Ramona
@holyramona.bsky.social
Lecturer, storytelling addict, lifelong learner. All views are my own
Harold Pinter said that his stay in #Cornwal during WW2 evacuation turned him into “quite a morose little boy.” I love it here approximately twice a month - when the rain stops 😉
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November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Harold Pinter said that his stay in #Cornwal during WW2 evacuation turned him into “quite a morose little boy.” I love it here approximately twice a month - when the rain stops 😉
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Tell me you’re Polish without telling me you’re Polish: two guys in hospital after exploding a WW2 artillery shell in their flat while pissed 😆🇵🇱
What would be an improbable yet entirely plausible twist in the socio-cultural setting of your story?
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What would be an improbable yet entirely plausible twist in the socio-cultural setting of your story?
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Two men hospitalised in Poland after drunkenly exploding WWII artillery shell in apartment
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October 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Tell me you’re Polish without telling me you’re Polish: two guys in hospital after exploding a WW2 artillery shell in their flat while pissed 😆🇵🇱
What would be an improbable yet entirely plausible twist in the socio-cultural setting of your story?
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What would be an improbable yet entirely plausible twist in the socio-cultural setting of your story?
#booksky
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After two months away, these two marvellous treats greeted me home 🙏
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October 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
After two months away, these two marvellous treats greeted me home 🙏
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#14magazine
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‚Come, the sun beckons in exquisite tones.’
- from ‚Midi’ [‚Noon’ - I know! Love the poem though] by Leconte de Lisle
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- from ‚Midi’ [‚Noon’ - I know! Love the poem though] by Leconte de Lisle
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October 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
‚Come, the sun beckons in exquisite tones.’
- from ‚Midi’ [‚Noon’ - I know! Love the poem though] by Leconte de Lisle
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- from ‚Midi’ [‚Noon’ - I know! Love the poem though] by Leconte de Lisle
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‚You can
die for it–
an idea,
or the world.
[…]
But
this morning,
climbing the familiar hills
in the familiar
fabric of dawn, I thought
of China,
and India
and Europe, and I thought
how the sun
blazes
for everyone […]’
- from Sunrise by Mary Oliver
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die for it–
an idea,
or the world.
[…]
But
this morning,
climbing the familiar hills
in the familiar
fabric of dawn, I thought
of China,
and India
and Europe, and I thought
how the sun
blazes
for everyone […]’
- from Sunrise by Mary Oliver
#booksky
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September 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
‚You can
die for it–
an idea,
or the world.
[…]
But
this morning,
climbing the familiar hills
in the familiar
fabric of dawn, I thought
of China,
and India
and Europe, and I thought
how the sun
blazes
for everyone […]’
- from Sunrise by Mary Oliver
#booksky
#writingcommunity
die for it–
an idea,
or the world.
[…]
But
this morning,
climbing the familiar hills
in the familiar
fabric of dawn, I thought
of China,
and India
and Europe, and I thought
how the sun
blazes
for everyone […]’
- from Sunrise by Mary Oliver
#booksky
#writingcommunity
‚Warm summer sun,
Shine kindly here,
Warm southern wind,
Blow softly here.’
— from ‚Warm Summer Sun’ by Mark Twain
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Shine kindly here,
Warm southern wind,
Blow softly here.’
— from ‚Warm Summer Sun’ by Mark Twain
#booksky
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September 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
‚Warm summer sun,
Shine kindly here,
Warm southern wind,
Blow softly here.’
— from ‚Warm Summer Sun’ by Mark Twain
#booksky
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Shine kindly here,
Warm southern wind,
Blow softly here.’
— from ‚Warm Summer Sun’ by Mark Twain
#booksky
#readingcommunity
„She had a passionate longing for the garden, the darkness, the pure sky, the stars.”
Nighttime sky from the beach in southern France captured on my phone. I thought it’d just turn out black and yet 🤩✨💫
Nighttime sky from the beach in southern France captured on my phone. I thought it’d just turn out black and yet 🤩✨💫
September 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
„She had a passionate longing for the garden, the darkness, the pure sky, the stars.”
Nighttime sky from the beach in southern France captured on my phone. I thought it’d just turn out black and yet 🤩✨💫
Nighttime sky from the beach in southern France captured on my phone. I thought it’d just turn out black and yet 🤩✨💫
September 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
After nearly eight years at Newcastle Uni, I’ve decided it’s time for a change. I’ve had a terrific time and learned so much, but most importantly, I’ve made friends for life and my heart is full of gratitude. Thank you ♥️♥️♥️
Now taking some time to read & write, write & read 🙏
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Now taking some time to read & write, write & read 🙏
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August 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
After nearly eight years at Newcastle Uni, I’ve decided it’s time for a change. I’ve had a terrific time and learned so much, but most importantly, I’ve made friends for life and my heart is full of gratitude. Thank you ♥️♥️♥️
Now taking some time to read & write, write & read 🙏
#writingcommunity
Now taking some time to read & write, write & read 🙏
#writingcommunity
After nearly eight years at Newcastle Uni, I’ve decided it’s time for a change.
‘What’s the plan then?’
The plan:
‘What’s the plan then?’
The plan:
July 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
After nearly eight years at Newcastle Uni, I’ve decided it’s time for a change.
