Liza
@lizamezzo.bsky.social
Mezzo-about-town. Singer, actor, Shakespearean text coach, will translate your opera libretti and song texts. She/they.
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I just bought a very emotional scarf
The scarf story: one of my last outings with my singing teacher before he went into hospital, he insisted on taking me out to afternoon tea. And I insisted on getting him a gift... 🧵
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Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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I've forgotten who said it first, but one of the grossest points of our currently landscape is the expectation that we should received clearly disorted and self-serving statements and actions from those in power in good faith and go along with their absurdities
"All I did was embolden a series of anti-queer, right-wing and anti-trans hate groups, and now there are more anti-queer hate crimes! I am appalled"
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metro.co.uk/2025/11/26/k...
Keir Starmer's fury after niece and wife 'beaten by blokes for holding hands'
'I thought the days of beating up people because they were gay were well behind us.'
metro.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I've forgotten who said it first, but one of the grossest points of our currently landscape is the expectation that we should received clearly disorted and self-serving statements and actions from those in power in good faith and go along with their absurdities
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UK ebook fans: my novella “The Warrior Within” is on sale at Amazon again. That’s just £1 for 34,000 carefully chosen words, including “starship”, “murder” and “swamps”. Also contains many instances of “and” and “the”.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
The Warrior Within eBook : McIntyre, Angus: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Warrior Within eBook : McIntyre, Angus: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
UK ebook fans: my novella “The Warrior Within” is on sale at Amazon again. That’s just £1 for 34,000 carefully chosen words, including “starship”, “murder” and “swamps”. Also contains many instances of “and” and “the”.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
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"Beneath us, at an immense distance, was the sun, black but shining; round it were fiery tracks on which revolv'd vast spiders, crawling after their prey, which flew, or rather swum, in the infinite deep."
Happy birthday William Blake, poet, visionary...science fiction writer.
Happy birthday William Blake, poet, visionary...science fiction writer.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
"Beneath us, at an immense distance, was the sun, black but shining; round it were fiery tracks on which revolv'd vast spiders, crawling after their prey, which flew, or rather swum, in the infinite deep."
Happy birthday William Blake, poet, visionary...science fiction writer.
Happy birthday William Blake, poet, visionary...science fiction writer.
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truth coming out of her cup noodles to shame mankind
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
truth coming out of her cup noodles to shame mankind
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Stared into the abyss for a while, wondering.
Threw a Christmas mince pie into it.
Silence. Then munching noises from some distant dimension.
"Thank you".
The abyss closed.
Threw a Christmas mince pie into it.
Silence. Then munching noises from some distant dimension.
"Thank you".
The abyss closed.
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Stared into the abyss for a while, wondering.
Threw a Christmas mince pie into it.
Silence. Then munching noises from some distant dimension.
"Thank you".
The abyss closed.
Threw a Christmas mince pie into it.
Silence. Then munching noises from some distant dimension.
"Thank you".
The abyss closed.
Early flight tomorrow. Skipped Thanksgiving this year, but made myself quinoa with bits of last year’s long-frozen leftover turkey. Still surprisingly tasty. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
November 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Early flight tomorrow. Skipped Thanksgiving this year, but made myself quinoa with bits of last year’s long-frozen leftover turkey. Still surprisingly tasty. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
God I loved this book. The treasure was a bonus; I just loved the art.
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
God I loved this book. The treasure was a bonus; I just loved the art.
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oh dang we have another chicago snowy owl sighting
Have never seen an owl before tonight. La Villita Park. (I am pretty sure it's an owl.)
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
oh dang we have another chicago snowy owl sighting
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The medieval well-house of Haughmond Abbey with a sturdy, if battered, medieval-style door.
Happy #ADoorAbleThursday to all who celebrate.
Happy #ADoorAbleThursday to all who celebrate.
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The medieval well-house of Haughmond Abbey with a sturdy, if battered, medieval-style door.
Happy #ADoorAbleThursday to all who celebrate.
Happy #ADoorAbleThursday to all who celebrate.
- hear a particularly catchy Caccini song sung by Nardus Williams @wigmore-hall.org.uk
- do a search for lyrics
- lyrics turn out to be approximately 8 stanzas of “I saw some tits :D”
- do a search for lyrics
- lyrics turn out to be approximately 8 stanzas of “I saw some tits :D”
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
- hear a particularly catchy Caccini song sung by Nardus Williams @wigmore-hall.org.uk
- do a search for lyrics
- lyrics turn out to be approximately 8 stanzas of “I saw some tits :D”
- do a search for lyrics
- lyrics turn out to be approximately 8 stanzas of “I saw some tits :D”
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okay huge mixing bowl of stuffing is in the fridge to percolate until tomorrow. verdict on round 1 of experiments = A+. the cornbread is magic. I am a genius for adding pepper to the batter. majorly improved spice distribution
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
okay huge mixing bowl of stuffing is in the fridge to percolate until tomorrow. verdict on round 1 of experiments = A+. the cornbread is magic. I am a genius for adding pepper to the batter. majorly improved spice distribution
Give me back my spouses Isabela and Fenris
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Give me back my spouses Isabela and Fenris
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new from me on how an uptick in series endings and cancellations is bad news for queer and trans representation on TV
Nearly half of all queer characters on TV will disappear next year | Xtra Magazine
An uptick in series endings and cancellations is bad news for queer and trans representation on the small screen
xtramagazine.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
new from me on how an uptick in series endings and cancellations is bad news for queer and trans representation on TV
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I have developed zero recipes for NYTimes Cooking, and more than 100 for ATK, this is correct
My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I have developed zero recipes for NYTimes Cooking, and more than 100 for ATK, this is correct
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Free to read today (and every day), the last three pages of the first chapter of my new webcomic SETTLERS OF THE STORM WORLDS! Check it out at my newly revamped Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/settle...
