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conciselyn.bsky.social
Lyn Strutt
@conciselyn.bsky.social
42 followers 160 following 110 posts
Some day you'll clamour for my grammar.
Work: Editor || ELT || Education
http://linkedin.com/in/lynstrutt/
Play: musical theatre, which means Sondheim
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toddalcott.bsky.social
I got such a good response for my classics yesterday, I'm putting them up for sale at my Etsy store! toddalcottgraphics.etsy.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
conciselyn.bsky.social
I miss the @secondmentions.bsky.social Christmas countdown.
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
conciselyn.bsky.social
I keep thinking about the fact that I became a proofreader because I love rules. I am not a maverick. Nor am I entirely sure the structure ‘to be a maverick at’ exists. (goes off to check, regretting not having done so before posting)
toriimacdaddy.bsky.social shaq sabbath @toriimacdaddy.bsky.social · 3d
what the fuck does that mean
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
conciselyn.bsky.social
On the 'Merrily' pro-shot: I'd probably be delighted with it if I'd also seen the Broadway show. But as I hadn't, I'd prefer more wide shots, especially of the ensemble pieces. That said, the close-ups of the main characters gave me depth I hadn't got from seeing stage performances. So I loved it.
December 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
conciselyn.bsky.social
Useful link if you've just realised your life would be immeasurably improved by seeing Sondheim's 2023 Broadway 'Merrily' pro-shot in the next two weeks (list of UK cinemas showing it): www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/mer...
December 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
conciselyn.bsky.social
This sounded nice until I read there is a real-life reindeer there, which made me decide NOT to go. Read: headlines.peta.org/christmas-li...
December 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
conciselyn.bsky.social
My harvest. What a surprise.
An array of most used words, sized according to amount of usage, with the largest by far being Sondheim.
December 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
conciselyn.bsky.social
As soon as I win the lottery, I'm going to donate enough to finance ALL the Sondheims.
December 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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architecture.bsky.social
Pantone ‘Stained Glass’ door by Italian designer Armin Blasbichler
Pantone ‘Stained Glass’ door by Italian designer Armin Blasbichler
December 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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sondheimlyric.bsky.social
You're still somehow part of my life, and you won't go away.
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
conciselyn.bsky.social
Remembering this man today.
photo of Stephen Sondheim as a boy
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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scpnyc.bsky.social
Forever grateful to this man.
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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smouritsen.bsky.social
Please alert the Typography Crimes Division in The Hague.
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
Sketchy cartoon, rear view of a ban with the words “HOWS MY PUNCTUATION?” and a phone number written across the back doors
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.
Road sign for 'Skirmish Paintball'
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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boatmancryptics.co.uk
It's the Seasonal Reposting Competition! Repost this over the weekend, and on Sunday one lucky person will win a signed copy of one of my books. For you or the #crossword addict in your life: 50 fiendish @theguardian.com #puzzles and all the stories behind them:
boatmancryptics.co.uk/crossword-bo...
Boatman - the first 50 reportedly makes a great present or holiday read, exemplified by this image of the book opened to show the story behind the Shipping Forecast puzzle, on display on Brighton beach. Reviewing Boatman - the first 50, Alan Connor (The Guardian's crossword editor and the brains behind many of BBC2’s quiz programs) says: "This is one to savour. Boatman's puzzles are witty and ingenious. It is an extraordinary pleasure to read how his unique mind works. The first 50 is a book I never knew I needed in my life. Gift it to yourself and to the word-lovers in yours". Hugh Stephenson (Alan’s predecessor at The Guardian) says: "This is a unique book of crosswords" and Henry Morris: "a Boatman crossword is like a theme park. Each daunting line is a rollercoaster ... He scares you witless. But you can't wait to do it all over again". Boatman - the second 50 contains another 50 puzzles from The Guardian, with five bonus puzzles previously only available online and including puzzles, solutions and the ideas and stories behind them, exemplified by this image of the book opened to show one of the stories, which is accompanied by a picture of a large cow. Reviewing Boatman - the second 50, Gyles Brandreth says: "If you want a fiendish crossword, you want the best - which means you want Boatman, because he is the best" and Brian Bilston: "Cracking crosswords - each puzzle a delightful daily workout for the brain and a welcome tonic for the soul".
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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gailmyerscough.co.uk
My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social is very down.
He’s struggling to find any work at the moment.
He’s a brilliant writer and has written for Dangermouse, Private Eye and many more…

If you need a writer have a look at his website and please repost.
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
Thank you
Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer
I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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regretteruane.bsky.social
Philip Larkin’s this be the verse mangled into Ozymandias, the text reads They Oz you up, your mandyias. They may not mean to, but they do. They give you vast and trunkless legs A sunken shattered visage too. But they were Ozzed up in their turn By Mandyias upon the sand Who half the time had wrinkled lips And half in sneering cold command. Oz hands on mandyias to man. Like mighty works atop a shelf Look on them early as you can Ye mighty and despair yourself
October 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
Cartoon of a man holding up a placard that reads "Campaign for better kerming"
October 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
conciselyn.bsky.social
This made me think of the many splendid posts of @mooseallain.bsky.social.
October 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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robralley.bsky.social
Lights in the windows.
#BlueskyArtShow #glow 📷 #photography
View along a back street lined with brick buildings, looking towards the end of a couple of shops in another old red brick building. It is dark. A car is parked to one side. One window on each floor has a light, the ground floor window a bright blue travel agent window, the middle floor yellow light and the top floor window an orange glow.
October 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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glennf.com
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If you love newspaper comic strips, you will love my book How Comics Are Made: A Visual History from the Drawing Board to the Printed Page . For a limited time, I’m offering signed and optiona...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
conciselyn.bsky.social
Thank you, Robert Redford (as The Sundance Kid), for showing 14-year-old me just why boys might be worth bothering with (and for making me set impossibly high standards).
eggsbened.bsky.social David Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · Sep 16
Easeful, thoughtful, near-ridiculously handsome, Robert Redford was a bona fide star. He worked well with others, not least Jane Fonda, Paul Newman, Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman. At his absolute best he had an exceptionally light touch: see Barefoot in the Park or All The President’s Men. RIP
September 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
conciselyn.bsky.social
’Lots of people looked very closely at the designs and none of us picked it up.’
Seriously thinking of changing my company name so I can start posting these with the comment ‘Should have gone to Textsavers.’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great North Run medals show Sunderland instead of Newcastle
Medals given to participants use an image of Sunderland, which has no connection to the event.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM