Torper’s Literary Vault
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I dive into the world of literature, poetry, books, historical fiction, fantasy and the classics. Sharing notes on the great books, wisdom of the arts & poetry.
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We had a wonderful conversation with fantasy writer Philip Womack.
Philip talks about myths and children’s literature and his views on AI, imagination, and why reading still matters in a distracted age.
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Philip talks about myths and children’s literature and his views on AI, imagination, and why reading still matters in a distracted age.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:28 AM
We had a wonderful conversation with fantasy writer Philip Womack.
Philip talks about myths and children’s literature and his views on AI, imagination, and why reading still matters in a distracted age.
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Philip talks about myths and children’s literature and his views on AI, imagination, and why reading still matters in a distracted age.
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Readers! We are calling for your help!
Be among the 25 first users, get a free lifetime Readersflow upgrade and help promote reading to the world,
A new calm, clutter-free, community-driven space for book lovers and reading rebels. Much needed in a time of digital noise.
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Be among the 25 first users, get a free lifetime Readersflow upgrade and help promote reading to the world,
A new calm, clutter-free, community-driven space for book lovers and reading rebels. Much needed in a time of digital noise.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Readers! We are calling for your help!
Be among the 25 first users, get a free lifetime Readersflow upgrade and help promote reading to the world,
A new calm, clutter-free, community-driven space for book lovers and reading rebels. Much needed in a time of digital noise.
More in the link below...
Be among the 25 first users, get a free lifetime Readersflow upgrade and help promote reading to the world,
A new calm, clutter-free, community-driven space for book lovers and reading rebels. Much needed in a time of digital noise.
More in the link below...
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It's spooky month!
Which side are you on?
Team Shelley or Team Stoker?
Of course it's always very valid to be on both!
#readers #readersareleaders #readersflow
Which side are you on?
Team Shelley or Team Stoker?
Of course it's always very valid to be on both!
#readers #readersareleaders #readersflow
October 3, 2025 at 4:58 AM
It's spooky month!
Which side are you on?
Team Shelley or Team Stoker?
Of course it's always very valid to be on both!
#readers #readersareleaders #readersflow
Which side are you on?
Team Shelley or Team Stoker?
Of course it's always very valid to be on both!
#readers #readersareleaders #readersflow
You disagree with someone, your weapon of choice should be thoughtful and steady aimed argumentation. Develop your verbal marksmanship through education, through reading.
#PowerOfWords #ConversationForChange #ReadToLead
#PowerOfWords #ConversationForChange #ReadToLead
September 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You disagree with someone, your weapon of choice should be thoughtful and steady aimed argumentation. Develop your verbal marksmanship through education, through reading.
#PowerOfWords #ConversationForChange #ReadToLead
#PowerOfWords #ConversationForChange #ReadToLead
Did you know that Shakespeare’s Third Folio is actually rarer than the First Folio?
Because most of the Third Folio was destroyed during the Great Fire of London in 1666.
#ClassicLiterature #Shakespeare
Because most of the Third Folio was destroyed during the Great Fire of London in 1666.
#ClassicLiterature #Shakespeare
February 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Did you know that Shakespeare’s Third Folio is actually rarer than the First Folio?
Because most of the Third Folio was destroyed during the Great Fire of London in 1666.
#ClassicLiterature #Shakespeare
Because most of the Third Folio was destroyed during the Great Fire of London in 1666.
#ClassicLiterature #Shakespeare
“Humans have already discovered what happens after Death. It’s only the living who hasn’t.”
- Allan Torp Jensen
#quotes #quotesaboutlife
- Allan Torp Jensen
#quotes #quotesaboutlife
February 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
“Humans have already discovered what happens after Death. It’s only the living who hasn’t.”
- Allan Torp Jensen
#quotes #quotesaboutlife
- Allan Torp Jensen
#quotes #quotesaboutlife
Diving deep into #ancientgreece and enjoying it immensely.
Our time is not so unique or developed as we might think. There is a lot to be learned from the past.
#History #storytelling #mythology
Our time is not so unique or developed as we might think. There is a lot to be learned from the past.
#History #storytelling #mythology
February 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Diving deep into #ancientgreece and enjoying it immensely.
