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notrockyhorror.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Creative Writing at Northumbria University and lapsed early modernist. Working on poetry, novels, & a music memoir/podcast about the Mountain Goats: thirtyyearslater.substack.com. I make music as Groundbird, groundbird.bandcamp.com.
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[Frog supremacist engaged in space exploration]: Where we’re going, we don’t need toads

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This is true. A pal of mine who is a policeman went to a Scottish island recently to investigate a missing person and when the locals found out he was a Christian they stuck him in a giant human-shaped willow branch construction and burned him alive.

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Irish cat called Colm Toebeans

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My brain is a machine that turns ideas into forgotten ideas

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Played a cool online gig tonight that I got from responding to a post on Bluesky! Might have some video to share soon. Never give up (on being on Bluesky)

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Julian Trevelyan, 'Stonehenge', aquatint on paper, Great Britain, 1961

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Here is the schedule for the Northumbria University Institute of Humanities seminar series, with events scheduled from now until the 4th June. Please share if any topics or speakers seem of interest, and contact me at r.obrien AT northumbria.ac.uk if you would like a link to join on MS Teams!

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Who do we write songs for? The second free Songwriters in Conversation event features Staithe and Pete Dale of Milky Wimpshake, who have a wealth of experience releasing independent music, putting on gigs, and writing in collaboration with community organisations. www.eventbrite.com/e/live-at-ba...

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What’s wrong? You’ve barely touched your 8-Bit Gaming Egg

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This paper aims to investigate a paradox which I have invented

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Does anyone want to commission me to write about the book of short stories that’s coming out with Craig Finn’s new album? I don’t know how to pitch but I have priors on indie rock Catholicism via tMG (see thirtyyearslater.substack.com/p/2009-psalm...) and my pitch is that I would do a good job

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We must destroy the scientists in charge of the doomsday clock before they kill us all

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German baby developing a sense of self for the first time]: I’m getting the Ich

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Nobody will remember: - your salary - how “busy you were” - how many hours you worked People will remember: - Robert Kilroy Silk-hosted gameshow: Shafted

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You was in the club without clarity of purpose

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1 like = 1

submitted 29 days ago • 8 comments

I may not make any money from posting this much but at least my eyes always hurt really bad

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I feel like after 6 years of Claremont Cometh existing as it does, it suggests some urgency that I'm willing to put my face on anything. Well, I did some math today, then had to drop everything and make this. I know there's a lot going on, but: I could use a hand. www.gofundme.com/f/matthews-h...

submitted 30 days ago • 2 comments

The perfect WFH outfit.

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I've been updating my faculty research profile today, so here's a quick overview of what I write about and teach at @northumbriauni.bsky.social - get in touch if you're interested in discussing PhD proposals, I'm always keen to hear from you!

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Keys found embedded in jam sandwich. Apologies.

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When you printed a glorious knight late at night in 1489, and woke up to notice that you forgot the lance ... #earlymodern #bookhistory #proofreading

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The ice shiiiiines As I leave the Filchner Shelf behind Going to (South) Georgia

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What a glorious feeling, in public domain

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BOURDAIN: so ive had joints of mutton everywhere. exeter, wroexeter, berwick. Ive never seen a joint of mutton prepared like this MEDIEVAL SPIT-BOY: we roaste thee meat under a pafte which keeps the juices, and renders the meat moft tendere BOURDAIN: *chuckling* wow

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Going for bevs before the electronica gig, call that Floating Pints

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If you have social anxiety try chopping off a finger. Now you’re bleeding too lol

submitted 38 days ago • 6 comments

Art deco, Berchem.

submitted 37 days ago • 3 comments

Freddie doing a cartwheel immediately after Lisa talks about her three guilt-ridden sons crying is so fucking funny

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Do they give snowmen juuls these days

submitted 39 days ago • 10 comments

a little reminder that all 5 episodes of our paranormal Radio 4 comedy Follow the Rabbit are on BBC Sounds now www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

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‘I fucking warned you dude, I told you bro’ (St John of Patmos)

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My fave thing is at the end when Claudia is like “you idiots, you fuckheads”

submitted 43 days ago • 4 comments

Low-rent Dinosaur Jr tribute act called Dinosaur III

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Wished everyone “a goof weekend” at the end of an email. Goof tidings. Really goof to be working with you.

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