Fluoronaut
@fluoronaut.bsky.social
I am a fish.
Sometimes, I sell books.
(Psytrance aficionado.)
Sometimes, I sell books.
(Psytrance aficionado.)
The Midnight Folk by John Masefield, in preparation for reading The Box of Delights. I'd completely forgotten the story which is quite odd and unexpected. I have a bone to pick with HarperCollins who have allowed The Midnight Folk to be in reprint limbo for a couple of years. I bought mine 2nd hand.
December 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Midnight Folk by John Masefield, in preparation for reading The Box of Delights. I'd completely forgotten the story which is quite odd and unexpected. I have a bone to pick with HarperCollins who have allowed The Midnight Folk to be in reprint limbo for a couple of years. I bought mine 2nd hand.
The magic roundabout effect is real. Two of them are called Florence and Dougal.
I'd like to suggest a 'where are they now?' follow up in 2026.
I'd like to suggest a 'where are they now?' follow up in 2026.
December 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The magic roundabout effect is real. Two of them are called Florence and Dougal.
I'd like to suggest a 'where are they now?' follow up in 2026.
I'd like to suggest a 'where are they now?' follow up in 2026.
I like that they have committed fully to the vision. Not to my taste though.
December 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I like that they have committed fully to the vision. Not to my taste though.
I think the lights are lovely but my first thought when I saw them the other day was Silence of the Lambs.
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I think the lights are lovely but my first thought when I saw them the other day was Silence of the Lambs.
Costume sorted for next year's renaissance faire
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Costume sorted for next year's renaissance faire
Yeah I was already dropping into strong Peter Sellers...
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Yeah I was already dropping into strong Peter Sellers...
It'll work. Honest.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It'll work. Honest.
I imagine Tigger to be speaking in a strong Parisian accent.
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I imagine Tigger to be speaking in a strong Parisian accent.
The east London sphere was an appalling idea for everyone living in a 5 mile radius.
October 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The east London sphere was an appalling idea for everyone living in a 5 mile radius.
Hello Tom, I would love to read your book and I too love maps.
P.S. have you seen the new secret maps book published by the British library to go with their exhibition? It is great.
P.S. have you seen the new secret maps book published by the British library to go with their exhibition? It is great.
October 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hello Tom, I would love to read your book and I too love maps.
P.S. have you seen the new secret maps book published by the British library to go with their exhibition? It is great.
P.S. have you seen the new secret maps book published by the British library to go with their exhibition? It is great.
There are monarchists here??
October 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
There are monarchists here??
I haven't used Amazon for nearly a decade*. It's not very difficult to stop.
*Very occasionally (maybe once every couple of years) a vendor uses Amazon for shipping and I don't know in advance.
*Very occasionally (maybe once every couple of years) a vendor uses Amazon for shipping and I don't know in advance.
October 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I haven't used Amazon for nearly a decade*. It's not very difficult to stop.
*Very occasionally (maybe once every couple of years) a vendor uses Amazon for shipping and I don't know in advance.
*Very occasionally (maybe once every couple of years) a vendor uses Amazon for shipping and I don't know in advance.
I'm a bit late to this but have just started reading The Tiger Skin and Other Tales of the Uneasy by Violet Hunt, just republished by the British Library. It's short stories rather than a novel but all seem to be set in London at that time.
September 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I'm a bit late to this but have just started reading The Tiger Skin and Other Tales of the Uneasy by Violet Hunt, just republished by the British Library. It's short stories rather than a novel but all seem to be set in London at that time.
That recipe sounds fine!
September 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
That recipe sounds fine!
May I enquire which recipe was used? Asking for a friend.
September 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
May I enquire which recipe was used? Asking for a friend.
Couldn't agree more. None of the obits I've read so far have mentioned it. And a stellar cast
September 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Couldn't agree more. None of the obits I've read so far have mentioned it. And a stellar cast
Such an underrated film!
September 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Such an underrated film!
Thanks for the recommendation. I am now reading There Were No Windows - what an excellent novel.
September 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Thanks for the recommendation. I am now reading There Were No Windows - what an excellent novel.
I haven't heard of one yet (I am a bookseller) but will ask around...
September 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I haven't heard of one yet (I am a bookseller) but will ask around...
Northern and Elizabeth lines for me - and sometimes the overground!
I'm wondering whether anyone has written a novel about a fraudulent yoga teacher - do you happen to know? Could be a great story :)
I'm wondering whether anyone has written a novel about a fraudulent yoga teacher - do you happen to know? Could be a great story :)
September 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Northern and Elizabeth lines for me - and sometimes the overground!
I'm wondering whether anyone has written a novel about a fraudulent yoga teacher - do you happen to know? Could be a great story :)
I'm wondering whether anyone has written a novel about a fraudulent yoga teacher - do you happen to know? Could be a great story :)