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matthewoconnor.bsky.social
My daughter is autistic, my son is not. They're equally annoying. Currently married to @helenskywalker.bsky.social http://schole.org.uk/
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Took maniac for dinner in Islington. If it's not so noisy that she runs away screaming, she's awesome company.

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COMPETITION: See if you can find Alice (she's wearing camouflage) in this photo:

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Castle Kirk on Lough Corrib in Connemara, where my mother's from. Honestly, I've not pissed about with the colour settings. If you get lucky, this is exactly what it looks like just after dusk. It's magical. And fucking terrifying if you're six and your mad uncle is throwing bats at you.

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I visited a chapel designed by an architect friend yesterday. My God, it is utterly glorious:

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In 1996, reporting on Utd vs. Liverpool FA Cup final where Cantona got the late winner, the journalist Hugh McIlvanney wrote the headline "All the Better for Being Cast Before Swine". I think of that sentence often, including when watching the good Bishop imploring Trump to temper his hatred.

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@kadambari.bsky.social - Bizarrely, I was just searching through some DMs on another platform, and I came across a dialogue way more articulate than my typical exchanges. I couldn't identify my correspondent until To The Wedding cropped up. Then I knew it was you! Hope you're well! M

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment

Happy New Year to you all x

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