Alex Cochran
@cannotbegrouped.bsky.social
Alex Cochran (he/him) is the pseudonym of the less spellable Alex Weinle, a writer based in Cambridge. My debut SF novel is THE POLLUTANT SPEAKS from Bee Orchid Press.
https://mybook.to/thepollutantspeaks
https://mybook.to/thepollutantspeaks
Be honest with me. If I put an unmarked pot of soy sauce next to an unmarked pot of Balsamic vinegar... Would you know the difference?
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Be honest with me. If I put an unmarked pot of soy sauce next to an unmarked pot of Balsamic vinegar... Would you know the difference?
From the wash the laundress sends
My collars home with ravelled ends;
I must fit, now these are frayed,
My neck with new ones London-made.
Homespun collars, homespun hearts,
Wear to rags in foreign parts.
Mine's at least as good as done,
And I must get a Ruskin one.
My collars home with ravelled ends;
I must fit, now these are frayed,
My neck with new ones London-made.
Homespun collars, homespun hearts,
Wear to rags in foreign parts.
Mine's at least as good as done,
And I must get a Ruskin one.
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
From the wash the laundress sends
My collars home with ravelled ends;
I must fit, now these are frayed,
My neck with new ones London-made.
Homespun collars, homespun hearts,
Wear to rags in foreign parts.
Mine's at least as good as done,
And I must get a Ruskin one.
My collars home with ravelled ends;
I must fit, now these are frayed,
My neck with new ones London-made.
Homespun collars, homespun hearts,
Wear to rags in foreign parts.
Mine's at least as good as done,
And I must get a Ruskin one.
It finally happened! My son gave me a book recommendation.
"Automatic Noodles" by @annaleen.bsky.social
I'm proud of him. I'm proud of me. I'm proud of Annalee.
"Automatic Noodles" by @annaleen.bsky.social
I'm proud of him. I'm proud of me. I'm proud of Annalee.
November 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It finally happened! My son gave me a book recommendation.
"Automatic Noodles" by @annaleen.bsky.social
I'm proud of him. I'm proud of me. I'm proud of Annalee.
"Automatic Noodles" by @annaleen.bsky.social
I'm proud of him. I'm proud of me. I'm proud of Annalee.
Ok, so we're off to #dragonmeet on Saturday. Hope to see some of you there!
a toothless from how to train your dragon is smiling and looking at the camera
ALT: a toothless from how to train your dragon is smiling and looking at the camera
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November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ok, so we're off to #dragonmeet on Saturday. Hope to see some of you there!
I've just discovered that Amarreti biscuits can be made from apricot kernels. Then looked up some of the worrying cyanide-creating properties of apricot kernels.
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I've just discovered that Amarreti biscuits can be made from apricot kernels. Then looked up some of the worrying cyanide-creating properties of apricot kernels.
Do you remember when companies used to feed their staff? I do but I can't think of one contemporary company that does.
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Do you remember when companies used to feed their staff? I do but I can't think of one contemporary company that does.
Snippets of my art buys from @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social - cropped to protect the artists. Jackie Duckworth's "Tiger Tiger"🐅 and Mike Horsfield's "Fortress". I really hummed and arred about spending but I can tell you now, I have no remorse whatsoever.
#art #physical #support
#art #physical #support
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Snippets of my art buys from @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social - cropped to protect the artists. Jackie Duckworth's "Tiger Tiger"🐅 and Mike Horsfield's "Fortress". I really hummed and arred about spending but I can tell you now, I have no remorse whatsoever.
#art #physical #support
#art #physical #support
Erg. Now I'm supposed to dress respectably for this gallery view. What about behind-the-scenes help makes you think I'd be good at this?
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Erg. Now I'm supposed to dress respectably for this gallery view. What about behind-the-scenes help makes you think I'd be good at this?
In the first ten pages, I thought this was going to be a lost cause. It is real pulp. However, somewhere my brain switched off and I just enjoyed the ride. Difficult to recommend, but short and entertaining in an out-of-date way. #trojan #paperback #sf 🚀👩🏼🚀
November 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
In the first ten pages, I thought this was going to be a lost cause. It is real pulp. However, somewhere my brain switched off and I just enjoyed the ride. Difficult to recommend, but short and entertaining in an out-of-date way. #trojan #paperback #sf 🚀👩🏼🚀
The #sculpture, #woodcarving, #painting, and #silverwork of Mel Fraser, Loukas Morley, and Abi Cochran will soon be on display at the Gallery (54 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge).
bio.site/RockWoodSilver
#art #gallery
bio.site/RockWoodSilver
#art #gallery
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The #sculpture, #woodcarving, #painting, and #silverwork of Mel Fraser, Loukas Morley, and Abi Cochran will soon be on display at the Gallery (54 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge).
bio.site/RockWoodSilver
#art #gallery
bio.site/RockWoodSilver
#art #gallery
Reposted by Alex Cochran
"Uncanny folklore linking seafarers across time."
Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @karlbell.bsky.social & @reaktionbooks.bsky.social!
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Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @karlbell.bsky.social & @reaktionbooks.bsky.social!
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October 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"Uncanny folklore linking seafarers across time."
Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @karlbell.bsky.social & @reaktionbooks.bsky.social!
Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @karlbell.bsky.social & @reaktionbooks.bsky.social!
Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Reposted by Alex Cochran
Join me for 'Tidal Terrors: Folklore and Supernatural Storytelling at Sea', a public talk @ Portsmouth University on 3rd February (5.30-7 pm). It is free, but you need to book a place @ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tidal-terr...
