Words From Darran
@shinraalpha.bsky.social
Punk-ass book jockey. Smol science writerer. Invisible ghost in the streets, visible ghost in the sheets.
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hello followers i am Darran and i write kids books. specifically the 17 books in this picture. i talk about dnd/ttrpgs, science, music and deeply weird & unsettling things. all pronouns are accepted at this store but they/them is easiest. i'm in a queer rock band called Pigeon Lips we're on spotify.
the other day i crashed out over a BTVS gifset that caught me unprepared and that sudden tectonic shift has activated my oldest media hyperfixation like a dormant supervolcano going off. the death toll is expected to be in the millions (me).
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
the other day i crashed out over a BTVS gifset that caught me unprepared and that sudden tectonic shift has activated my oldest media hyperfixation like a dormant supervolcano going off. the death toll is expected to be in the millions (me).
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some years ago now, i wrote this piece about Laura Jane Grace for an art project called Loud & Queer. i hadn't heard anything in a long time so i assume it fell apart, but no! it is live!
loudandqueer.co.uk/gallery/laur...
loudandqueer.co.uk/gallery/laur...
Laura Jane Grace - Loud & Queer - Gallery
Loud and Queer is a storytelling project that shines a light on inspiring LGBTQ+ individuals and their contributions from around the world.
loudandqueer.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 10:28 AM
some years ago now, i wrote this piece about Laura Jane Grace for an art project called Loud & Queer. i hadn't heard anything in a long time so i assume it fell apart, but no! it is live!
loudandqueer.co.uk/gallery/laur...
loudandqueer.co.uk/gallery/laur...
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i’ve been making bargains with sinister forest creatures
February 8, 2026 at 6:27 AM
i’ve been making bargains with sinister forest creatures
i have spent most of the day reading about ghosts and looking at pictures of nebulae - it looks like the UK is having a normal one?
February 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
i have spent most of the day reading about ghosts and looking at pictures of nebulae - it looks like the UK is having a normal one?
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abolish the uk. the world has no need for a united kingdom
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
abolish the uk. the world has no need for a united kingdom
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- an array of dice (randomly selected from d4-d20)
- 5 guitar picks
- a paperback book (in a dead language)
- a small figurine of a long forgotten god (faintly radioactive)
- a randomly selected set of painkillers
- an array of dice (randomly selected from d4-d20)
- 5 guitar picks
- a paperback book (in a dead language)
- a small figurine of a long forgotten god (faintly radioactive)
- a randomly selected set of painkillers
Loot that drops after defeating me:
-at least one camera of normal quality; higher difficulties result in Rarer drops or multiple cameras
-at least one roll of film; higher difficulties get Rarer stocks
-small bottle of Diet Coke (+1 health)
-one Accessory (keyring, enamel pin, paracetamol tablets)
-at least one camera of normal quality; higher difficulties result in Rarer drops or multiple cameras
-at least one roll of film; higher difficulties get Rarer stocks
-small bottle of Diet Coke (+1 health)
-one Accessory (keyring, enamel pin, paracetamol tablets)
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- two washers
- a dead moth
- the key to my mother in law's garage
- a small knife sharp enough to split atoms
- one wool sock
- two washers
- a dead moth
- the key to my mother in law's garage
- a small knife sharp enough to split atoms
- one wool sock
February 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- an array of dice (randomly selected from d4-d20)
- 5 guitar picks
- a paperback book (in a dead language)
- a small figurine of a long forgotten god (faintly radioactive)
- a randomly selected set of painkillers
- an array of dice (randomly selected from d4-d20)
- 5 guitar picks
- a paperback book (in a dead language)
- a small figurine of a long forgotten god (faintly radioactive)
- a randomly selected set of painkillers
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If we talked shit about Neil Gaiman back when the allegations first dropped, let’s chat again. Fuck this guy.
February 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
If we talked shit about Neil Gaiman back when the allegations first dropped, let’s chat again. Fuck this guy.
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Looking for a children’s fantasy author who was NOT mentioned in the Epstein files?
February 3, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Looking for a children’s fantasy author who was NOT mentioned in the Epstein files?
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This is one of my favorite optical illusions, because even when you know specifically HOW IT WORKS, it's still hard to make your brain believe it.
The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT.
Let's talk about it.
The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT.
Let's talk about it.
February 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This is one of my favorite optical illusions, because even when you know specifically HOW IT WORKS, it's still hard to make your brain believe it.
The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT.
Let's talk about it.
The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT.
Let's talk about it.
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In 20-goddamn-18. She cares SO much about young girls.
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
In 20-goddamn-18. She cares SO much about young girls.
i hate googling "how to make my eye stop twitching" and it says more sleep and less caffeine. i wanted a magic pill answerrrrr.
January 31, 2026 at 11:05 PM
i hate googling "how to make my eye stop twitching" and it says more sleep and less caffeine. i wanted a magic pill answerrrrr.
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SHAGGY: what did the vet say you have
SCOOBY DOO: rabies
SHAGGY: zoinks i didn’t even know you could get pregnant
SCOOBY DOO: rabies
SHAGGY: zoinks i didn’t even know you could get pregnant
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 AM
SHAGGY: what did the vet say you have
SCOOBY DOO: rabies
SHAGGY: zoinks i didn’t even know you could get pregnant
SCOOBY DOO: rabies
SHAGGY: zoinks i didn’t even know you could get pregnant
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odds on when the leopards eat HER face?
January 26, 2026 at 12:27 PM
odds on when the leopards eat HER face?
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monday morning shoutout for this. there is a joining link, lmk if you want it
ok who was on publishing twitter and wants to figure out discord?
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
monday morning shoutout for this. there is a joining link, lmk if you want it
MF Doom will return in Avengers Doomsday
January 23, 2026 at 10:53 AM
MF Doom will return in Avengers Doomsday
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i think about this often
January 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
i think about this often
live scenes of me trying to live my life when i have to go get a filling in an hour
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 PM
live scenes of me trying to live my life when i have to go get a filling in an hour
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Board of Peace??? Are you sure he didn’t say Bored of Peace!!!!!
I’m available for satirical writing work.
I’m available for satirical writing work.
Trump’s Board of Peace logo is basically the UN logo, except dipped in gold and edited so the world only includes America.
January 22, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Board of Peace??? Are you sure he didn’t say Bored of Peace!!!!!
I’m available for satirical writing work.
I’m available for satirical writing work.
my friend coming out of the loos after the cinema last night to hear me say "i do wish they'd done a bit more with the satanism"
her: that is the most Darran thing i could've walked back to hear. well done.
her: that is the most Darran thing i could've walked back to hear. well done.
January 22, 2026 at 10:05 AM
my friend coming out of the loos after the cinema last night to hear me say "i do wish they'd done a bit more with the satanism"
her: that is the most Darran thing i could've walked back to hear. well done.
her: that is the most Darran thing i could've walked back to hear. well done.
i did two days in the office (up at 6am) with socialising after each (bed at midnight) in a row and now
January 21, 2026 at 10:57 AM
i did two days in the office (up at 6am) with socialising after each (bed at midnight) in a row and now
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Oh, unfortunately I don't think it's for a bit, I think they all mean it
It would be nice if literally everything wasn’t constantly getting worse for a bit
January 21, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Oh, unfortunately I don't think it's for a bit, I think they all mean it
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Cool idea: what if we stopped making everything worse and worse
January 19, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Cool idea: what if we stopped making everything worse and worse
7,377 loans of my silly little books from libraries last year! what a mad stat!! that's LOADS!!! Stars rain down glory upon the humble wonderful Public Library.
Hurrah for PLR! Thanks to everyone who's borrowed my books - especially my weirdest, nichest books. (Shout out to the 10 of you who borrowed the school for supervillains, which was originally an interactive novella for schools)
January 19, 2026 at 10:36 AM
7,377 loans of my silly little books from libraries last year! what a mad stat!! that's LOADS!!! Stars rain down glory upon the humble wonderful Public Library.
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"time is a flat circle" no dude youre thinking of a clock
January 18, 2026 at 8:39 PM
"time is a flat circle" no dude youre thinking of a clock