‘What’s the plan then?’
The plan:
‘What’s the plan then?’
The plan:
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It is indeed happening...
Get your calendars out, set your alarms. The #BritishBookAwards Book of the Year shortlists will be revealed on Friday at 9am🤩✒️ #Nibbies
Get your calendars out, set your alarms. The #BritishBookAwards Book of the Year shortlists will be revealed on Friday at 9am🤩✒️ #Nibbies
a man in a suit and tie says oh my god okay it 's happening ..
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says oh my god okay it 's happening ..
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March 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It is indeed happening...
Get your calendars out, set your alarms. The #BritishBookAwards Book of the Year shortlists will be revealed on Friday at 9am🤩✒️ #Nibbies
Get your calendars out, set your alarms. The #BritishBookAwards Book of the Year shortlists will be revealed on Friday at 9am🤩✒️ #Nibbies
February 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
February 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🧵1/4 It’s not often that I hoot with laughter while reading!👇🏼
24 December. The plan is to approach a random house and ask if I can come in for dinner. You see, in #Poland there is a tradition of setting an extra place at the table for the Christmas Eve feast in case a stranger [in need] turns up.⤵️
24 December. The plan is to approach a random house and ask if I can come in for dinner. You see, in #Poland there is a tradition of setting an extra place at the table for the Christmas Eve feast in case a stranger [in need] turns up.⤵️
February 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
🧵1/4 It’s not often that I hoot with laughter while reading!👇🏼
24 December. The plan is to approach a random house and ask if I can come in for dinner. You see, in #Poland there is a tradition of setting an extra place at the table for the Christmas Eve feast in case a stranger [in need] turns up.⤵️
24 December. The plan is to approach a random house and ask if I can come in for dinner. You see, in #Poland there is a tradition of setting an extra place at the table for the Christmas Eve feast in case a stranger [in need] turns up.⤵️
First two days of my private writing retreat (aka my ‚annual leave’) not too shabby 🙏📚🩰🌅 Short & extended synopses ✅✅
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January 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
First two days of my private writing retreat (aka my ‚annual leave’) not too shabby 🙏📚🩰🌅 Short & extended synopses ✅✅
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Oh my lord.
RIP David Lynch. You were a master and our teacher of the darker sides of humanity.
🙏🙏🙏
RIP David Lynch. You were a master and our teacher of the darker sides of humanity.
🙏🙏🙏
January 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Oh my lord.
RIP David Lynch. You were a master and our teacher of the darker sides of humanity.
🙏🙏🙏
RIP David Lynch. You were a master and our teacher of the darker sides of humanity.
🙏🙏🙏
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The @societyofauthors.bsky.social is calling for celebrities, publishers and agents to acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, particularly for children
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Call to acknowledge all writers behind celebrity books - The Society of Authors
The Society of Authors is calling for celebrities, publishers and agents to acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, particularly for children
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December 9, 2024 at 5:11 PM
The @societyofauthors.bsky.social is calling for celebrities, publishers and agents to acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, particularly for children
societyofauthors.org/2024/12/09/c...
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“Me, begging, tears in my eyes: Please just tell me what the book is about. The plot. Please.”
“A book cover, unfazed: A Subversive Masterpiece. A Deep and Touching Story. The New York Times Bestseller. Go Fuck Yourself.”
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“A book cover, unfazed: A Subversive Masterpiece. A Deep and Touching Story. The New York Times Bestseller. Go Fuck Yourself.”
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#amreading
#amwriting
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December 9, 2024 at 7:18 AM
“Me, begging, tears in my eyes: Please just tell me what the book is about. The plot. Please.”
“A book cover, unfazed: A Subversive Masterpiece. A Deep and Touching Story. The New York Times Bestseller. Go Fuck Yourself.”
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#amreading
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“A book cover, unfazed: A Subversive Masterpiece. A Deep and Touching Story. The New York Times Bestseller. Go Fuck Yourself.”
#readingcommunity
#writingcommunity
#amreading
#amwriting
#booksky
I don’t have a secret hunch about how I’m going to die but I hope my demise is as elegant as Chekhov’s:
„He emptied the [champagne] glass slowly and lay down on his left side. A few moments later he stopped breathing.” 🤍
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„He emptied the [champagne] glass slowly and lay down on his left side. A few moments later he stopped breathing.” 🤍
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#writingcommunity
#amreading
#booksky
December 8, 2024 at 6:10 AM
I don’t have a secret hunch about how I’m going to die but I hope my demise is as elegant as Chekhov’s:
„He emptied the [champagne] glass slowly and lay down on his left side. A few moments later he stopped breathing.” 🤍
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#writingcommunity
#amreading
#booksky
„He emptied the [champagne] glass slowly and lay down on his left side. A few moments later he stopped breathing.” 🤍
#readingcommunity
#writingcommunity
#amreading
#booksky
Tech bro on his ambition to ‘disrupt' the #publishing industry by using AI to release 8k books in a year: “I want to help bring books to the masses.” www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
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November 25, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Tech bro on his ambition to ‘disrupt' the #publishing industry by using AI to release 8k books in a year: “I want to help bring books to the masses.” www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...