🌈 | ✝️ | Oxford based | Spoonie | ADHD | Chaotic good | they/them |
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BlueSky Intro Post for new followers/people who have forgotten who I am:
✨ I’m Aym (they/them), I’m 30, I live in East Oxford with my fiancée Jessica
✨ I work in academic admin at an Oxford College
✨ I write strange and rambling fantasy
✨ I’m interested in folklore, church history, grief, and ghosts
✨ I’m Aym (they/them), I’m 30, I live in East Oxford with my fiancée Jessica
✨ I work in academic admin at an Oxford College
✨ I write strange and rambling fantasy
✨ I’m interested in folklore, church history, grief, and ghosts
2025 ‘Media etc What I Enjoyed’ thread, which I will add to ad hoc
1. Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan by The Mountain Goats. I had this on repeat for three weeks and it found its way to my veins, I love music
2. Semler’s discography, which seemed to have the same effect on my wife
1. Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan by The Mountain Goats. I had this on repeat for three weeks and it found its way to my veins, I love music
2. Semler’s discography, which seemed to have the same effect on my wife
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
2025 ‘Media etc What I Enjoyed’ thread, which I will add to ad hoc
1. Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan by The Mountain Goats. I had this on repeat for three weeks and it found its way to my veins, I love music
2. Semler’s discography, which seemed to have the same effect on my wife
1. Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan by The Mountain Goats. I had this on repeat for three weeks and it found its way to my veins, I love music
2. Semler’s discography, which seemed to have the same effect on my wife
Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man is just. Possibly the most film of all time. Faith and story and myth and not one but TWO Andrew Lloyd Webber jumpscares? Rian Johnson gets what I want in my cinema
December 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man is just. Possibly the most film of all time. Faith and story and myth and not one but TWO Andrew Lloyd Webber jumpscares? Rian Johnson gets what I want in my cinema
We’re at the end of Season 3 of Buffy, and it’s got me thinking that these two really could have been friends. Big snake 🤝 big snake
November 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We’re at the end of Season 3 of Buffy, and it’s got me thinking that these two really could have been friends. Big snake 🤝 big snake
Relistening to TAZ Balance, get to episode 4, the static happens for the first time, and I am HYPED I love storytelling
October 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Relistening to TAZ Balance, get to episode 4, the static happens for the first time, and I am HYPED I love storytelling
Spotify you’ve given me a Daylist which is literally just the Mountain Goats. And I’m not complaining, but. This is literally just the Mountain Goats
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Spotify you’ve given me a Daylist which is literally just the Mountain Goats. And I’m not complaining, but. This is literally just the Mountain Goats
So we’ll be welcoming these two cuties to the family this week. They’re sisters - the black and white one does have dark tabby markings in her fur, when the light catches! Any tips for taking care of kittens?
September 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
So we’ll be welcoming these two cuties to the family this week. They’re sisters - the black and white one does have dark tabby markings in her fur, when the light catches! Any tips for taking care of kittens?
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When 100 thousand trans people rallied in London it was only worthy for the "local news" section.
Don’t recall BBC News leading with any of the myriad marches for Palestine, #PeoplesVote or #Rejoin. How very odd. How very strange. How very expected.
September 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
When 100 thousand trans people rallied in London it was only worthy for the "local news" section.
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Only a few hours left until tonight's Open Space!
St Mary & St John, Cowley, Oxford
6pm for a meal
7:15pm for a reflective service.
Our theme tonight is 'being'. Come and be with us.
St Mary & St John, Cowley, Oxford
6pm for a meal
7:15pm for a reflective service.
Our theme tonight is 'being'. Come and be with us.
July 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Only a few hours left until tonight's Open Space!
St Mary & St John, Cowley, Oxford
6pm for a meal
7:15pm for a reflective service.
Our theme tonight is 'being'. Come and be with us.
St Mary & St John, Cowley, Oxford
6pm for a meal
7:15pm for a reflective service.
Our theme tonight is 'being'. Come and be with us.
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Open Space meets again tomorrow (27th July), at St Mary & St John Cowley. 6pm for a meal, 7:15 for a reflective service. Come for either, come for both, come as you are, know you are loved.
This week we're going to be focused on 'Being'. Being ourselves, being known, being seen, being loved.
This week we're going to be focused on 'Being'. Being ourselves, being known, being seen, being loved.
July 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Open Space meets again tomorrow (27th July), at St Mary & St John Cowley. 6pm for a meal, 7:15 for a reflective service. Come for either, come for both, come as you are, know you are loved.
This week we're going to be focused on 'Being'. Being ourselves, being known, being seen, being loved.
This week we're going to be focused on 'Being'. Being ourselves, being known, being seen, being loved.
Maybe I’ll start reading House of Leaves and liveblog it, to remind me that posting on the internet is a Thing I Can Do To Connect To People
July 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Maybe I’ll start reading House of Leaves and liveblog it, to remind me that posting on the internet is a Thing I Can Do To Connect To People
Every now and then, I listen to Imagine Dragon’s Night Visions and try to visualise their version of the Spider-Man musical and it is one of my favourite occasional hobbies
July 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Every now and then, I listen to Imagine Dragon’s Night Visions and try to visualise their version of the Spider-Man musical and it is one of my favourite occasional hobbies
Once again I find myself asking for your thoughts and prayers and generic good vibes this morning ✨
June 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Once again I find myself asking for your thoughts and prayers and generic good vibes this morning ✨
Oxford friends, it would be lovely to see you there tonight!!
We’re dwelling on the theme of rest tonight. I am currently very very tired. Unsure whether this is ironic or just God having a little giggle at (with?) me.
We’re dwelling on the theme of rest tonight. I am currently very very tired. Unsure whether this is ironic or just God having a little giggle at (with?) me.
Will we see you tonight at our monthly Open Space meeting?
St Mary & St John, Cowley Road
6pm for a meal (light summer salads - appropriate for the weather!)
7:15 for a reflective service
Come for either or come for both, all welcome.
(Churches are good places to stay cool in hot weather!!)
St Mary & St John, Cowley Road
6pm for a meal (light summer salads - appropriate for the weather!)
7:15 for a reflective service
Come for either or come for both, all welcome.
(Churches are good places to stay cool in hot weather!!)
June 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Oxford friends, it would be lovely to see you there tonight!!
We’re dwelling on the theme of rest tonight. I am currently very very tired. Unsure whether this is ironic or just God having a little giggle at (with?) me.
We’re dwelling on the theme of rest tonight. I am currently very very tired. Unsure whether this is ironic or just God having a little giggle at (with?) me.
Vague ‘please send me good vibes this morning’ post
June 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Vague ‘please send me good vibes this morning’ post
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Plenty studies showing that your postcode is a better predictor of your health outcomes than your genome.
The BBC & Telegraph are trailing Wes Streeting’s technophile health plans, including genomic mapping at birth.
Is this really gonna transform the NHS into a prevention service within 10 yrs, as Wes claims? For v rare genetic conditions, praps. But for the real burden of disease?
Thoughts, #medsky?
Is this really gonna transform the NHS into a prevention service within 10 yrs, as Wes claims? For v rare genetic conditions, praps. But for the real burden of disease?
Thoughts, #medsky?
June 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Plenty studies showing that your postcode is a better predictor of your health outcomes than your genome.
Have had heatwave insomnia for the last few days, aaaaand sure chose a time to check the news
June 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Have had heatwave insomnia for the last few days, aaaaand sure chose a time to check the news
We have our wedding preview photos so naturally I have a new profile photo - please look at how amazing our day was here: thedignums.com/blog/posts_f...
A heart-warming, vibrant, and inclusive church wedding, Oxford. | The Dignums - All the fun and frolics from our latest photo shoots
Our blog featuring recent photo shoots and helpful guides.
thedignums.com
June 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We have our wedding preview photos so naturally I have a new profile photo - please look at how amazing our day was here: thedignums.com/blog/posts_f...
It’s the last night of our honeymoon on the Isles of Scilly and it has been the most magical time, we are very much in love with each other and now very much in love with this place, and I don’t think I could be happier if I tried.
(Maybe I would be happier if my hand were less sunburnt? who knows)
(Maybe I would be happier if my hand were less sunburnt? who knows)
May 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It’s the last night of our honeymoon on the Isles of Scilly and it has been the most magical time, we are very much in love with each other and now very much in love with this place, and I don’t think I could be happier if I tried.
(Maybe I would be happier if my hand were less sunburnt? who knows)
(Maybe I would be happier if my hand were less sunburnt? who knows)
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My friend @aymtellsstories.bsky.social did a married ! I was an usher and got to point at people and tell them to go places.
May 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
My friend @aymtellsstories.bsky.social did a married ! I was an usher and got to point at people and tell them to go places.
Really proud of all the things I made for the wedding but this is one of my absolute favourites
(One of the baby’s mums is called Cat, I simply had to pun)
(One of the baby’s mums is called Cat, I simply had to pun)
There was a baby at the wedding yesterday and he had his own menu
May 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Really proud of all the things I made for the wedding but this is one of my absolute favourites
(One of the baby’s mums is called Cat, I simply had to pun)
(One of the baby’s mums is called Cat, I simply had to pun)
Tomorrow loads of people I love are going to gather together and have a big old party to celebrate love and commitment and joy, but today? Today I actually do the thing and get married!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰
May 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Tomorrow loads of people I love are going to gather together and have a big old party to celebrate love and commitment and joy, but today? Today I actually do the thing and get married!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰
I am a week and a half away from getting married (!!!!) and I am so excited, but also so overwhelmed and feeling like I am On all of the time.
People who have already done this bit - any tips for keeping brains steady or pragmatic self care suggestions for the run up to your wedding?
People who have already done this bit - any tips for keeping brains steady or pragmatic self care suggestions for the run up to your wedding?
May 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I am a week and a half away from getting married (!!!!) and I am so excited, but also so overwhelmed and feeling like I am On all of the time.
People who have already done this bit - any tips for keeping brains steady or pragmatic self care suggestions for the run up to your wedding?
People who have already done this bit - any tips for keeping brains steady or pragmatic self care suggestions for the run up to your wedding?
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Overall it seems like the majority of Reform votes are coming from ex-Tory voters, so can't wait for Labour to interpret that as a sign to continue to enact Reform's policies.
May 2, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Overall it seems like the majority of Reform votes are coming from ex-Tory voters, so can't wait for Labour to interpret that as a sign to continue to enact Reform's policies.
Done did do a democracy!
May 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Done did do a democracy!