Dr Fiona Tolan
@fionatolan.bsky.social
Reader in Contemporary Women’s Writing, LJMU, UK. Contemporary British fiction, feminist theory, politics of cleaning. Posting in a personal capacity.
This is the route I swam this morning (though under rainier skies) - a beautiful spot
October 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is the route I swam this morning (though under rainier skies) - a beautiful spot
You shall not pass!
October 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
You shall not pass!
Always funny driving along the A303 and getting a great view of Stonehenge and the tourists
August 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Always funny driving along the A303 and getting a great view of Stonehenge and the tourists
Back home but thinking about 7pm at the beach when the sun goes down (sound up for waves) ⛱️
August 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Back home but thinking about 7pm at the beach when the sun goes down (sound up for waves) ⛱️
My current view over the trulli in Alberobello 🇮🇹
August 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My current view over the trulli in Alberobello 🇮🇹
Waiting on the library to open & trying to figure out which wing will be shadiest over the course of the day 🥵
July 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Waiting on the library to open & trying to figure out which wing will be shadiest over the course of the day 🥵
My cat outraged at the cheeky fox in our garden in broad daylight 🐈⬛ 🦊
July 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
My cat outraged at the cheeky fox in our garden in broad daylight 🐈⬛ 🦊
Excuse me, is that breakfast pancakes I can smell?
July 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Excuse me, is that breakfast pancakes I can smell?
So geekily excited to finally have my hands on the first issue of Good Housekeeping from 1922
June 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
So geekily excited to finally have my hands on the first issue of Good Housekeeping from 1922
Someone joined me for tea this morning
May 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Someone joined me for tea this morning
Loved reading Celia Dale’s creepy 1966 domestic gothic. Love the red Daunt Books cover too - though the Penguin skeleton hand one is magnificent
May 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Loved reading Celia Dale’s creepy 1966 domestic gothic. Love the red Daunt Books cover too - though the Penguin skeleton hand one is magnificent
Gladstone’s Library was looking gorgeous in the sun today. Lovely spot to take MA students to discuss dissertation plans ☀️ @gladlib.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Gladstone’s Library was looking gorgeous in the sun today. Lovely spot to take MA students to discuss dissertation plans ☀️ @gladlib.bsky.social
I choose the records around here 🎵
April 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I choose the records around here 🎵
Found this robin on the path. No visible injury but allowed me to pick it up so obviously not in full health. Put him up on a high thin ledge away from cats and was gone when I returned, so has hopefully recovered strength & flown away
April 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Found this robin on the path. No visible injury but allowed me to pick it up so obviously not in full health. Put him up on a high thin ledge away from cats and was gone when I returned, so has hopefully recovered strength & flown away
When you look up & realise you’re being watched
April 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
When you look up & realise you’re being watched
My 9-yr-old’s pal is in Columbia & keeps sending her snaps of tarantulas to my phone 😭
April 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My 9-yr-old’s pal is in Columbia & keeps sending her snaps of tarantulas to my phone 😭
March 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Must be keen when you arrive before the library opens its doors 📚
March 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Must be keen when you arrive before the library opens its doors 📚
9yr old has been working on her #worldbookday costume for ages and has finally finished - she’s going as a book! 📚
March 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
9yr old has been working on her #worldbookday costume for ages and has finally finished - she’s going as a book! 📚
I’m not really a fan of autobiographies, but this wonderful book joins a short list of ones I’ve loved (inc. Kay, Red Dust Road, and Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal)
February 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I’m not really a fan of autobiographies, but this wonderful book joins a short list of ones I’ve loved (inc. Kay, Red Dust Road, and Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal)
Yesterday’s papers all wearing the same wrapper
February 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Yesterday’s papers all wearing the same wrapper
I think my 9 yr old is great at making up lil characters. She calls this one Professor Susie.
February 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I think my 9 yr old is great at making up lil characters. She calls this one Professor Susie.
I received the most beautiful bouquet of flowers 🌺
February 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I received the most beautiful bouquet of flowers 🌺
Wasabi-flavoured Japanese Kitkat was everything you’d wish it to be 👌🏻
January 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Wasabi-flavoured Japanese Kitkat was everything you’d wish it to be 👌🏻