Simon Kellow Bingham
@simonkellowbingham.bsky.social
Dragon hunter for hire. Will find the Wyvern, Wyrm, Drake, Cockatrice, Salamander or other type causing anxiety in your village or castle.
Humane, poetic solutions found every time.
Low cost, fast service...
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Humane, poetic solutions found every time.
Low cost, fast service...
https://linktr.ee/simon_kellow_bingham
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Scumbags
It is the season for stories, tales that lift you up, and set you down gently, unless you’re a scumbag, or an orc, or a werewolf with a secret who can’t tell a soul. 1 Riga the Scumbag …
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Bless my Scumbags, for they have sinned, but the chickens may have been worse...
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Gen A.I. barons want us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to build hell and have us pay for it.
February 16, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Gen A.I. barons want us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to build hell and have us pay for it.
I had a dream in which it was discovered that women could fly. As a species we only didn't know about this because the technique had been forgotten, and men had forbidden talk of such things for millennia...
February 15, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I had a dream in which it was discovered that women could fly. As a species we only didn't know about this because the technique had been forgotten, and men had forbidden talk of such things for millennia...
Currently enjoying the Armenian acapella folk singing of the Nairyan vocal ensemble. Sometimes the Internet connects to magic...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzfG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzfG...
Khnece -Nairyan vocal ensemble / Խնեցուն երգը
YouTube video by Nairyan vocal Ensemble
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February 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Currently enjoying the Armenian acapella folk singing of the Nairyan vocal ensemble. Sometimes the Internet connects to magic...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzfG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzfG...
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"Within this temporal body composed of a hundred bones and nine holes there resides a spirit which, for lack of an adequate name, I think of as windblown."
Matsuo Basho
The Knapsack Journal, 1687
Matsuo Basho
The Knapsack Journal, 1687
February 12, 2026 at 8:44 AM
"Within this temporal body composed of a hundred bones and nine holes there resides a spirit which, for lack of an adequate name, I think of as windblown."
Matsuo Basho
The Knapsack Journal, 1687
Matsuo Basho
The Knapsack Journal, 1687
14thcenturypoet.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/t...
Have you checked your local little free library lately...!?
Have you checked your local little free library lately...!?
The Wanderer Slows His Pace
For almost a year now I have been spinning plates and travelling across the water to Britain and back, not sure of where I’ll settle, maybe I never will. For now, I am resting my head most of…
14thcenturypoet.wordpress.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
14thcenturypoet.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/t...
Have you checked your local little free library lately...!?
Have you checked your local little free library lately...!?
Are we really, still denying our local dragons a little poetry, when they love it so? Rosa-Fury wrote some of her own centuries ago, it was alliterative verse, very fash back in the day. Once forgotten, now regained it seems, as I read some to her the other day that she remembered composing...
February 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Are we really, still denying our local dragons a little poetry, when they love it so? Rosa-Fury wrote some of her own centuries ago, it was alliterative verse, very fash back in the day. Once forgotten, now regained it seems, as I read some to her the other day that she remembered composing...
The Devil's Bridge is a quiet, cold place that sits at the bottom of a deep holloway, & remains chilly even in midsummer. One day, I will tell the tale of my visit. One day, when the ashes & embers of what happened are blown on the wind...one day.
#booksky
#booksky
February 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
The Devil's Bridge is a quiet, cold place that sits at the bottom of a deep holloway, & remains chilly even in midsummer. One day, I will tell the tale of my visit. One day, when the ashes & embers of what happened are blown on the wind...one day.
#booksky
#booksky
Hahahah! At last! I'm on Bookshop dot org, the site that supports indie bookshops... I love bookshops xxx bookshop.org/p/books/mand...
Mandorlinfiore and the Dragons of Zonza
Check out Mandorlinfiore and the Dragons of Zonza - <p>Do you believe in destiny or are you brave and smart enough to make your own luck?<br>In a world ruled by superstition, where ghosts and the old ...
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February 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Hahahah! At last! I'm on Bookshop dot org, the site that supports indie bookshops... I love bookshops xxx bookshop.org/p/books/mand...
About time I wrote a new blog thing. I can hear Danek the Orc poet whistling his tunes in the other room. I should write something before he gets bored and starts singing that damn song again...
February 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
About time I wrote a new blog thing. I can hear Danek the Orc poet whistling his tunes in the other room. I should write something before he gets bored and starts singing that damn song again...
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We have the power to leave a mark, to elevate others, to multiply good in the world. We can leave a pretty decent legacy if we try. Read more in my blog below:
johndabell.com/2026/01/25/b...
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Be a Force Multiplier: Empower, Uplift, and Upgrade the World Around You
We all carry within us the potential to do more than simply get through life. We have the power to leave a mark, to elevate others, to multiply good in the world. We can leave a pretty decent legac…
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January 25, 2026 at 5:22 PM
We have the power to leave a mark, to elevate others, to multiply good in the world. We can leave a pretty decent legacy if we try. Read more in my blog below:
johndabell.com/2026/01/25/b...
johndabell.com/2026/01/25/b...
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"A Psalm for the Swingset" -- a poem by @lore.house in the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained.
alliteration.net/poetry/a-psa... #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #psalm #poem #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #writingcommunity
alliteration.net/poetry/a-psa... #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #psalm #poem #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #writingcommunity
A Psalm for the Swingset: A poem in alliterative verse by Sarah J. Monnier
The gentle rocking · restfully slow and soft, / a patient pendulum, ponderous in its movements, / and a sunset · that sinks lower / with every exhale ...
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January 26, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"A Psalm for the Swingset" -- a poem by @lore.house in the current issue of Forgotten Ground Regained.
alliteration.net/poetry/a-psa... #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #psalm #poem #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #writingcommunity
alliteration.net/poetry/a-psa... #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #psalm #poem #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #writingcommunity
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Enḫéduanna was the priestess of the moon god Nanna in the Sumerian city-state of Ur in about 2300 BC. She was also a political figure, an influencer, and is generally thought to be the first named author in history. Everything she did was news: we even know the name of her personal hairdresser...
January 26, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Enḫéduanna was the priestess of the moon god Nanna in the Sumerian city-state of Ur in about 2300 BC. She was also a political figure, an influencer, and is generally thought to be the first named author in history. Everything she did was news: we even know the name of her personal hairdresser...
Look at this incredibly cool thing!
This special roof tile, also on display at the Grosvenor museum in Chester, bears the marks of the 20th Legion and their symbol, a wild boar.
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Look at this incredibly cool thing!
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 117:
There are days the dream machine doesn’t work. That doesn’t mean it’s broken.
There are days the dream machine doesn’t work. That doesn’t mean it’s broken.
January 21, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 117:
There are days the dream machine doesn’t work. That doesn’t mean it’s broken.
There are days the dream machine doesn’t work. That doesn’t mean it’s broken.
I laughed way too hard at this. There's clearly something wrong with me...
January 20, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I laughed way too hard at this. There's clearly something wrong with me...
This is all the news I need right now, that cows are friends, not food x
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 AM
This is all the news I need right now, that cows are friends, not food x
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Here's a picture of my book for you to enjoy. My daughter, the fieldworking zoology scientist, painted the dragons, and was careful to ensure they were anatomically correct. Being born in Sussex, she knows something about dragons...
January 19, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Here's a picture of my book for you to enjoy. My daughter, the fieldworking zoology scientist, painted the dragons, and was careful to ensure they were anatomically correct. Being born in Sussex, she knows something about dragons...
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A new #arthurian #poem in @newversereview.bsky.social by Jesse Keith Butler:
"The Last of the Longships"
www.newversereview.com/3-1-poems-pa...
"The Last of the Longships"
www.newversereview.com/3-1-poems-pa...
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
A new #arthurian #poem in @newversereview.bsky.social by Jesse Keith Butler:
"The Last of the Longships"
www.newversereview.com/3-1-poems-pa...
"The Last of the Longships"
www.newversereview.com/3-1-poems-pa...
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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To anyone who needs it right now:
If a woman gets shot in the face and your first reaction is to say: "yes, but did she provoke it?" you need to give yourself a shake.
If a woman gets shot in the face and your first reaction is to say: "yes, but did she provoke it?" you need to give yourself a shake.
January 10, 2026 at 11:38 AM
To anyone who needs it right now:
If a woman gets shot in the face and your first reaction is to say: "yes, but did she provoke it?" you need to give yourself a shake.
If a woman gets shot in the face and your first reaction is to say: "yes, but did she provoke it?" you need to give yourself a shake.
I'm sneaking up on the New Year. Going to slip into 2026 without it noticing. Don't want to disturb anything...
#happynewyear
#happynewyear
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 AM
I'm sneaking up on the New Year. Going to slip into 2026 without it noticing. Don't want to disturb anything...
#happynewyear
#happynewyear
It's the day after the day after and we still have a entire shelf in the fridge dedicated to cheese. I have never before seen such riches. We are truly blessed...
December 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
It's the day after the day after and we still have a entire shelf in the fridge dedicated to cheese. I have never before seen such riches. We are truly blessed...
The antidote to big reads in 101 tiny chapters, for those who can't commit to a series longer than life itself...
Mandorlinfiore and the Dragons of Zonza has everything you need...
In English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese too...
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Mandorlinfiore and the Dragons of Zonza has everything you need...
In English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese too...
#BookSky
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December 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The antidote to big reads in 101 tiny chapters, for those who can't commit to a series longer than life itself...
Mandorlinfiore and the Dragons of Zonza has everything you need...
In English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese too...
#BookSky
www.barnesandnoble.com/s/simon%20ke...
Mandorlinfiore and the Dragons of Zonza has everything you need...
In English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese too...
#BookSky
www.barnesandnoble.com/s/simon%20ke...
Who doesn't like a cool dragon story? We all love them don't we? Everyone has their own tale. My Granma used to warn me of the Knucker, a dragon that lived in cold, bottomless watery holes in the Sussex heathlands. An icy white mist would rise on the warmest mornings. Do not tarry, do not go near...
December 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Who doesn't like a cool dragon story? We all love them don't we? Everyone has their own tale. My Granma used to warn me of the Knucker, a dragon that lived in cold, bottomless watery holes in the Sussex heathlands. An icy white mist would rise on the warmest mornings. Do not tarry, do not go near...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Read my books, they're great!
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