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Colin Murtagh
@colinmurtagh.bsky.social
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Old Analytical Chemist, loves his books, Prog Rock fan. From Glasgow now living in Wales. Follower of SMFC, supporter of British Fantasy Society

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Book post today 🙂 📚

Thanks @jambookshopuk.bsky.social
Copy of Vintage. Comics by David Ziggy Greene alongside a cute dog sticker
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Arrived today from my local bookshop. Been looking forward to the @quantick.bsky.social one for ages and the Vaseem Khan was after I missed his talk at the local library.

#booksky 📚
Hardback copy of "Quantum of Menace" by Vaseem Khan, a novel about Q from James Bond. And paperback copy of David Quantick short story collection "and other stories"
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Now I love my #lego but I wouldn't know where to start with this. Chester Cathedral and its just over 6 foot long
Front view of lego building of chester cathedral Side on view of lego build of Chester cathedral
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Saw this in London today. Made me giggle
Sign at St Pancras Station. Text reads Escalator Safety. No pushchairs. No running. No competitive dog grooming. No heavy luggage.
October 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Another of my preorders just arrived. Wasn't expecting it for a few more days, but it instantly jumps to the top of my TBR pile. @tomgauld.bsky.social is a genius.
Hardback copy of the Tom Gauld Collection called "Physics for Cats - Science Cartoons by Tom Gauld"
October 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Another of my preorder books just showed up. Past me was very clever if a little spendy
A hardback signed copy of The Bora Chung collection titled "The Midnight Timetable "
October 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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More book post. I am having a good day. Looking forward to some @garethlpowell.bsky.social short stories.
Paperback copy of Gareth L Powell collection of short stories "Who Will You Save"
September 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Spooky book post from the wonderful @okcomics.bsky.social
Who killed Nessie by @paulcornell.bsky.social and @rachaelsmith.bsky.social
As a Scotsman, I am so looking forward to diving into this. Do hope it's not the English at fault.
The Packaging from OK comics, with Spooky artwork, mirroring some of the artwork on the book Paperback copy of Who Killed Nessie by Paul Cornell and Rachael Smith
September 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Amazing the stuff you find in a charity shop. Yes, they did come home with me
Copies of 2 books by John Emsley published by Royal Society of Chemistry. Titled Molecules of Murder and More Molecules of Murder
September 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Bit of a Japanese theme to the latest #lego build
Trio of mini bonsai trees and a Japan postcard all lego sets
September 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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My life is complete. I have had a letter published in @privateeyenews.bsky.social Surely fame and fortune will now follow.
Hmm Does this mean @adammacqueen.bsky.social is now a colleague?
A letter in the latest issue of Private Eye Magazine. It reads, Sir I was about to remind you that not all book programming is disappearing from the BBC, the Big Scottish Book Club is still going strong, and last time I looked BBC Scotland was still part of the BBC. I am however worried that reminding the BBC that Scotland still exists, might mean that it gets cancelled as well, so I changed my mind.
September 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Did not intend to buy any books today, but then I saw that @tkingfisher.com new novel was out, and not only is it signed but just look at how pretty the splayed edges are. Yes I did bring it home
Hardback copy of the novel Hemlock and Silver by T. Kingfisher Signature page of the Hemlock and Silver novel, signed by T. Kingfisher Splayed edges of the Hemlock and Silver Novel by T. Kingfisher, showing a variety of flowers on a black background
August 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Todays #lego build. The Jane Austin study GWP set. This is possibly my favourite GWP set. Given the size of it, it's come out really well
Jane Austin in her study Lego set. Includes bookcase with books, fireplace, piano and quill inside an inkpot on a table
August 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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This is the little GWP set I got last month. It was a nice little build. Surprised #lego don't release it as a proper set. It fits nicely with the rest of the botanical.
Built copy of the Mixed Flowerpot lego set
August 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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I'm not sure those two are supposed to go together, but it was a fun Sunday build
Lego Spider and Lego Blue Parrot built
August 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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I am not convinced my wife would agree with this
Screenshot of adult verification email from Bluesky
July 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Took a while but it's done now. Quite a nice build

#lego
Lego flower arrangement set completed
July 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Book post today. From @okcomics.bsky.social quite possibly the best comic shop in the uk. I love Peter Bagge so this is a real treasure.

#books
#comics
A paperback copy of "Hate Revisited" a graphic novel collection from Peter Bagge A signed bookplate for Hate Revisited
July 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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My best friend knows I'm going through a rough patch then this showed up in the post today. I suppose our love language is #lego
The lego botanical pretty pink flower bouquet set
June 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Sometimes you just need a Teddy bear
Me sat on my bed with my arm around my approximately 40 year old Teddy bear
June 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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May have slid into the local indie bookshop today, and picked up these three. Have we all seen these? Beautifully put together, small enough to slip into a jacket pocket or your bag, and only £6 each. Nice job from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

#booksky
3 Penguin Archive books, white covers with red writing. books are: Jane Austen - The History of England by a partial prejudiced and ignorant Historian. Wu Chengen - Monkey King Makes Havoc In Heaven. Yasunari Kawabata - Thousand Cranes
May 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Went to a local craft shop in Mold, and couldn't resist this little feller. On the book case with a few other dragons
Side view of a wooden dragon. About 4 inches tall, standing on his hind legs, wings splayed back, mouth open. Carved from a deep brown wood. Front view of a wooden dragon. About 4 inches tall, standing on his hind legs, mouth open showing his teeth. Carved from a deep brown wood.
May 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Thats a professional desk isn't it?
Underneath a PC monitor sits a soft toy chameleon in a lab coat soft toy muppet beaker. A dragon. Lego fire engine a stone tree and cat. Wooden fox. Lego sorcerer Mickey die-cast Dr who and USS enterprise a small bottle of eyes and a model of a church
May 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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The solar lights do look rather pretty on the maple
Solar lights on a Japanese maple shining under the red leafs
May 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Happy Easter

#lego
Small lego build of a chick with a paint brush in his mouth and a partially painted egg in front of him
April 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM