M.H.Johnsen
@mhjohnsen.bsky.social
Writer of horror/SFF. Reader of everything. Scientist. Owned by two cats. She/her.
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I often find myself with a Pratchett novel around New Years. Maybe to soothe myself after a long year and fortify myself for the next. This year, Going Postal. Very apt.
December 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I often find myself with a Pratchett novel around New Years. Maybe to soothe myself after a long year and fortify myself for the next. This year, Going Postal. Very apt.
God Jul to all those who celebrate today!
December 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
God Jul to all those who celebrate today!
So tonight I am on the sofa, considering reading but instead binging Only Murders In The Building and drinking wine because the cat is asleep in my lap and moving to get a book would be a crime.
Every day is #caturday
Every day is #caturday
December 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
So tonight I am on the sofa, considering reading but instead binging Only Murders In The Building and drinking wine because the cat is asleep in my lap and moving to get a book would be a crime.
Every day is #caturday
Every day is #caturday
Atmospheric sky tonight. Even a faint red ring around the moon. Also, still a bit baffled at how quickly the afternoons get dark now - this was taken at 5pm.
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Atmospheric sky tonight. Even a faint red ring around the moon. Also, still a bit baffled at how quickly the afternoons get dark now - this was taken at 5pm.
Ok, so it's cold out. In north Norway for a few days, and thanking my lucky stars I remembered to bring the woollens.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Ok, so it's cold out. In north Norway for a few days, and thanking my lucky stars I remembered to bring the woollens.
October always feel like the most autumn-y of the autumn months. So here are some end-of-October pumpkins.
October 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
October always feel like the most autumn-y of the autumn months. So here are some end-of-October pumpkins.
Reading Night at the Circus by Angela Carter for a book club. The prose is lush! How have I not read her before?
#booksky #amreading
#booksky #amreading
October 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reading Night at the Circus by Angela Carter for a book club. The prose is lush! How have I not read her before?
#booksky #amreading
#booksky #amreading
Earlier, at IKEA, I discovered that Sweden has annexed the north of Norway. Huh.
October 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Earlier, at IKEA, I discovered that Sweden has annexed the north of Norway. Huh.
The baleful look of a cat who had to go to the vet today (she is fine) and only has forgiven the ignominy because she does want that warm lap and all the cuddles.
Also, every day is #caturday
Also, every day is #caturday
October 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The baleful look of a cat who had to go to the vet today (she is fine) and only has forgiven the ignominy because she does want that warm lap and all the cuddles.
Also, every day is #caturday
Also, every day is #caturday
Been to London, done the adult stuff: seen a play (My Neighbour Totoro) and done shopping (Hamleys). That's the correct way of adulting, right?
October 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Been to London, done the adult stuff: seen a play (My Neighbour Totoro) and done shopping (Hamleys). That's the correct way of adulting, right?
Got caught by a deluge in town, so have escaped home to a pile of blankets and the graphic novel version of Long Live the Pumpkin Queen. Yes, Halloween starts early here, as does Christmas (traditional advent calendars are already bought). I have no regrets.
September 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Got caught by a deluge in town, so have escaped home to a pile of blankets and the graphic novel version of Long Live the Pumpkin Queen. Yes, Halloween starts early here, as does Christmas (traditional advent calendars are already bought). I have no regrets.
Couldn't get a particularly good picture, but the wizard's staff is coming along with a touch of metallic nailvarnish.
September 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Couldn't get a particularly good picture, but the wizard's staff is coming along with a touch of metallic nailvarnish.
Being owned by the cat. Good times.
September 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Being owned by the cat. Good times.
The boy wants to be a wizard for Halloween, and as the autumn is officially here, we have begun making the costume. Behold, a broom handle, bouncy ball, glue, twigs and paint.
#halloween #wizard
#halloween #wizard
September 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The boy wants to be a wizard for Halloween, and as the autumn is officially here, we have begun making the costume. Behold, a broom handle, bouncy ball, glue, twigs and paint.
#halloween #wizard
#halloween #wizard
The nicest thing about the library is that I end up reading books that I never would have noticed otherwise. The latest in the list of 'why not try this one' is Ashley Winstead's 'Midnight is the Darkest Hour'. I am still not sure where the book will go, but am intrigued.
#booksky
#booksky
August 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The nicest thing about the library is that I end up reading books that I never would have noticed otherwise. The latest in the list of 'why not try this one' is Ashley Winstead's 'Midnight is the Darkest Hour'. I am still not sure where the book will go, but am intrigued.
#booksky
#booksky
Onto easier reading. I re-read Agatha Christies every summer, simply because they are so wonderfully easy to put down and pick up again. Great for the stop-start nature of my summer breaks. The neighbour's cat has come to keep me company.
#booksky
#booksky
July 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Onto easier reading. I re-read Agatha Christies every summer, simply because they are so wonderfully easy to put down and pick up again. Great for the stop-start nature of my summer breaks. The neighbour's cat has come to keep me company.
#booksky
#booksky
July 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The trouble with warm weather and black cats. This is one week's worth, just from the stairs!
July 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The trouble with warm weather and black cats. This is one week's worth, just from the stairs!
Here she is, in all her glory, depicted by Theodor Kittelsen.
June 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Here she is, in all her glory, depicted by Theodor Kittelsen.
This has been an inexplicably unpleasant day for no good reason at all. Giving up and reading a book on plague, for perspective.
June 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This has been an inexplicably unpleasant day for no good reason at all. Giving up and reading a book on plague, for perspective.
Saw Flow today, and it was beautiful. I'm left wondering about what some of the scenes meant, but in a good way. Felt like a poem wrapped in a film.
April 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Saw Flow today, and it was beautiful. I'm left wondering about what some of the scenes meant, but in a good way. Felt like a poem wrapped in a film.
Hunting for a few new books to read.
April 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Hunting for a few new books to read.