Electra Rhodes
@electrarhodes.bsky.social
Writer. Digger. Rustic. Thief.
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Best Small Fictions 2023
Emerging Writers The London Library 22/23
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Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Travelled home
2. Napped
3. Read a book (on a Ruth Rendell kick atm)
4. Chatted to a stranger about wassailing
5. Did laundry
1. Travelled home
2. Napped
3. Read a book (on a Ruth Rendell kick atm)
4. Chatted to a stranger about wassailing
5. Did laundry
December 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Travelled home
2. Napped
3. Read a book (on a Ruth Rendell kick atm)
4. Chatted to a stranger about wassailing
5. Did laundry
1. Travelled home
2. Napped
3. Read a book (on a Ruth Rendell kick atm)
4. Chatted to a stranger about wassailing
5. Did laundry
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Museumed (it's a verb now, bite me)
2. Bought compeed plasters
3. Napped
4. Hung out with friends
5. Watched people swinging off a very tall building (intentionally) and was thrilled I didn't have to!
1. Museumed (it's a verb now, bite me)
2. Bought compeed plasters
3. Napped
4. Hung out with friends
5. Watched people swinging off a very tall building (intentionally) and was thrilled I didn't have to!
December 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Museumed (it's a verb now, bite me)
2. Bought compeed plasters
3. Napped
4. Hung out with friends
5. Watched people swinging off a very tall building (intentionally) and was thrilled I didn't have to!
1. Museumed (it's a verb now, bite me)
2. Bought compeed plasters
3. Napped
4. Hung out with friends
5. Watched people swinging off a very tall building (intentionally) and was thrilled I didn't have to!
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Met up with a friend for the first time with whom I've been gaming for nearly 2 years!
2. Walked round a flower market
3. Visited a christmas market
4. Ate hot churros
5. Pondered my way round an antique market
1. Met up with a friend for the first time with whom I've been gaming for nearly 2 years!
2. Walked round a flower market
3. Visited a christmas market
4. Ate hot churros
5. Pondered my way round an antique market
December 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Met up with a friend for the first time with whom I've been gaming for nearly 2 years!
2. Walked round a flower market
3. Visited a christmas market
4. Ate hot churros
5. Pondered my way round an antique market
1. Met up with a friend for the first time with whom I've been gaming for nearly 2 years!
2. Walked round a flower market
3. Visited a christmas market
4. Ate hot churros
5. Pondered my way round an antique market
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Went to the mouse house!
2. Enjoyed a canal trip!
3. Chatted to friends
4. Ate a picnic!!!
5. Napped!
1. Went to the mouse house!
2. Enjoyed a canal trip!
3. Chatted to friends
4. Ate a picnic!!!
5. Napped!
December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Went to the mouse house!
2. Enjoyed a canal trip!
3. Chatted to friends
4. Ate a picnic!!!
5. Napped!
1. Went to the mouse house!
2. Enjoyed a canal trip!
3. Chatted to friends
4. Ate a picnic!!!
5. Napped!
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Thought about dealbreakers in places to live
2. Emptied 3 boxes and cleaned stuff
3. Played hunt the parcel round the hamlet (again)
4. Wrote cards
5. Went to Amsterdam
1. Thought about dealbreakers in places to live
2. Emptied 3 boxes and cleaned stuff
3. Played hunt the parcel round the hamlet (again)
4. Wrote cards
5. Went to Amsterdam
December 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Thought about dealbreakers in places to live
2. Emptied 3 boxes and cleaned stuff
3. Played hunt the parcel round the hamlet (again)
4. Wrote cards
5. Went to Amsterdam
1. Thought about dealbreakers in places to live
2. Emptied 3 boxes and cleaned stuff
3. Played hunt the parcel round the hamlet (again)
4. Wrote cards
5. Went to Amsterdam
Here's something I'm considering at the moment.. if you were going to move house (and live there for a decade or so) what would you be hoping for from the dwelling and the locale? (I have arthritis, so I have specifics around access, but I'm wondering what folk think are dealbreakers in a place?)
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Here's something I'm considering at the moment.. if you were going to move house (and live there for a decade or so) what would you be hoping for from the dwelling and the locale? (I have arthritis, so I have specifics around access, but I'm wondering what folk think are dealbreakers in a place?)
You too can invite the Mari in! The 4th year of this fantastic auction - what a delight!
