Peggy Riley
@peggyriley.bsky.social
Writer. Lecturer. Dog walker. Not always in that order.
From a 2013 exhibition in Berlin. Thought this would only be history.
September 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
From a 2013 exhibition in Berlin. Thought this would only be history.
We made it, you guys. 🚨
September 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We made it, you guys. 🚨
I’m going to buy some books today. I can feel it.
September 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I’m going to buy some books today. I can feel it.
Tonight’s playlist offered me Robert Mitcham singing calypso. I’m ok with this.
September 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Tonight’s playlist offered me Robert Mitcham singing calypso. I’m ok with this.
When a whole new novel springs into your head…
August 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
When a whole new novel springs into your head…
This is wonderful:
August 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This is wonderful:
Today I sold one box of books and gave away two bags-worth. Making room for more books, obv. 📚
August 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Today I sold one box of books and gave away two bags-worth. Making room for more books, obv. 📚
Starting this beauty:
August 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Starting this beauty:
Yesssss!
Chloe Kelly.
Hanwell’s Finest.
We salute you.
🏴🏴 🏴🏴🏴🏴
Hanwell’s Finest.
We salute you.
🏴🏴 🏴🏴🏴🏴
July 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Yesssss!
Emptying my campus office. Time for new adventures.
July 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Emptying my campus office. Time for new adventures.
Reposted by Peggy Riley
Hemingway's birthday is tomorrow, and we'll be posting our usual cavalcade of new and classic parodies of him and his work. To help kick things off, here's the piece that started it all. #HappyBirthdayHemingway www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tot...
“Toto’s ‘Africa’” by Ernest Hemingway
At the airport the young man heard far-off drums echoing in the night. He imagined the young woman in the plane sitting still, hearing whispers of ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
July 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Hemingway's birthday is tomorrow, and we'll be posting our usual cavalcade of new and classic parodies of him and his work. To help kick things off, here's the piece that started it all. #HappyBirthdayHemingway www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tot...
A shocking report from @lewisgoodall.com
The secret court that silenced The News Agents...until now
Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 15/07/2025 · 1h
podcasts.apple.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A shocking report from @lewisgoodall.com
Thanks for the nightmares…
About 1,500 tarantulas found hidden in cake boxes at German airport
Customs officials at Cologne Bonn airport tipped off by ‘noticeable smell’ that did not resemble confectionary
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Thanks for the nightmares…
Excellent Oxfam treats:
July 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Excellent Oxfam treats:
Good night, giant moon.
July 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Good night, giant moon.
Somehow, my WIP is 92K. 😳
July 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Somehow, my WIP is 92K. 😳
Three cheers for my hydrangea.
July 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Three cheers for my hydrangea.
What happens when you decide to change the alphabet?
The radical 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet – and left thousands of children unable to spell
Decades ago, a generation of UK schoolchildren unwittingly took part in an initiative aimed at boosting reading skills – with lasting consequences
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
What happens when you decide to change the alphabet?
A stranger said something mean about my dog, and I can’t stop crying.
July 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A stranger said something mean about my dog, and I can’t stop crying.
Reposted by Peggy Riley
I wrote about the day the president attended the opening of an American concentration camp:
The Grand Opening of an American Concentration Camp
The Republicans are proudly calling it “Alligator Alcatraz.” Let’s call it what it is.
newrepublic.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I wrote about the day the president attended the opening of an American concentration camp:
Reposted by Peggy Riley
‘Tiny melodies’: musician uses moths’ flight data to compose piece about their decline
‘Tiny melodies’: musician uses moths’ flight data to compose piece about their decline
Ellie Wilson’s piece titled Moth x Human assigns different sounds to the species on Parsonage Down in Salisbury
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:12 AM
‘Tiny melodies’: musician uses moths’ flight data to compose piece about their decline
Reposted by Peggy Riley
There’s still a chance we can stop the “Big Beautiful Bill” from passing!
Call the congressional switchboard (202) 224-3121 & enter your zip.
Tell the staffer or answering machine “I want to urge my rep to vote NO on the BBB. I am against cuts to Medicare.”
That’s literally it. SPREAD THE WORD!
Call the congressional switchboard (202) 224-3121 & enter your zip.
Tell the staffer or answering machine “I want to urge my rep to vote NO on the BBB. I am against cuts to Medicare.”
That’s literally it. SPREAD THE WORD!
July 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
There’s still a chance we can stop the “Big Beautiful Bill” from passing!
Call the congressional switchboard (202) 224-3121 & enter your zip.
Tell the staffer or answering machine “I want to urge my rep to vote NO on the BBB. I am against cuts to Medicare.”
That’s literally it. SPREAD THE WORD!
Call the congressional switchboard (202) 224-3121 & enter your zip.
Tell the staffer or answering machine “I want to urge my rep to vote NO on the BBB. I am against cuts to Medicare.”
That’s literally it. SPREAD THE WORD!