elri
@eyebright-iris.bsky.social
MA Lit & Culture graduate from Uni of Brum | they/any | LARPer/poet/feral idiot | human iteration of the black puffle
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elri
@eyebright-iris.bsky.social
· Nov 15
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a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
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November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
arbiter nicovar of the great library of ankarien, archmage of day, ninth throne of the catazarri empire, called ‘the mad’
kit from an #empirelrp player event i attended last night, where the dawnish invert their nobility status and non-dawnish are encouraged to adopt their own guises…
kit from an #empirelrp player event i attended last night, where the dawnish invert their nobility status and non-dawnish are encouraged to adopt their own guises…
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
arbiter nicovar of the great library of ankarien, archmage of day, ninth throne of the catazarri empire, called ‘the mad’
kit from an #empirelrp player event i attended last night, where the dawnish invert their nobility status and non-dawnish are encouraged to adopt their own guises…
kit from an #empirelrp player event i attended last night, where the dawnish invert their nobility status and non-dawnish are encouraged to adopt their own guises…
after finishing tideborn i look at the world and go “how many people seeking either to die for The Revolution, or a bloody coup that will Punish The Bad People So Good Prevails, are really seeking escape or absolution from their own complicity in the systems of the past & present?”
god, this duology
god, this duology
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
after finishing tideborn i look at the world and go “how many people seeking either to die for The Revolution, or a bloody coup that will Punish The Bad People So Good Prevails, are really seeking escape or absolution from their own complicity in the systems of the past & present?”
god, this duology
god, this duology
20 minutes later and i just stabbed myself in the tit in case you’re wondering how it’s going
tell you what, beadwork becomes even more therapeutic when you’re not stabbing yourself constantly
November 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
20 minutes later and i just stabbed myself in the tit in case you’re wondering how it’s going
tell you what, beadwork becomes even more therapeutic when you’re not stabbing yourself constantly
November 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
tell you what, beadwork becomes even more therapeutic when you’re not stabbing yourself constantly
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"Save what can be saved. Let go of what cannot. Love, love, love, love, *love*.
Live. The future is the only apology you can offer the past, and the only forgiveness you can grant the present."
An astounding review. Thank you for letting me know I'm not just shouting into the void.
Live. The future is the only apology you can offer the past, and the only forgiveness you can grant the present."
An astounding review. Thank you for letting me know I'm not just shouting into the void.
15: Tideborn by @elizachanwrites.bsky.social. Another year, another tsunami of emotion and profound transformative writing from Eliza Chan’s Drowned World duology. To help me I’ve put my summary for my friends’ Discord server here too, but GOD. You are capable of learning. You are capable of change.
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"Save what can be saved. Let go of what cannot. Love, love, love, love, *love*.
Live. The future is the only apology you can offer the past, and the only forgiveness you can grant the present."
An astounding review. Thank you for letting me know I'm not just shouting into the void.
Live. The future is the only apology you can offer the past, and the only forgiveness you can grant the present."
An astounding review. Thank you for letting me know I'm not just shouting into the void.
i could talk about these books forEVER
the way the two titans we’ve seen are a whale shark and a manta ray, two inoffensive giants?
nami’s love interest change from a manipulative liar to someone who never flinches from Objective Truth?
mira’s developing political relationships & skills?
CORDELIA???
the way the two titans we’ve seen are a whale shark and a manta ray, two inoffensive giants?
nami’s love interest change from a manipulative liar to someone who never flinches from Objective Truth?
mira’s developing political relationships & skills?
CORDELIA???
15: Tideborn by @elizachanwrites.bsky.social. Another year, another tsunami of emotion and profound transformative writing from Eliza Chan’s Drowned World duology. To help me I’ve put my summary for my friends’ Discord server here too, but GOD. You are capable of learning. You are capable of change.
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
i could talk about these books forEVER
the way the two titans we’ve seen are a whale shark and a manta ray, two inoffensive giants?
nami’s love interest change from a manipulative liar to someone who never flinches from Objective Truth?
mira’s developing political relationships & skills?
