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Stephen Dowling
@therealslimshiny.bsky.social
Sleep Physiologist, Medievalist, fond of Crafting, Cooking, Cinema, Sci-Fi and Ttrpg. Death to Fascism, Freedom for Palestine.
Medieval group I'm part of, they rarely put up photos of any of the group! (I'm the taller one).
August 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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More Tyrant Philosophers news. Subterranean Press will be releasing a brand new free ebook novelette (I think - 8.2k words) set in Ilmar, the City of Last Chances.
June 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Third day here at #CarewCastle in Wales with Bowlore, Pye fancied chilling out, hence head as perch.
May 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
www.instagram.com/p/DHL-j0fq5z...

If you're into a spot of ttrpg and find the cold war period of interest I highly recommend this Kickstarter
Redirecting...
www.instagram.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
You don't have the cards,from someone who should have plenty left over from the failed casinos and yet has never been playing with a full deck. #fucktrump
March 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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This is a fascinating thread about taxonomy and political ideology - this is exactly what I was writing about in Alien Clay.
And not to melodramatically shift gears,

But I think understanding that is one of the most fundamentally anti-fascist things you can do.
January 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Just your classic boy-meets-arthropod love story.
I am crying over how much a weird gas mask wearing man and his horrific giant centipede wife love each other.

If you’d like this inflicted upon you as well, I can’t recommend Days of Shattered Faith (but the whole trilogy really) by @aptshadow.bsky.social enough.

#booksky
#tyrantphilosophers
December 21, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Almost ready for tonight's patients.
December 8, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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Word of the morning is ‘williwaw’ (19th century): a sudden violent squall or a toppling gust of wind.

Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
December 7, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Nine years again myself and a friend, Sir K, entertaining the public at a Christmas event, flaming swords in the wind can be a bit tricky.
December 7, 2024 at 9:40 AM
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❄️🏹❄️Thrilled to say my Robin of Sherwood novel WOLVES OF WINTER is released today!💙📚
🍂Sherwood forest shadowed by dark folklore...
#FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday #BookChatWeekly #RobinHood
December 5, 2024 at 10:53 AM
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December 5, 2024 at 2:44 PM
December 3, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Attempted Vegetarian beef wellington, fairly happy with first attempt but I think some tweaking is required.
December 1, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Christmas work meal, when there's a vague expectation to wear to you're best but that means dipping into the re-enactment gear, also #DavidHasslehoff
November 30, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Even before elongated mush took control twitter was toxic, really hoping bluesky is a nice place to chill, maybe chat and not be harassed by trolls.

Here's to something better.
November 28, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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It was just pointed out to me that a recent update to the Bluesky client now allows you to block bots, trolls and chuds directly from their obnoxious comments via the right click menu, so I checked and sure enough, there it is (highlighted in the picture). Truly this is an age of wonders.
November 28, 2024 at 1:04 AM
If you're into #HEMA or just generally fond of #swords a friend runs a business with fantastic designs, go take a look at

hematees.co.uk

#sale now on
#t-shirts #rashguard #leggings
November 28, 2024 at 4:59 PM
For the next 3 months I shall remain ensconced in these, fashion be damned, I shall be warm, dry and comfy in my cosy wellies.
November 27, 2024 at 9:28 AM
November 26, 2024 at 10:24 PM
New on here and mostly, thus far trying it out to add numbers to bluesky to encourage it as an alternative to elongated mush.
November 25, 2024 at 8:53 PM