Julia Bird
@juliamarybird.bsky.social
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Julia Bird
@juliamarybird.bsky.social
· Jan 5
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frankensplaining happening on this tube
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
frankensplaining happening on this tube
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@juliamarybird.bsky.social’s pin cushion ghost story is a series of tellings that haunt each other in the way families handle & hand on memories like heirlooms:
my grandma’s older sister…
cooked for Lord and Lady X and saw
or said she saw or felt a presence in
the kitchen…
#GhostFurnitureCatalogue
my grandma’s older sister…
cooked for Lord and Lady X and saw
or said she saw or felt a presence in
the kitchen…
#GhostFurnitureCatalogue
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
@juliamarybird.bsky.social’s pin cushion ghost story is a series of tellings that haunt each other in the way families handle & hand on memories like heirlooms:
my grandma’s older sister…
cooked for Lord and Lady X and saw
or said she saw or felt a presence in
the kitchen…
#GhostFurnitureCatalogue
my grandma’s older sister…
cooked for Lord and Lady X and saw
or said she saw or felt a presence in
the kitchen…
#GhostFurnitureCatalogue
number of supermarkets i have been to over the last two days before i was successfully able to purchase parsnips: seven
October 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
number of supermarkets i have been to over the last two days before i was successfully able to purchase parsnips: seven
hang in there, ian mcshane
Born 29 Sep 1942, Ian McShane is a UK actor. He is best known for his television performances, particularly as the title role in the BBC series Lovejoy (1986–1994), Al Swearengen in Deadwood (2004–2006) and Mr. Wednesday in American Gods (2017–2021). #IanMcShane
September 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
hang in there, ian mcshane
heathers is on itvx. it has more quotable lines than hamlet
September 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
heathers is on itvx. it has more quotable lines than hamlet
accidental hyalauronic acid to the eyeballs. do not recommend
September 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
accidental hyalauronic acid to the eyeballs. do not recommend
most amazing outfit spotted on the tube just now: gold and black shot fabric sun ray pleated skirt. near the waistband, a handful of the pleat edges were pierced with rivets, and threaded through the holes were stainless steel belly bars. brought me total joy. additional accessory: a grey labubu
September 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
most amazing outfit spotted on the tube just now: gold and black shot fabric sun ray pleated skirt. near the waistband, a handful of the pleat edges were pierced with rivets, and threaded through the holes were stainless steel belly bars. brought me total joy. additional accessory: a grey labubu
i have met claude
San Francisco's Claude, the California Academy of Science’s albino alligator, is celebrating a major milestone: he is officially 30 years old. On Sept. 15, 1995, Claude hatched in a Louisiana swamp, and the world hasn’t been the same since.
✍️ @ohhkasia.bsky.social
🎥 @melissacho.space
✍️ @ohhkasia.bsky.social
🎥 @melissacho.space
September 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
i have met claude
wood pigeon sing-off going on outside my window. the first one is doing the normal pattern - 'i've BROken my toe, i've BROken my toe' but the second one is improvising and adding extra notes. firstly it was 'i've HIDDen the remote' for 10 minutes, now it's 'i FANcy a potato scone' ...
July 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
wood pigeon sing-off going on outside my window. the first one is doing the normal pattern - 'i've BROken my toe, i've BROken my toe' but the second one is improvising and adding extra notes. firstly it was 'i've HIDDen the remote' for 10 minutes, now it's 'i FANcy a potato scone' ...
number of monks i saw on my walk home tonight: two. separately
July 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
number of monks i saw on my walk home tonight: two. separately
as a connoisseuse of telly murder, i heartily recommend 'bookish'
July 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
as a connoisseuse of telly murder, i heartily recommend 'bookish'
i bless the rains down in battersea
July 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
i bless the rains down in battersea
walking down a street in streatham and can hear someone doing theie violin practice ('climb ev'ry mountain'). am almost but not quite in a carol ann duffy poem
July 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
walking down a street in streatham and can hear someone doing theie violin practice ('climb ev'ry mountain'). am almost but not quite in a carol ann duffy poem
just looked for the sausage emoji to illustrate a particularly witty message i was sending. there is no sausage emoji. what i was thinking of was the grange hill titles
June 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
just looked for the sausage emoji to illustrate a particularly witty message i was sending. there is no sausage emoji. what i was thinking of was the grange hill titles
this was a fun chat ...
“Every day, you see an elephant!” Urban myths and blink-and-you-miss-them creatures spark the imagination of #poet Julia Bird @juliamarybird.bsky.social. Discover why she writes best in bed and how minutiae becomes magic.
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#tarot #podcast #TarotTuesday
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#tarot #podcast #TarotTuesday
A Fuffle of Hope: Drawing the Cards with Julia Bird
Tarot Interviews · Episode
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June 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
this was a fun chat ...
if you wish to never know peace, buy a pomeranian. or, like me, live next door to one
May 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
if you wish to never know peace, buy a pomeranian. or, like me, live next door to one
neither my local budgens nor i are immune to the hype. £1.29 for this. tasty, but you can get a whole giant mint aero for £1.50
April 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
neither my local budgens nor i are immune to the hype. £1.29 for this. tasty, but you can get a whole giant mint aero for £1.50
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“Julia's Song” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark #nowplaying #6music
April 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
“Julia's Song” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark #nowplaying #6music
i would like to read an account of that lady space trip written by evelyn waugh
April 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
i would like to read an account of that lady space trip written by evelyn waugh
sneaking admiration for the fella who stole 325 creme eggs. nearly three months' supply!
March 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
sneaking admiration for the fella who stole 325 creme eggs. nearly three months' supply!
toss up between the barbican and somerset house as to who has the best large london exhibition curators. just been to the soil show at the latter - awesome worms
March 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
toss up between the barbican and somerset house as to who has the best large london exhibition curators. just been to the soil show at the latter - awesome worms
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You asked for an extension. Your editor agreed. 😆 We are running the crowdfund for another two weeks to try and maximise donations. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/aftershock... #poetry
Help fund The Aftershock Review Poetry Magazine
Raising money for the publication of The Aftershock Review and pamphlet series, promoting exceptional poetry around the aftershocks of life.
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March 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
You asked for an extension. Your editor agreed. 😆 We are running the crowdfund for another two weeks to try and maximise donations. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/aftershock... #poetry
you are top of the reservations list. that's 4% of our stock accounted for already!
These will be great, but you can't have one 'til I've got my set. 😀
if you're a lover of the small press venture, here's one more to look for - 'blown rose' is my friend mike sims' and my publishing and project collective. these beauties are by clare pollard, will harris, will ashon, the late chris meade and ollie o'neill. more info soon and at blownrose.uk
March 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
you are top of the reservations list. that's 4% of our stock accounted for already!