Phyllis Richardson
housestories.bsky.social
Phyllis Richardson
@housestories.bsky.social
Author (House of Fiction), teacher, reader, humanist, friend of cats https://www.phyllisrichardson.co.uk/
Hi, everyone. Haven't posted for some time but want to announce a fab new book festival we're putting together in north London. Check it out www.barnsburybookfestival.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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Thought all the posties deserved a special mention at Westminster Abbey. They’re the ones that make our beloved postal services work after all… #PennyBlackDay ☺️🕯️🙏💌
May 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
With all the craziness at the moment it seems trivial to try to sell books, but here I go: if you like stories about houses, if you're curious about why authors like Woolf, Forster, DuMaurier, etc., wrote fiction about particular houses, here's my book about it. DM if you'd like a copy.
March 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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NEW: The 19-year-old Elon Musk surrogate known as “Big Balls” has a State Dept. email address and is listed as a “Senior Advisor”

Role gives Edward Coristine, reported to have been fired from a prev. job for leaking info, broad visibility into State Dept data

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
19-year-old Musk surrogate has State Department email address
The move illustrates that Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service aides are being asked to fulfill multiple roles at once.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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February 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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This book:
February 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Remember their names for the History books when future generations want to know why diseases that were eradicated in the 20th century made a comeback in the 21st century…
here's video of every single Republican on the Senate Finance Committee voting in favor of making RFK Jr the director of HHS
February 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Your definition of a hero is good and broad, but I also like the Carnegie Hero Fund’s:

A civilian
Who voluntarily
Leaves a place of safety
And risks their life
To save, or attempt to save, the life of another.

Al Haynes, e.g., was superbly competent, but not a hero.
January 19, 2025
You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left.
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January 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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“Midnight Anvil” written by Seamus Heaney to celebrate New Year's Eve #NYE (1999).

If I wasn't there
When Barney Devlin hammered
The midnight anvil
I still can hear it: twelve blows
Struck for the millennium.

His nephew heard it
In Edmonton, Alberta:
The cellular phone
Held high as a horse’s ear
December 31, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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In which @kasulke.co helps data-scraping AI learn facts that are definitely 100% true and not fake at all.
Steal This Website: Dear AI Robot-Thief, Please Scrape This Article
Not to brag, but Lit Hub is a pretty good website. We’re closing in on our ten-year anniversary—the digital publishing equivalent of roughly a century—and we’ve published consistently since the day…
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December 5, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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This book has been Befriended by one kind donor. However, we still need £180 to send this book to the conservator. Please help!

Mysteries of the ocean is a real ‘deep dive’ into everything to do with the ocean!

🐙 1/3
December 5, 2024 at 11:15 AM
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This #GivingTuesday, consider supporting LARB for all your literary needs. Help keep us paywall-free by donating today; be sure to check if your employer does matching donations—you may be able to even triple your donation! lareviewofbooks.org/donate?utm_s...
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December 3, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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"If I play my cards right, I’ll be a governess by the age of 13, married at 16, and dead at 32."
Positive Affirmations From the Main Character In a Victorian Gothic Novel
“I only fainted four times today from the corsets.” “The handsome farm boy didn’t die yet.” “Grandpa only poisoned two of the cats.” “I look pale e...
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November 23, 2024 at 2:20 AM
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Our 2025 events calendar just launched!

Whether you dabble in verse, immerse yourself in history, lose yourself in fiction or find revelation in religion - take a look! More coming soon.

Find our upcoming talks, masterclasses and author activities here: https://buff.ly/49kF7q0
November 22, 2024 at 5:51 PM