Susan Murray
@pulpthorn.bsky.social
Writer of Fantasy & SF. Northerner. Girly swot. She/her. Ooh, squirrel...
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Susan Murray
@pulpthorn.bsky.social
· Oct 23
"AWAKE! for Morning in the Bowl of Night
Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight:
And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught
The Sultan's Turret in a Noose of Light."
Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight:
And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught
The Sultan's Turret in a Noose of Light."
12 days of Christmas are so old hat. Since Boxing Day we’ve been celebrating 3.142 days of pie instead.
December 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
12 days of Christmas are so old hat. Since Boxing Day we’ve been celebrating 3.142 days of pie instead.
Couldn’t see sunset on the solstice (thanks, cloud cover), but here we are a week later. There’s a tall stone in the outer ring of the stone circle, and a pointy one inside the inner ring which pretty much align through the centre on the sunset.
Chuck in a bit of variation for dipole wobble… 🤷♂️
Chuck in a bit of variation for dipole wobble… 🤷♂️
December 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Couldn’t see sunset on the solstice (thanks, cloud cover), but here we are a week later. There’s a tall stone in the outer ring of the stone circle, and a pointy one inside the inner ring which pretty much align through the centre on the sunset.
Chuck in a bit of variation for dipole wobble… 🤷♂️
Chuck in a bit of variation for dipole wobble… 🤷♂️
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Reached the ‘What would it take to send a moose into space?’ part of the festive break, lads.
December 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reached the ‘What would it take to send a moose into space?’ part of the festive break, lads.
TOTALLY a Christmas movie.
December 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
TOTALLY a Christmas movie.
The bit where the old cop says they’re l shooting at the lights and the eejit suit copies his line and the cop eyerolls.
Every. Day job. Ever.
Every. Day job. Ever.
December 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The bit where the old cop says they’re l shooting at the lights and the eejit suit copies his line and the cop eyerolls.
Every. Day job. Ever.
Every. Day job. Ever.
Watching Die Hard. Disconcerting mental whiplash at Bruce Willis looking younger than I am when it _definitely_ used to be the other way round…
December 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Watching Die Hard. Disconcerting mental whiplash at Bruce Willis looking younger than I am when it _definitely_ used to be the other way round…
Cat has claimed some wrapping paper. All is well in her world.
December 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Cat has claimed some wrapping paper. All is well in her world.
Looks like the local moles are getting ready to kick ass and take names.
December 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Looks like the local moles are getting ready to kick ass and take names.
Proof of healthy walk.
December 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Proof of healthy walk.
Been going through boxes of stuff in search of roasting tins. No luck yet, but found these thermometers which we tested by leaving them in the living room while we went out for healthy festive stomp.
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Been going through boxes of stuff in search of roasting tins. No luck yet, but found these thermometers which we tested by leaving them in the living room while we went out for healthy festive stomp.
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Your internet gunkle is here to bring you gay tidings for the holidays.
My gift to you: the ebook or audiobook of Jack of Thorns, completely free for Christmas.
Merry Christmas. I love you. You're doing your best and it IS enough ❤️
Repost to spread joy.
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My gift to you: the ebook or audiobook of Jack of Thorns, completely free for Christmas.
Merry Christmas. I love you. You're doing your best and it IS enough ❤️
Repost to spread joy.
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Jack of Thorns
What do you do when a Celtic god rings your doorbell?
Laurence Riley is a San Diego florist whose ex won't leave him alone. Quentin d'Arcy is a British earl on the run from his own family. Despi...
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December 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Your internet gunkle is here to bring you gay tidings for the holidays.
My gift to you: the ebook or audiobook of Jack of Thorns, completely free for Christmas.
Merry Christmas. I love you. You're doing your best and it IS enough ❤️
Repost to spread joy.
shop.ravenswordpress.com/products/jac...
My gift to you: the ebook or audiobook of Jack of Thorns, completely free for Christmas.
Merry Christmas. I love you. You're doing your best and it IS enough ❤️
Repost to spread joy.
shop.ravenswordpress.com/products/jac...
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It is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'easy'. In Dust Up at the Crater School by Chaz Brenchley it is Christmas time on Mars and Charm Buchanan is telling her dorm a famous Martian ghost story. Things are not going to end well. #BookQW
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December 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'easy'. In Dust Up at the Crater School by Chaz Brenchley it is Christmas time on Mars and Charm Buchanan is telling her dorm a famous Martian ghost story. Things are not going to end well. #BookQW
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It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is EASY. Ted has briefly come into godlike powers and the first thing he must to do is prevent a mass human sacrifice around Salisbury's war memorial. #bookqw #yafantasy www.benjeapes.com/index.php/th...
Hear me read a longer extract at benjeapes.substack.com.
Hear me read a longer extract at benjeapes.substack.com.
December 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is EASY. Ted has briefly come into godlike powers and the first thing he must to do is prevent a mass human sacrifice around Salisbury's war memorial. #bookqw #yafantasy www.benjeapes.com/index.php/th...
Hear me read a longer extract at benjeapes.substack.com.
Hear me read a longer extract at benjeapes.substack.com.
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Delete that shit right now friends.
Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt
December 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Delete that shit right now friends.
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I shared this last year (and previously on the Twitters) but here it is again. I read it aloud at the Farnham Folklore open mic thing the other week and it seemed ot go down okay. A spooky Christmas story from the #Hookland universe.
medium.com/@Muninnherse...
medium.com/@Muninnherse...
Genii Locorum
I arrive at the house in late December. A hard frost lingers on the shaded circle of lawn before the front door, the bare branches of the…
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December 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I shared this last year (and previously on the Twitters) but here it is again. I read it aloud at the Farnham Folklore open mic thing the other week and it seemed ot go down okay. A spooky Christmas story from the #Hookland universe.
medium.com/@Muninnherse...
medium.com/@Muninnherse...
Also, the shutters are back in place after stripping, woodworm treatment, and repainting. Final step is to fabricate a replacement centre panel (instead of that fine cardboard box). And a slimline draught excluder to sit on the sill.
December 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Also, the shutters are back in place after stripping, woodworm treatment, and repainting. Final step is to fabricate a replacement centre panel (instead of that fine cardboard box). And a slimline draught excluder to sit on the sill.
Just got a random Merry Festmas email from the static caravan dealer we last spoke to in winter 2019/20 when we checked out static caravans so we could live on site while doing up this house but the pandemic happened, and planners happened, and we rented a house for another two years instead, and >
December 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Just got a random Merry Festmas email from the static caravan dealer we last spoke to in winter 2019/20 when we checked out static caravans so we could live on site while doing up this house but the pandemic happened, and planners happened, and we rented a house for another two years instead, and >
Writing fiction can get really complicated.
This sounds like an enemies-to-lovers romance protagonist trying to convince herself that she's *really* going to kill the person she's been hired to assassinate though she's fallen in love with them. It's just going to end up in bed with your story in the end!
December 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Writing fiction can get really complicated.
Tonight’s portalage tastes much better than Sunday’s. Same bottle of Dow’s.
This is a deep and thorough-going mystery that defies all rational explanation.
This is a deep and thorough-going mystery that defies all rational explanation.
December 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Tonight’s portalage tastes much better than Sunday’s. Same bottle of Dow’s.
This is a deep and thorough-going mystery that defies all rational explanation.
This is a deep and thorough-going mystery that defies all rational explanation.
Have finally grouted the utility tiles we added in autumn 2022, the kitchen sink splashback from 2024 (IIRC), and the tiles beneath the window above the cupboard with the stoptaps. Also resealed the oak worktop around the Belfast sink, and sealed round the add-on ceramic draining board.
Tired now.
Tired now.
December 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Have finally grouted the utility tiles we added in autumn 2022, the kitchen sink splashback from 2024 (IIRC), and the tiles beneath the window above the cupboard with the stoptaps. Also resealed the oak worktop around the Belfast sink, and sealed round the add-on ceramic draining board.
Tired now.
Tired now.
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All writing advice with the exception of “write stuff” and “finish stuff”
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
All writing advice with the exception of “write stuff” and “finish stuff”
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"Kill your darlings" is only partially complete. You're really playing a game of "fuck, marry, kill" with your darlings.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"Kill your darlings" is only partially complete. You're really playing a game of "fuck, marry, kill" with your darlings.
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One more for my theory that the AI bubble burst will happen sooner than later. When luxury brands start publicly making a big deal out of not using AI, they're saying AI use is antithetical to the brand.
The brand is quality. AI is not. That's the message.
The brand is quality. AI is not. That's the message.
Porsche reportedly created their new ad without using any AI.
December 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
One more for my theory that the AI bubble burst will happen sooner than later. When luxury brands start publicly making a big deal out of not using AI, they're saying AI use is antithetical to the brand.
The brand is quality. AI is not. That's the message.
The brand is quality. AI is not. That's the message.
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For anyone who's following the Anthropic class action lawsuit/settlement, this is the best way (this site is the go-to for keeping up with AI lawsuits in general): chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/category/bar...
Bartz v. Anthropic – Chat GPT Is Eating the World
Posts about Bartz v. Anthropic written by nftjedi
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December 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
For anyone who's following the Anthropic class action lawsuit/settlement, this is the best way (this site is the go-to for keeping up with AI lawsuits in general): chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/category/bar...