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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her)

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Writer, reader, consumer of culture, an occasional voicer of opinions. Sometimes, I like to make up words. You can support me on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ayavandenbussche

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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 9d

I write a lot about reading Terry Pratchett, because I love reading and I love learning. Have a read, and if you like it, you can buy me a Ko-fi (or share and spread the word).
#Discworld #BookSky 💙📚🪐📚
#writing
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Tamsin Wilson @tamsinwilson.bsky.social · 21m

THREAD. A few weeks ago I visited St Alkmund's Church in Duffield, Derbyshire.

As local folklore would have it, rather unconventionally the Devil chose the spot for this church.

#wyrdwednesday

Portrait colour photo of a church with a spire.

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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 52m

Watched Cruising last night. What a clever, contemplative little film. I sometimes forget just how beautiful Al Pacino was in his youth and how good he is as a more sensitive and sexually ambiguous character, rather than the gangster for which he became known for. Great film.

Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 19h

The last chapter of Return of the King, before the appendixes, is so devastating. I was reading it with tears in my eyes. 🥺 💙📚

Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 21h

Really enjoying this podcast. Learning a lot about history and folklore. It's also very fitting to the season.
Check out this podcast: After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal #afterDarkMythsMisdeedsTheParanormal
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After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

Listen to After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal by History Hit on Podcast Addict. This is After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal. The podcast that takes you to the shadiest corners of t...

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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 22h

Thank you. Noted.

Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 22h

I tried to avoid watching the Trump and Netanyahu clips. It made me sick to my stomach and raging. Two disgusting men patting themselves on the back celebrating genocide, destruction,and hatred. It makes me overwhelmingly angry, sad, and despaired.

Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 23h

Would love some recommendations.

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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · Sep 2

I thought I'd create this thread to occasionally share more realistic writing life of a slow-to-start, but still a writer. You know, for posterity 5/5 #writing #realisticwriting #writerslife

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Tamsin Wilson @tamsinwilson.bsky.social · 1d

Portal 8. Staffordshire. Another unconventional horizontal portal made to look like a mossy grave. Gotta watch out for these ones. #tombtuesday

Portrait colour photo of a misty graveyard. A wall runs across the top third of the image and in front it is green grass with graves, and brown leaves on the ground. The closest grave is a rectangle of lime green moss on the ground. The headstone is gone. There are trees in the mist in the background.

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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 1d

I am always suspicious of men who write women of colour as hyper-sexualised ash's white women as motherly. 💙📚

Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 1d

My controversial opinion of today is that I don't like Ben Aaronovich, and I find recommendations of his books as 'similar to Terry Pratchett' in particular, incredibly cringe. 📚💙

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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 1d

A division to literary genres is limiting and creates literary snobbery.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

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

Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 1d

My MA tutor said he didn't like Terry Pratchett when I sent my proposal and listed a bunch of other books I should write about according to him. I changed tutor, and got a distinction for my dissertation about Feet of Clay (and Kavalier and Clay).

Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 1d

I read Fahrenheit 451 last year for the first time. It took my breath away.

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Tamsin Wilson @tamsinwilson.bsky.social · 2d

I'm always updating this. Let me know if I'm missing any UK and Ireland folklore, folk dance, music, folklorist, folk horror people. And have a look see if there's anyone you want to follow if you're embracing this spooky time of year. (Or if you're spooky all year round.)

Tamsin Wilson @tamsinwilson.bsky.social · Jan 7

Anyone craving more folklore and folk horror in their bluesky lives might like the starter pack I made. I'm always adding to it, especially trying to include artists, musicians, performers, morris dancers, mummers, etc. Let me know if I'm missing anyone :) go.bsky.app/LXSZqSM

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Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 2d

It's Monday again and today I'm reading The Employees by Olga Ravn translated by Martin Aitken

What book(s) are you reading this week?

💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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white circle in a blue background and the words "It's Monday! What are you reading?" in the circle

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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 2d

The Aztecs were aware of the wheel but did not develop it into transportation. Instead, they put wheels onto toy animals. Things I learned from reading Eric. 💙📚🪐📚 #Discworld #terrypratchett #BookSky
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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 2d

I didn't know him much from before either.

Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 2d

It was great! Very funny! Kulvinder Ghir who played Mrs Bennett was hilarious!

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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 2d

At a gender-swapped table read of Pride & Prejudice to raise money for Medical aid for Palestine, hosted by Nish Kumar.

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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 2d

I know. So sweet. 🥹

Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 2d

Been going through some old photos. It's something to do on a day job, and I found this picture from when my cats used to like each other.

In a small basket from a cat tree, the two heads of my cats, when they were kittens, squished together in a snuggle. Both their eyes are closed, half asleep. The grey tabby, Wilma, has a pink nose. Boudicat, the black and white harlequin, with a pink/ white ear, is shoving her face indy Wilma's cheek.

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Alastair Millar @skriptorium.info · 2d

Occasionally I get why I prefer BlueSky to Twitter. It's because I choose to spend my time away from bigotry, hate, thoughtless argument and contrarianism. BlueSky's moderation tools help me achieve that.

In other words, I prefer social media that is, indeed, social, not antisocial.

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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · 9d

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Aya Vandenbussche (she/her) @hiyaaya.bsky.social · Sep 2

Sometimes you realise you're a writer late in life, after you thought you were all kinds of other things. This means that you weren't born with a pencil in your hand, instead you spent a long time learning how to write, and by the time you become a writer, no one uses pencils anymore. 1/5 #writing

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