Vivienne Tuffnell
@viviennetuffnell.bsky.social
Writer, poet, explorer, mystic, weary cynic and somehow, sometimes still hopeful.
Still blogging at https://zenandtheartoftightropewalking.wordpress.com/
Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Vivienne-Tuffnell/author/B00766135C?
Still blogging at https://zenandtheartoftightropewalking.wordpress.com/
Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Vivienne-Tuffnell/author/B00766135C?
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I hope in all the "books that changed my life" talk going around that we save room for those strange books that would never be best sellers in any scenario because they serve a very narrow audience. Shout out to the weird and esoteric books hiding in the hidden nooks and crannies of our lives.
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I hope in all the "books that changed my life" talk going around that we save room for those strange books that would never be best sellers in any scenario because they serve a very narrow audience. Shout out to the weird and esoteric books hiding in the hidden nooks and crannies of our lives.
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🎶 God wears his sunglaaaasses to smite… 🎶
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🎶 God wears his sunglaaaasses to smite… 🎶
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I know a lot is going on, but I would really appreciate a share. I'm still waiting on a check and I'm wrapping up the rest of my small gigs this week. If you need any art and you like what I do, please consider contacting me. I'd like to think my budget is reasonable, and I put out some good art
Hey, I'm going to be honest, I've had some rotten luck these last couple months. About three different projects got cancelled, so, if you need covers, pages, posters, album art, and you like my style, please consider hiring me.
Portfolio: lanelloyd.crevado.com/cover-work
Portfolio: lanelloyd.crevado.com/cover-work
COVER WORK - Lane Lloyd
lanelloyd.crevado.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I know a lot is going on, but I would really appreciate a share. I'm still waiting on a check and I'm wrapping up the rest of my small gigs this week. If you need any art and you like what I do, please consider contacting me. I'd like to think my budget is reasonable, and I put out some good art
I'm existing right now, hanging on with my finger tips. I can get through the day, just, and get done much of what needs doing. Not all. I seldom manage to finish tasks like hoovering. One room, I'm fine. The whole of upstairs or downstairs, nope.
There's no energy for creativity or life.
There's no energy for creativity or life.
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I'm existing right now, hanging on with my finger tips. I can get through the day, just, and get done much of what needs doing. Not all. I seldom manage to finish tasks like hoovering. One room, I'm fine. The whole of upstairs or downstairs, nope.
There's no energy for creativity or life.
There's no energy for creativity or life.
Current mood.
I was lying down and this odd feeling, as if I were balancing on a cable, hundreds and hundreds of feet above the ground, and no idea how I got there or how I'd get down, came over me.
Existential vertigo, I suppose.
I was lying down and this odd feeling, as if I were balancing on a cable, hundreds and hundreds of feet above the ground, and no idea how I got there or how I'd get down, came over me.
Existential vertigo, I suppose.
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Current mood.
I was lying down and this odd feeling, as if I were balancing on a cable, hundreds and hundreds of feet above the ground, and no idea how I got there or how I'd get down, came over me.
Existential vertigo, I suppose.
I was lying down and this odd feeling, as if I were balancing on a cable, hundreds and hundreds of feet above the ground, and no idea how I got there or how I'd get down, came over me.
Existential vertigo, I suppose.
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My own grandad talked about his time in North Africa and Italy in WW2, not with pride but with humility.
None of these people glorified combat. That's what we need to remember.
None of these people glorified combat. That's what we need to remember.
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My own grandad talked about his time in North Africa and Italy in WW2, not with pride but with humility.
None of these people glorified combat. That's what we need to remember.
None of these people glorified combat. That's what we need to remember.
Today's near disaster involved the negative effects of tidying. I was trying to stow a basket of spare computer peripherals in the top shelf of a wardrobe when the lot cascaded right back down at me and hit me in the face.
I have a wound across the philtrum. It'll bruise too, but no damage to teeth.
I have a wound across the philtrum. It'll bruise too, but no damage to teeth.
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Today's near disaster involved the negative effects of tidying. I was trying to stow a basket of spare computer peripherals in the top shelf of a wardrobe when the lot cascaded right back down at me and hit me in the face.
I have a wound across the philtrum. It'll bruise too, but no damage to teeth.
I have a wound across the philtrum. It'll bruise too, but no damage to teeth.
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Researchers find a way to trigger the release of childhood memories -- but are those memories real? www.skeptophilia.com/2025/11/the-...
The persistence of memory
critical thinking blog skeptic analytics skepticism science rational education alternative medicine conspiracy theories debunk misinformation skepto
www.skeptophilia.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Researchers find a way to trigger the release of childhood memories -- but are those memories real? www.skeptophilia.com/2025/11/the-...
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What an absolute hero Samir Zitouni is - doubtless he saved lives that day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
What an absolute hero Samir Zitouni is - doubtless he saved lives that day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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One of those calls you don’t forget in a hurry…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
LBC caller describes her husband’s ‘grin’ after train stabbing
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One of those calls you don’t forget in a hurry…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
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If we don’t fix the climate, pollution, and nature crises, we can’t fix anything. They are already actively amplifying poverty, hunger, and division. They are what stand between all of us, regardless of geography or ideology, and the better future we all seek. That's why I'm convinced that ...
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If we don’t fix the climate, pollution, and nature crises, we can’t fix anything. They are already actively amplifying poverty, hunger, and division. They are what stand between all of us, regardless of geography or ideology, and the better future we all seek. That's why I'm convinced that ...
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As I am one of the climate scientists he is referring to here - and I am a scientist who decided to dedicate her life to working on climate precisely because of how unjustly it disproportionately impacts the poor and vulnerable - let me clarify my rationale and thoughts below. 🧵
Bill Gates defends contentious climate shift
"I'm glad people are listening," he said, before adding that it was hard to convey "nuanced positions nowadays."
www.axios.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As I am one of the climate scientists he is referring to here - and I am a scientist who decided to dedicate her life to working on climate precisely because of how unjustly it disproportionately impacts the poor and vulnerable - let me clarify my rationale and thoughts below. 🧵
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#FlowersOnSunday
Happy Sunday everyone!
Today we have terrible weather 🌧️ – but on yesterday’s walk I found some small pink wildflowers and a beautiful red chrysanthemum in a garden. 🩷♥️
Happy Sunday everyone!
Today we have terrible weather 🌧️ – but on yesterday’s walk I found some small pink wildflowers and a beautiful red chrysanthemum in a garden. 🩷♥️
November 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#FlowersOnSunday
Happy Sunday everyone!
Today we have terrible weather 🌧️ – but on yesterday’s walk I found some small pink wildflowers and a beautiful red chrysanthemum in a garden. 🩷♥️
Happy Sunday everyone!
Today we have terrible weather 🌧️ – but on yesterday’s walk I found some small pink wildflowers and a beautiful red chrysanthemum in a garden. 🩷♥️
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Happy 𝔽𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 ☀️ Here is an impression from the archive: rose petals from a wedding we attended a few weeks ago 🥰
What were your best captures for #FlowersOnSunday from last week?
Enjoy this beautiful day and let small moments bring big joy! ❤️🔥
🫂 #MentalHealthMatters
🙌 #niceToRemember
What were your best captures for #FlowersOnSunday from last week?
Enjoy this beautiful day and let small moments bring big joy! ❤️🔥
🫂 #MentalHealthMatters
🙌 #niceToRemember
November 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Happy 𝔽𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 ☀️ Here is an impression from the archive: rose petals from a wedding we attended a few weeks ago 🥰
What were your best captures for #FlowersOnSunday from last week?
Enjoy this beautiful day and let small moments bring big joy! ❤️🔥
🫂 #MentalHealthMatters
🙌 #niceToRemember
What were your best captures for #FlowersOnSunday from last week?
Enjoy this beautiful day and let small moments bring big joy! ❤️🔥
🫂 #MentalHealthMatters
🙌 #niceToRemember
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I just saw Trump described as "Combover Caligula", and it's made my day!🤣🤣🤣
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I just saw Trump described as "Combover Caligula", and it's made my day!🤣🤣🤣
Today I have jarred up around 25lbs of honey from this year's harvest. Lots more to go.
The process is slow for someone with chronic health issues. I have to go to the garage, rummage to find the jars and lids, bring them in, wash all in hot soapy water, rinse in hot water, allow to drain and dry-
The process is slow for someone with chronic health issues. I have to go to the garage, rummage to find the jars and lids, bring them in, wash all in hot soapy water, rinse in hot water, allow to drain and dry-
October 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Today I have jarred up around 25lbs of honey from this year's harvest. Lots more to go.
