Lee Randall
@leerandall.bsky.social
Thwarted Madcap Heiress. Free-range book festival programmer, editor, writer, interviewer, reviewer, prize judge. On board to programme Wigtown Book Festival 2026.
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Oh hurrah and welcome to the dark(ish) side, @exitthellemming.bsky.social ! We have (semi-warm) tea and biscuits.
January 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Oh hurrah and welcome to the dark(ish) side, @exitthellemming.bsky.social ! We have (semi-warm) tea and biscuits.
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Looking forward to a live An Uncanny Hour show
An Uncanny Hour is LIVE at Kings Place on Jan 31st. Join @robinince.bsky.social, @daveofletters.bsky.social and Alice Lowe as they discuss the greatest monsters in movie history. www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...
An Uncanny Hour Live with Robin Ince + special guests • Comedy • Kings Place
An Uncanny Hour is the acclaimed podcast series from The Cosmic Shambles Network that celebrates the weird and uncanny corners of culture.
www.kingsplace.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Looking forward to a live An Uncanny Hour show
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We're kicking off the new year at Wind&Bones Books with this lovely digital-only short, from Bulgarian writer Martina Mustafova — a lovely essay about motherhood, grief, care, and what it means to outlive — or be outlived by — those you love.
#literature #essays #writing
@windandbones.com
#literature #essays #writing
@windandbones.com
The Bulgarian for ‘I Love You’, by Martina Mustafova
A meditation on death, loss and legacy, Martina Mustafova's The Bulgarian for ‘I Love You’ is an exquisitely nuanced essay that brings together...
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January 6, 2026 at 10:30 AM
We're kicking off the new year at Wind&Bones Books with this lovely digital-only short, from Bulgarian writer Martina Mustafova — a lovely essay about motherhood, grief, care, and what it means to outlive — or be outlived by — those you love.
#literature #essays #writing
@windandbones.com
#literature #essays #writing
@windandbones.com
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A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
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I don’t wish them away, but I do find soundtracks on telly, especially, annoyingly manipulative.
a black and white photo of a woman with the words " i detest cheap sentiment " below her
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman with the words " i detest cheap sentiment " below her
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January 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I don’t wish them away, but I do find soundtracks on telly, especially, annoyingly manipulative.
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Primark Cinderella.
January 5, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Primark Cinderella.
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book review of the day
January 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
book review of the day
A full fare single from Edinburgh to Lockerbie (around an hour on the train) costs £25+
What the actual F?
What the actual F?
January 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM
A full fare single from Edinburgh to Lockerbie (around an hour on the train) costs £25+
What the actual F?
What the actual F?
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In Dalmeny Street in Leith #muralmonday
January 5, 2026 at 7:24 AM
In Dalmeny Street in Leith #muralmonday
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A large-scale blackout in Berlin: tens of thousands of Germans are without electricity, and restoration is promised by January 8th.
The cause is a sabotage: unknown individuals set fire to a power station.
t.me/dusident/6667
The cause is a sabotage: unknown individuals set fire to a power station.
t.me/dusident/6667
January 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
A large-scale blackout in Berlin: tens of thousands of Germans are without electricity, and restoration is promised by January 8th.
The cause is a sabotage: unknown individuals set fire to a power station.
t.me/dusident/6667
The cause is a sabotage: unknown individuals set fire to a power station.
t.me/dusident/6667
Ten snow flurries, and Smudge monitored each one on its descent.
January 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Ten snow flurries, and Smudge monitored each one on its descent.
Scottish supermarkets: no sooner whisk out the pigs in blankets and assorted cheeses than they whisk in the haggis. Of course there was the week of steak pies, mustn’t forget that.
January 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Scottish supermarkets: no sooner whisk out the pigs in blankets and assorted cheeses than they whisk in the haggis. Of course there was the week of steak pies, mustn’t forget that.
What’s that in my pocket?
Ah, random arm.
Ah, random arm.
January 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
What’s that in my pocket?
Ah, random arm.
Ah, random arm.
Not sure what planet I have been living on but today I learned that Keith Carradine is Martha Plimpton’s father. And it came as news.
January 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Not sure what planet I have been living on but today I learned that Keith Carradine is Martha Plimpton’s father. And it came as news.
As I close in on the end of The Scapegoat, I cannot wait for the man to stab Buckingham dead, and think the British would have been excused for removing Charles I way sooner than they did.
January 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
As I close in on the end of The Scapegoat, I cannot wait for the man to stab Buckingham dead, and think the British would have been excused for removing Charles I way sooner than they did.
Quick play sesh before girding my loins for face to face human interaction. Second one might have been influenced by headlines.
January 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Quick play sesh before girding my loins for face to face human interaction. Second one might have been influenced by headlines.
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Do I dare to skeet "impeach"?
January 3, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Do I dare to skeet "impeach"?
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November 22, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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Quick note to anyone thinking of buying my books: please purchase the new Swift Press versions, NOT the relatively small number of Unbound versions still knocking about, & being sold by OOINYA. Unbound stopped paying me for my work early in 2024 and I will never see a penny for these books.
December 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Quick note to anyone thinking of buying my books: please purchase the new Swift Press versions, NOT the relatively small number of Unbound versions still knocking about, & being sold by OOINYA. Unbound stopped paying me for my work early in 2024 and I will never see a penny for these books.
Tell me it’s a full moon without telling me it’s a full moon: The sight of a newborn and a post about Jimmy Stewart’s uxoriousness, both on Insta, have prompted me to leak from the eyes.
a blue full moon is reflected in a body of water
ALT: a blue full moon is reflected in a body of water
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January 3, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Tell me it’s a full moon without telling me it’s a full moon: The sight of a newborn and a post about Jimmy Stewart’s uxoriousness, both on Insta, have prompted me to leak from the eyes.
Okay they're using multiple BSL interpreters, which makes sense because they can't do more than about an hour at a time, so I hope they will be acknowledged en masse at some point (beyond the credits). #Taskmaster
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Okay they're using multiple BSL interpreters, which makes sense because they can't do more than about an hour at a time, so I hope they will be acknowledged en masse at some point (beyond the credits). #Taskmaster
I don't want to complain about Taskmaster, but they haven't introduced the BSL interpreter, who is as much on stage as anyone else. Hope they do so when they introduce Rose.
January 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't want to complain about Taskmaster, but they haven't introduced the BSL interpreter, who is as much on stage as anyone else. Hope they do so when they introduce Rose.
Seems to be available via Yale University Press
Gift article. Hope this book becomes available in the UK: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/b...
She Spent a Night in the Anne Frank House. And Met Ghosts.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Seems to be available via Yale University Press
Gift article. Hope this book becomes available in the UK: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/b...
She Spent a Night in the Anne Frank House. And Met Ghosts.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Gift article. Hope this book becomes available in the UK: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/b...