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Sarah 💫

@harrietvane.bsky.social

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Like many others who have lived long in a great capital, she had strong feelings about the various railway termini. Writer represented by Bridget Smith at Jabberwocky Literary Agency. Interested in mysteries, EM Forster, Star Trek, and trains. She/her

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Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 1m

Whoa, that’s so interesting

Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 15m

That happened to me once with SEVEN CAVITIES and it was fine but you can really *feel* it.

Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 34m

Are you a cilantro soap person? Could it be that?

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Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 1h

Yesssss

Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 4h

Ahhhhh

Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 6h

Yeah, and there are a lot of experiences that aren’t really going to be a five star experience unless someone unexpectedly hands me a bunch of cash at the end, or something. Things can just be fine.

Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 6h

Also the rating system is often basically “was it five stars/excellent or should a service worker get in trouble?” and I am not interested in participating in that system. We had a pretty good system before: people gave feedback when they had a very good or very bad experience.

Amos Posner @amosposner.bsky.social · 1d

I think businesses asking people to rate every single experience has furthered this damage. We shouldn't have this many opinions about this many things, and we certainly shouldn't expect other busy people to care if we do.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

few ideas have damaged the average psyche more than ‘the customer is always right.’ it should be a little bit humiliating, being a customer. you should walk into any service transaction knowing that the other person, and not you, is in control over whether you get your treats

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Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 16h

Racism in the 1930s is wild because you have to brace yourself for some background racism all the time but then once in a while someone is REALLY racist and BOY is there a difference between the two.

Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 17h

Fruit tarts are not hard to make at all but they required some time. However, when I took it out for dessert today my friend actually *gasped* and that is the whole point of cooking.

Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 17h

Update:

A fruit tart (shortbread crust, vanilla-lime custard) with blackberries crammed onto the top.

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Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 1d

I am convinced that I once read an article/letter/something where the writer (Sayers? Someone else?) claimed that Lord Peter was based on Bertie Wooster if he been in WWI but I have tried to find it many times since and failed.

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Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 1d

A six mile walk cures almost everything for me.

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JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 1d

LGBTQIA+ is rebranding as LGBTQIA MAX

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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 1d

'Indescribable happiness' as detainees return to Gaza

Israel says it has released 1,968 prisoners and detainees as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas.

www.bbc.com

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Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 1d

Sarah Stop Posting About Brideshead Revisited Challenge

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Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 1d

There’s something fun here about the idea that Lord Peter Wimsey and (known quoter of The Waste Land) Anthony Blanche would have easily wound up at the same artsy parties.

Luke Seaber @thelong1930s.bsky.social · 1d

Lord Peter Wimsey is the narrative voice of The Waste Land.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Luke Seaber @thelong1930s.bsky.social · 1d

Lord Peter Wimsey is the narrative voice of The Waste Land.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

if i had a dime for every rhonda lacenzo i knew in hebrew school

tweet from The Persian Jewess ~ @persianjewess
In a disgusting display, @nbcsn| creates an antisemitic caricature of a Jewish woman, and mocks concerns about Zohran Mamdani's pro-jihadist views.
Meanwhile, just today Zohran Mamdani's wife posted a tribute to a Hamas terrorist on her IG Stories.

it's screencap from an SNL sketch with a character named RHONDA LaCENZO

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Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 1d

WAIT

Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 1d

I did college and grad school in the UK and never got the accent but can switch into full British vocabulary when I’m with my UK friends and I live in fear that they’ll come visit and my American friends will hear me. I’m already pretentious enough.

Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 1d

Big thing of gruyere and some hot smoked salmon.

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Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 1d

I was at Costco yesterday and didn’t get these and now I’m sad.

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Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 1d

Have you ever read M. R. James’ short stories? They’re very spooky but in a fun way.

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Sarah 💫 @harrietvane.bsky.social · 1d

I kind of like that. All food is special, we should be excited about brown mushrooms.