Small Human Female
@esmesstuff.bsky.social
I like a bunch of stuff. Doctor who stuff, Godzilla stuff, making stuff, watching stuff, reading stuff and eating stuff. Collector of vintage recipe books. Maker of rash purchases.
I read a book. It was very good
The Third Love. Hiromi Kawakami, 2024
A book about love, desire, society's expectations and more.
Riko, dissatisfied with married life & her husband's infidelity, retreats into a dream world. First as a courtesan, then a handmaid. But these are no ordinary dreams
The Third Love. Hiromi Kawakami, 2024
A book about love, desire, society's expectations and more.
Riko, dissatisfied with married life & her husband's infidelity, retreats into a dream world. First as a courtesan, then a handmaid. But these are no ordinary dreams
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I read a book. It was very good
The Third Love. Hiromi Kawakami, 2024
A book about love, desire, society's expectations and more.
Riko, dissatisfied with married life & her husband's infidelity, retreats into a dream world. First as a courtesan, then a handmaid. But these are no ordinary dreams
The Third Love. Hiromi Kawakami, 2024
A book about love, desire, society's expectations and more.
Riko, dissatisfied with married life & her husband's infidelity, retreats into a dream world. First as a courtesan, then a handmaid. But these are no ordinary dreams
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Film Club
Creature With the Atom Brain (1955)
A surprisingly benign ex-nazi scientist is forced to create atomic powered zombies by a mobster set on revenging himself on the people who had him arrested and deported.
Kind of fun.
Creature With the Atom Brain (1955)
A surprisingly benign ex-nazi scientist is forced to create atomic powered zombies by a mobster set on revenging himself on the people who had him arrested and deported.
Kind of fun.
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Film Club
Creature With the Atom Brain (1955)
A surprisingly benign ex-nazi scientist is forced to create atomic powered zombies by a mobster set on revenging himself on the people who had him arrested and deported.
Kind of fun.
Creature With the Atom Brain (1955)
A surprisingly benign ex-nazi scientist is forced to create atomic powered zombies by a mobster set on revenging himself on the people who had him arrested and deported.
Kind of fun.
I read a book. It was good
On Looking. Alexandra Horowitz, 2013
Cognitive scientist, Horowitz, takes a walk round the block. Then takes 11 more with a series of "experts" to get an idea of what each one of us is missing when we look around a familiar landscape
On Looking. Alexandra Horowitz, 2013
Cognitive scientist, Horowitz, takes a walk round the block. Then takes 11 more with a series of "experts" to get an idea of what each one of us is missing when we look around a familiar landscape
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I read a book. It was good
On Looking. Alexandra Horowitz, 2013
Cognitive scientist, Horowitz, takes a walk round the block. Then takes 11 more with a series of "experts" to get an idea of what each one of us is missing when we look around a familiar landscape
On Looking. Alexandra Horowitz, 2013
Cognitive scientist, Horowitz, takes a walk round the block. Then takes 11 more with a series of "experts" to get an idea of what each one of us is missing when we look around a familiar landscape
I read a book. It was mostly good
Tit's Up. Sarah Thornton, 2024
The first 3 sections were bold & informative. The 4th didn't seem to say much, & the 5th was disappointing.
Also found the book too USA centric, the US having its own brand of weird misogyny & hang-ups
Tit's Up. Sarah Thornton, 2024
The first 3 sections were bold & informative. The 4th didn't seem to say much, & the 5th was disappointing.
Also found the book too USA centric, the US having its own brand of weird misogyny & hang-ups
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I read a book. It was mostly good
Tit's Up. Sarah Thornton, 2024
The first 3 sections were bold & informative. The 4th didn't seem to say much, & the 5th was disappointing.
Also found the book too USA centric, the US having its own brand of weird misogyny & hang-ups
Tit's Up. Sarah Thornton, 2024
The first 3 sections were bold & informative. The 4th didn't seem to say much, & the 5th was disappointing.
Also found the book too USA centric, the US having its own brand of weird misogyny & hang-ups
I read a book. You're a wizard, um...Larry?
The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry. Ransom Riggs, 2024
The usual tropes, but with a fresh coat of paint. Leopold, aka Larry, discovers that the magical world of his favourite TV show is real, and needs a hero.
