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Occasional reviewer for Strange Horizons

Manager in Liverpool Central Library

Lives in Macclesfield
Often in the Peak District
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Three Shires Head, Derbyshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire

#waterfallwednesday
Long exposure photograph of Three Shires Head which is 2 main short falls in the distance under a small stone bridge and a series of smaller cascades in the foreground. The sky is filled with wispy white clouds and a winter tree is on the upper left.
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Alan Moore's The Great When.
Book over of The Great When by Alan Moore which depicts a collapsing fantastical version of Tower Bridge in London.
September 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Last summer at Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire

#waterfallwednesday
Long exposure photograph of several short waterfalls coming over a very green rocky area
September 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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And yet this is fine...
Picture of the end of a road with each of the white dashes graphite-ed to look like St George's cross with the red cross.
September 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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I'll be finishing Religion and the Decline of Magic by Keith Thomas, and probably starting either Katabasis (R. F. Kuang) or The Great When (Alan Moore).
The book cover of Religion and the Decline of Magic by Keith Thomas.
September 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Can we stop using 'sunsetting' in terms of closing a service or practice please? Sunsets are beautiful things to behold.
A sunset of oranges and golds as viewed from Shining Tor in the Peak District with the exposed rocks on the right and the tor sweeping down to the left.
August 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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#internationalcatday
Small black and brown cat sitting on a windowsill posing in the sunshine.
August 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Reading a book for review that is published in August. Interesting AI statement on the copyright page...
July 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Nice to see timely addition of Easter Eggs in #Tesco on 2 January. Easter being right around the corner in April.
January 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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And great work by the Macclesfield Waterstones team for their placement too
October 20, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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#BookChallenge
Day 20
October 7, 2024 at 7:05 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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#Books
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Day 19
October 4, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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Day 18
October 3, 2024 at 8:07 AM
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Just finished the marvellous What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe @xkcd.com
October 3, 2024 at 8:06 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 17
October 2, 2024 at 7:34 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 16
October 1, 2024 at 8:08 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 15
September 30, 2024 at 8:07 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 14
September 27, 2024 at 8:48 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 13
September 26, 2024 at 8:29 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 12
September 25, 2024 at 9:41 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 11
September 24, 2024 at 7:43 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 10
September 23, 2024 at 8:01 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 9
September 20, 2024 at 7:33 AM
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Just finished the rather lovely The Modern Bestiary: A Curated Collection of Wondrous Creatures by Joanna Bagniewska. Defo recommended with anyone with even a passing interest in the natural world.
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September 20, 2024 at 7:28 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 8
September 19, 2024 at 8:33 AM