SETTLERS pages 37-39, end of chapter | Carla Speed McNeil
Get more from Carla Speed McNeil on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Free to read today (and every day), the last three pages of the first chapter of my new webcomic SETTLERS OF THE STORM WORLDS! Check it out at my newly revamped Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/settle...
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The Museum of Natural History is seeking contemporary art work for our upcoming exhibition, with a total budget of £7000. Please note that that this must include all costs including artist time, shipping, fees, production, and travel (if necessary).
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Museum of Natural History is seeking contemporary art work for our upcoming exhibition, with a total budget of £7000. Please note that that this must include all costs including artist time, shipping, fees, production, and travel (if necessary).
I really liked this exhibition. It’s just one room, but full of wonders.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I really liked this exhibition. It’s just one room, but full of wonders.
@merriam-webster.com only you can save us now
Is “dour” pronounced like “sour” or like “pure”?
Recently I’ve been hearing audiobook narrators saying it both ways and it making me feel… um…
Recently I’ve been hearing audiobook narrators saying it both ways and it making me feel… um…
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
@merriam-webster.com only you can save us now
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This week I am writing about obeying illegal military orders.
Happy to hear any informed views and of any interesting/useful information, on or off record.
DMs open.
Happy to hear any informed views and of any interesting/useful information, on or off record.
DMs open.
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This week I am writing about obeying illegal military orders.
Happy to hear any informed views and of any interesting/useful information, on or off record.
DMs open.
Happy to hear any informed views and of any interesting/useful information, on or off record.
DMs open.
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I have always been terrified and mesmerised by Udo Kier. 🧛♀️
Once, in a gay bar in Palm Springs, I turned around and he was just standing there, holding a drink. I checked in the bar mirror to see if he had a reflection. He saw me checking and smiled. It was perfect.
Once, in a gay bar in Palm Springs, I turned around and he was just standing there, holding a drink. I checked in the bar mirror to see if he had a reflection. He saw me checking and smiled. It was perfect.
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I have always been terrified and mesmerised by Udo Kier. 🧛♀️
Once, in a gay bar in Palm Springs, I turned around and he was just standing there, holding a drink. I checked in the bar mirror to see if he had a reflection. He saw me checking and smiled. It was perfect.
Once, in a gay bar in Palm Springs, I turned around and he was just standing there, holding a drink. I checked in the bar mirror to see if he had a reflection. He saw me checking and smiled. It was perfect.
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trans men: it is never too late to change your name to ronly honly bing
![R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 – April 28, 1986)[1] was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid62wy3dekb2kzbisjfdlimlb35j4rlgew5iof7vi32byfszmg26a@jpeg)
![Bing's father was named Rupert Henry, but Bing's mother thought that "Rupert Henry" was too British for Texas. Thus she compromised by abbreviating it to R. H.[5] Consequently, R. H. does not stand for a first or middle name.
When Bing was applying for a visa, he was requested not to use initials. He explained that his name was really "R-only H-only Bing", and ended up receiving a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigmfj53q4uy33spga2bxdkllqm3ag5sffovg5g7ddmu3vqzkb6k24@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
trans men: it is never too late to change your name to ronly honly bing
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for certain values of each, 'diamonds are a girl's best friend' and 'carbon dating' can mean the same thing
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
for certain values of each, 'diamonds are a girl's best friend' and 'carbon dating' can mean the same thing
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Comics artists who work with writers, I am doing a class for young comics writers and I would like to include some ANONYMOUS quotes from artists about things they hate getting in scripts. More "17-panel pages and cross dialogue" than "horses and bicycles". My DMS are open. SECRECY ASSURED.
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Comics artists who work with writers, I am doing a class for young comics writers and I would like to include some ANONYMOUS quotes from artists about things they hate getting in scripts. More "17-panel pages and cross dialogue" than "horses and bicycles". My DMS are open. SECRECY ASSURED.
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RIP Udo Kier, a true original
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his one and only social media post:
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his one and only social media post:
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
RIP Udo Kier, a true original
📽️
his one and only social media post:
📽️
his one and only social media post: