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@retractus.bsky.social
Wanderer, ne’re-do-well, US expat. MSc. Plant Ecol.
Humble creative meanderer: writer/musician/photographer/visual artist.
Crazy old 🐈‍⬛ person. Fond of mosses.
All my own stuff except for reposts.
AI-free zone!
Author site: https://www.nordicnoirpress.com/
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We just published The Way of the Raven, vol. 2 of the Lost Viking Saga. Based on Greenland’s mysterious lost Viking colony, a timeslip thriller of love unbound by time. A tragic but ultimately uplifting saga of troubled souls diving into the dark abyss of past lives.
Amazon: a.co/d/ezfLDYi
#writing
February 2, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The Usual Suspect

Findus doing his unsuccessful best to evade the long arm of the law…

#Caturday #Cat #Cats #CatsOfBluesky #BlueSkyCats #CatWorldDomination #CatPhotography #OrangeCats #GingerCats #CatLover #Photography
January 31, 2026 at 3:53 PM
A Blackbird feeding on rowan berries
Prinsdal, Oslo

This particular bird has a small white patch on his wing, a phenomenon known as leucism.

#SmallBirdSaturday #FeedingTime #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Trees #Nature #Photography #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #Norway
January 31, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Our veranda, eight years ago, when the world suddenly turned into Marshmallow Land. Lovely to look at, not so much fun with the shoveling. Beauty always has its price. The cats were not amused. 😅

#JanuArty2026 #Soft #Snow #Winter #Urban #Photography #B&W #Monochrome #EastCoastKin #Oslo #Norway
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
A congregation of magpies have lived on our property for years. My office window looks out on the backyard, with a view to a moss-covered outcrop of stone. The magpies bury tidbits under the mosses, then a local squirrel sneaks in, finds and steals them. The magpies just don't get it.😅
#MagpieMonday
January 19, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Norwegian advertisement from 1915.

Photography Studio
Olaf Foss
Enlarging Establishment

Outstanding results when photographing in the dark season utilizing newly invented devices for artificial lighting.

Christiania [Oslo’s former name until 1925]

#ArtNouveau #AdArt #AntiquePosters #Norway
January 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM
January 3, 2026 at 9:29 AM
January 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Rattlesnake Shake
Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On [1969]

If you know, then you know. A timeless blues rock album with an undefinable something else from Peter Green featuring a classic Fleetwood Mac line up.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob5Q...

#Music#Rock #RockMusic #60s #MusicFromTheSixties #BluesRock
Rattlesnake Shake (2013 Remaster)
YouTube video by Fleetwood Mac - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The true elixir of life

Freshly ground Monsooned Malabar beans brewed in a stove-top Bialetti Moka pot, served with warm, frothed milk. The only way to start to the morning…

#FoodOnFriday #Coffee #CoffeeLovers #CoffeeTime #Moka #MokaPot #Photography #EastCoastKin
December 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I personally don't care to have AI in my life whatsoever, but if it is inevitable, as so many are saying, then…

#NoAI #HumanArt
December 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Reposted by Talgø
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Micro-studio Evolution

How my musical journey began (2014), to how it looks more recently.

Surfing the Solar Winds (2022):
soundcloud.com/user-2825883...

#Music #ElectronicMusic #Synthesizer #SynthMusic #HomeStudio #Composer #StudioOne #BerlinSchool #Sequencer #VST #MusicianSky #SynthSky
December 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Book Launch – The Way of the Raven
Moss, Norway
[30.11.25]

A successful and satisfying book launch—Brynjulf and I (right) signing copies of The Way of the Raven.
Amazon: a.co/d/7TLgEaI

#Writing #Writers #Author #Fiction #Novel #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Reader #Publishing
December 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Reposted by Talgø
Terence Clarke (British, b. 1953). Island Pines La Ciotat (oil on canvas).
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Reposted by Talgø
December 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
We just published The Way of the Raven, vol. 2 of the Lost Viking Saga. Based on Greenland’s mysterious lost Viking colony, a timeslip thriller of love unbound by time. A tragic but ultimately uplifting saga of troubled souls diving into the dark abyss of past lives.
Amazon: a.co/d/ezfLDYi
#writing
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Reposted by Talgø
Terrific
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Reposted by Talgø
For those of you struggling with your faith, please see this handy guide.
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Madonna in the Meadow - Raphael
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

This painting taught me that photographs don't do justice to oil paintings. The colors must be experienced 'live' to be fully appreciated. The cobalt blue and scarlet red left me stunned.

#BlueSkyMonday #Blue #Painting #Art #Wien
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM