Alexander Velky
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Curriculum Vitæ: a working life story, by Alexander Velky
Podcast · Doubtist Books · "Dear Prospective Employer..." January 2022: long-term-unemployed almost-40-year-old freelance writer Alexander Velky retires to his shed-based home office in rural West Wa...
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Hello 40–65-year-olds who used to be on Twitter, I have created this Bluesky account purely for the purpose of advertising my memoir, #CurriculumVitæ. It is now on Spotify as a podcast, with new episodes/chapters twice monthly: open.spotify.com/show/5O9Q3yW...
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A little collage from #endoftheroadfestival. Two of us made it there, in the end; despite fate seeming to want us not to. Hwyl, er gwaetha'r glaw. Lisa O'Neill, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Vieux Farka Touré, BC,NR and Viagra Boys were some personal highlights.
September 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A little collage from #endoftheroadfestival. Two of us made it there, in the end; despite fate seeming to want us not to. Hwyl, er gwaetha'r glaw. Lisa O'Neill, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Vieux Farka Touré, BC,NR and Viagra Boys were some personal highlights.
6 years tomorrow since I last exchanged white collar labour (i.e. writing) for remuneration. To mark the anniversary, I conclude the serialization of #CurriculumVitæ on my blog (and on Spotify) and will henceforth shut up about it. Happy St Dogmael’s Eve! www.alexandervelky.com/post/curricu...
Curriculum Vitæ: a working life story
Between January 2022 and March 2023 I wrote a sort of memoir entitled "Curriculum Vitæ: a working life story". I had long had the idea...
www.alexandervelky.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
6 years tomorrow since I last exchanged white collar labour (i.e. writing) for remuneration. To mark the anniversary, I conclude the serialization of #CurriculumVitæ on my blog (and on Spotify) and will henceforth shut up about it. Happy St Dogmael’s Eve! www.alexandervelky.com/post/curricu...
Chapters 22 and 23 of #CurriculumVitæ continue "the perilous stepping-stones dash of our author's freelance #copywriting career", including one Job he's still not allowed to talk about for legal reasons... t.co/VUcUUbR27W
https://www.alexandervelky.com/post/curriculum-vit%C3%A6-a-working-life-story-chapter-22-tell-me-about-a-time-you-had-to-persuade-someone
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June 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Chapters 22 and 23 of #CurriculumVitæ continue "the perilous stepping-stones dash of our author's freelance #copywriting career", including one Job he's still not allowed to talk about for legal reasons... t.co/VUcUUbR27W
Pssst. 'Ere, m8... want some trees???
June 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Pssst. 'Ere, m8... want some trees???
Rewarding myself for good progress on the witch's hat with some frankly unprecedented safety precautions for the next phase of roofing
May 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Rewarding myself for good progress on the witch's hat with some frankly unprecedented safety precautions for the next phase of roofing
This CNN #EUROVISION coverage is lightyears ahead of the BBC's. And the phrase "doesn’t treat Eurovision fans with the respect they deserve" absolutely sums up the UK approach of recent decades, barring one obvious aberration: edition.cnn.com/2025/05/16/e...
May 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This CNN #EUROVISION coverage is lightyears ahead of the BBC's. And the phrase "doesn’t treat Eurovision fans with the respect they deserve" absolutely sums up the UK approach of recent decades, barring one obvious aberration: edition.cnn.com/2025/05/16/e...
Here's a printable #eurovision scorecard google doc for anyone who needs such a thing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
EUROVISION 2025
EUROVISION 2025 COUNTRY SONG TITLE SONG PERF. STAGE TOT. POINTS* 1.NORWAY Kyle Alessandro – Lighter /10 /10 /10 /30 2.LUXEMBOURG Laura Thorn – La Poupée Monte Le Son /10 /10 /10 /30 3.ESTONI...
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May 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Here's a printable #eurovision scorecard google doc for anyone who needs such a thing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Nooo Albania has been shafted
#eurovision
#eurovision
May 16, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Nooo Albania has been shafted
#eurovision
#eurovision
Complex solutions to nonexistent problems.
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Complex solutions to nonexistent problems.
Who I WANT to win: 🇫🇮
Who I think SHOULD win: 🇦🇱 / 🇫🇮
Who I think will win: 🇸🇪 ( 😴 )
Who I think SHOULD win: 🇦🇱 / 🇫🇮
Who I think will win: 🇸🇪 ( 😴 )
Who I WANT to win: 🇱🇺
Who I think SHOULD win: 🇦🇱 🇫🇷
Who I think WILL win: 🇸🇪
Quote yours!
#Eurovision
Who I think SHOULD win: 🇦🇱 🇫🇷
Who I think WILL win: 🇸🇪
Quote yours!
#Eurovision
May 13, 2025 at 6:28 AM
May 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"It's good that [the Pope] has progressive views"
Completely disagree. What's the point of a "Progressive" Pope? I want my Popes hosting orgies, assassinating people, and bankrolling holy wars, like in the good old days: youtu.be/8cqkwOdak3Q?...
