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Alison
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I write about the Franklin Expedition and other parts of history heavy on the “doomed” and “ill-fated” side of things. I also enjoy petting cats in Victorian cemeteries.

Humanitarian. She/They. #MDANT. #NUJ. #NoTerfs.

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Oh my god, someone brought me mango gummies from Malaysia. Screaming and flailing. And eating mango gummies.
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This email could have been a search note left in a cairn in 1850, telling me who's looking for me and directing me to the nearest stash of booze and snacks.
November 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'm going to ask Satan* for one of these nifty stick-paw-stick remote control-grabbers for christmas.

*not a typo
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Without downloading new pics, describe your gender:
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
There’s nothing like a healthy lunch. And this indeed is nothing like etc etc.
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
So the poor Bear ran under the shop counter and hid! And then people were able to get some ropes on him, and drag him out. If ever a hug was needed on #HugABearDay...
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm bearly scratching the surface of my relevant photos here. Here's a couple from Dundee.
November 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Luckily I am unbearably busy at work and can't paws to add tons of images to this thread. But the OP was ursine I needed to take a break so here are some more:
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Oh boy. Have I got bears for you. #HugABearDay
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Do not call them "cokkies"! Please refer to them as "the Officers and men of Her Majesty's Royal Navy".
November 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Konferensen (2023) is a lot like AMC’s The Terror. The premise (a team-building retreat with awful colleagues/a Polar expedition) is terrible enough in itself without adding Hubris The Bear/a serial killer. But goodness, this was fun.
November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Remiss of me to not post a dog photo. This is Juno, who lives in Winnipeg. She's the goodest girl and I completely fell in love with her.
November 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I had to go into Facebook (I quit in early 2020) to find a specific photo of something and honestly, what the hell is this bullshit:
November 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It's really important that you text me ASAFP if you find HMSs Assistance, Pioneer and Intrepid in any of the sweets being handed out over Hallowe'en.

Edward Belcher abandoned these #FranklinSearch ships in the Arctic in 1854 and they haven't been seen since.
October 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Midweek appreciation post: getting lovely things in the mail from @heykidsshop.bsky.social brings so much joy. Just look at Adam here: everything about him is perfect.
October 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Women do not like the vehicle.
October 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
October 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Another day, another data breach - this time it's LNER. They seem to have only one (1) data protection officer and he's about to have an extremely bad day. I'm thinking of you, John.
October 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Someone once read a book about the Franklin Expedition and tried to eat the book.
October 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I wish the media would stop allowing the fascist thug Stephen Yaxley-Lennon to hide behind a nom de prole.
October 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Finding out 3rd hand that the gazillion people on the steering committee for my current project have made decisions but have not bothered to tell me - the only person doing the actual work - what those decisions are. Happy Monday!
October 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Three days of power? That's nearly as long as a French prime minister.
October 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Unsolicited deck pic.
October 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I, a confirmed Creature of the Night, have just returned from a challenging five days on Spain's Costa Del Sol.
October 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It is my solemn duty to report that a Big Ship is not stuck.
October 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM