The Whimsical Muse
@whimsicalmuse.bsky.social
Theatre actor, bookstore connoisseur, autumn enthusiast, cat rescuer, educator, explorer of cobblestone streets, and defender of the Oxford comma.
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To my new followers:
You're in for a rude awakening when you discover that 93% of my posts involve cats, scones, independent bookstores, autumn, the Scottish Highlands, Agatha Christie, and the Oxford comma.
It’s truly not too late to turn back. My advice is to save yourself whilst you can.
You're in for a rude awakening when you discover that 93% of my posts involve cats, scones, independent bookstores, autumn, the Scottish Highlands, Agatha Christie, and the Oxford comma.
It’s truly not too late to turn back. My advice is to save yourself whilst you can.
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Don’t allow anyone to tell you that being a library ghost in the afterlife “doesn’t classify” as an appropriate long-term goal.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Don’t allow anyone to tell you that being a library ghost in the afterlife “doesn’t classify” as an appropriate long-term goal.
Don’t allow anyone to tell you that being a library ghost in the afterlife “doesn’t classify” as an appropriate long-term goal.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Don’t allow anyone to tell you that being a library ghost in the afterlife “doesn’t classify” as an appropriate long-term goal.
All I want is a humble castle on the Irish coast, a crackling fire, a vintage mystery novel, an emotional support raven, a raging thunderstorm, a few purring cats, endless cups of tea, and a scandalous amount of freshly-baked pastries.
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
All I want is a humble castle on the Irish coast, a crackling fire, a vintage mystery novel, an emotional support raven, a raging thunderstorm, a few purring cats, endless cups of tea, and a scandalous amount of freshly-baked pastries.
Sometimes, it’s important to wear your Christmas shirt with your Christmas toboggan whilst sipping on some Christmasy coffee on a cool November day in front of an outdoor fire.
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Sometimes, it’s important to wear your Christmas shirt with your Christmas toboggan whilst sipping on some Christmasy coffee on a cool November day in front of an outdoor fire.
Someone just informed me that they find the Oxford comma to be “overrated and unnecessary."
I find such comments to be discourteous, disrespectful, and unwarranted.
I find such comments to be discourteous, disrespectful, and unwarranted.
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Someone just informed me that they find the Oxford comma to be “overrated and unnecessary."
I find such comments to be discourteous, disrespectful, and unwarranted.
I find such comments to be discourteous, disrespectful, and unwarranted.
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a pouring rain whilst enjoying a plate of emotional support scones?
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a pouring rain whilst enjoying a plate of emotional support scones?
The world may be quite turbulent at the moment, but we can all take at least some solace in the fact that bookstores exist.
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The world may be quite turbulent at the moment, but we can all take at least some solace in the fact that bookstores exist.
I’m regrettably not reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula by lantern light in a lighthouse on the Irish coast during a full moon, so no, I’m afraid your email did not “find me well.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I’m regrettably not reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula by lantern light in a lighthouse on the Irish coast during a full moon, so no, I’m afraid your email did not “find me well.”
I don't trust anyone who doesn't consult their pets when making important life decisions.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I don't trust anyone who doesn't consult their pets when making important life decisions.
Someone just told me it’s “too early” to be watching Christmas films.
It’s always tragic when a friendship has run its course.
It’s always tragic when a friendship has run its course.
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Someone just told me it’s “too early” to be watching Christmas films.
It’s always tragic when a friendship has run its course.
It’s always tragic when a friendship has run its course.
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to inhale the intoxicating aroma of vintage books in a quaint bookstore on a cobblestone side street in Edinburgh during a pouring rain?
November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to inhale the intoxicating aroma of vintage books in a quaint bookstore on a cobblestone side street in Edinburgh during a pouring rain?
Surround yourself with the kind of people who appreciate, defend, and respect the Oxford comma.
November 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Surround yourself with the kind of people who appreciate, defend, and respect the Oxford comma.
Okay but hear me out:
An abandoned lighthouse that’s converted into an independent bookstore.
An abandoned lighthouse that’s converted into an independent bookstore.
November 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Okay but hear me out:
An abandoned lighthouse that’s converted into an independent bookstore.
An abandoned lighthouse that’s converted into an independent bookstore.
Just a friendly reminder that your desire to open a quaint bookstore in Edinburgh that doubles as a café and triples as a pet rescue is valid.
Don’t allow anyone to disrespect you by telling you otherwise.
Don’t allow anyone to disrespect you by telling you otherwise.
October 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Just a friendly reminder that your desire to open a quaint bookstore in Edinburgh that doubles as a café and triples as a pet rescue is valid.
Don’t allow anyone to disrespect you by telling you otherwise.
Don’t allow anyone to disrespect you by telling you otherwise.
This year for Halloween, I’m going to go dressed as someone who’s tired and simply wants some precedented times.
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This year for Halloween, I’m going to go dressed as someone who’s tired and simply wants some precedented times.
Let's all strive to be a Zelensky in a world of Putins.
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Let's all strive to be a Zelensky in a world of Putins.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but yes, a bookshelf with a rolling ladder *will* fix you.
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but yes, a bookshelf with a rolling ladder *will* fix you.
All I want is a humble forest cottage, a vintage copy of Lord of the Rings, the sound of a pouring rain, a crackling fireplace, a kettle on the stove, an emotional support owl, and a basket of freshly-baked pastries.
October 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
All I want is a humble forest cottage, a vintage copy of Lord of the Rings, the sound of a pouring rain, a crackling fireplace, a kettle on the stove, an emotional support owl, and a basket of freshly-baked pastries.
Someone just told me that garlic is an “overrated seasoning” and long story short it’s always painful when a friendship ends.
October 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Someone just told me that garlic is an “overrated seasoning” and long story short it’s always painful when a friendship ends.
Don’t allow anyone to tell you that reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula in a dimly-lit café on a cobblestone side street in Prague during a pouring rain whilst enjoying cappuccinos and croissants “doesn’t classify” as self-care,
October 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Don’t allow anyone to tell you that reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula in a dimly-lit café on a cobblestone side street in Prague during a pouring rain whilst enjoying cappuccinos and croissants “doesn’t classify” as self-care,
If we can’t read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein together in front of a crackling fire whilst enjoying a vintage bottle of Château Lafite-Rothschild in an ominous Victorian mansion during a full moon on a cool October night with the sound of wolves in the distance, then aren't we both wasting our time?
October 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
If we can’t read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein together in front of a crackling fire whilst enjoying a vintage bottle of Château Lafite-Rothschild in an ominous Victorian mansion during a full moon on a cool October night with the sound of wolves in the distance, then aren't we both wasting our time?
Her: Talk dirty to me
Me: *whispers* Let's spend a rainy day together exploring an independent bookstore
Me: *whispers* Let's spend a rainy day together exploring an independent bookstore
October 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Her: Talk dirty to me
Me: *whispers* Let's spend a rainy day together exploring an independent bookstore
Me: *whispers* Let's spend a rainy day together exploring an independent bookstore
Remember, if someone has the unmitigated gall to claim that spending the entire weekend reading Agatha Christie, drinking multiple cups of tea, and consuming a copious amount of pastries “doesn’t sound exciting", then your well-being is simply not important to them.
October 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Remember, if someone has the unmitigated gall to claim that spending the entire weekend reading Agatha Christie, drinking multiple cups of tea, and consuming a copious amount of pastries “doesn’t sound exciting", then your well-being is simply not important to them.
Okay but hear me out:
A nighttime bookstore in which the only lighting comes from lanterns, tea is served to all who enter, there is an emotional support owl in each section, and a buy one / get one free sale occurs during every full moon.
A nighttime bookstore in which the only lighting comes from lanterns, tea is served to all who enter, there is an emotional support owl in each section, and a buy one / get one free sale occurs during every full moon.
October 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Okay but hear me out:
A nighttime bookstore in which the only lighting comes from lanterns, tea is served to all who enter, there is an emotional support owl in each section, and a buy one / get one free sale occurs during every full moon.
A nighttime bookstore in which the only lighting comes from lanterns, tea is served to all who enter, there is an emotional support owl in each section, and a buy one / get one free sale occurs during every full moon.