Mari Lwyd Charity Auction Info
Artwork, books and goodies raising money for @womensaid.bsky.social @refugecharity.bsky.social @galopuk.bsky.social @lovingmeuk.bsky.social and Mankind Initiative
Preview page: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
Auction page: www.ebay.co.uk/usr/skullsns...
Artwork, books and goodies raising money for @womensaid.bsky.social @refugecharity.bsky.social @galopuk.bsky.social @lovingmeuk.bsky.social and Mankind Initiative
Preview page: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
Auction page: www.ebay.co.uk/usr/skullsns...
December 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
You too can invite the Mari in! The 4th year of this fantastic auction - what a delight!
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Wrapped Christmas presents
2. Made paper chains
3. Folded book trees
4. Started on a design for a copper foil decoration
5. Thought expansive thoughts about house selling
1. Wrapped Christmas presents
2. Made paper chains
3. Folded book trees
4. Started on a design for a copper foil decoration
5. Thought expansive thoughts about house selling
December 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Wrapped Christmas presents
2. Made paper chains
3. Folded book trees
4. Started on a design for a copper foil decoration
5. Thought expansive thoughts about house selling
1. Wrapped Christmas presents
2. Made paper chains
3. Folded book trees
4. Started on a design for a copper foil decoration
5. Thought expansive thoughts about house selling
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Finished needlefelting Sam's Christmas thing
2. Opened day 2 of my advent calendar (2nd hand lego from ebay)
3. Emptied 5 boxes from papa's
4. Filled 4 boxes with books, frames, etc
5. Researched how to restore/renew/reinvent my grandad's trunk
1. Finished needlefelting Sam's Christmas thing
2. Opened day 2 of my advent calendar (2nd hand lego from ebay)
3. Emptied 5 boxes from papa's
4. Filled 4 boxes with books, frames, etc
5. Researched how to restore/renew/reinvent my grandad's trunk
December 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Finished needlefelting Sam's Christmas thing
2. Opened day 2 of my advent calendar (2nd hand lego from ebay)
3. Emptied 5 boxes from papa's
4. Filled 4 boxes with books, frames, etc
5. Researched how to restore/renew/reinvent my grandad's trunk
1. Finished needlefelting Sam's Christmas thing
2. Opened day 2 of my advent calendar (2nd hand lego from ebay)
3. Emptied 5 boxes from papa's
4. Filled 4 boxes with books, frames, etc
5. Researched how to restore/renew/reinvent my grandad's trunk
Just saw a headline that says the average household in the UK spends £185 on Christmas decorations each year. What. The. Actual. Fuck? £185. I'm glad I was sitting down when I read it
December 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Just saw a headline that says the average household in the UK spends £185 on Christmas decorations each year. What. The. Actual. Fuck? £185. I'm glad I was sitting down when I read it
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Appreciated that telegraph poles are still made of wood
2. Searched 4 chimneys and hearths
3. Said thankyou and goodbye to every room in my parent's house
4. Came home to a power cut
5. Used the matches and candles in the zombie box
1. Appreciated that telegraph poles are still made of wood
2. Searched 4 chimneys and hearths
3. Said thankyou and goodbye to every room in my parent's house
4. Came home to a power cut
5. Used the matches and candles in the zombie box
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Appreciated that telegraph poles are still made of wood
2. Searched 4 chimneys and hearths
3. Said thankyou and goodbye to every room in my parent's house
4. Came home to a power cut
5. Used the matches and candles in the zombie box
1. Appreciated that telegraph poles are still made of wood
2. Searched 4 chimneys and hearths
3. Said thankyou and goodbye to every room in my parent's house
4. Came home to a power cut
5. Used the matches and candles in the zombie box
The envelope from the chimney (hearth) in papa's house? It's not the end..
TBC
TBC
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The envelope from the chimney (hearth) in papa's house? It's not the end..
TBC
TBC
I checked the chimney. Empty. Undaunted, I tried the hearth. Underneath the grate was an envelope. As dry as tinder, but relatively clean. On the envelope are the initials P and D. It stands for "precious daughter". How I loved my papa.
December 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I checked the chimney. Empty. Undaunted, I tried the hearth. Underneath the grate was an envelope. As dry as tinder, but relatively clean. On the envelope are the initials P and D. It stands for "precious daughter". How I loved my papa.
