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35-year-old reader, gamer, self-employed worker, MSc student. Ace, enby, Welsh, reluctant collector of anxiety disorders. They/them. I work for Beeminder, Postcrossing and Taskratchet, but this is a personal account.
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A reminder that COPPER SCRIPT comes out on 29th May, which is less than three weeks. Get your stroppy graphologist ❤️ uptight policeman 1920s romantic suspense here! (Will be coming in print and audio too, audio a bit later.) books2read.com/u/4NE2KG

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'A garden in my pocket' - one of three new aerial embroideries being added to my shop tomorrow (at 4pm GMT) - I wanted to play with shapes and size and love the outcome! The dark earth and fresh green makes me think it just rained :) all here: victoriaroserichards.co.uk/collection/a... #landscape

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Review - A Drop of Corruption, by Robert Jackson Bennett: this was perfect for me right now, completely absorbing and a fascinating world. And sometimes, really *weird*. Rating: 5/5 ("loved it"). Full review: breathesbooks.com/2025/05/09/r... #booksky 💙📚

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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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The reality is that AI does real, appreciable, demonstrable harm and people just do not care as long as they get something quick and easy that they can pass off as their own. It's disgusting.

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Review - The Marble Queen, by Anna Kopp & Gabrielle Kari: some lovely character designs, and yay, sword lesbians! I found it a bit rushed though. Rating: 2/5 ("it was okay"). Full review: breathesbooks.com/2025/05/08/r... #booksky 💙📚

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Did you know that if you've had your gallbladder removed, you're probably at higher risk of an adverse reaction when taking anything with codeine in it?

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Review - Blind Spot, by Maud Rowell: an exploration of blindness (primarily in the UK and Japan), including in museums and galleries. Fascinating to me given my experiences as an RNIB volunteer in a clinic. Rating: 4/5 ("really liked it"). Full review: breathesbooks.com/2025/05/07/r... #booksky 💙📚

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I've had a headache since partway through yesterday evening. I'm kind of coping, but the weirdest part is worrying about how other people are going to react to me saying I have a headache and don't want to to XYZ as a result.

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WWW Wednesday: The usual update on what I'm reading, talking about The Apothecary Diaries, a neglected queer Welsh mystery writer, and more. breathesbooks.com/2025/05/07/w... #booksky 💙📚

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#art #animation #tgcf #hualian

submitted 182 days ago • 10 comments

Review - Rocket to the Morgue, by Anthony Boucher: a fun locked room mystery inspired by Boucher's knowledge of the SF pulp market. Some lovely character touches. Rating: 3/5 ("liked it"). Full review: breathesbooks.com/2025/05/05/r... #booksky

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they make me so happy #.debdoot | #tgcf | #hualian

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#hualian #tgcf

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Yeah the two failure modes here are "I was a little too generous to someone who didn't really need it and I got tricked" and "I didn't give money to someone who really needed it" I know which one I'd prefer

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Review - Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales, by Heather Fawcett: I initially stalled on reading this due to life events, but luckily it didn't spoil the experience. I love Emily. Rating: 4/5 ("really liked it"). Full review: breathesbooks.com/2025/05/04/r... #booksky 💙📚

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If you are going to write a book set in Wales in the Victorian period, even if it's a fantasy world, I beg you to research Brad y Llyfrau Gleision even if you only read the Wikipedia page. 1/2 #booksky

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Review - I Feel Awful, Thanks, by Lara Pickle: an unsubtle story about mental health in a fantasy world where your feelings can take forms. I quite liked the art, but overall... too obvious. Rating: 2/5 ("it was okay"). Full review: breathesbooks.com/2025/05/03/r... #booksky 💙📚

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I don't know I've mentioned on here that me and my wife are hunting for a new place and I'm currently staying with my parents due to... let's just say the triggering of a phobia ultimately due to our landlords never bothering to fix things.

