Tim Walker
@twalk.bsky.social
Science- & nature-loving writer, dad, & fitness buff in ATX. ❤️🔥 of a hype man. Happily partnered. Intersectional feminist & LGBTQ 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally. ⚽️. (he/him)
Get into using alt text. Get WAY into it.
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Tim Walker
@twalk.bsky.social
· Jul 14
Three upsides of leaving Substack:
1. Cuts the flow of material into my inbox, which simplifies my life.
2. Frees up funds to support my writer friends by buying their books. :)
3. Means I'm putting my money where my mouth is vis-à-vis Substack's values.
1. Cuts the flow of material into my inbox, which simplifies my life.
2. Frees up funds to support my writer friends by buying their books. :)
3. Means I'm putting my money where my mouth is vis-à-vis Substack's values.
Speaking of unsubscribing from e-mail newsletters, recently I cancelled all of my Substack subscriptions. I've wanted to support my friends who have newsletters there, but I also don't want my money going to the Substack founders.
An aside: Please expect to see some random reposts of older stuff here.
As part of my bigger digital cleanup project (see quoted item et seq.), I've been clearing out my Bluesky likes. I tend to use them as informal bookmarks & then forget about them for months, which isn't ideal. Spring cleaning!
As part of my bigger digital cleanup project (see quoted item et seq.), I've been clearing out my Bluesky likes. I tend to use them as informal bookmarks & then forget about them for months, which isn't ideal. Spring cleaning!
When you order takeout, what's your go-to cuisine?
January 6, 2026 at 11:53 PM
When you order takeout, what's your go-to cuisine?
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One of the cutest birds!
Morning #bird
A Black Phoebe resting on a Mesquite branch at the Gilbert Riparian area in Gilbert AZ.
#birdphotography #photography #birding #birds #wildlifephotography #botd #birdoftheday #BlackandWhite
A Black Phoebe resting on a Mesquite branch at the Gilbert Riparian area in Gilbert AZ.
#birdphotography #photography #birding #birds #wildlifephotography #botd #birdoftheday #BlackandWhite
January 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
One of the cutest birds!
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Happy birthday, C.D. Wright.
We remember you. 🎂🎈
We remember you. 🎂🎈
Well, a great many things have been said / in the oven of hours. We have not been / shaken out of the magnolias. Today was / another / hard day. And tomorrow will be harder.
C.D. Wright
C.D. Wright
January 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Happy birthday, C.D. Wright.
We remember you. 🎂🎈
We remember you. 🎂🎈
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I need a German word for the feeling that there must be a German word for a feeling.
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I need a German word for the feeling that there must be a German word for a feeling.
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so it turns out you can find yourself in The Bad Place without even dying first
January 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
so it turns out you can find yourself in The Bad Place without even dying first
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Some Dems have told themselves only ~1% of the population is trans so they can dip their toe in the anti-trans filth and come out clean.
I don't have any trans family members—but it still makes me irate. I see it as a huge red flag, a sign you are unprincipled and untrustworthy. And I'm not alone.
I don't have any trans family members—but it still makes me irate. I see it as a huge red flag, a sign you are unprincipled and untrustworthy. And I'm not alone.
We are parents of a trans kid and our family takes this very, very personally. If you intentionally make life harder for our beloved daughter, it’s EXTREMELY hard to think of you as an ally, to say the least. @amyklobuchar.com - you still send us requests for money, while hurting our kid. Disgusted.
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
December 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Some Dems have told themselves only ~1% of the population is trans so they can dip their toe in the anti-trans filth and come out clean.
I don't have any trans family members—but it still makes me irate. I see it as a huge red flag, a sign you are unprincipled and untrustworthy. And I'm not alone.
I don't have any trans family members—but it still makes me irate. I see it as a huge red flag, a sign you are unprincipled and untrustworthy. And I'm not alone.
Jogged up a hill — smooth ground, soft grass, nothing irregular — and tore my calf. On vacation.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
😅
January 5, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Jogged up a hill — smooth ground, soft grass, nothing irregular — and tore my calf. On vacation.
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finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
finally, we're living through precedented times
What's a hobby you could spend 20+ hours per week on, if you had that much free time in your schedule?
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
What's a hobby you could spend 20+ hours per week on, if you had that much free time in your schedule?
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I think my new meta hobby will be learning how to say “I don’t know what I’m saying” in a bunch of languages so when people ask me if I speak the language, I can say “Of course! ‘I don’t know what I’m saying.’”
January 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I think my new meta hobby will be learning how to say “I don’t know what I’m saying” in a bunch of languages so when people ask me if I speak the language, I can say “Of course! ‘I don’t know what I’m saying.’”
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DOWNSIDE: infuriated
UPSIDE: eyes turned periwinkle
UPSIDE: eyes turned periwinkle
January 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
DOWNSIDE: infuriated
UPSIDE: eyes turned periwinkle
UPSIDE: eyes turned periwinkle
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The way in, if you're stuck in a writing project, isn't always the most obvious way. For me, it's re-reading a passage I like, sketching out a character description, brainstorming a part of the story I'm excited about. Low bars = a way in.
December 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The way in, if you're stuck in a writing project, isn't always the most obvious way. For me, it's re-reading a passage I like, sketching out a character description, brainstorming a part of the story I'm excited about. Low bars = a way in.
Dallas folks: Bird’s Bookstore is fantastic. Just visited it for the first time today.
www.birdsbookstore.com
www.birdsbookstore.com
Bird’s Bookstore
A design-driven bookstore and cafe located in Preston Royal. Opening in August 2025. Dallas, TX.
www.birdsbookstore.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Dallas folks: Bird’s Bookstore is fantastic. Just visited it for the first time today.
www.birdsbookstore.com
www.birdsbookstore.com
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My gf and I are having coffee at my parents’ breakfast table, chitchatting while we watch the birds out the window — sparrows, cardinal, bluebird, chickadee, etc., plus a hawk perched up high on a tree across the pond.
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
My gf and I are having coffee at my parents’ breakfast table, chitchatting while we watch the birds out the window — sparrows, cardinal, bluebird, chickadee, etc., plus a hawk perched up high on a tree across the pond.
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Fabricating a casus belli so you can invade somewhere and seize their resources is like something you do in a Paradox grand strategy game except in those there's usually like consequences and stuff when you pull that shit
January 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Fabricating a casus belli so you can invade somewhere and seize their resources is like something you do in a Paradox grand strategy game except in those there's usually like consequences and stuff when you pull that shit
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Your monthly reminder:
Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs your stories.
Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs your stories.
January 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Your monthly reminder:
Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs your stories.
Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs your stories.
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Sometimes, but not too often, I wonder whether people are too brazen to mask their bigotry or too stupid to mask it.
And then I just go and make a list of favorite obscure Cole Porter songs or some shit.
And then I just go and make a list of favorite obscure Cole Porter songs or some shit.
January 1, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Sometimes, but not too often, I wonder whether people are too brazen to mask their bigotry or too stupid to mask it.
And then I just go and make a list of favorite obscure Cole Porter songs or some shit.
And then I just go and make a list of favorite obscure Cole Porter songs or some shit.
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And while we're spinning hot takes about songs written before I was conceived in a Firebird on Halloween, yuck, Cats in the Cradle is a song about generational emotional neglect between men and their sons AND THAT SUCKS, ACTUALLY.
January 1, 2026 at 6:28 AM
And while we're spinning hot takes about songs written before I was conceived in a Firebird on Halloween, yuck, Cats in the Cradle is a song about generational emotional neglect between men and their sons AND THAT SUCKS, ACTUALLY.
Yes to this. I’m imagining a Phantom Zone situation.
January 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Yes to this. I’m imagining a Phantom Zone situation.
Watching “Highest 2 Lowest.” Did anyone else find this 🎶 score … obtrusive?
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Watching “Highest 2 Lowest.” Did anyone else find this 🎶 score … obtrusive?
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As much as I love other videos more than this, I do not think there is another video that made MTV the force it was. I remember waiting for this to premiere and figuring out the rotation schedule because I could not get enough. I am pretty dang glad I was the perfect age to coincide with peak MTV.
Michael Jackson - Thriller (Official 4K Video)
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December 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
As much as I love other videos more than this, I do not think there is another video that made MTV the force it was. I remember waiting for this to premiere and figuring out the rotation schedule because I could not get enough. I am pretty dang glad I was the perfect age to coincide with peak MTV.
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If you’re a music lover of a certain age go scroll through the replies
MTV is officially ending all of its music channels.
In honor of that, what's your favorite music video?
In honor of that, what's your favorite music video?
December 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If you’re a music lover of a certain age go scroll through the replies