Our time is not so unique or developed as we might think. There is a lot to be learned from the past.
#History #storytelling #mythology
Our time is not so unique or developed as we might think. There is a lot to be learned from the past.
#History #storytelling #mythology
February 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Early morning walk in the mountains and I encountered these stairs to the Forgotten Realms… beautiful place ❤️
#forgottenrealms #dungeonsanddragons #DnD #storytelling
#forgottenrealms #dungeonsanddragons #DnD #storytelling
February 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Early morning walk in the mountains and I encountered these stairs to the Forgotten Realms… beautiful place ❤️
#forgottenrealms #dungeonsanddragons #DnD #storytelling
#forgottenrealms #dungeonsanddragons #DnD #storytelling
Sometimes its hard to settle in anywhere, when all you want to do, is live in the Shire 😊
#storytelling #fantasy #books #LordOfTheRings #Tolkien #readingcommunity
#storytelling #fantasy #books #LordOfTheRings #Tolkien #readingcommunity
February 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Sometimes its hard to settle in anywhere, when all you want to do, is live in the Shire 😊
#storytelling #fantasy #books #LordOfTheRings #Tolkien #readingcommunity
#storytelling #fantasy #books #LordOfTheRings #Tolkien #readingcommunity
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For the love of all that is good in this world do NOT buy books from Amazon. Cancel your Amazon accounts.
Go to the Library (in person or online ebooks!) and support local bookstores instead. Please #BookSky don’t be ambivalent
Go to the Library (in person or online ebooks!) and support local bookstores instead. Please #BookSky don’t be ambivalent
February 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
For the love of all that is good in this world do NOT buy books from Amazon. Cancel your Amazon accounts.
Go to the Library (in person or online ebooks!) and support local bookstores instead. Please #BookSky don’t be ambivalent
Go to the Library (in person or online ebooks!) and support local bookstores instead. Please #BookSky don’t be ambivalent
How will #ai destroy the world?
Let me know the sequence of events you see coming…
#apocalypse #artificialntelligence #robopocalypse
Let me know the sequence of events you see coming…
#apocalypse #artificialntelligence #robopocalypse
February 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
How will #ai destroy the world?
Let me know the sequence of events you see coming…
#apocalypse #artificialntelligence #robopocalypse
Let me know the sequence of events you see coming…
#apocalypse #artificialntelligence #robopocalypse
What’s your go to book for escaping our mad world for a few moments?
Mine is the Neverending Story…
Looking for #BookRecommendations
#booksky #readers #readingcommunity
Mine is the Neverending Story…
Looking for #BookRecommendations
#booksky #readers #readingcommunity
February 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
What’s your go to book for escaping our mad world for a few moments?
Mine is the Neverending Story…
Looking for #BookRecommendations
#booksky #readers #readingcommunity
Mine is the Neverending Story…
Looking for #BookRecommendations
#booksky #readers #readingcommunity
If you are a lover of the great classic books, you are, sadly, a minority.
But it also makes you extremely valuable to humankind.
#ReadersCommunity #booklover #booksky
But it also makes you extremely valuable to humankind.
#ReadersCommunity #booklover #booksky
February 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If you are a lover of the great classic books, you are, sadly, a minority.
But it also makes you extremely valuable to humankind.
#ReadersCommunity #booklover #booksky
But it also makes you extremely valuable to humankind.
#ReadersCommunity #booklover #booksky
Handwritten letter by Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra, 1811.
I am reading one Jane Austen novel every year. 2024 was Pride & Prejudice, this year will be Emma.
#literaturesky #booksky #readingcommunity #janeausten
I am reading one Jane Austen novel every year. 2024 was Pride & Prejudice, this year will be Emma.
#literaturesky #booksky #readingcommunity #janeausten
February 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Handwritten letter by Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra, 1811.
I am reading one Jane Austen novel every year. 2024 was Pride & Prejudice, this year will be Emma.
#literaturesky #booksky #readingcommunity #janeausten
I am reading one Jane Austen novel every year. 2024 was Pride & Prejudice, this year will be Emma.
#literaturesky #booksky #readingcommunity #janeausten
Getting a thorough and entertaining introduction to Greek Mythology by Sir Stephen before diving into Homer’s epic works.
