Natasha Simonova
@philistella.bsky.social
Research Fellow @ies-sas.bsky.social, Bougie London Literary Woman, cat concierge. Book on 18th-century women's letters forthcoming from Chatto & Windus. natashasimonova.com
Me, contemplating a move:
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Me, contemplating a move:
Flawless autumnal being
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Flawless autumnal being
Got a drive-by demand to pet the belly today. There is *nothing* under the fluff, she is pure fluff.
October 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Got a drive-by demand to pet the belly today. There is *nothing* under the fluff, she is pure fluff.
What's it like inside your head?
October 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What's it like inside your head?
Haven't yet bought a flat; have bought a very large painting to put in said flat, which unexpectedly arrived this morning. It features all my favourite things: tea, cakes, weird Napoleon plate.
October 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Haven't yet bought a flat; have bought a very large painting to put in said flat, which unexpectedly arrived this morning. It features all my favourite things: tea, cakes, weird Napoleon plate.
Attempting to buy a conversion flat is going great, why do you ask.
October 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Attempting to buy a conversion flat is going great, why do you ask.
You suspect correctly!
October 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
You suspect correctly!
New email sign-off courtesy of original poetry in the India Gazette, 1823:
September 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
New email sign-off courtesy of original poetry in the India Gazette, 1823:
Death be not proud.
September 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Death be not proud.
Twenty years ago!!! What a concept.
September 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Twenty years ago!!! What a concept.
Buddy comedy in which they have to switch places when
September 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Buddy comedy in which they have to switch places when
7 hours of the worst music and most overpriced spritzes known to humanity only to not see the Moon.
September 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
7 hours of the worst music and most overpriced spritzes known to humanity only to not see the Moon.
On an Outing with my book, laptop, and a Plan that I fear will backfire, check back with me in five hours.
September 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
On an Outing with my book, laptop, and a Plan that I fear will backfire, check back with me in five hours.
So I guess also sorry to this man, and Trevor, and all of Bluesky.
September 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
So I guess also sorry to this man, and Trevor, and all of Bluesky.
They're no Oberon and Olivier
September 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They're no Oberon and Olivier
'Cards, the curse of the 18th Century...a sad Substitute to Conversation, or other rational amusements' -- lamenting people being on their phones, 1744 style.
September 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
'Cards, the curse of the 18th Century...a sad Substitute to Conversation, or other rational amusements' -- lamenting people being on their phones, 1744 style.
Sad to be saying goodbye to a collaborative project I've been working on since November, as it wends its way through peer review! Still all Top Secret, but here are a few visual clues...
August 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Sad to be saying goodbye to a collaborative project I've been working on since November, as it wends its way through peer review! Still all Top Secret, but here are a few visual clues...
Thank god for friends and their useful advice!! #fixyourbraininageneralsense
August 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thank god for friends and their useful advice!! #fixyourbraininageneralsense
Did ridiculous things; did not photograph what is apparently the most photographed staircase in London.
August 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Did ridiculous things; did not photograph what is apparently the most photographed staircase in London.
'It doesn’t take long to customise yourself with the inner surroundings.'
August 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
'It doesn’t take long to customise yourself with the inner surroundings.'