#bbcbreakfast
Completely disagree. What's the point of a "Progressive" Pope? I want my Popes hosting orgies, assassinating people, and bankrolling holy wars, like in the good old days: youtu.be/8cqkwOdak3Q?...
#bbcbreakfast
Here Come The Popes, Pt. 1 (1st Millenium)
YouTube video by Sergeant Buzfuz - Topic
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May 9, 2025 at 6:12 AM
"It's good that [the Pope] has progressive views"
Completely disagree. What's the point of a "Progressive" Pope? I want my Popes hosting orgies, assassinating people, and bankrolling holy wars, like in the good old days: youtu.be/8cqkwOdak3Q?...
#bbcbreakfast
Completely disagree. What's the point of a "Progressive" Pope? I want my Popes hosting orgies, assassinating people, and bankrolling holy wars, like in the good old days: youtu.be/8cqkwOdak3Q?...
#bbcbreakfast
#Rhagiummordax #BlackSpottedLonghornBeetle #ChwilenHirgornSmotiogDu*, running away
#landskerianfauna
* Welsh name is a guess; couldn't find the real one
#landskerianfauna
* Welsh name is a guess; couldn't find the real one
May 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#Rhagiummordax #BlackSpottedLonghornBeetle #ChwilenHirgornSmotiogDu*, running away
#landskerianfauna
* Welsh name is a guess; couldn't find the real one
#landskerianfauna
* Welsh name is a guess; couldn't find the real one
I see that Continuity Ukip (and, by extension, continuity BNP and continuity NF) has swept to power in the English local elections. Oh well, at least our manufacturing industry is hollowed out, so we probably can't invade France any time soon...
May 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I see that Continuity Ukip (and, by extension, continuity BNP and continuity NF) has swept to power in the English local elections. Oh well, at least our manufacturing industry is hollowed out, so we probably can't invade France any time soon...
Amazing match between Higgins and Williams. Saw the second of three parts (whatever they're called... sessions??) last night. Very happy for Mark Williams, but you couldn't get a silver Rizla between them... www.bbc.com/sport/snooke...
2025 World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats John Higgins in quarter-final
Three-time winner Mark Williams holds off a John Higgins fightback to win a World Championship classic 13-12 on the final black and reach the semi-finals.
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April 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazing match between Higgins and Williams. Saw the second of three parts (whatever they're called... sessions??) last night. Very happy for Mark Williams, but you couldn't get a silver Rizla between them... www.bbc.com/sport/snooke...
Unbound have gone into administration? Good. Serves them right for passing on my memoir. I will gladly sup wine from their skull 💀
April 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Unbound have gone into administration? Good. Serves them right for passing on my memoir. I will gladly sup wine from their skull 💀
Reposted by Alexander Velky
Re my previous skeet, Boundless (publisher previously known as Unbound) are today soliciting for pledges via email, so if you're on their mailing list, read this before giving them your money.
April 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Re my previous skeet, Boundless (publisher previously known as Unbound) are today soliciting for pledges via email, so if you're on their mailing list, read this before giving them your money.
Young herring gull with a beautiful spotty tail.
April 30, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Young herring gull with a beautiful spotty tail.
#CurriculumVitæ 19: “What do you like to do outside of work?” in which our author's Freelance Career progresses to the Wine Websites Job, and the minorly unsuccessful debut poetry book he published in June 2013.
Text: www.alexandervelky.com/post/curricu...
Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/6Lpb...
Text: www.alexandervelky.com/post/curricu...
Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/6Lpb...
Curriculum Vitæ: a working life story, Chapter 19: “What do you like to do outside of work?”
Over the few weeks I was in The Great Wen working at Ad Agency # 1, my long-term Sideline at The Wine Websites finally drew to a close. Malcolm was taking (very) early retirement to spend more time wi...
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April 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#CurriculumVitæ 19: “What do you like to do outside of work?” in which our author's Freelance Career progresses to the Wine Websites Job, and the minorly unsuccessful debut poetry book he published in June 2013.
Text: www.alexandervelky.com/post/curricu...
Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/6Lpb...
Text: www.alexandervelky.com/post/curricu...
Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/6Lpb...
Spent the afternoon trying to make a round doorframe. An activity I wholeheartedly cannot recommend.
April 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Spent the afternoon trying to make a round doorframe. An activity I wholeheartedly cannot recommend.
Massive rat eating a dead rabbit behind megashed. Where's David Attenborough when you need him?
April 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Massive rat eating a dead rabbit behind megashed. Where's David Attenborough when you need him?
April 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ghost - Peacefield: youtu.be/hBmF8_JDvmQ?...
Ghost - Peacefield (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ghost
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April 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Ghost - Peacefield: youtu.be/hBmF8_JDvmQ?...