CORDELIA???
the way the two titans we’ve seen are a whale shark and a manta ray, two inoffensive giants?
nami’s love interest change from a manipulative liar to someone who never flinches from Objective Truth?
mira’s developing political relationships & skills?
CORDELIA???
gang i am having a ROUGH fucking time
i have read three books in close succession (two back to back, the third with one book between) that touch on a very specific trigger of mine
all three are using this thing in different and interesting ways that enhance the story
however. oof ouch my heart rate
i have read three books in close succession (two back to back, the third with one book between) that touch on a very specific trigger of mine
all three are using this thing in different and interesting ways that enhance the story
however. oof ouch my heart rate
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
gang i am having a ROUGH fucking time
i have read three books in close succession (two back to back, the third with one book between) that touch on a very specific trigger of mine
all three are using this thing in different and interesting ways that enhance the story
however. oof ouch my heart rate
i have read three books in close succession (two back to back, the third with one book between) that touch on a very specific trigger of mine
all three are using this thing in different and interesting ways that enhance the story
however. oof ouch my heart rate
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Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
April 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
today is an angry and complicated day of feelings
i had to email a lovely guy from gaza today, saying the uni can’t take him for admission. no education-as-rescue. i don’t even know if he’s still alive.
meanwhile, thugs from the country murdering his entire culture descended on my city tonight.
i had to email a lovely guy from gaza today, saying the uni can’t take him for admission. no education-as-rescue. i don’t even know if he’s still alive.
meanwhile, thugs from the country murdering his entire culture descended on my city tonight.
November 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
today is an angry and complicated day of feelings
i had to email a lovely guy from gaza today, saying the uni can’t take him for admission. no education-as-rescue. i don’t even know if he’s still alive.
meanwhile, thugs from the country murdering his entire culture descended on my city tonight.
i had to email a lovely guy from gaza today, saying the uni can’t take him for admission. no education-as-rescue. i don’t even know if he’s still alive.
meanwhile, thugs from the country murdering his entire culture descended on my city tonight.
can’t stop thinking about hopecore new york now
street party closing out blasting dog days are over
mamdani in a club - still in his suit - up with the DJ playing empire state of mind while the crowd raises the roof
idk man maybe i believe in it. godspeed NYC. here’s to more of this, everywhere
street party closing out blasting dog days are over
mamdani in a club - still in his suit - up with the DJ playing empire state of mind while the crowd raises the roof
idk man maybe i believe in it. godspeed NYC. here’s to more of this, everywhere
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
can’t stop thinking about hopecore new york now
street party closing out blasting dog days are over
mamdani in a club - still in his suit - up with the DJ playing empire state of mind while the crowd raises the roof
idk man maybe i believe in it. godspeed NYC. here’s to more of this, everywhere
street party closing out blasting dog days are over
mamdani in a club - still in his suit - up with the DJ playing empire state of mind while the crowd raises the roof
idk man maybe i believe in it. godspeed NYC. here’s to more of this, everywhere
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“You’ve been repeating several times that Russia should pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Do you believe that Israel should pay for the reconstruction of Gaza since they have destroyed almost all its civilian infrastructure?”
A Journalist Asked Why Israel Isn’t Paying to Rebuild Gaza. It Cost Him His Job.
Italy’s Nova news agency confirmed it let reporter Gabriele Nunziati go for asking a European official about Israel at a press conference.
theintercept.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
“You’ve been repeating several times that Russia should pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Do you believe that Israel should pay for the reconstruction of Gaza since they have destroyed almost all its civilian infrastructure?”