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Spent 4 hours in a traffic jam
2. Discussed narrator voice with Sam (see above)
3. Hosted a poetry/prose showcase for Walk Listen Create
4. Helped decorate a hotel Christmas tree
5. Ate a very delicious ice cream sundae
1. Spent 4 hours in a traffic jam
2. Discussed narrator voice with Sam (see above)
3. Hosted a poetry/prose showcase for Walk Listen Create
4. Helped decorate a hotel Christmas tree
5. Ate a very delicious ice cream sundae
November 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Spent 4 hours in a traffic jam
2. Discussed narrator voice with Sam (see above)
3. Hosted a poetry/prose showcase for Walk Listen Create
4. Helped decorate a hotel Christmas tree
5. Ate a very delicious ice cream sundae
1. Spent 4 hours in a traffic jam
2. Discussed narrator voice with Sam (see above)
3. Hosted a poetry/prose showcase for Walk Listen Create
4. Helped decorate a hotel Christmas tree
5. Ate a very delicious ice cream sundae
Tomorrow I go to my pa's house for the last time. It's been sold (I hope) so it's time to do a final check, remove any last stuff we've missed, and to check the chimneys to follow a possible trail papa left behind.
November 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Tomorrow I go to my pa's house for the last time. It's been sold (I hope) so it's time to do a final check, remove any last stuff we've missed, and to check the chimneys to follow a possible trail papa left behind.
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Sorted out 20 (yes, 20) photo albums
2. Drank 5 cups of tea (nostalgia is thirsty work
3. Looked at houses
4. Listened to the soundscape of the house (opened & closed cupboards & drawers to find the nicest noises)
5. Washed up yet more plates
1. Sorted out 20 (yes, 20) photo albums
2. Drank 5 cups of tea (nostalgia is thirsty work
3. Looked at houses
4. Listened to the soundscape of the house (opened & closed cupboards & drawers to find the nicest noises)
5. Washed up yet more plates
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Sorted out 20 (yes, 20) photo albums
2. Drank 5 cups of tea (nostalgia is thirsty work
3. Looked at houses
4. Listened to the soundscape of the house (opened & closed cupboards & drawers to find the nicest noises)
5. Washed up yet more plates
1. Sorted out 20 (yes, 20) photo albums
2. Drank 5 cups of tea (nostalgia is thirsty work
3. Looked at houses
4. Listened to the soundscape of the house (opened & closed cupboards & drawers to find the nicest noises)
5. Washed up yet more plates
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Cleaned a child's tea set about 100 years old
2. Emptied 5 boxes
3. Put the recycling out
4. Painted some Christmas decorations
5. Listened to David Attenborough narrate a programme about dinosaurs (yay, dinos! It's like being 9 again)
1. Cleaned a child's tea set about 100 years old
2. Emptied 5 boxes
3. Put the recycling out
4. Painted some Christmas decorations
5. Listened to David Attenborough narrate a programme about dinosaurs (yay, dinos! It's like being 9 again)
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Cleaned a child's tea set about 100 years old
2. Emptied 5 boxes
3. Put the recycling out
4. Painted some Christmas decorations
5. Listened to David Attenborough narrate a programme about dinosaurs (yay, dinos! It's like being 9 again)
1. Cleaned a child's tea set about 100 years old
2. Emptied 5 boxes
3. Put the recycling out
4. Painted some Christmas decorations
5. Listened to David Attenborough narrate a programme about dinosaurs (yay, dinos! It's like being 9 again)
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling (the I woke up early edition)
1. Had tea in bed
2. Mended a skirt
3. Fed the birds
4. Sorted and cleaned the bathroom cabinets
5. Put all the mending in one place, rather than five different piles in different rooms
1. Had tea in bed
2. Mended a skirt
3. Fed the birds
4. Sorted and cleaned the bathroom cabinets
5. Put all the mending in one place, rather than five different piles in different rooms
November 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling (the I woke up early edition)
1. Had tea in bed
2. Mended a skirt
3. Fed the birds
4. Sorted and cleaned the bathroom cabinets
5. Put all the mending in one place, rather than five different piles in different rooms
1. Had tea in bed
2. Mended a skirt
3. Fed the birds
4. Sorted and cleaned the bathroom cabinets
5. Put all the mending in one place, rather than five different piles in different rooms
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Had my hair cut
2. Accidentally browsed a christmas market
3. Ate sushi
4. Got lost. And then again. Yeah. Ok. Three times.
5. Visited an indy bookshop
1. Had my hair cut
2. Accidentally browsed a christmas market
3. Ate sushi
4. Got lost. And then again. Yeah. Ok. Three times.
5. Visited an indy bookshop
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Had my hair cut
2. Accidentally browsed a christmas market
3. Ate sushi
4. Got lost. And then again. Yeah. Ok. Three times.
5. Visited an indy bookshop
1. Had my hair cut
2. Accidentally browsed a christmas market
3. Ate sushi
4. Got lost. And then again. Yeah. Ok. Three times.
5. Visited an indy bookshop
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Had a lie in!
