Chris Ould
@chrisould.bsky.social
Writer. Maker of wooden things. Herder of cats, custodian of sheep, occasional amanuensis for O. Huldumann. Pines for the Faroes. Not good at social media. Inveterate tinkerer with profile details.
Some didn't make it
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Some didn't make it
A leaf in sheep's clothing
October 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A leaf in sheep's clothing
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#Rapture is imminent - it's thrilling! But if tomorrow, nothing has changed and you want to recapture the heady rapture thrill of today, buy a copy of my book, Salt Lick from me. Probably the only book on the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction longlist that included any reference to the blessed event
September 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#Rapture is imminent - it's thrilling! But if tomorrow, nothing has changed and you want to recapture the heady rapture thrill of today, buy a copy of my book, Salt Lick from me. Probably the only book on the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction longlist that included any reference to the blessed event
September 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Tin bath sheep trough
#iphonephotography
#iphonephotography
September 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Tin bath sheep trough
#iphonephotography
#iphonephotography
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Highly recommended. Although I may be slightly biased.
Something to curl up with as the nights start to draw in...?
Broken is the first of a razor-edged crime trilogy shot through with black humour and characters who leap off the page
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVZFZ6Y7
@graskeggur.bsky.social
Broken is the first of a razor-edged crime trilogy shot through with black humour and characters who leap off the page
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVZFZ6Y7
@graskeggur.bsky.social
Broken eBook : Jónasson, Jón Atli, Bates, Quentin: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Broken eBook : Jónasson, Jón Atli, Bates, Quentin: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
amazon.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Highly recommended. Although I may be slightly biased.
September 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
August 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In this dry weather the sheep will take any extra browsing they can find. In this case a blackthorn removed to let the tractor in.
#sheep
#sheep
August 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
In this dry weather the sheep will take any extra browsing they can find. In this case a blackthorn removed to let the tractor in.
#sheep
#sheep
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Reminder for anyone in the area, I am doing a conversational talk and signing copies of my new book, Beast, at Bridport Waterstones next Wednesday 27th at 6pm. Would love to see/meet you.
August 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Reminder for anyone in the area, I am doing a conversational talk and signing copies of my new book, Beast, at Bridport Waterstones next Wednesday 27th at 6pm. Would love to see/meet you.
Personally, I'm hoping it's the Great Eastern Overspill Outlet, and NOT the West Midlands Secondary Trunk Route.
August 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Personally, I'm hoping it's the Great Eastern Overspill Outlet, and NOT the West Midlands Secondary Trunk Route.
July 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Tomorrow a new #blogtour begins to celebrate publication of Stella Blómkvist’s latest novel #MurderTide in English, translated from #Icelandic 🇮🇸 by @graskeggur.bsky.social 😎
Poster designed by @westwords.bsky.social 🌟
@corylusbooks.bsky.social @marinasofia.bsky.social @jackycnoir64.bsky.social
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June 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Tomorrow a new #blogtour begins to celebrate publication of Stella Blómkvist’s latest novel #MurderTide in English, translated from #Icelandic 🇮🇸 by @graskeggur.bsky.social 😎
Poster designed by @westwords.bsky.social 🌟
@corylusbooks.bsky.social @marinasofia.bsky.social @jackycnoir64.bsky.social
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@corylusbooks.bsky.social @marinasofia.bsky.social @jackycnoir64.bsky.social
@luluallison.bsky.social
Piece about Unbound on R4 You &Yours today (about 20 mins in). Probably nothing you don't know already but...
Piece about Unbound on R4 You &Yours today (about 20 mins in). Probably nothing you don't know already but...
June 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
@luluallison.bsky.social
Piece about Unbound on R4 You &Yours today (about 20 mins in). Probably nothing you don't know already but...
Piece about Unbound on R4 You &Yours today (about 20 mins in). Probably nothing you don't know already but...
My favourite #radio4 quote this week:
"The Peak District is 500 sq miles of wander"
Was this a very neat pun or just another example of the strange inability of R4 folk to pronounce the "U" sound in "won" and "wonder"?
Saying "wun" and "wunder" doesn't make you northern, just more comprehensible!
"The Peak District is 500 sq miles of wander"
Was this a very neat pun or just another example of the strange inability of R4 folk to pronounce the "U" sound in "won" and "wonder"?
Saying "wun" and "wunder" doesn't make you northern, just more comprehensible!
June 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
My favourite #radio4 quote this week:
"The Peak District is 500 sq miles of wander"
Was this a very neat pun or just another example of the strange inability of R4 folk to pronounce the "U" sound in "won" and "wonder"?
Saying "wun" and "wunder" doesn't make you northern, just more comprehensible!
"The Peak District is 500 sq miles of wander"
Was this a very neat pun or just another example of the strange inability of R4 folk to pronounce the "U" sound in "won" and "wonder"?
Saying "wun" and "wunder" doesn't make you northern, just more comprehensible!
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Dear Mr. Clegg
I have started a business, selling the contents of your house
I knew when I launched I did not have legal access your house
Without this access my company will not be profitable
Others have told me I have a flawed business model, but I disagree
Please advise how I should proceed
I have started a business, selling the contents of your house
I knew when I launched I did not have legal access your house
Without this access my company will not be profitable
Others have told me I have a flawed business model, but I disagree
Please advise how I should proceed
May 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Dear Mr. Clegg
I have started a business, selling the contents of your house
I knew when I launched I did not have legal access your house
Without this access my company will not be profitable
Others have told me I have a flawed business model, but I disagree
Please advise how I should proceed
I have started a business, selling the contents of your house
I knew when I launched I did not have legal access your house
Without this access my company will not be profitable
Others have told me I have a flawed business model, but I disagree
Please advise how I should proceed
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Island of Strangers - by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
May 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Island of Strangers - by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
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TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
(The first getaway vehicle I drove, complete with hay trailer, aged 10
(The first getaway vehicle I drove, complete with hay trailer, aged 10
May 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
(The first getaway vehicle I drove, complete with hay trailer, aged 10
(The first getaway vehicle I drove, complete with hay trailer, aged 10
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Oh this is beautiful
"The girl’s mother had a rule: not to whistle at night because the ghosts would come. But all girls are curious so she whistled anyway."
— Mizuki Yamagen 🦋
wow, these stories from the HAD x hex collab call have been stunners, every one!
https://www.havehashad.com/fblmk
— Mizuki Yamagen 🦋
wow, these stories from the HAD x hex collab call have been stunners, every one!
https://www.havehashad.com/fblmk
Butterfly Woman Effect by Mizuki Yamagen
The girl’s mother had a rule: not to whistle at night because the ghosts would come. But all girls are curious so she whistled anyway. When her mother caught her she was scolded. After that, she…
www.havehashad.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Oh this is beautiful
@graskeggur.bsky.social
Kelping riots? Wasn't JHS's grandfather involved?
Kelping riots? Wasn't JHS's grandfather involved?
My latest piece for North Sea Nexus remembers the seaweed riots in Western Norway and Orkney, and the dramatic rise and fall of the kelping trade on the North Atlantic fringe
Shore-strewn seaweed and scattered lives
How the Industrial Revolution came and went on the North Atlantic fringe
open.substack.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
@graskeggur.bsky.social
Kelping riots? Wasn't JHS's grandfather involved?
Kelping riots? Wasn't JHS's grandfather involved?