Wilhelm Von W
@wilhelmvonw.bsky.social
Returning pianist, reader, writer, rider.
It’s better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Spare me the DMs, thank you.
It’s better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
Spare me the DMs, thank you.
Vinnie in the round.
February 7, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Vinnie in the round.
Tinkers by Paul Harding. Strange and beautiful.
February 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Tinkers by Paul Harding. Strange and beautiful.
The Tom Hiddleston series is ok but this! This is the real thing.
February 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The Tom Hiddleston series is ok but this! This is the real thing.
Juno keen to join in.
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Juno keen to join in.
She looks a lot like our lovely Battersea girl, Juno who has been a wonderful dog after a rocky start in life.
January 26, 2026 at 11:31 AM
She looks a lot like our lovely Battersea girl, Juno who has been a wonderful dog after a rocky start in life.
Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo. Not at all what I was expecting, happily.
January 24, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo. Not at all what I was expecting, happily.
Or shooting stars. 😬
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Or shooting stars. 😬
That laughing scene on the phone with Knox Harrington. 🤪
January 12, 2026 at 8:32 AM
That laughing scene on the phone with Knox Harrington. 🤪
The sea is high again today, with a thrilling flush of wind. In the midst of winter you can feel the inventions of Spring. A sky of hot nude pearl until midday, crickets in sheltered places, and now the wind unpacking the great planes, ransacking the great planes…
Justine by Lawrence Durrell
Justine by Lawrence Durrell
January 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM
The sea is high again today, with a thrilling flush of wind. In the midst of winter you can feel the inventions of Spring. A sky of hot nude pearl until midday, crickets in sheltered places, and now the wind unpacking the great planes, ransacking the great planes…
Justine by Lawrence Durrell
Justine by Lawrence Durrell
I should have been a pair of ragged claws
Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.
TS Eliot
Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.
TS Eliot
January 9, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I should have been a pair of ragged claws
Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.
TS Eliot
Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.
TS Eliot
Good afternoon Womble. I’m reading Philip Hoare’s bonkers and brilliant biography, William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love. What a way to launch 2026!
January 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Good afternoon Womble. I’m reading Philip Hoare’s bonkers and brilliant biography, William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love. What a way to launch 2026!
Hale knew they meant to murder him before he had been in Brighton three hours.
January 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Hale knew they meant to murder him before he had been in Brighton three hours.
Best of both worlds. Saffy and Juno sharing the sun puddle.
December 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Best of both worlds. Saffy and Juno sharing the sun puddle.
Tossed aside the bloody awful Before the Coffee Gets Cold and dived into the amazing Philip Hoare’s latest masterpiece, William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love.
December 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Tossed aside the bloody awful Before the Coffee Gets Cold and dived into the amazing Philip Hoare’s latest masterpiece, William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love.
It’s back to Kaplan’s hefty Mark Twain biography for me.
December 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It’s back to Kaplan’s hefty Mark Twain biography for me.
I could almost forgive that if the writing wasn’t so bad. I mean Ian Fleming wasn’t exactly a feminist read but at least his plot and his style carried his books along.
December 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I could almost forgive that if the writing wasn’t so bad. I mean Ian Fleming wasn’t exactly a feminist read but at least his plot and his style carried his books along.
Tried to read “The Global Bestseller,” Before the Coffee Gets Cold. Maybe it’s the translation or maybe it’s me, but I thought it was dreadful. Sorry to any fans out there. 😩
December 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Tried to read “The Global Bestseller,” Before the Coffee Gets Cold. Maybe it’s the translation or maybe it’s me, but I thought it was dreadful. Sorry to any fans out there. 😩
Just started on this monster so don’t expect much from me until 2026.
December 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Just started on this monster so don’t expect much from me until 2026.
Down So Low by Linda Ronstadt. Don’t know why coz I’m not.
December 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Down So Low by Linda Ronstadt. Don’t know why coz I’m not.
What happened to Carl Hiassen? You’d think Ron de Santis would be an easy target for him.
December 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
What happened to Carl Hiassen? You’d think Ron de Santis would be an easy target for him.
Always loved Wyndham’s books ever since I read them in my teens. I love his admiration of strong women that shows so clearly in his depiction of Phylis. Also Diana Brackley in Trouble With Lichen.
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Always loved Wyndham’s books ever since I read them in my teens. I love his admiration of strong women that shows so clearly in his depiction of Phylis. Also Diana Brackley in Trouble With Lichen.
Good morning Womble, I’m a few chapters into Claire-Louise Bennett’s Big Kiss, Bye Bye.
Fabulous writing.
Fabulous writing.
December 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Good morning Womble, I’m a few chapters into Claire-Louise Bennett’s Big Kiss, Bye Bye.
Fabulous writing.
Fabulous writing.