David Currie
@dcurrie.bsky.social
Loves books, 📚 coffee ☕️ trees 🌳 history and science fiction and fantasy
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In case you suffer from seasonal low mood or have been anxious or sad today, here are the earliest spring flowers-these will be blooming in a few weeks’ time 🌿
January 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
In case you suffer from seasonal low mood or have been anxious or sad today, here are the earliest spring flowers-these will be blooming in a few weeks’ time 🌿
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Washington Post has three frames of the shooting. As you can the ICE agent was NOT in front of the car when he fired the three shots. Not even the first shot.
January 8, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Washington Post has three frames of the shooting. As you can the ICE agent was NOT in front of the car when he fired the three shots. Not even the first shot.
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Ooh nice, my box full of heads just arrived.
December 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Ooh nice, my box full of heads just arrived.
Full of cold, achey all over with a blocked up nose
September 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Full of cold, achey all over with a blocked up nose
I've put the excellent Habsburg Encounters with Native America to one side to read the new Dan Brown, my guilty pleasure.Theres a connection though as its set in Prague! Its a lot of fun
September 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I've put the excellent Habsburg Encounters with Native America to one side to read the new Dan Brown, my guilty pleasure.Theres a connection though as its set in Prague! Its a lot of fun
Just finished Blitzers by Alistair Chisholm, it was a lot of fun. Although its a kids book there's a satirical swipe at the manosphere, Danny gets into online influencers when he's trying to train his Blitzer or electronic creature, to be more aggressive and it makes him aggressive.
August 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Just finished Blitzers by Alistair Chisholm, it was a lot of fun. Although its a kids book there's a satirical swipe at the manosphere, Danny gets into online influencers when he's trying to train his Blitzer or electronic creature, to be more aggressive and it makes him aggressive.
Two new books I was pleased to take out of the library recently, both eagerly anticipated
July 15, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Two new books I was pleased to take out of the library recently, both eagerly anticipated
My @tolkiensociety.org membership card came yesterday!
July 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
My @tolkiensociety.org membership card came yesterday!
Reading the second story in this, a collection of stories from Weird Tales by women writers. A hard-up aristocrat discovers his ancestors heart and a message promising rewards if he bring him back to life.He and his best friend the narrator are reluctant but his beautiful wife is willing
June 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Reading the second story in this, a collection of stories from Weird Tales by women writers. A hard-up aristocrat discovers his ancestors heart and a message promising rewards if he bring him back to life.He and his best friend the narrator are reluctant but his beautiful wife is willing
@larichierouge.bsky.social French Rich?!
June 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
@larichierouge.bsky.social French Rich?!
Yay discovered @dicknixon.bsky.social is on here!
May 30, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Yay discovered @dicknixon.bsky.social is on here!
Just finished it, such a great life-affirming ending while also setting us up for a sequel.Can't wait!
At first I thought it was a bit too tropey but as I've got into it it gets deeper, with lots in it about family and belonging as well as the usual good and evil.And of course *dragons* 🐉 are very cool, even if they do breathe fire!
May 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Just finished it, such a great life-affirming ending while also setting us up for a sequel.Can't wait!
I'm watching Dune:Prophecy, just seen the first two episodes.I was surprised by how much I'm enjoying it! As it used to say on Ray Feist's books 'file under guilty.pleasure'.
May 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I'm watching Dune:Prophecy, just seen the first two episodes.I was surprised by how much I'm enjoying it! As it used to say on Ray Feist's books 'file under guilty.pleasure'.
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Some glimpses into Westmoot 2025 including a summary of my keynote on Eärendil and myth-making as well as links to a few other talks. #westmoot25. annasmol.net/2025/05/28/s...
Some glimpses into Westmoot 2025
Some glimpses into Westmoot 2025 including a summary of my keynote and links to other talks that have been since uploaded.
annasmol.net
May 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Some glimpses into Westmoot 2025 including a summary of my keynote on Eärendil and myth-making as well as links to a few other talks. #westmoot25. annasmol.net/2025/05/28/s...
Hirilorn...Tuesday tree pic
May 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Hirilorn...Tuesday tree pic
I'm really enjoying Dragonborn by Struan Murray. Alex finds out she is actually a dragon like her much missed late father and her overprotective mum has been trying to protect her from her heritage.The wise and kind dragon/man Oliphos takes her to the island of Skralla to train her.
May 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I'm really enjoying Dragonborn by Struan Murray. Alex finds out she is actually a dragon like her much missed late father and her overprotective mum has been trying to protect her from her heritage.The wise and kind dragon/man Oliphos takes her to the island of Skralla to train her.
So I've just found that HarperCollins have just republished Christopher Tolkien's The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise...#excited @tolkiensociety.org
May 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
So I've just found that HarperCollins have just republished Christopher Tolkien's The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise...#excited @tolkiensociety.org
Just read the last three comics in Dune:House Corrino and...well it would be wrong to say I didn't enjoy it, even though it was as dumb as a box of frogs.
May 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Just read the last three comics in Dune:House Corrino and...well it would be wrong to say I didn't enjoy it, even though it was as dumb as a box of frogs.
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I will never turn the opportunity throw shade at the fash, Christo- or otherwise.
April 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I will never turn the opportunity throw shade at the fash, Christo- or otherwise.
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“Nothing is inevitable. Do not be alone and do not be dismayed. Find someone who is doing something you admire and join them.”
Where we are and where we might be heading. As usual, Timothy Snyder puts it into perspective.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“Nothing is inevitable. Do not be alone and do not be dismayed. Find someone who is doing something you admire and join them.”
Terrace Dicks would have been 90 today.Hes responsible for getting me and millions of other kids to love reading
April 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Terrace Dicks would have been 90 today.Hes responsible for getting me and millions of other kids to love reading
Just read Shadow World, a 1957 Galaxy Cliff Simak story about strange creatures-'Shadows'-who follow each man in a survey team around all the time.This story has several weird twists.The politics of the all male colonists is well evoked
March 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Just read Shadow World, a 1957 Galaxy Cliff Simak story about strange creatures-'Shadows'-who follow each man in a survey team around all the time.This story has several weird twists.The politics of the all male colonists is well evoked
A few creatures came and looked at them when the fire had died away.A fox passing through the wood on business of his own stopped several minutes and sniffed.
'Hobbits!' he thought. 'Well, what next...?
#TolkienReadingDay #ThreeIsCompany
'Hobbits!' he thought. 'Well, what next...?
#TolkienReadingDay #ThreeIsCompany
March 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A few creatures came and looked at them when the fire had died away.A fox passing through the wood on business of his own stopped several minutes and sniffed.
'Hobbits!' he thought. 'Well, what next...?
#TolkienReadingDay #ThreeIsCompany
'Hobbits!' he thought. 'Well, what next...?
#TolkienReadingDay #ThreeIsCompany