#literature #mythology #ancientgreece #booksky #books
#literature #mythology #ancientgreece #booksky #books
February 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Getting a thorough and entertaining introduction to Greek Mythology by Sir Stephen before diving into Homer’s epic works.
#literature #mythology #ancientgreece #booksky #books
#literature #mythology #ancientgreece #booksky #books
I am still on X, but considering leaving for Bluesky… should I?
February 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I am still on X, but considering leaving for Bluesky… should I?
The hardest part of getting old is to see all the people around you getting older.
February 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The hardest part of getting old is to see all the people around you getting older.
If you want to be a good writer, read! It’s the best way to expand your perspective and frame of reference.
Tho, I’m sure you already new that … 😉
#readingisfundamental #readers ##writerscommunity #booksky
Tho, I’m sure you already new that … 😉
#readingisfundamental #readers ##writerscommunity #booksky
February 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
If you want to be a good writer, read! It’s the best way to expand your perspective and frame of reference.
Tho, I’m sure you already new that … 😉
#readingisfundamental #readers ##writerscommunity #booksky
Tho, I’m sure you already new that … 😉
#readingisfundamental #readers ##writerscommunity #booksky
Currently reading 100 Years of Solitude... anybody else?
#100yearsofsolitude #reading #readerscommunity #booksky
#100yearsofsolitude #reading #readerscommunity #booksky
February 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Currently reading 100 Years of Solitude... anybody else?
#100yearsofsolitude #reading #readerscommunity #booksky
#100yearsofsolitude #reading #readerscommunity #booksky
February 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Don’t put modern-day politics onto a book from the past.
It was another time, another mindset.
Instead, learn from the past. Put yourself into the time that the book describes. Use that knowledge to better yourself & the world around you.
#readingcommunity #readmore #reader #booksky
It was another time, another mindset.
Instead, learn from the past. Put yourself into the time that the book describes. Use that knowledge to better yourself & the world around you.
#readingcommunity #readmore #reader #booksky
February 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Don’t put modern-day politics onto a book from the past.
It was another time, another mindset.
Instead, learn from the past. Put yourself into the time that the book describes. Use that knowledge to better yourself & the world around you.
#readingcommunity #readmore #reader #booksky
It was another time, another mindset.
Instead, learn from the past. Put yourself into the time that the book describes. Use that knowledge to better yourself & the world around you.
#readingcommunity #readmore #reader #booksky
I am ready to dive deep into ancient Greek mythology.
Stand by for the first series of shorts about the old Greek gods.
Who were they and what impact did they have on art and literature?
#mythology #ancientgreece #GreekMythology #Storytime #booksky #readerscommunity
Stand by for the first series of shorts about the old Greek gods.
Who were they and what impact did they have on art and literature?
#mythology #ancientgreece #GreekMythology #Storytime #booksky #readerscommunity
February 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I am ready to dive deep into ancient Greek mythology.
Stand by for the first series of shorts about the old Greek gods.
Who were they and what impact did they have on art and literature?
#mythology #ancientgreece #GreekMythology #Storytime #booksky #readerscommunity
Stand by for the first series of shorts about the old Greek gods.
Who were they and what impact did they have on art and literature?
#mythology #ancientgreece #GreekMythology #Storytime #booksky #readerscommunity
On 10th December 2001, I attended the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring World Premiere at Leicester Square in London.
On the bus home from the after-party, I sat next to an upcoming actor named Andy Serkis. (continues below)
#LordOfTheRings #fantasymovie #Tolkien #peterjackson
On the bus home from the after-party, I sat next to an upcoming actor named Andy Serkis. (continues below)
#LordOfTheRings #fantasymovie #Tolkien #peterjackson
February 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
On 10th December 2001, I attended the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring World Premiere at Leicester Square in London.
On the bus home from the after-party, I sat next to an upcoming actor named Andy Serkis. (continues below)
#LordOfTheRings #fantasymovie #Tolkien #peterjackson
On the bus home from the after-party, I sat next to an upcoming actor named Andy Serkis. (continues below)
#LordOfTheRings #fantasymovie #Tolkien #peterjackson