The process is slow for someone with chronic health issues. I have to go to the garage, rummage to find the jars and lids, bring them in, wash all in hot soapy water, rinse in hot water, allow to drain and dry-
The process is slow for someone with chronic health issues. I have to go to the garage, rummage to find the jars and lids, bring them in, wash all in hot soapy water, rinse in hot water, allow to drain and dry-
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i have posted before that i think you are an artist before you ever make a painting or song or book. i understand it is a unique perspective and that is okay, but i am thinking on it again after seeing post from buckaroo @scalzi.com specifically how it relates to my perspective on grief and death
Proposition: You become a writer the moment you write, a musician the moment you make music, a painter the moment you paint, etc. You become an artist the moment you find your own voice as a writer/musician/painter/etc.
Yes? No?
Yes? No?
October 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
i have posted before that i think you are an artist before you ever make a painting or song or book. i understand it is a unique perspective and that is okay, but i am thinking on it again after seeing post from buckaroo @scalzi.com specifically how it relates to my perspective on grief and death
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when i answer 'what makes you a creator?' with 'you are a creator before you ever start' it makes some folks upset or make fun of chuck. that is okay it is a big philosophical swing, but i think best way to explain would be to actually look at TIME ITSELF. specifically question: what is the present?
October 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
when i answer 'what makes you a creator?' with 'you are a creator before you ever start' it makes some folks upset or make fun of chuck. that is okay it is a big philosophical swing, but i think best way to explain would be to actually look at TIME ITSELF. specifically question: what is the present?
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Today on #TheWestWing, it's 2001 and the team are rejoicing because one of President Bartlett's opponents, on being asked why he wants to be President, started babbling like a toddler.
Try to imagine a world in which this man would not immediately be voted President.
Twice.
youtu.be/qVRSBAShXcM
Try to imagine a world in which this man would not immediately be voted President.
Twice.
youtu.be/qVRSBAShXcM
The West Wing - CJ's Chk Chk Boom
YouTube video by ddg1234
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October 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Today on #TheWestWing, it's 2001 and the team are rejoicing because one of President Bartlett's opponents, on being asked why he wants to be President, started babbling like a toddler.
Try to imagine a world in which this man would not immediately be voted President.
Twice.
youtu.be/qVRSBAShXcM
Try to imagine a world in which this man would not immediately be voted President.
Twice.
youtu.be/qVRSBAShXcM
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Brits on TikTok using AI summaries to argue that voting for Farage & his proposed abortion laws won’t affect the treatment of miscarriages, like pregnant ppl aren’t dying of sepsis in the US
Either I need to get off that app, or I’m going to start educating ppl by forcibly ramming books into skulls
Either I need to get off that app, or I’m going to start educating ppl by forcibly ramming books into skulls
October 25, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Brits on TikTok using AI summaries to argue that voting for Farage & his proposed abortion laws won’t affect the treatment of miscarriages, like pregnant ppl aren’t dying of sepsis in the US
Either I need to get off that app, or I’m going to start educating ppl by forcibly ramming books into skulls
Either I need to get off that app, or I’m going to start educating ppl by forcibly ramming books into skulls
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I'm old enough to remember when David Broder said of Bill Clinton, "He came in here and he trashed the place, and it's not his place." Every day, in ways both literal and figurative, we now can see what trashing the place truly means. wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I'm old enough to remember when David Broder said of Bill Clinton, "He came in here and he trashed the place, and it's not his place." Every day, in ways both literal and figurative, we now can see what trashing the place truly means. wapo.st/4hqBNiU
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If you buy a book that may become controversial (like the "Anti-Fascist Handbook), get the paperback edition. Ebooks can disappear from your device anytime the device manufacturer decides to unpublish it.
October 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
If you buy a book that may become controversial (like the "Anti-Fascist Handbook), get the paperback edition. Ebooks can disappear from your device anytime the device manufacturer decides to unpublish it.
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This Episcopalian is very happy and I applaud such biblical interpretation in context with resisting the Pharoah. Let's keep Herod up all night.
you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
October 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This Episcopalian is very happy and I applaud such biblical interpretation in context with resisting the Pharoah. Let's keep Herod up all night.
A small thing (literally) that has cheered me up. I have a fairly extensive collection of rocks and crystals, and I particularly like what they term "palm stones" which are flat polished stones, sometimes with a gentle indent for rubbing your thumb on as a stress reliever. I often use the-
October 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A small thing (literally) that has cheered me up. I have a fairly extensive collection of rocks and crystals, and I particularly like what they term "palm stones" which are flat polished stones, sometimes with a gentle indent for rubbing your thumb on as a stress reliever. I often use the-
Oh heavens, but I am trying so hard, so so hard not to just vanish into exhausted despair.
October 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Oh heavens, but I am trying so hard, so so hard not to just vanish into exhausted despair.