Barry Norton 🌈 ♾ 📚
@barrynorton.bsky.social
He/him.
I write queer/speculative fiction, with ND representation, in Denmark.
PhD in Computer Science, MA in Creative Writing, MSc in Science Communication in progress.
I write queer/speculative fiction, with ND representation, in Denmark.
PhD in Computer Science, MA in Creative Writing, MSc in Science Communication in progress.
Change a letter, make a singer/band less appealing:
Piss
Piss
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Change a letter, make a singer/band less appealing:
Piss
Piss
Hang on... shit off!
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hang on... shit off!
Good job I had nothing else to do today
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Good job I had nothing else to do today
What an absurd suggestion!
As the poet said: YOU’R PWRGUE HERRING IF YUI PLIIES
As the poet said: YOU’R PWRGUE HERRING IF YUI PLIIES
November 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
What an absurd suggestion!
As the poet said: YOU’R PWRGUE HERRING IF YUI PLIIES
As the poet said: YOU’R PWRGUE HERRING IF YUI PLIIES
That’s ok. No hard feelings. Proud to have helped you and your family find safety in 2014, and happy for you that you have found somewhere you’d like to live permanently.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
That’s ok. No hard feelings. Proud to have helped you and your family find safety in 2014, and happy for you that you have found somewhere you’d like to live permanently.
Martin Angler's 'Science Journalism: An Introduction', and 'A Field Guide for Science Writers' (ed.s Blum et al.)
Given the price of the books, I am *so* pissed that Amazon sent print-on-demand copies.
That said, I tried to order from an indie on ABE Books and the vendor jacked up the price 😡
Given the price of the books, I am *so* pissed that Amazon sent print-on-demand copies.
That said, I tried to order from an indie on ABE Books and the vendor jacked up the price 😡
October 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Martin Angler's 'Science Journalism: An Introduction', and 'A Field Guide for Science Writers' (ed.s Blum et al.)
Given the price of the books, I am *so* pissed that Amazon sent print-on-demand copies.
That said, I tried to order from an indie on ABE Books and the vendor jacked up the price 😡
Given the price of the books, I am *so* pissed that Amazon sent print-on-demand copies.
That said, I tried to order from an indie on ABE Books and the vendor jacked up the price 😡
Milly's quite a generic posh girl name, but wait until you hear about Rutherford Alcock.
October 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Milly's quite a generic posh girl name, but wait until you hear about Rutherford Alcock.
Unsolicited picks pic
October 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Unsolicited picks pic
So what are we doing with these?
(And what the hell is Christmas popcorn?)
(And what the hell is Christmas popcorn?)
September 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
So what are we doing with these?
(And what the hell is Christmas popcorn?)
(And what the hell is Christmas popcorn?)
All I want in life is a cup of tea flavoured like the trifle from Friends
September 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
All I want in life is a cup of tea flavoured like the trifle from Friends
Ooh, I never knew there was a more gender-inclusive manual. Girls are allowed to play games!
September 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Ooh, I never knew there was a more gender-inclusive manual. Girls are allowed to play games!
Age verification
September 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Age verification
You want a smack in t'head, pal?
September 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
You want a smack in t'head, pal?
Thanks to @tyleraking.com for pointing this out.
Had I work in libgen, I wouldn't be happy with this proposal, being a member of the Society of Authors, not The Authors Guild — on whose policies I therefore have no say.
Had I work in libgen, I wouldn't be happy with this proposal, being a member of the Society of Authors, not The Authors Guild — on whose policies I therefore have no say.
September 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Thanks to @tyleraking.com for pointing this out.
Had I work in libgen, I wouldn't be happy with this proposal, being a member of the Society of Authors, not The Authors Guild — on whose policies I therefore have no say.
Had I work in libgen, I wouldn't be happy with this proposal, being a member of the Society of Authors, not The Authors Guild — on whose policies I therefore have no say.
What is... emotion?
September 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
What is... emotion?
Thankfully names were more sensible where I grew up
September 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Thankfully names were more sensible where I grew up
Somehow Hugo looked less goofy
September 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Somehow Hugo looked less goofy
Antony Head, best known for his role as Tony in the Gold Blend adverts
September 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Antony Head, best known for his role as Tony in the Gold Blend adverts
Huge congratulations to @whyiwrite.bsky.social!
It's va shame @rsliterature.bsky.social aren't posting here themselves.
rsliterature.org/rsl-scriptor...
It's va shame @rsliterature.bsky.social aren't posting here themselves.
rsliterature.org/rsl-scriptor...
September 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Huge congratulations to @whyiwrite.bsky.social!
It's va shame @rsliterature.bsky.social aren't posting here themselves.
rsliterature.org/rsl-scriptor...
It's va shame @rsliterature.bsky.social aren't posting here themselves.
rsliterature.org/rsl-scriptor...