Brian Wainwright.
@bricos.bsky.social
Writer (novels, mostly). Railway enthusiast and modeller. Obsessed by 14th/15th century history. Long in the tooth and past my peak. Happily married. Enthusiast for greyhounds, the most beautiful animals on God's sweet earth. Rejoiner. He/Him/Your Grace
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March 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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This is a new 7mm scale coal wagon I have built. Original Bullcroft Colliery Livery, circa 1912. Just needs the bright metal bits toning down with chemical blackener
March 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is a new 7mm scale coal wagon I have built. Original Bullcroft Colliery Livery, circa 1912. Just needs the bright metal bits toning down with chemical blackener
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Amen.
March 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Amen.
#WIPSnips (reputation)
'I knew what reputation was, and how easily it fell victim to malicious gossip. Glance at a man twice and half the court would swear you were bedding him.'
'I knew what reputation was, and how easily it fell victim to malicious gossip. Glance at a man twice and half the court would swear you were bedding him.'
March 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
#WIPSnips (reputation)
'I knew what reputation was, and how easily it fell victim to malicious gossip. Glance at a man twice and half the court would swear you were bedding him.'
'I knew what reputation was, and how easily it fell victim to malicious gossip. Glance at a man twice and half the court would swear you were bedding him.'
Reposted by Brian Wainwright.
Your imagination isn’t
a silly daydream,
It’s a gold mine.
Unearth it, one sentence at a time.
#writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife
a silly daydream,
It’s a gold mine.
Unearth it, one sentence at a time.
#writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife
March 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Your imagination isn’t
a silly daydream,
It’s a gold mine.
Unearth it, one sentence at a time.
#writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife
a silly daydream,
It’s a gold mine.
Unearth it, one sentence at a time.
#writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife
All that keeps me alive is the thought of outliving some of the ****s I have had to deal with in this life.
March 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
All that keeps me alive is the thought of outliving some of the ****s I have had to deal with in this life.
I'm not sure I want to write anymore. This may pass, I don't know yet.
February 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I'm not sure I want to write anymore. This may pass, I don't know yet.
Reposted by Brian Wainwright.
Stephen King’s Best Writing Advice:
"Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work."
Writing isn’t about waiting for the perfect moment, it’s about showing up, every day, and doing the work. So, what are you writing today?
#StephenKing #AmWriting #WritersLife
"Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work."
Writing isn’t about waiting for the perfect moment, it’s about showing up, every day, and doing the work. So, what are you writing today?
#StephenKing #AmWriting #WritersLife
February 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Stephen King’s Best Writing Advice:
"Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work."
Writing isn’t about waiting for the perfect moment, it’s about showing up, every day, and doing the work. So, what are you writing today?
#StephenKing #AmWriting #WritersLife
"Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work."
Writing isn’t about waiting for the perfect moment, it’s about showing up, every day, and doing the work. So, what are you writing today?
#StephenKing #AmWriting #WritersLife
Reposted by Brian Wainwright.
mybook.to/EdmundR
THE MELANCHOLY OF WINTER. Wars of the Roses fiction. Richard, Duke of York, was slain at the battle of Wakefield when his enemies broke a Christmas truce. His son Edmund tries to flee over the bridge by St Mary's Chantry chapel... #KindleUnlimited
THE MELANCHOLY OF WINTER. Wars of the Roses fiction. Richard, Duke of York, was slain at the battle of Wakefield when his enemies broke a Christmas truce. His son Edmund tries to flee over the bridge by St Mary's Chantry chapel... #KindleUnlimited
February 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
mybook.to/EdmundR
THE MELANCHOLY OF WINTER. Wars of the Roses fiction. Richard, Duke of York, was slain at the battle of Wakefield when his enemies broke a Christmas truce. His son Edmund tries to flee over the bridge by St Mary's Chantry chapel... #KindleUnlimited
THE MELANCHOLY OF WINTER. Wars of the Roses fiction. Richard, Duke of York, was slain at the battle of Wakefield when his enemies broke a Christmas truce. His son Edmund tries to flee over the bridge by St Mary's Chantry chapel... #KindleUnlimited
From Greyhound Protection UK:
Bonded pair Danny and Blue
They have lived together for 3 years but unfortunately just before Xmas they lost their family as they had to be returned.
