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Clare Moore
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Master of foolhardy plans, Tolkien scholar, PhD student, assistant pig-keeper with dreams of being a knight
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Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. I’m celebrating by hiking in the cold so I can suffer like the puritans did 400 years ago 🥶
An arch bridge crosses a gorge with a river at the bottom. Over a cliff lined with trees, a river flows in a ravine. A river runs past a sandstone bluff. A stony rock face cuts along the edge of a ravine.
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Girl it’s Virginia so 🍎🍏🍎🍏
A glass of cider sits in front of a fireplace.
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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But wild ponies were seen!
A horse grazes on a misty hill. Two horses graze in the distance with a cloudy sky behind them.
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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I was sad about not being in Scotland because I’ve been in Scotland the past two Thanksgiving holidays and so Virginia dumped rain on me to make me feel like I was in the highlands…
A young woman in a raincoat is wet from rain.
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Some vestiges of fall…
A path runs through ground covered in leaves, with bare trees on either side. A calm stream weaves through two banks covered with bare trees and fallen leaves.
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Fun book mail to come home to!
A book with a blue cover sits on top of a larger book with a red cover. A book is open to a chapter with the title “Elmar, the Experience of Captured Women, and Empires in Decline.”
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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A list of the books who won the Booker Prize from 2020-2025.
November 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Apropos nothing
A book cover for Sword of the Rightful King by Jane Yolen: a sword in a stone. A book cover for The Squire’s Take by Gerald Morris: a spirit woman stands above a little boy.
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Last day of vacation…
A hand holds a coffee cup in front of a bridge surrounded by fall foliage. A river runs under a bridge, lined by trees.
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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…and the sea
The ocean lies behind a bluff covered in brush.
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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More big trees…
A path weaves through a forest. A fern in front of a redwood tree. A small waterfall in a forest. A bunch of trees in front of the sunlight.
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Most importantly, the sea
A sunset over an ocean.
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Saw some big trees today
A green forest floor with dark redwood trees. Tall trees grow towards the sky. Sunlight shines through a green forest A view looking up towards the sky cluttered with tall trees.
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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I came to Sonoma thinking it surely must be overhyped and couldn’t be better than the wines back home. But idk damn that was some very tasty wine…
A hand hold a wine glass in front of a lake.
November 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Nothing beats California sunsets, where everything fades into the Pacific.
The beginnings of a sunset over the ocean beyond San Francisco city.
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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The best part of traveling for work is when it takes you to friends ❤️

Thank you @stef.athrabeth.com and @james.athrabeth.com for the one fun night of my time in San Francisco! And for tacitly agreeing that Finrod is the worst @jude.athrabeth.com
Two women sit at a restaurant table. A man and two women take a selfie in front of a bridge at night.
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Conference caffeine commences
A hand holds an iced coffee.
November 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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My manager is a real taskmaster
A cat sits behind a computer on a desk in front of a window.
October 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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¡Yo voté!
A hand holds an “I voted” sticker with an American flag on it.
October 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Ran off to the woods this weekend 🍁🍂🍁
An orange tent under colorful fall trees. A hand holds a purple Yeti coffee mug.
October 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Some more bits of Fall from yesterday’s walk…
A tree with bright yellow leaves. A path winds through woodland. A tree with red and yellow leaves. A path winds through a woodland.
October 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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And now a Lagavulin I bottled myself on Islay (one of the best trips of my life) in a Waterford glencairn that was a gift from my mom 🥲
A hand holds a glass of whiskey in front of a fire.
October 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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🥃🔥
A hand holds a whiskey glass in front of a fire.
October 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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One of my favorite hikes in Shenandoah National Park
A trail between trees with yellow leaves. A creek surrounded by yellow trees. A path leads up a hill between yellow trees. A path weaves through the woods.
October 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Adequately prepped with my Fëanor No mug and British tea ☕️
A white mug and a blue tea tin sit on a wooden table.
October 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM