Ian Davey
@unapersson.bsky.social
Avid reader of science fiction, fantasy, horror and literature. Collector of books and haunter of second hand book emporiums.
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Stop conflating the Jewish people with Israel's genocide.
Those who present opposition to Israeli war crimes as attacks on the Jewish people aren't just deeply cynical - they are dangerously irresponsible.
Those who present opposition to Israeli war crimes as attacks on the Jewish people aren't just deeply cynical - they are dangerously irresponsible.
October 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Stop conflating the Jewish people with Israel's genocide.
Those who present opposition to Israeli war crimes as attacks on the Jewish people aren't just deeply cynical - they are dangerously irresponsible.
Those who present opposition to Israeli war crimes as attacks on the Jewish people aren't just deeply cynical - they are dangerously irresponsible.
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What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
I've read a few books in a row that could be described as harrowing at times, need to read a few lighter books to balance it out. So something slim by Leigh Brackett (whom I've never read) and then perhaps finally to dig into Woods of Arcady, which I have been saving. #reading
August 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I've read a few books in a row that could be described as harrowing at times, need to read a few lighter books to balance it out. So something slim by Leigh Brackett (whom I've never read) and then perhaps finally to dig into Woods of Arcady, which I have been saving. #reading
About 200 pages into Scott Smith's The Ruins and all they've done is take one taxi ride and walked up a little hill. Wonderful stuff.
August 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
About 200 pages into Scott Smith's The Ruins and all they've done is take one taxi ride and walked up a little hill. Wonderful stuff.
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Yves Saint Laurent (with costumes designed for Catherine Deneuve in "Belle de Jour") - BOTD
August 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Yves Saint Laurent (with costumes designed for Catherine Deneuve in "Belle de Jour") - BOTD
Haven't really read much Jack Ketchum, apart from perhaps the occasional short story, but reading his Peaceable Kingdom collection. It's very good, but pretty hard going and harrowing at times. You can see why he deserves his reputation.
July 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Haven't really read much Jack Ketchum, apart from perhaps the occasional short story, but reading his Peaceable Kingdom collection. It's very good, but pretty hard going and harrowing at times. You can see why he deserves his reputation.
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
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that liminal thing when you're reading and falling asleep and start to hallucinate words on the page that aren't on the page, i love that
July 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
that liminal thing when you're reading and falling asleep and start to hallucinate words on the page that aren't on the page, i love that
I love short story anthologies. If you ever start feeling a bit adrift in a sea of unfamiliar authors then they're a great way to orientate yourself. Just note the stories that resonate with you and use them as a jumping off point.
July 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I love short story anthologies. If you ever start feeling a bit adrift in a sea of unfamiliar authors then they're a great way to orientate yourself. Just note the stories that resonate with you and use them as a jumping off point.
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Painting The Divine Comedy's Empyrean by Gustave Doré.
July 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Painting The Divine Comedy's Empyrean by Gustave Doré.
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Trans people and bisexuals outlived every fascist regime that tried to eliminate them. Trump can do book bannings and delete websites but you can't erase queer people from existing because they're a naturally occurring part of the population.
Nothing says inherent weakness like the fear of rainbows
Nothing says inherent weakness like the fear of rainbows
July 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Trans people and bisexuals outlived every fascist regime that tried to eliminate them. Trump can do book bannings and delete websites but you can't erase queer people from existing because they're a naturally occurring part of the population.
Nothing says inherent weakness like the fear of rainbows
Nothing says inherent weakness like the fear of rainbows
I need to find a nice way to keep track of the short stories I'm reading. If I can't find something I get on with then may just write something to do it.
July 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I need to find a nice way to keep track of the short stories I'm reading. If I can't find something I get on with then may just write something to do it.
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RETURN TO MELNIBONE (2017)
Oil on Illustration Board - 10" x 7.5"
With oils left on my palette, I painted over shapes on an old illustration board. As soon as I started to lay the color on it, I was thinking of the ruins of Melniboné.
www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/20...
Oil on Illustration Board - 10" x 7.5"
With oils left on my palette, I painted over shapes on an old illustration board. As soon as I started to lay the color on it, I was thinking of the ruins of Melniboné.
www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/20...
July 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
RETURN TO MELNIBONE (2017)
Oil on Illustration Board - 10" x 7.5"
With oils left on my palette, I painted over shapes on an old illustration board. As soon as I started to lay the color on it, I was thinking of the ruins of Melniboné.
www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/20...
Oil on Illustration Board - 10" x 7.5"
With oils left on my palette, I painted over shapes on an old illustration board. As soon as I started to lay the color on it, I was thinking of the ruins of Melniboné.
www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/20...
Has been far too long since I watched Company of Wolves, Angela Carter really was something special.
June 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Has been far too long since I watched Company of Wolves, Angela Carter really was something special.
I've recently slipped into reading books where characters are projected/transported into a different world where they can lose awareness of who they are. Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke, A Dream of Wessex by Christopher Priest and now The House at the Top of the Hill by Katheryn S. Starbuck. #reading
June 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I've recently slipped into reading books where characters are projected/transported into a different world where they can lose awareness of who they are. Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke, A Dream of Wessex by Christopher Priest and now The House at the Top of the Hill by Katheryn S. Starbuck. #reading
This is another really foundational book for me. The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens, a Serbian fairy tale, was the one I found most absorbing. Rackham art for the stories was just as important in terms of drawing you in. #reading
June 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is another really foundational book for me. The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens, a Serbian fairy tale, was the one I found most absorbing. Rackham art for the stories was just as important in terms of drawing you in. #reading
Ten by ten:
Michael Moorcock
Angela Carter
Peter Ackroyd
Christopher Fowler
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Jonathan Carroll
JG Ballard
Tanith Lee
Ramsey Campbell
James Herbert
Michael Moorcock
Angela Carter
Peter Ackroyd
Christopher Fowler
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Jonathan Carroll
JG Ballard
Tanith Lee
Ramsey Campbell
James Herbert
June 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Ten by ten:
Michael Moorcock
Angela Carter
Peter Ackroyd
Christopher Fowler
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Jonathan Carroll
JG Ballard
Tanith Lee
Ramsey Campbell
James Herbert
Michael Moorcock
Angela Carter
Peter Ackroyd
Christopher Fowler
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Jonathan Carroll
JG Ballard
Tanith Lee
Ramsey Campbell
James Herbert
Considering the date, I'm going to express my love for the Friday 13th TV series, which featured two cousins trying to track down cursed antiques. Evil dolls, cursed scalpels and no end of monster of the week style episodes.
June 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Considering the date, I'm going to express my love for the Friday 13th TV series, which featured two cousins trying to track down cursed antiques. Evil dolls, cursed scalpels and no end of monster of the week style episodes.
The first books I can really remember having a big impact on me were the Ladybird "Well-Loved Tales" books. Have a distinct memory of reading Tom Thumb, and being both entranced and horrified by the art. Which probably helped build my interest in both the fantastical and the horrific. #reading
June 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The first books I can really remember having a big impact on me were the Ladybird "Well-Loved Tales" books. Have a distinct memory of reading Tom Thumb, and being both entranced and horrified by the art. Which probably helped build my interest in both the fantastical and the horrific. #reading