For more information please call or WhatsApp Kerry opening hours 10am until 6pm 07572 296780
Bonded pair Danny and Blue
They have lived together for 3 years but unfortunately just before Xmas they lost their family as they had to be returned.
For more information please call or WhatsApp Kerry opening hours 10am until 6pm 07572 296780
February 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
From Greyhound Protection UK:
Bonded pair Danny and Blue
They have lived together for 3 years but unfortunately just before Xmas they lost their family as they had to be returned.
For more information please call or WhatsApp Kerry opening hours 10am until 6pm 07572 296780
Bonded pair Danny and Blue
They have lived together for 3 years but unfortunately just before Xmas they lost their family as they had to be returned.
For more information please call or WhatsApp Kerry opening hours 10am until 6pm 07572 296780
Reposted by Brian Wainwright.
I'm a guest of @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social today ... Things that go Bump in the night? #Ghosts #Supernatural #GhostHunting #NorthDevon #GhostEncounters www.annabelfrage.com/2025/02/15/g...
February 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I'm a guest of @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social today ... Things that go Bump in the night? #Ghosts #Supernatural #GhostHunting #NorthDevon #GhostEncounters www.annabelfrage.com/2025/02/15/g...
Reposted by Brian Wainwright.
I'm generally not a very romantic person but tonight I'm making my bf Italian meatballs and I'm feeling hella romantic 😂
a couple of cartoon dogs eating spaghetti together
Alt: Lady and the Tramp eating from each end of a spaghetti ending with a kiss
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I'm generally not a very romantic person but tonight I'm making my bf Italian meatballs and I'm feeling hella romantic 😂
I am currently struggling to motivate myself. I'm not sure whether it's better to ride this mood out or try to do something about it. I'm inclined to sit it out and wait for the mood to shift.
February 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I am currently struggling to motivate myself. I'm not sure whether it's better to ride this mood out or try to do something about it. I'm inclined to sit it out and wait for the mood to shift.
I have been reading Barchester Towers by Trollope. I've decided that Bertie Stanhope was me in a previous life.
'Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.'
'Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.'
February 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I have been reading Barchester Towers by Trollope. I've decided that Bertie Stanhope was me in a previous life.
'Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.'
'Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.'
Serfdom in England was already well on its way out at the time of the Peasants Revolt of 1381. More and more landlords took cash instead of services. Though odd 'services' like 'boon hens at Christmas' sometimes survived. The new tenancies evolved into 'copyhold'.
February 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Serfdom in England was already well on its way out at the time of the Peasants Revolt of 1381. More and more landlords took cash instead of services. Though odd 'services' like 'boon hens at Christmas' sometimes survived. The new tenancies evolved into 'copyhold'.
Is insanity compulsory for writers?
Or is it just an assisting factor?
Or is it just an assisting factor?
January 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Is insanity compulsory for writers?
Or is it just an assisting factor?
Or is it just an assisting factor?
I'm happily married in this sense - even if you're Miss World and a multi-millionaire, I'm not interested and never will be.
OTOH, if you're interested in medieval history, I'm happy to bore with that.
OTOH, if you're interested in medieval history, I'm happy to bore with that.
January 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I'm happily married in this sense - even if you're Miss World and a multi-millionaire, I'm not interested and never will be.
OTOH, if you're interested in medieval history, I'm happy to bore with that.
OTOH, if you're interested in medieval history, I'm happy to bore with that.
Reposted by Brian Wainwright.
The afterlife is alive with possibility, and being dead is certainly not a limiting factor when it comes to travel...
Come and meet the Kindred Spirits gang as they go adventuring!
mybook.to/KindredSpiri...
FREE via #KindleUnlimited
#amreading #ghosts #historicalfiction #paranormal
Come and meet the Kindred Spirits gang as they go adventuring!
mybook.to/KindredSpiri...
FREE via #KindleUnlimited
#amreading #ghosts #historicalfiction #paranormal
January 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The afterlife is alive with possibility, and being dead is certainly not a limiting factor when it comes to travel...
Come and meet the Kindred Spirits gang as they go adventuring!
mybook.to/KindredSpiri...
FREE via #KindleUnlimited
#amreading #ghosts #historicalfiction #paranormal
Come and meet the Kindred Spirits gang as they go adventuring!
mybook.to/KindredSpiri...
