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David Archer
@davidetc.bsky.social
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36 trillion cells trying to get some rest. he/him
Musician, writer, bookseller, etc. based in Haida Gwaii. #pwME
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Good girl!
#dogs #booksky #sit
How to Sit by Thich Nhat Hanh is held in front of a sitting, smiling golden retriever looking up at the camera. A messy bunch of books and a stuffed animal are in the background.
October 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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That’s frustrating! Zappa sends a *boop*
A golden retriever stares up into the camera, mouth open
September 28, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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“Sleep, rest, freedom. They are the same things. Those who would steal your rest would steal the very soul from within you.” –Vladimir

More people in the #MECFS community + beyond need to know about this novel by @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social! Incisive portrayals of #disability and #chronicillness…
The cover of audiobook Awakened, by Laura Elliott. Narrated by Antonia Beamish. Language: English. “Listened to 10 hours 26 minutes (95%)” A raven holding a gothic skyline is pictured on the cover.
September 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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No matter the state of my bodymind, the wind always feels nice. From my new piece in #disability newsletter Sick Stories.

sickstories.substack.com/p/the-wind-f...

#chronicillness #invisibleillness #MECFS #brainfog #writing #pwME #memoir
Text on a distorted blue background: The weather’s been strange lately. It's meant to be a bright, clear day. My hands appear in front of me like VR inside a primary blue sky, but every sensation seems too close and too far away to be real. A green-grey cloud of static suffuses everything, playing burst transmissions. The wind feels nice, though. Realistic.
September 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Introducing a new piece of writing that just dropped at Sick Stories!

“The wind feels nice: A brain fog memoir”

Written and audio versions are available here: sickstories.substack.com/p/the-wind-f...
My foot lands gently on the curb The infinite scroll unwinds into static storm clouds, My mind a dandelion puff, A skipping record, A sea of concrete, An empty phone booth, An all-spider diet, A seven-year-old dog. The wind feels nice, though. Www.Davidarcher.net
August 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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TIL I’ve been able to work so little this summer due to an #MECFS flare-up that spiders are reclaiming my desk for nature.

(And most of the work I’ve done has been from the couch. Remote work is the only reason I can stay employed these days!)
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A fully formed spider web with a little orange spider in the middle. It hangs in front of my monitor, surrounded by acoustic paneling.
August 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Say hello to Peaches the duck. #origami
An origami duck stands between some ripe peaches on a tea towel
August 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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I’ve had some bedbound days lately and have been folding a lot of these Kawasaki roses. Since the third one, I’ve had the pattern memorized. Now it puts me in a nice muscle memory flow state, ideal for certain types of rest. One of the big reasons I do #origami at all. #pwME
About a dozen roses made of paper on top of a cutting mat. Various colours
August 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Today’s #origami: Kawasaki roses, folded from 8” square kami
Three origami roses on a cutting board One pink origami rose held in hand
August 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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She’s making cute, dreamy yips. #dogsky
Viewed from above, a golden retriever is asleep on the couch.
August 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Has anyone read this book, and would you recommend it? I don’t have the spoons to read it now - it’s pretty dense philosophy. But I’ve been thinking about western culture’s discomfort with death and #disability topics a lot lately. #booksky
The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
August 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Zappa
dogzilla
origami kaiju
A golden retriever sits behind a giant dog toy shaped like Godzilla, which is behind an origami kaiju
August 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Folded this #origami kaiju out of a road atlas map of #LosAngeles 🦖

model designed by Muneji Fuchimoto
A close-up of an origami kaiju sitting on a table. A monstera plant leaf sits in the background A 26x26 cm square showing a map of LA. A cutting mat and ruler are below
August 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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[dentist waiting room] Me: [chanting] teeth, teeth- Other patients: teeth, TEETH Secretary: [pounding her clipboard] TEETH, TEETH, TEETH!
July 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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The clematis are doing better every year.
A large clematis bloom in front of the sun A bell-shaped clematis bloom surrounded by greenery
July 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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This was exactly the absurd existential horror comedy I needed this week. Thx @chucktingle.bsky.social and @libro.fm
Audiobook cover of Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle. Illustration shows two weird kings like on a playing card. “A scream!” All bets are off.
July 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Screenshot from NOAA a few minutes ago. tsunami.gov
Screenshot of a map showing tsunami warning levels up and down the entire west coast of North America. Most of it is under a watch, parts of Alaska are under an advisory or warning.
July 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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I'm reading this collection of essays on #disability and memoir by Johanna Hedva and typing out notes as I go.

There are lots of thick, juicy ideas in here about #chronicillness, #accessibility, #ableism, and what it means to be a human body under capitalism. ⬇️

cambium.micro.blog/2025/07/05/r...
A book called "How To Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom" by Johanna Hedva is held in front of a yard and a forest.
July 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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I just started reading this book, which is technically a memoir but seems structured as a set of essays about various pleasures. Pub 1989.

Like ch. 3 is about why she and her house love each other. “On Pleasures in Principle” is the prologue. Etc.
A copy of Jan Morris’ Pleasures of a Tangled Life. A golden retriever is in the background.
February 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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❤️ I’ve got a libro book going too. A pretty funny novel about a neurodivergent kid growing up
An audiobook called Life Hack for a Little Alien is displayed. Track 15 of 44. Listened to 2 hours 7 minutes (30%)
February 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Zappa and I took some books back to the library. She sniffed a lot on the way
A close-up of a golden retriever looking slightly nervous standing in front of a mural.
February 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Up next on my reading shelf (the pile next to the couch): short stories and two memoirs. You? #booksky
Three books are lined up in a row: Exhalation, stories by Ted Chiang; Strong Female Character by Fern Brady; and Pleasures of a Tangled Life by Jan Morris
February 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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📚 My latest Book Talk column is all about public libraries on Haida Gwaii and how libraries provide so, SO much more than books.

I think I’ve also broken some news here. The new Masset branch and Xaad Kil Immersion Lab will have its grand opening on Sep 13! 🥳 @vilibrary.bsky.social
A printed newspaper column called Book Talk written by me. This one’s called “Way more than books: VIRL gives Haida Gwaii more services than I can fit in this column”. A photo of graffiti art at the Daajing Giids branch is shown next to the cover of “The Heart in Winter”, a novel by Kevin Barry. An ad from Haida Gwaii News to support local journalism is at the bottom of the page.
January 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Tin Wis Resort is now fully owned and operated by the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, and we talked about Maria’s role in mentoring the next generation and shaping the business and visitor experiences in ways that reflect Nuu-chah-nulth culture. 2/
Tin Wis Resort, located on Tla-o-qui-aht territory near Načiks (Tofino), BC. An exterior photo. A totem pole stands in front of the resort next to a lawn with a picnic table.
January 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Current scene at @which3avebooks.bsky.social - pet parking is full rn 🦮
Two large dogs are leashed to the wall outside a bookshop.
January 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM