Paula Read
@paularead.bsky.social
Perpetual newbie.
PhD Creative Writing / Honorary Research Associate, University of Bristol
@bristol_writing
@the-independent.com @undark.org @LitroMagazine @huffpost.com @panoramajournal.bsky.social
paulareadwrites.com
PhD Creative Writing / Honorary Research Associate, University of Bristol
@bristol_writing
@the-independent.com @undark.org @LitroMagazine @huffpost.com @panoramajournal.bsky.social
paulareadwrites.com
The apples in the garden have been secretly working on peek-a-boo tattoos
September 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The apples in the garden have been secretly working on peek-a-boo tattoos
I don't care. The heart wants what it wants.
September 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I don't care. The heart wants what it wants.
"Not me, I'm one of the good ones!"
Sit down and do the work, person I am assuming is a fellow white person.
Sit down and do the work, person I am assuming is a fellow white person.
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"Not me, I'm one of the good ones!"
Sit down and do the work, person I am assuming is a fellow white person.
Sit down and do the work, person I am assuming is a fellow white person.
ask at the local stores, they might have some that they will otherwise just break down for recycling
September 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ask at the local stores, they might have some that they will otherwise just break down for recycling
They have places where they just churn them out on assembly lines.
August 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They have places where they just churn them out on assembly lines.
Different century, same vibe.
August 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Different century, same vibe.
From the garden this summer for you.
August 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
From the garden this summer for you.
Describe your favourite film in the most misleading way possible.
Two down-and-out Chicago musicians explore complex identities in a Florida hotel.
Two down-and-out Chicago musicians explore complex identities in a Florida hotel.
June 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Describe your favourite film in the most misleading way possible.
Two down-and-out Chicago musicians explore complex identities in a Florida hotel.
Two down-and-out Chicago musicians explore complex identities in a Florida hotel.
The new reality season of USA Live took a predictable turn this week, v. disappointed
June 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The new reality season of USA Live took a predictable turn this week, v. disappointed
When they come to say bonsoir
Sound on
Sound on
May 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
When they come to say bonsoir
Sound on
Sound on
Absolute orgy going on in the garden with these rose chafers on the Mexican orange blossom bush outside.
Brazen and abundant.
Brazen and abundant.
April 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Absolute orgy going on in the garden with these rose chafers on the Mexican orange blossom bush outside.
Brazen and abundant.
Brazen and abundant.
On a scale of 1-10, how much do you hate this?
April 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
On a scale of 1-10, how much do you hate this?
We embarked on a garden renovation project three years ago. One of the goals was to make a place that would be pollinator-friendly for as much of the year as possible. The pasque flower isn't the very first to bloom, but look at all that pollen.
March 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We embarked on a garden renovation project three years ago. One of the goals was to make a place that would be pollinator-friendly for as much of the year as possible. The pasque flower isn't the very first to bloom, but look at all that pollen.
The local solitary bees are on the hunt for good nesting sites. This one checked out a window sill but concluded we were unworthy.
March 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The local solitary bees are on the hunt for good nesting sites. This one checked out a window sill but concluded we were unworthy.
I planted this star magnolia two years ago. It's still small, but it's doing its best this spring.
That dense mass in the tree beyond is a Eurasian jay nest. They live here, too.
There are some good things, too.
That dense mass in the tree beyond is a Eurasian jay nest. They live here, too.
There are some good things, too.
March 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I planted this star magnolia two years ago. It's still small, but it's doing its best this spring.
That dense mass in the tree beyond is a Eurasian jay nest. They live here, too.
There are some good things, too.
That dense mass in the tree beyond is a Eurasian jay nest. They live here, too.
There are some good things, too.
White people: Show us the waaaaay!
March 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
White people: Show us the waaaaay!
For those of you too young to remember the 1960s-70s-80s, you are in for a really fun time!
March 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
For those of you too young to remember the 1960s-70s-80s, you are in for a really fun time!
Hm, I saw this and didn't think he looks old so much as done with whatever was making him look puffy over the past couple of years.
March 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Hm, I saw this and didn't think he looks old so much as done with whatever was making him look puffy over the past couple of years.
Today in Geneva, Switzerland
March 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Today in Geneva, Switzerland
Loved that movie, and he was great. Thanks for reminding me!
March 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Loved that movie, and he was great. Thanks for reminding me!
Can we please not promote this unlabelled AI BS posing as cute animal art?
Please?
Please?
March 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Can we please not promote this unlabelled AI BS posing as cute animal art?
Please?
Please?
Seeing men my age, who grew up in the 1970s/80s, exhibit this adolescent masculinity really bums me out. We see you, 12-year-old wearing an old man body.
Honestly, guys, be a fucking adult, even if it's for the first time in your life.
Honestly, guys, be a fucking adult, even if it's for the first time in your life.
March 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Seeing men my age, who grew up in the 1970s/80s, exhibit this adolescent masculinity really bums me out. We see you, 12-year-old wearing an old man body.
Honestly, guys, be a fucking adult, even if it's for the first time in your life.
Honestly, guys, be a fucking adult, even if it's for the first time in your life.