FREE via #KindleUnlimited
#amreading #ghosts #historicalfiction #paranormal
Reposted by Brian Wainwright.
You can be sure that this will not be mentioned in the British media or on mainstream TV news. Our sycophantic UK gov will still blame the war in Ukraine, Even although the same impacts are felt in France & the rest of Europe.
January 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
You can be sure that this will not be mentioned in the British media or on mainstream TV news. Our sycophantic UK gov will still blame the war in Ukraine, Even although the same impacts are felt in France & the rest of Europe.
Reposted by Brian Wainwright.
#StainedGlassSunday This 15th c. panel depicts a game of #chess, which also connotes romantic sparring. The lady appears to be feigning surprise at her distracted suitor. 🫢
♟️ Watch Through The Mirror of Chess: A Cultural Exploration
🎬 ideasroadshow.com/chess/
🏛️ Cluny 🇫🇷
🗃️ #history #boardgames
♟️ Watch Through The Mirror of Chess: A Cultural Exploration
🎬 ideasroadshow.com/chess/
🏛️ Cluny 🇫🇷
🗃️ #history #boardgames
January 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#StainedGlassSunday This 15th c. panel depicts a game of #chess, which also connotes romantic sparring. The lady appears to be feigning surprise at her distracted suitor. 🫢
♟️ Watch Through The Mirror of Chess: A Cultural Exploration
🎬 ideasroadshow.com/chess/
🏛️ Cluny 🇫🇷
🗃️ #history #boardgames
♟️ Watch Through The Mirror of Chess: A Cultural Exploration
🎬 ideasroadshow.com/chess/
🏛️ Cluny 🇫🇷
🗃️ #history #boardgames
A woman once told me that living with me would be like living with Spike Milligan.
She was broadly right, but I took it as flattery.
She was broadly right, but I took it as flattery.
January 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A woman once told me that living with me would be like living with Spike Milligan.
She was broadly right, but I took it as flattery.
She was broadly right, but I took it as flattery.
Wedding anniversary of Richard II and Anne of Bohemia. They were rarely apart, but would exchange letters regularly when they were. We now know that Anne had miscarriages (sadly) so all that old guff about them having a 'chaste marriage' can be forgotten.
January 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Wedding anniversary of Richard II and Anne of Bohemia. They were rarely apart, but would exchange letters regularly when they were. We now know that Anne had miscarriages (sadly) so all that old guff about them having a 'chaste marriage' can be forgotten.
Reposted by Brian Wainwright.
My Research shelf.
Medieval Children by Nicholas Orme. In 1509 children are learning to translate the below phrases from English to Latin:
'Thou stinkest', 'Thou art a false knave', 'Thou art worthy to be hanged', 'Thou art a blab', 'Turd in thy teeth.' 'He is the veriest coward that ever pissed.'
Medieval Children by Nicholas Orme. In 1509 children are learning to translate the below phrases from English to Latin:
'Thou stinkest', 'Thou art a false knave', 'Thou art worthy to be hanged', 'Thou art a blab', 'Turd in thy teeth.' 'He is the veriest coward that ever pissed.'
January 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
My Research shelf.
Medieval Children by Nicholas Orme. In 1509 children are learning to translate the below phrases from English to Latin:
'Thou stinkest', 'Thou art a false knave', 'Thou art worthy to be hanged', 'Thou art a blab', 'Turd in thy teeth.' 'He is the veriest coward that ever pissed.'
Medieval Children by Nicholas Orme. In 1509 children are learning to translate the below phrases from English to Latin:
'Thou stinkest', 'Thou art a false knave', 'Thou art worthy to be hanged', 'Thou art a blab', 'Turd in thy teeth.' 'He is the veriest coward that ever pissed.'
Had a horrible dream last night. Not only was I a kid again, but I was Boris Johnson's younger brother. The only saving grace was that he crashed the car and was arrested by a police officer.
It's not the sort of dream I appreciate.
It's not the sort of dream I appreciate.
January 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Had a horrible dream last night. Not only was I a kid again, but I was Boris Johnson's younger brother. The only saving grace was that he crashed the car and was arrested by a police officer.
It's not the sort of dream I appreciate.
It's not the sort of dream I appreciate.