Ryoma (Ray) Collia
@raycollia.bsky.social
Proud husband, animal lover, rambler, fungi enthusiast (not a forager), publisher of fiction (lost and forgotten works from female authors) and business publishing, business-to-business (B2B) coach and mentor, anti-tory, pro-rejoin Europe
November 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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A choice between socialism or 'Freedom'? Well, I don't know... closer ties with our neighbours, who we have so much in common with and are just across a little stretch of water, or kissing the arse of Orange Hitler who's thousands of miles away (climate crisis anyone?). Ooh, that's a difficult one.
Starmer warned not to take Trump bullying ‘on the chin’ as adviser issues threat
A top trade adviser for Donald Trump has demanded that the UK ditches the ‘socialist’ EU in favour of US ‘freedom’ and a trade deal or suffer the consequences with tariffs
www.independent.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 5:04 PM
A choice between socialism or 'Freedom'? Well, I don't know... closer ties with our neighbours, who we have so much in common with and are just across a little stretch of water, or kissing the arse of Orange Hitler who's thousands of miles away (climate crisis anyone?). Ooh, that's a difficult one.
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They are pretending COVID doesn’t exist so they don’t have to provide basic worker rights like sick days, remote work, or worker protections. COVID is a labor justice issue.
September 8, 2023 at 6:00 AM
They are pretending COVID doesn’t exist so they don’t have to provide basic worker rights like sick days, remote work, or worker protections. COVID is a labor justice issue.
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Very moody out there this afternoon.
August 29, 2023 at 7:53 PM
Very moody out there this afternoon.
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Ever wondered what the inside of an earthball looks like? They can explode a bit when they release their spores, exposing their insides for all to see. I was rather pleased to get the photo of the one showing off its stem.
By the way, they look like harmless baked potatoes, but they are poisonous.
By the way, they look like harmless baked potatoes, but they are poisonous.
August 29, 2023 at 8:46 PM
Ever wondered what the inside of an earthball looks like? They can explode a bit when they release their spores, exposing their insides for all to see. I was rather pleased to get the photo of the one showing off its stem.
By the way, they look like harmless baked potatoes, but they are poisonous.
By the way, they look like harmless baked potatoes, but they are poisonous.
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'A Seventh Child' by John Strange Winter (aka Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard), originally published in 1894, is now available in a new edition, and it includes a long biographical essay by me.
hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/a-se...
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August 30, 2023 at 5:30 PM
'A Seventh Child' by John Strange Winter (aka Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard), originally published in 1894, is now available in a new edition, and it includes a long biographical essay by me.
hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/a-se...
hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/a-se...
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Amazon is currently selling 'The Room Opposite' for £15... That's £10 off the usual £25 price.
amzn.eu/d/drVL7sw
amzn.eu/d/drVL7sw
August 31, 2023 at 11:15 AM
Amazon is currently selling 'The Room Opposite' for £15... That's £10 off the usual £25 price.
amzn.eu/d/drVL7sw
amzn.eu/d/drVL7sw
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Please say 'eeep!' to Koi... from the fabulous Vintage Mouse Makes!
Koi loves the great outdoors... especially swimming nekked in wild pools, where she has her best thinks. 🐭❤️
Koi loves the great outdoors... especially swimming nekked in wild pools, where she has her best thinks. 🐭❤️
August 31, 2023 at 2:23 PM
Please say 'eeep!' to Koi... from the fabulous Vintage Mouse Makes!
Koi loves the great outdoors... especially swimming nekked in wild pools, where she has her best thinks. 🐭❤️
Koi loves the great outdoors... especially swimming nekked in wild pools, where she has her best thinks. 🐭❤️
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More recent book post!... 'Time of Passing: Tales of Twilight and Borderlands', the latest collection from John Gaskin, published by Tartarus Press.
August 27, 2023 at 2:33 PM
More recent book post!... 'Time of Passing: Tales of Twilight and Borderlands', the latest collection from John Gaskin, published by Tartarus Press.
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Recent book post!... 'Unquiet Grove', a collection of twelve strange tales on the theme of tree-lore, woods and forests, just published by the excellent Egaeus Press. It's a thing of beauty... But then, all Egaeus Press books are a joy to behold.
August 27, 2023 at 1:38 PM
Recent book post!... 'Unquiet Grove', a collection of twelve strange tales on the theme of tree-lore, woods and forests, just published by the excellent Egaeus Press. It's a thing of beauty... But then, all Egaeus Press books are a joy to behold.
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Horn of plenty (Craterellus cornucopioides). I prefer the French name, trompette des morts (trumpet of the dead). We came across them for the first time last week on the coast path, and I think they're beautiful.
August 26, 2023 at 7:08 PM
Horn of plenty (Craterellus cornucopioides). I prefer the French name, trompette des morts (trumpet of the dead). We came across them for the first time last week on the coast path, and I think they're beautiful.
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Nom, nom... nom.
August 26, 2023 at 5:34 PM
Nom, nom... nom.
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I don't know... I'm not sure that we have enough erigerons in the garden. 😂
August 26, 2023 at 3:52 PM
I don't know... I'm not sure that we have enough erigerons in the garden. 😂
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A few more photos from the coast path.
August 26, 2023 at 3:29 PM
A few more photos from the coast path.
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Encountered on the coast path... The Common Blue (male in the first two photos, and female in the second two).
August 26, 2023 at 3:28 PM
Encountered on the coast path... The Common Blue (male in the first two photos, and female in the second two).
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Beautiful Heddon's Mouth. Trying out my new 'phone camera after smashing my previous one on the coast path. I got over excited whilst photographing butterflies... Biff bang, and my phone was on the ground.
August 26, 2023 at 12:30 PM
Beautiful Heddon's Mouth. Trying out my new 'phone camera after smashing my previous one on the coast path. I got over excited whilst photographing butterflies... Biff bang, and my phone was on the ground.
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The next book from Nezu Press. More details soon...
August 25, 2023 at 1:31 PM
The next book from Nezu Press. More details soon...
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Some shrooms from the coast path, including the first Field Blewit (Lepista personata) we've come across (in photo2).
August 23, 2023 at 2:33 PM
Some shrooms from the coast path, including the first Field Blewit (Lepista personata) we've come across (in photo2).
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The garden is allowing us to keep a thin sliver of path this year, so we can still get from the house to the street.
August 23, 2023 at 1:46 PM
The garden is allowing us to keep a thin sliver of path this year, so we can still get from the house to the street.
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Beautiful Ilfracombe harbour at sunset.
August 23, 2023 at 1:39 PM
Beautiful Ilfracombe harbour at sunset.
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A few photographs taken during last week's walk from County Gate towards Lynmouth.
August 23, 2023 at 12:44 PM
A few photographs taken during last week's walk from County Gate towards Lynmouth.
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Beautiful book post!... 'Treatises on Dust', by Timothy J. Jarvis, and 'Uncertainties 6', both just published by the ever wonderful Swan River Press.
August 16, 2023 at 5:17 PM
Beautiful book post!... 'Treatises on Dust', by Timothy J. Jarvis, and 'Uncertainties 6', both just published by the ever wonderful Swan River Press.
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Righty-ho! I've written a blog post about Rick Ferreira's 'The Darling Fishes'.
https://hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-darling-fishes-rick-ferreira.html
https://hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-darling-fishes-rick-ferreira.html
The Darling Fishes ~ Rick Ferreira
Ghost stories, supernatural and weird fiction, forgotten authors, Victorian fiction.
hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com
August 2, 2023 at 5:01 PM
Righty-ho! I've written a blog post about Rick Ferreira's 'The Darling Fishes'.
https://hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-darling-fishes-rick-ferreira.html
https://hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-darling-fishes-rick-ferreira.html
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Sometimes, I buy a book based on reviews. Sometimes, I buy one based purely on the cover design (I do like perty things). Other times, well, the title is enough!
'Gloomy Fanny' by Morley Roberts, published by Eveleigh Nash, 1913.
PS - The title of this book in no way reflects my current condition.
'Gloomy Fanny' by Morley Roberts, published by Eveleigh Nash, 1913.
PS - The title of this book in no way reflects my current condition.
August 16, 2023 at 3:31 PM
Sometimes, I buy a book based on reviews. Sometimes, I buy one based purely on the cover design (I do like perty things). Other times, well, the title is enough!
'Gloomy Fanny' by Morley Roberts, published by Eveleigh Nash, 1913.
PS - The title of this book in no way reflects my current condition.
'Gloomy Fanny' by Morley Roberts, published by Eveleigh Nash, 1913.
PS - The title of this book in no way reflects my current condition.
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A few of the shrooms we encountered at Watersmeet. There were some nice Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus), a fair few Earthballs (Scleroderma), and a few Sulphur Tufts (Hypholoma fasciculare).
August 17, 2023 at 8:51 PM
A few of the shrooms we encountered at Watersmeet. There were some nice Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus), a fair few Earthballs (Scleroderma), and a few Sulphur Tufts (Hypholoma fasciculare).