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drfloraposte.bsky.social
Saorfhlaith Burton
@drfloraposte.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Criminology at RGU; Visiting Lecturer at Newcastle Sociology. I write and research on hauntings, ghosts, graveyards, the wilderness, and other sundry death things. Book forthcoming with MUP.
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Apologies to my dissertation students: I was just about to read your work and then a cat sat on me 🤷‍♀️ #AcademicSky
Photo shows a tortie cat sitting on a tartan blanket, which is on top of me. I’m sat on a green velvet sofa. The cat is making biscuits, her little round face so determined and concentrated.
February 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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@michaelacbenson.bsky.social saw this advertised and thought of you!
February 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Finally got round to doing this, after having not been on the hellsite for, really, a few years. #X #Twitter #deactivated
Image shows a screen shot from X/Twitter which reads: 'Your account is deactivated. Sorry to see you go. #Goodbye'
January 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Please respect my cat’s tummy tuft/merkin on this difficult Monday as we return to work. #AcademicSky #CatsOfBluesky
It’s my cat, Stella. But you can barely tell she’s a cat, in this photo she simply appears as a tortoiseshell ball of fluff. Her tummy is on display and her brightest bit of very light orange fur on her tummy is making itself known, poking out all tufty. She has one eye shut and one eye half open. She is judging me through that half-open eye.
January 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Back to work today but still with a Christmas cake for breakfast kinda vibe. #AcademicSky
Photo taken from directly above the items. Shows a volcano orange Le Creuset mug filled with black coffee. A brightly patterned with blues, greens, and yellows plate with two thinly sliced pieces of Christmas cake. They sit next to each other on a wooden kitchen table.
January 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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FYI that Aldi are doing a half-the-price dupe of the M&S Very Merry/Jelly Munch shown in the photo. They are pure shite and packed out with popcorn. Buy the Marks and Spencer version!
Image shows two open tins of sweets, one filled with jelly beans and other similar sweets and the other with candied nuts and pretzels. They look delicious and are delicious.
November 24, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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Good morning ☀️ As promised, cats! This is Ruby. She’s very in love with Bertie, has a tiny little tail, an even smaller brain, and she loves to sit on the wheelie bin and gather leaves #CatsOfBluesky
Image shows a calico cat curled up on a purple pillow. She’s very small, only 2.3kg. Her head is nearest the camera but a little paw is emerging stretched from underneath and you can see her toe beans. Her tail is curled up over her bum and back legs. She’s fast asleep.
November 17, 2024 at 7:52 AM
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happy hour lindisfarne oysters and prosecco at Newcastle Fenwicks - in between time with colleagues! #AcademicSky
November 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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I told you it was going to be mostly cats. Today it’s Bertie: enormous, lithe, very friendly, wet as soggy spinach, but loves an adventure. Frequently returns home covered in soil. #CatSky
Photo shows my cat Bertie lying on the bed. He’s fully extended, arms out in front and legs out the back. He’s on top of a red tartan fleece blanket. He’s very clearly deeply asleep and looks very peaceful. His tail lies at 90 degrees to the rest of his body, making him look quite comical. Bertie is a grey and white tabby cat with a lovely furry white tummy.
November 11, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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On occasion she looks more relaxed…. #CatSky
Shows my cat Stella, looking more softly at the camera. She’s in her dog bed which is white and sort of furry/fleecey. She has long black whiskers, green eyes, a tiny black nose, and a glance that tells you she takes no prisoners
November 10, 2024 at 9:20 PM
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Since as I promised cats, here’s my girl Stella. She’s permanently pissed off, kinda terrifying, definitely violent.
Shows a fluffy and round tortoiseshell cat with huge green eyes and a face that looks like an owl. Her fur appears velvet and she’s looking at the camera with a look of pure disgust.
November 10, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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The best of news. I’ve been thinking about these sheep since Friday.

* For context, Icelanders are very attached to their sheep.
Photo shows a screenshot from Icelandic news service RUV, stating that residents of Grindavík have been allowed back in the town to collect their animals and that a number of sheep have been saved.
November 12, 2023 at 7:42 PM
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October 25, 2023 at 6:23 PM
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Image is black and white and shows early cinema actress Theda Bara draped over a rock looking intensely at the camera.
October 16, 2023 at 6:29 PM
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Can I take this opportunity to show off my new-ish raven tattoo, the best of all corvids!
September 20, 2023 at 8:33 PM
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Have a Stella, sleeping with her head in my hand ❤️
September 20, 2023 at 8:17 PM
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Anyway, this was the best thing I did all summer. I adore my grief raven and he will soon have a couple of similar otherworldly friends. #tattoo
An arm with a woodcut tattoo of a raven sitting on a branch with leaves surrounding it.
September 6, 2023 at 9:07 AM