@uopmaritime.bsky.social @uophistory.bsky.social @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
@uopmaritime.bsky.social @uophistory.bsky.social @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
Tidal Terrors: Folklore and Supernatural Storytelling at Sea
Public lecture: The real life lessons from supernatural stories of the sea.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Join me for 'Tidal Terrors: Folklore and Supernatural Storytelling at Sea', a public talk @ Portsmouth University on 3rd February (5.30-7 pm). It is free, but you need to book a place @ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tidal-terr...
@uopmaritime.bsky.social @uophistory.bsky.social @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
@uopmaritime.bsky.social @uophistory.bsky.social @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
I think Trump sounds much more like Goring than Hitler.
Check out Nuremberg: The Trial of Göring from Dan Snow's History Hit on Amazon Music.
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Check out Nuremberg: The Trial of Göring from Dan Snow's History Hit on Amazon Music.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I think Trump sounds much more like Goring than Hitler.
Check out Nuremberg: The Trial of Göring from Dan Snow's History Hit on Amazon Music.
music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/c9d...
Check out Nuremberg: The Trial of Göring from Dan Snow's History Hit on Amazon Music.
music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/c9d...
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Autumn stubble on fire off the shoulder of Fulbourn. I watched C-buses glitter in the dark near the Tesco Superstore. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.
#writeyourownroybatty
#writeyourownroybatty
a man without a shirt is taking a shower in a dark room
ALT: a man without a shirt is taking a shower in a dark room
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November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Autumn stubble on fire off the shoulder of Fulbourn. I watched C-buses glitter in the dark near the Tesco Superstore. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.
#writeyourownroybatty
#writeyourownroybatty
Here's a tip: when you're driving through flooded road sections, try to accelerate a *little* through it. This throws the water away from the car momentarily, stops you from getting a screen full of brown and lessens the chance of getting stuck in a BAD place.
Don't side splash pedestrians!
Don't side splash pedestrians!
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Here's a tip: when you're driving through flooded road sections, try to accelerate a *little* through it. This throws the water away from the car momentarily, stops you from getting a screen full of brown and lessens the chance of getting stuck in a BAD place.
Don't side splash pedestrians!
Don't side splash pedestrians!
I have this morbid knack of finding great writers who have just died. Recently, John Burnside, but it seems to happen to me a lot.
Frustrating 😞
Frustrating 😞
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I have this morbid knack of finding great writers who have just died. Recently, John Burnside, but it seems to happen to me a lot.
Frustrating 😞
Frustrating 😞
I'll say something serious:
Vitamin D pills.💊
Then I'll say something silly:
Craft an artificial sun using simple household items and a magnetic jar 🌞
#sads
Vitamin D pills.💊
Then I'll say something silly:
Craft an artificial sun using simple household items and a magnetic jar 🌞
#sads
Four o'clock on a dull grey November Saturday afternoon and what little daylight we got is fading out of the sky and I feel glum and antsy.
November 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I'll say something serious:
Vitamin D pills.💊
Then I'll say something silly:
Craft an artificial sun using simple household items and a magnetic jar 🌞
#sads
Vitamin D pills.💊
Then I'll say something silly:
Craft an artificial sun using simple household items and a magnetic jar 🌞
#sads
US upset because the UK invests in itself? Sheesh 🙄
US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors | Nuclear power | The Guardian share.google/ux1afO6q8A5O...
US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors | Nuclear power | The Guardian share.google/ux1afO6q8A5O...
US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors
As Keir Starmer announces SMRs to be built in Wales, US ambassador says Britain should choose ‘a different path’
share.google
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
US upset because the UK invests in itself? Sheesh 🙄
US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors | Nuclear power | The Guardian share.google/ux1afO6q8A5O...
US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors | Nuclear power | The Guardian share.google/ux1afO6q8A5O...
Fantastic to meet the incredibly talented @dublonde.bsky.social ! Have a good rest Beth and come back with some more tunes 🎸🎸🎸
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Fantastic to meet the incredibly talented @dublonde.bsky.social ! Have a good rest Beth and come back with some more tunes 🎸🎸🎸
Reposted by Alex Cochran
Raise a glass to Richard Burton on the occasion of his 100th birthday, seen here sharing a joke with old pal Peter O’Toole in hell. 🥃
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Raise a glass to Richard Burton on the occasion of his 100th birthday, seen here sharing a joke with old pal Peter O’Toole in hell. 🥃
@emmanewman.bsky.social does a really great recap, it sounds off the cuff, which if true shows what a star she is! NOTE: Read or listen to Mythago Wood beforehand as there are unavoidable spoilers.
📖👂🏼🎧
📖👂🏼🎧
One of my all time favourite books, Holdstock’s great classic of British fantasy. Join us to see what Emma made of it!
Lovelies, if your Sunday needs a cosy, nerdy chat about Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood, then the latest episode of Starship Alexandria can help! starshipalexandria.com/episode-8-my...
Also features @aptshadow.bsky.social mentioning insects and me NOT mentioning ST:TNG (shocking, I know!)
Also features @aptshadow.bsky.social mentioning insects and me NOT mentioning ST:TNG (shocking, I know!)
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
@emmanewman.bsky.social does a really great recap, it sounds off the cuff, which if true shows what a star she is! NOTE: Read or listen to Mythago Wood beforehand as there are unavoidable spoilers.
📖👂🏼🎧
📖👂🏼🎧