Enjoyable enough
The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry. Ransom Riggs, 2024
The usual tropes, but with a fresh coat of paint. Leopold, aka Larry, discovers that the magical world of his favourite TV show is real, and needs a hero.
Enjoyable enough
October 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I read a book. You're a wizard, um...Larry?
The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry. Ransom Riggs, 2024
The usual tropes, but with a fresh coat of paint. Leopold, aka Larry, discovers that the magical world of his favourite TV show is real, and needs a hero.
Enjoyable enough
The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry. Ransom Riggs, 2024
The usual tropes, but with a fresh coat of paint. Leopold, aka Larry, discovers that the magical world of his favourite TV show is real, and needs a hero.
Enjoyable enough
I read a book. It was exciting
Hummingbird Salamander. Jeff Vandemeer (2021)
The author keeps you guessing all the way through this story of a middle aged woman who finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of powerful men and eco terrorists. But why her? And what connects it to her past?
Hummingbird Salamander. Jeff Vandemeer (2021)
The author keeps you guessing all the way through this story of a middle aged woman who finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of powerful men and eco terrorists. But why her? And what connects it to her past?
October 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I read a book. It was exciting
Hummingbird Salamander. Jeff Vandemeer (2021)
The author keeps you guessing all the way through this story of a middle aged woman who finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of powerful men and eco terrorists. But why her? And what connects it to her past?
Hummingbird Salamander. Jeff Vandemeer (2021)
The author keeps you guessing all the way through this story of a middle aged woman who finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of powerful men and eco terrorists. But why her? And what connects it to her past?
Without downloading anything, where are you mentally right now?
October 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Without downloading anything, where are you mentally right now?
I read a book. It defies description
The Complete Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino (2010)
These post-futuristic sci-fi stories are each based around a scientific theory or principle, and are unreliablely narrated by Qfwfq, a cosmic entity recounting his experience of the history of the universe
The Complete Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino (2010)
These post-futuristic sci-fi stories are each based around a scientific theory or principle, and are unreliablely narrated by Qfwfq, a cosmic entity recounting his experience of the history of the universe
October 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I read a book. It defies description
The Complete Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino (2010)
These post-futuristic sci-fi stories are each based around a scientific theory or principle, and are unreliablely narrated by Qfwfq, a cosmic entity recounting his experience of the history of the universe
The Complete Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino (2010)
These post-futuristic sci-fi stories are each based around a scientific theory or principle, and are unreliablely narrated by Qfwfq, a cosmic entity recounting his experience of the history of the universe
I read a book. It was good
Madame Choi and the Monsters
(Sheree Domingo and Patrick Spät, 2024) tells the story of the actress, and her film director ex husband, who were kidnapped by Kim Jong-il and forced to produce films for North Korea. Including Godzilla adjacent, cult classic, Pulgasari
Madame Choi and the Monsters
(Sheree Domingo and Patrick Spät, 2024) tells the story of the actress, and her film director ex husband, who were kidnapped by Kim Jong-il and forced to produce films for North Korea. Including Godzilla adjacent, cult classic, Pulgasari
October 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I read a book. It was good
Madame Choi and the Monsters
(Sheree Domingo and Patrick Spät, 2024) tells the story of the actress, and her film director ex husband, who were kidnapped by Kim Jong-il and forced to produce films for North Korea. Including Godzilla adjacent, cult classic, Pulgasari
Madame Choi and the Monsters
(Sheree Domingo and Patrick Spät, 2024) tells the story of the actress, and her film director ex husband, who were kidnapped by Kim Jong-il and forced to produce films for North Korea. Including Godzilla adjacent, cult classic, Pulgasari
I read a cook book. It was charming...apart from one use of archaic language to describe a dark brown colour 😬
How could I resist the title 'Sweets that have Tempted Me', especially when the author, Esmé Gray Booker, has my name?
Published 1959 by Mills &Boon, who I never knew did non romance
How could I resist the title 'Sweets that have Tempted Me', especially when the author, Esmé Gray Booker, has my name?
Published 1959 by Mills &Boon, who I never knew did non romance
October 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I read a cook book. It was charming...apart from one use of archaic language to describe a dark brown colour 😬
How could I resist the title 'Sweets that have Tempted Me', especially when the author, Esmé Gray Booker, has my name?
