Mike Metcalf
@mikemetcalf.bsky.social
Teacher in Newcastle.
Somewhat harassed dad in Sunderland.
Often found at one end of a lead on Roker Beach.
Questionnez vos petites cuillères.
Somewhat harassed dad in Sunderland.
Often found at one end of a lead on Roker Beach.
Questionnez vos petites cuillères.
Still one of our favourite places: Roker Beach in Sunderland. Still not grim up north.
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Still one of our favourite places: Roker Beach in Sunderland. Still not grim up north.
Same rejection problem over at the Guardian’s clone of the game…
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Same rejection problem over at the Guardian’s clone of the game…
Here’s why you should read Olga Tokarczuk’s “House of Day, House of Night” from @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
(Or, in keeping with the theme, here’s why you should read Antonia Lloyd-Jones’ book of that name…)
(Or, in keeping with the theme, here’s why you should read Antonia Lloyd-Jones’ book of that name…)
October 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Here’s why you should read Olga Tokarczuk’s “House of Day, House of Night” from @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
(Or, in keeping with the theme, here’s why you should read Antonia Lloyd-Jones’ book of that name…)
(Or, in keeping with the theme, here’s why you should read Antonia Lloyd-Jones’ book of that name…)
Right at the boundary of ethical use of AI, but…from the rare set that includes Barbara, Penelope and Elizabeth.
September 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Right at the boundary of ethical use of AI, but…from the rare set that includes Barbara, Penelope and Elizabeth.
One for a spotter’s badge: Georges Perec in Grasmere. Now, there’s an author who would have enjoyed sitting outside Sam Read’s and watching the world go by…
July 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
One for a spotter’s badge: Georges Perec in Grasmere. Now, there’s an author who would have enjoyed sitting outside Sam Read’s and watching the world go by…
Beach departure denied.
July 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Beach departure denied.
I think I recognised the bookshop before I read the alt-text. Lovely place. Might be a different branch, though…
June 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I think I recognised the bookshop before I read the alt-text. Lovely place. Might be a different branch, though…
At the risk of a very gentle spoiler: Leonard and Hungry Paul has revolutionised this teacher’s ability to send a succinct message to students - thanks, @ronanhession.bsky.social !
June 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
At the risk of a very gentle spoiler: Leonard and Hungry Paul has revolutionised this teacher’s ability to send a succinct message to students - thanks, @ronanhession.bsky.social !
Using food to show where I grew up.
June 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Using food to show where I grew up.
See, even bears in Canada are curiously friendly.
June 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
See, even bears in Canada are curiously friendly.
Which French author - and Jewish orphan - spent part of the war in hiding with an uncle who had escaped from Paris with Simone de Beauvoir in the back of his car? Or maybe the front. Hard to imagine her making do with the back…
May 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Which French author - and Jewish orphan - spent part of the war in hiding with an uncle who had escaped from Paris with Simone de Beauvoir in the back of his car? Or maybe the front. Hard to imagine her making do with the back…
Just replace the seahorses with these.
May 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Just replace the seahorses with these.
And soon after, one of them was immortalised (and/pr ripped off) by Top Trumps in their horror cards set. Along with a few other classic alien monsters.
April 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
And soon after, one of them was immortalised (and/pr ripped off) by Top Trumps in their horror cards set. Along with a few other classic alien monsters.
I’m not sure I’ve ever been predestined to buy a book as much as Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection…
@thebookerprizes.bsky.social
@thebookerprizes.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I’m not sure I’ve ever been predestined to buy a book as much as Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection…
@thebookerprizes.bsky.social
@thebookerprizes.bsky.social
As immortalised by Ladybird, with just a little help from @jasonhazeley.bsky.social and @gralefrit.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
As immortalised by Ladybird, with just a little help from @jasonhazeley.bsky.social and @gralefrit.bsky.social
You got the blue eyes right. Or blue windshields, at least.
April 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
You got the blue eyes right. Or blue windshields, at least.
Scenic place, Sunderland…
April 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Scenic place, Sunderland…
Not saying that people who misuse apostrophes are all actual nazis, but it would make for an interesting Venn diagram.
March 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Not saying that people who misuse apostrophes are all actual nazis, but it would make for an interesting Venn diagram.
It was a stunning afternoon.
March 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It was a stunning afternoon.
From that very same museum. I was a big fan of ‘Uranus has eleven faint rings’.
March 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
From that very same museum. I was a big fan of ‘Uranus has eleven faint rings’.
Something very satisfying about matching sets of books - two favourites for #WorldBookDay
March 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Something very satisfying about matching sets of books - two favourites for #WorldBookDay
One for the commute, one for home…
March 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
One for the commute, one for home…