Raf ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ
@rtorrubia.com
Writer/poet/optimist. Rep'd by @bigjcowen. THE SHIPWRIGHT AND THE SHROUDWEAVER OUT NOW from Gollancz. Acad. work with Bloomsbury Politics. They/them.
https://linktr.ee/RafaelTorrubia
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In return, @farwall.bsky.social, a pleasantly gothic moon.
January 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
In return, @farwall.bsky.social, a pleasantly gothic moon.
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, today it's a perfectly round dustball of a squirrel.
January 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, today it's a perfectly round dustball of a squirrel.
Start the new year right by coming along to see myself and the inimitable @mkhardywrites.com talk about all things Scottish, gothic, fantastic and fictional at Blackness Library as we discuss our new books, The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver and The Needfire.
FREE tix via Eventbrite.
FREE tix via Eventbrite.
January 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Start the new year right by coming along to see myself and the inimitable @mkhardywrites.com talk about all things Scottish, gothic, fantastic and fictional at Blackness Library as we discuss our new books, The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver and The Needfire.
FREE tix via Eventbrite.
FREE tix via Eventbrite.
hello @farwall.bsky.social, today all I have is a train station looking somewhat acceptable
January 3, 2026 at 11:31 PM
hello @farwall.bsky.social, today all I have is a train station looking somewhat acceptable
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, today the trees held the moon from rolling off.
January 2, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, today the trees held the moon from rolling off.
Happy New Year when it comes pals, wishing you all the kind of onward that you want, and all the holding dear of what you love.
December 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Happy New Year when it comes pals, wishing you all the kind of onward that you want, and all the holding dear of what you love.
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, neither a bird nor a bush today.
December 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, neither a bird nor a bush today.
Evening @farwall.bsky.social tonight it's a little punch of gorse. Yellow is the only colour permitted in winter, apparently.
December 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Evening @farwall.bsky.social tonight it's a little punch of gorse. Yellow is the only colour permitted in winter, apparently.
Evening @farwall.bsky.social. We have a lot of birds and sky up here, little else.
December 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Evening @farwall.bsky.social. We have a lot of birds and sky up here, little else.
I fell asleep but tonight it's a lichen-bright little yellowhammer @farwall.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I fell asleep but tonight it's a lichen-bright little yellowhammer @farwall.bsky.social
Very humbled to be in truly incredible company on @jamreads.com books of the year. Why not see in 2026 with The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver, and all of these other stellar titles?
It's time to finally talk about my favourite books of 2025, so I made a list, without any kind of order, that pretty much covers it. It may be great to fill your TBR!
You can check it here:
jamreads.com/articles/my-...
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You can check it here:
jamreads.com/articles/my-...
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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite
In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world
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December 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Very humbled to be in truly incredible company on @jamreads.com books of the year. Why not see in 2026 with The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver, and all of these other stellar titles?
The Corner That Held Them by Sylvia Townsend Warner. Gimme that lush, high-budget period miniseries. We deserve the nuns.
OK, less contentious post:
You've been placed in charge of a movie studio, and have an unlimited budget to adapt any work of your choosing that has never been made into a live-action TV series or film. What are you picking?
For me: PC Hodgell's Kencyrath Cycle and there's no close second
You've been placed in charge of a movie studio, and have an unlimited budget to adapt any work of your choosing that has never been made into a live-action TV series or film. What are you picking?
For me: PC Hodgell's Kencyrath Cycle and there's no close second
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Corner That Held Them by Sylvia Townsend Warner. Gimme that lush, high-budget period miniseries. We deserve the nuns.
Merry Crowsmas Eve, @farwall.bsky.social, and indeed, the rest of you lovely lot.
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Merry Crowsmas Eve, @farwall.bsky.social, and indeed, the rest of you lovely lot.
Looking for the perfect last minute Christmas gift? Why not sneak my wild, epic fantasy of murdered gods and stolen names under the tree? Guaranteed to see you through the coldest nights. Link in bio.
Merry Christmas, sailors ⛵️🌊❄️💀
Merry Christmas, sailors ⛵️🌊❄️💀
December 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Looking for the perfect last minute Christmas gift? Why not sneak my wild, epic fantasy of murdered gods and stolen names under the tree? Guaranteed to see you through the coldest nights. Link in bio.
Merry Christmas, sailors ⛵️🌊❄️💀
Merry Christmas, sailors ⛵️🌊❄️💀
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, tonight it's one hill just sat there.
December 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, tonight it's one hill just sat there.
A slip after midnight @farwall.bsky.social but today it's one puffy little finch.
December 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
A slip after midnight @farwall.bsky.social but today it's one puffy little finch.
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& close to sun-stilled but deepwinter it moves more quickly - flare 8.30 & gone 7 hours later: a buzzard sits parallel as you watch sun set (under empty jackdaw nests, 2 robins in angry chase through jagged tangle) - aftermath of clucking fieldfares, startled blur that may have been woodcock
December 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
& close to sun-stilled but deepwinter it moves more quickly - flare 8.30 & gone 7 hours later: a buzzard sits parallel as you watch sun set (under empty jackdaw nests, 2 robins in angry chase through jagged tangle) - aftermath of clucking fieldfares, startled blur that may have been woodcock
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, tonight it's a series of curves bordered by lights.
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, tonight it's a series of curves bordered by lights.
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all day it was evening - gloom & glimmer - water pulsing powerfully, wavering & searching, overtopping ditches or flung high in HGV wallow & wash - & yet the fierce winds warm, ripping agri-wrap & testing twine securing gates: a hunker down & wait but a strange version, unwinter
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
all day it was evening - gloom & glimmer - water pulsing powerfully, wavering & searching, overtopping ditches or flung high in HGV wallow & wash - & yet the fierce winds warm, ripping agri-wrap & testing twine securing gates: a hunker down & wait but a strange version, unwinter
Evening @farwall.bsky.social tonight we're back to spindly things in fields. And also this photo.
December 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Evening @farwall.bsky.social tonight we're back to spindly things in fields. And also this photo.
Also! I keep coming in late with these but tonight, @farwall.bsky.social we have a little silver mouse on some cheese.
December 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Also! I keep coming in late with these but tonight, @farwall.bsky.social we have a little silver mouse on some cheese.
Hard to believe I'm posting another beautiful review of The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver, but I'm so buoyed by this on a freezing Monday.
Snippets below, full thing at:
www.instagram.com/p/DSSD-3MCiu...
Snippets below, full thing at:
www.instagram.com/p/DSSD-3MCiu...
December 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Hard to believe I'm posting another beautiful review of The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver, but I'm so buoyed by this on a freezing Monday.
Snippets below, full thing at:
www.instagram.com/p/DSSD-3MCiu...
Snippets below, full thing at:
www.instagram.com/p/DSSD-3MCiu...
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, tonight it's an icthyosaur conference. Obviously.
December 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, tonight it's an icthyosaur conference. Obviously.
Very late but good eveningish @farwall.bsky.social tonight it is the pinprick honk of geese.
December 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Very late but good eveningish @farwall.bsky.social tonight it is the pinprick honk of geese.
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, tonight it is the saddest little soldier in the station.
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Evening @farwall.bsky.social, tonight it is the saddest little soldier in the station.