Published 1959 by Mills &Boon, who I never knew did non romance
How could I resist the title 'Sweets that have Tempted Me', especially when the author, Esmé Gray Booker, has my name?
Published 1959 by Mills &Boon, who I never knew did non romance
If you see this, post a picture from your device without explaining it
October 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If you see this, post a picture from your device without explaining it
Post the most recent photo of you in your camera roll
September 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Post the most recent photo of you in your camera roll
I read a book. It was dripping in nostalgia
In Search of Scotland. H V Morton, 1st published 1929.
The journalist and travel writer turns his eye to Scotland. I enjoyed it, apart from the over romanticised accounts of the Jacobite rebellion
In Search of Scotland. H V Morton, 1st published 1929.
The journalist and travel writer turns his eye to Scotland. I enjoyed it, apart from the over romanticised accounts of the Jacobite rebellion
September 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I read a book. It was dripping in nostalgia
In Search of Scotland. H V Morton, 1st published 1929.
The journalist and travel writer turns his eye to Scotland. I enjoyed it, apart from the over romanticised accounts of the Jacobite rebellion
In Search of Scotland. H V Morton, 1st published 1929.
The journalist and travel writer turns his eye to Scotland. I enjoyed it, apart from the over romanticised accounts of the Jacobite rebellion
I read a book. It was very good
Lost in the Garden. Adam S. Leslie, 2024
A meandering, atmospheric, claustrophobic folk horror.
In the English countryside gone wrong, the only thing you can be sure of is you should NEVER go to Almanby. Heather is going anyway...
Loved this
Lost in the Garden. Adam S. Leslie, 2024
A meandering, atmospheric, claustrophobic folk horror.
In the English countryside gone wrong, the only thing you can be sure of is you should NEVER go to Almanby. Heather is going anyway...
Loved this
September 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I read a book. It was very good
Lost in the Garden. Adam S. Leslie, 2024
A meandering, atmospheric, claustrophobic folk horror.
In the English countryside gone wrong, the only thing you can be sure of is you should NEVER go to Almanby. Heather is going anyway...
Loved this
Lost in the Garden. Adam S. Leslie, 2024
A meandering, atmospheric, claustrophobic folk horror.
In the English countryside gone wrong, the only thing you can be sure of is you should NEVER go to Almanby. Heather is going anyway...
Loved this
I read a book. It was great
Almond. Won-Pyung Sohn, 2020
Translated by Sandy Joosun Lee.
The story of a teen with alexithymia and his unlikely friendship with the school troublemaker. Tragic, moving, very readable. Recommended
We need more South Korean literature translated to English
Almond. Won-Pyung Sohn, 2020
Translated by Sandy Joosun Lee.
The story of a teen with alexithymia and his unlikely friendship with the school troublemaker. Tragic, moving, very readable. Recommended
We need more South Korean literature translated to English
September 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I read a book. It was great
Almond. Won-Pyung Sohn, 2020
Translated by Sandy Joosun Lee.
The story of a teen with alexithymia and his unlikely friendship with the school troublemaker. Tragic, moving, very readable. Recommended
We need more South Korean literature translated to English
Almond. Won-Pyung Sohn, 2020
Translated by Sandy Joosun Lee.
The story of a teen with alexithymia and his unlikely friendship with the school troublemaker. Tragic, moving, very readable. Recommended
We need more South Korean literature translated to English
August 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Not only is Meta AI intrusive and annoying, it's also really, really stupid.
Watch out, the ducks are coming!!
Watch out, the ducks are coming!!
June 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Not only is Meta AI intrusive and annoying, it's also really, really stupid.
Watch out, the ducks are coming!!
Watch out, the ducks are coming!!
Watching Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
Great cast, low budget. Brian Croucher's nose looking like it got bored and tried to escape
Great cast, low budget. Brian Croucher's nose looking like it got bored and tried to escape
June 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Watching Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
Great cast, low budget. Brian Croucher's nose looking like it got bored and tried to escape
Great cast, low budget. Brian Croucher's nose looking like it got bored and tried to escape
A little bookish treat just popped through the letterbox
May 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
A little bookish treat just popped through the letterbox