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Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
apologies to everyone on my street who heard me yell “oh you fucking CUNT” at the top of my lungs (someone drove through a puddle without even slightly slowing down and splashed me in the FACE)
November 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
apologies to everyone on my street who heard me yell “oh you fucking CUNT” at the top of my lungs (someone drove through a puddle without even slightly slowing down and splashed me in the FACE)
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MASSIVE win today (colleagues were talking about what books they’re reading and when i said what i’m on the biggest reader on the team said “you always seem to be reading such interesting books elri”
GOOD GRADE IN BOOKS
GOOD GRADE IN BOOKS
October 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
MASSIVE win today (colleagues were talking about what books they’re reading and when i said what i’m on the biggest reader on the team said “you always seem to be reading such interesting books elri”
GOOD GRADE IN BOOKS
GOOD GRADE IN BOOKS
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A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
my favourite/least favourite time of year today
sat down as many new recruits to the uni larp society as possible and give them a crash course on bleed & emotional regulation to try and make them safer larpers
i never know if it works or if it’s enough, but i stay adamant on introducing it early on
sat down as many new recruits to the uni larp society as possible and give them a crash course on bleed & emotional regulation to try and make them safer larpers
i never know if it works or if it’s enough, but i stay adamant on introducing it early on
October 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
my favourite/least favourite time of year today
sat down as many new recruits to the uni larp society as possible and give them a crash course on bleed & emotional regulation to try and make them safer larpers
i never know if it works or if it’s enough, but i stay adamant on introducing it early on
sat down as many new recruits to the uni larp society as possible and give them a crash course on bleed & emotional regulation to try and make them safer larpers
i never know if it works or if it’s enough, but i stay adamant on introducing it early on
AND BOOK TWO HERE WE GOOOOOOOOO
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
AND BOOK TWO HERE WE GOOOOOOOOO
before critique badly written/dodgy erotica books that are all the rage atm (hello “romantasy” boom), i always go and watch @foldablehuman.bsky.social’s 50 shades videos (especially the first one)
you are not immune to your actually insightful takes being rooted in, or sliding into, misogyny
you are not immune to your actually insightful takes being rooted in, or sliding into, misogyny
October 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
before critique badly written/dodgy erotica books that are all the rage atm (hello “romantasy” boom), i always go and watch @foldablehuman.bsky.social’s 50 shades videos (especially the first one)
you are not immune to your actually insightful takes being rooted in, or sliding into, misogyny
you are not immune to your actually insightful takes being rooted in, or sliding into, misogyny
birmingham’s leftist agenda is alive and well
October 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
birmingham’s leftist agenda is alive and well
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“the president is less popular than the Vietnam war” should be a simply irresistible headline
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
“the president is less popular than the Vietnam war” should be a simply irresistible headline
dan and phil (yes that dan and phil) dropping the reveal that they’ve been in a relationship since they met in 2009 (FOR SIXTEEN YEARS??) on my FUCKING BIRTHDAY sure is one of the events of all time
October 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
dan and phil (yes that dan and phil) dropping the reveal that they’ve been in a relationship since they met in 2009 (FOR SIXTEEN YEARS??) on my FUCKING BIRTHDAY sure is one of the events of all time
thursday was such an encapsulation of my brainspace
shaking uncontrollably.
on the verge of tears.
brain fog.
sent home from work.
planning to quit larp, my main & most beloved hobby & home.
going back to my parents for the weekend to hide.
“ooh can’t forget to pack mama’s cream cheese for her.”
shaking uncontrollably.
on the verge of tears.
brain fog.
sent home from work.
planning to quit larp, my main & most beloved hobby & home.
going back to my parents for the weekend to hide.
“ooh can’t forget to pack mama’s cream cheese for her.”
October 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
thursday was such an encapsulation of my brainspace
shaking uncontrollably.
on the verge of tears.
brain fog.
sent home from work.
planning to quit larp, my main & most beloved hobby & home.
going back to my parents for the weekend to hide.
“ooh can’t forget to pack mama’s cream cheese for her.”
shaking uncontrollably.
on the verge of tears.
brain fog.
sent home from work.
planning to quit larp, my main & most beloved hobby & home.
going back to my parents for the weekend to hide.
“ooh can’t forget to pack mama’s cream cheese for her.”