2. Sorted 5 boxes
3. Did the angle calculations for stars made from old rulers, twice!
4. Cleaned the fridge
5. Reconnected with a friend
1. Had a lie in!
2. Sorted 5 boxes
3. Did the angle calculations for stars made from old rulers, twice!
4. Cleaned the fridge
5. Reconnected with a friend
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Had a lie in!
2. Sorted 5 boxes
3. Did the angle calculations for stars made from old rulers, twice!
4. Cleaned the fridge
5. Reconnected with a friend
1. Had a lie in!
2. Sorted 5 boxes
3. Did the angle calculations for stars made from old rulers, twice!
4. Cleaned the fridge
5. Reconnected with a friend
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Emptied 5 boxes (if I do 5 every day this week I will clear the hall!)
2. Got distracted by a box that says Italian papers! (My pa was stationed in Venice after WW2)
3. Listened to Mozart
4. Descaled a kettle
5. Dadmin!
1. Emptied 5 boxes (if I do 5 every day this week I will clear the hall!)
2. Got distracted by a box that says Italian papers! (My pa was stationed in Venice after WW2)
3. Listened to Mozart
4. Descaled a kettle
5. Dadmin!
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Emptied 5 boxes (if I do 5 every day this week I will clear the hall!)
2. Got distracted by a box that says Italian papers! (My pa was stationed in Venice after WW2)
3. Listened to Mozart
4. Descaled a kettle
5. Dadmin!
1. Emptied 5 boxes (if I do 5 every day this week I will clear the hall!)
2. Got distracted by a box that says Italian papers! (My pa was stationed in Venice after WW2)
3. Listened to Mozart
4. Descaled a kettle
5. Dadmin!
A recent arrival (an occasional series). A baby's teether and rattle. Victorian. Probably my grandfather's (born 1898) or my great grandfather's, or it might have been used by both of them!
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A recent arrival (an occasional series). A baby's teether and rattle. Victorian. Probably my grandfather's (born 1898) or my great grandfather's, or it might have been used by both of them!
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Braved Lidl
2. Decoupaged some decorations
3. Read
4. Nattered to some pals on zoom
5. Cooked pretty delicious dunch (half way between lunch and dinner)
1. Braved Lidl
2. Decoupaged some decorations
3. Read
4. Nattered to some pals on zoom
5. Cooked pretty delicious dunch (half way between lunch and dinner)
November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Braved Lidl
2. Decoupaged some decorations
3. Read
4. Nattered to some pals on zoom
5. Cooked pretty delicious dunch (half way between lunch and dinner)
1. Braved Lidl
2. Decoupaged some decorations
3. Read
4. Nattered to some pals on zoom
5. Cooked pretty delicious dunch (half way between lunch and dinner)
Read an interesting article yesterday that says the average Londoner buys 48 articles of clothing a year. A. Year. It made me wonder. I went back through my shopping history - 72 items in the last 6 years (includes knickers, bras and socks). 12 a year? And that feels like a lot
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Read an interesting article yesterday that says the average Londoner buys 48 articles of clothing a year. A. Year. It made me wonder. I went back through my shopping history - 72 items in the last 6 years (includes knickers, bras and socks). 12 a year? And that feels like a lot
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Went to the local farm shop and giggled at the Xmas display
2. Sniffed lemons
3. Gamed with some pals
4. Emptied another box and washed a salt crock at least 100 years old
5. Watched Plur4bus (see what I did there)
1. Went to the local farm shop and giggled at the Xmas display
2. Sniffed lemons
3. Gamed with some pals
4. Emptied another box and washed a salt crock at least 100 years old
5. Watched Plur4bus (see what I did there)
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Things I did today instead of doomscrolling
1. Went to the local farm shop and giggled at the Xmas display
2. Sniffed lemons
3. Gamed with some pals
4. Emptied another box and washed a salt crock at least 100 years old
5. Watched Plur4bus (see what I did there)
1. Went to the local farm shop and giggled at the Xmas display
2. Sniffed lemons
3. Gamed with some pals
4. Emptied another box and washed a salt crock at least 100 years old
5. Watched Plur4bus (see what I did there)