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Stacking the Shelves & The Sunday Post: Some ARCs landed with me this week, including Nghi Vo's new book + the sequel to Sylvie Cathrall A Letter to the Luminous Deep, so I'm showing those off, rounding up my reviews, and chatting about current reads! breathesbooks.com/2025/05/03/s... #booksky 💙📚

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Wyrd and Wonder 2025: Setting Sail: It's time for the Wyrd and Wonder event, celebrating fantasy stories in May each year. Here I have a few thoughts on what I might read for it! breathesbooks.com/2025/05/02/w... #WyrdAndWonder25 #booksky

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Review - Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, by Liz Pelly: not surprising if you've had your eyes and ears open, but a good examination of Spotify and its practices. Rating: 4/5 ("really liked it"). Full review: breathesbooks.com/2025/05/01/r... #booksky 💙📚

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

*taps the sign, quoted message + brief thread*

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WWW Wednesday: The usual weekly chatter about recently finished reads, what I'm reading now, and what I might read next... breathesbooks.com/2025/04/30/w... #booksky 💙📚

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I am experiencing absolutely everything that isn't reading as a scam that is keeping me from reading, and I want to express that that both feels like a bit more like my normal self AND that it is probably making me an unpleasant person right now and I'm sorry.

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Review - Who Owns This Sentence? by David Bellos & Alexandre Montagu: very readable, a fascinating argument for overhauling copyright to stop the rich getting continually richer at the expense of everyone else. Rating: 4/5 ("really liked it"). breathesbooks.com/2025/04/29/r... #booksky 💙📚

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Okay. Where in the UK can I get some cute pyjamas with like... three-quarter length trousers? I am twee and adorable and wear hedgehog print PJs during the winter, so you're thinking on those lines.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Okay. Where in the UK can I get some cute pyjamas with like... three-quarter length trousers? I am twee and adorable and wear hedgehog print PJs during the winter, so you're thinking on those lines.

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Review - Scarhaven Keep, by J.S. Fletcher: a classic mystery which doesn't particularly stand out, cosy in its predictable classicness. Rating: 3/5 ("liked it"). Full review: breathesbooks.com/2025/04/28/r... #booksky 💙📚

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I think they need the get along shirt. #fengqing #tgcf

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Review - The Unmaking of June Farrow, by Adrienne Young: this one had parts I enjoyed, but overall hasn't stuck with me, and there were some really slow bits. Rating: 2/5 ("it was okay"). Full review: breathesbooks.com/2025/04/27/r... #booksky 💙📚

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Stacking the Shelves & The Sunday Post: The usual weekly roundup, this time with a bit of a haul in celebration of being done with assignments for this degree, plus the reviews I've been posting, what I've been reading, etc. breathesbooks.com/2025/04/26/s... #booksky 💙📚

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Review - A Side Character's Love Story, vol 11, by Akane Tamura: a cute volume, with Hiroki continuing to support Nobuko no matter what. I just love them. Rating: 4/5 ("really liked it"). Full review: breathesbooks.com/2025/04/25/r... #booksky 💙📚

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Review - You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song, by Glenn McDonald: clearly a huge fan of streaming and of music, very much comes across as an apologist for Spotify. Rating: 2/5 ("it was okay"). Full review: breathesbooks.com/2025/04/24/r... #booksky 💙📚

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Have realised I have been in pain for nearly an hour, and am now wondering how often that happens and I just... cope with it and try not to consciously notice, and how much of my energy THAT takes up.

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Review - Sheeplands: How Sheep Shaped Wales and the World, by Alan Marshall: a few too many personal bits and much too few sources, but some interesting info. Rating: 3/5 ("liked it"). Full review: breathesbooks.com/2025/04/23/r... #booksky 💙📚

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I have started just switching instances when people start complaining about the fishing in Cosmic Exploration. Did you expect it'd be left out when all the other DoL/DoH classes were included? Did you think you could just roll your face on the keyboard to catch fish? For fucking REAL? #FFXIV

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WWW Wednesday: The usual nattering about recent, current and future reads, featuring (among others) one of Anthony Berkeley's mysteries, Liz Pelly's book on Spotify, and a history of cheap crap in America... breathesbooks.com/2025/04/23/w... #booksky 💙📚

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The willingness of random people online to lecture someone on the assumption that they aren't informed in that field is wild. Someone just explained measles epidemiology to me.

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