Mr. David Bishop 🇬🇧🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Hardest working man in teaching. Lead Practitioner in English. Book reading quiz teaming woke art lover. He/him. #Booksky #Edusky
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Out with my elderly mum in London a year or two back, she took a tumble. Black cab stopped to check she was okay, then gave us a lift - gratis - to our destination. #HellholeLondon
February 18, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Out with my elderly mum in London a year or two back, she took a tumble. Black cab stopped to check she was okay, then gave us a lift - gratis - to our destination. #HellholeLondon
Dystopia has arrived. How awful.
February 18, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Dystopia has arrived. How awful.
RIP. I just loved how brutal Dame Edna could be.
February 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM
RIP. I just loved how brutal Dame Edna could be.
They are genuinely great. Unique, in a packed genre.
February 16, 2026 at 5:09 PM
They are genuinely great. Unique, in a packed genre.
In the best PI tradition Griffin is constantly being set upon, beaten up and shot at. That has to do something to a man's mind, right? Quite apart from all the booze he's been tucking away. #Booksky
February 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
In the best PI tradition Griffin is constantly being set upon, beaten up and shot at. That has to do something to a man's mind, right? Quite apart from all the booze he's been tucking away. #Booksky
As so often with Sallis in this series (and elsewhere), there's more going on beneath the surface. I read it as a partial retelling of 'Black Hornet', making me question much of what Griffin has shared over the past 5 books. An impression that's only sharpened as I start reading the last... #Booksky
February 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
As so often with Sallis in this series (and elsewhere), there's more going on beneath the surface. I read it as a partial retelling of 'Black Hornet', making me question much of what Griffin has shared over the past 5 books. An impression that's only sharpened as I start reading the last... #Booksky
Oof. Their problem, not yours. Hope you're able to move on, make the most of your day.
February 16, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Oof. Their problem, not yours. Hope you're able to move on, make the most of your day.
Disorientating, too. There are a couple of sections where it's not clear who is speaking, and to whom; and whether it's 'real' or fictional (which is a preoccupation of the book and series). Joyce gets a couple of name checks, and I can see the similarities. #Booksky
February 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Disorientating, too. There are a couple of sections where it's not clear who is speaking, and to whom; and whether it's 'real' or fictional (which is a preoccupation of the book and series). Joyce gets a couple of name checks, and I can see the similarities. #Booksky
I'm sorry you had a poor time with the film, but it did result in this thread, which I am fully behind and enjoying.
February 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I'm sorry you had a poor time with the film, but it did result in this thread, which I am fully behind and enjoying.
Ooh, intriguing!
February 14, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Ooh, intriguing!
Amazing this needs saying, but absolutely, every time. Hope you're well Ed.
February 14, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Amazing this needs saying, but absolutely, every time. Hope you're well Ed.
Yeah, it looks like it includes some prints.
February 13, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Yeah, it looks like it includes some prints.
I'm pretty sure I visited the gallery in Derby years ago, and I liked what I saw. Very dramatic.
February 13, 2026 at 9:18 PM
I'm pretty sure I visited the gallery in Derby years ago, and I liked what I saw. Very dramatic.
Pint of pastis, is it? Cheers.
February 13, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Pint of pastis, is it? Cheers.
I'm researching a day out in That London next week to gawp at some Art. The Wright of Derby show at the National Gallery current favourite.
February 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I'm researching a day out in That London next week to gawp at some Art. The Wright of Derby show at the National Gallery current favourite.
Really? Ouch. Good luck.
February 13, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Really? Ouch. Good luck.
You too - enjoy your break!
February 13, 2026 at 7:27 AM
You too - enjoy your break!