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Bodie A. Ashton
@manwithoutatan.bsky.social
historian | pet shop boys fanatic | australian in germany | very bisexual | constantly podcasting | "oh, dr. bodie!" per jordan gray | they/them | latest book: “the pet shop boys and the political”
It’s also not the first time a Cheron has appeared since 1969/2268! There’s a picture of one on a Lower Decks episode. A Cheron, Virgil, is also a character in the movie Section 31, which is based in the 24th century.
January 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM
She’s from the civilisation of Cheron, and she’s not the first of her species to appear. In fact, in 1969, the Original Series Episode “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” introduced them: two Cherons, Bele and Lokai, are locked in a pursuit that has raged for 50,000 years.
January 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Okay everything is very heavy so let me quickly post about something that means less than the destruction of the “postwar consensus”, and instead I want to take a moment about Star Trek. Specifically: this character and the decline of imagination and joy.
January 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Cap and Bucky say hello!

(How is Eggs doing btw?)
December 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Today I finally did my 2025 Christmas French toast! Cinnamon and ginger brioche with Glühwein-spiked vanilla cream cheese, bacon, black cherries, and maple drizzle, topped with a dusting of chopped candied almonds.
December 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Look, my pies are delicious, not photogenic, but this one I just wanted to shout out because I’m thrilled how it turned out. This is my 2025 bubble and squeak alternative: a roast goose and bacon pie with goose fat-roasted potatoes and Merlot gravy. With the Maus adorning it because…squeak I guess?
December 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Actually for that one I can blame @nigella.bsky.social, or instead wholly recommend her Christmas potatoes, which are the ones I’ll presumably be going through over the next few days/weeks.

Also here’s Bucky keeping me company. She’s a good cat. The best.

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December 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
There are people (some of whom may be reading this) whose generosity and kindness I can’t hope to repay. But I’ll do my best.

This Christmas I’m alone, for the first time in my life. Well, no; the cats are here. They remain the loves of my life. 5/
December 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
So it’s Christmas and it’s a strange one. So I just want to take a moment to take stock. This year really could’ve been one of despair, and to a degree it has been. I lost both of my parents in quick and traumatic succession; in the midst of that, some very dear to me disappeared. 1/
December 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I'm writing again and it's a beautiful cosy Sunday and also I'm grateful for being able to do work that allows me to write lines like this in all seriousness and with a reasonable expectation that it'll be published.
December 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Cap, meanwhile, is here for the coffee.
December 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
In other words Bucky was probably deliberately lulling everyone into a false sense of security. Also she’s perfect anyway.
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Cannot send soup but Bucky sends you snooze and am absolutely sure would call you a style icon.
December 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before.

Happy 1. Advent everyone.
November 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
One (1) historian and their loyal Boy.
November 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Passion
Love
Sex
Money
Violence
Religion
Injustice
Death
November 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Marvellous couple of days in beautiful Bamberg for BritCult! Congratulation to @susannegruss.bsky.social and all the organising team for a really great conference, and for reminding me that it was high time I (re)visited Oberfranken!
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hey, please accept the very very best wishes from this internet stranger and their cat. I can’t picture what this experience is like for you and wouldn’t presume to, but I hope you are surrounded by comfort and support. 💜
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Happy birthday, dad. 💜
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Saw it recently on a trip to Australia. Well done Vicky 💜
November 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
O R B
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“I couldn't have anticipated [backlash]”, says a man who built an Auschwitz-themed Halloween float for a kids’ Halloween parade. I think this tells us an awful lot about more than we might like, to be honest.

(Reposted screenshot with alt text.)
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
And now I know how Johnny Marr felt.
November 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The world is nonsense so Cap and Bucky are here to brighten your lives.
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Let me add to this both Kenneth Branagh and Stanley Tucci in “Conspiracy” (2001).
October 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM