Darren Maughan
@darrenm1973.bsky.social
"life started to be obscured by miasmic clouds of cowardice and treachery."
Sibyl Pietzsch, movie script writer in Berlin 1931.
A Teessider in Vauxhall, London (UK).
I like science fiction, 20th century architecture, football (Middlesbrough) and politics.
Sibyl Pietzsch, movie script writer in Berlin 1931.
A Teessider in Vauxhall, London (UK).
I like science fiction, 20th century architecture, football (Middlesbrough) and politics.
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A friend has sent me this photo from the website of the Sandringham Estate. That fireplace looks *remarkably* familiar, doesn't it? bsky.app/profile/jame...
December 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A friend has sent me this photo from the website of the Sandringham Estate. That fireplace looks *remarkably* familiar, doesn't it? bsky.app/profile/jame...
Yes, wonderful book. On OGWN you mentioned the scene between Sofia and David. One of the most moving things I've ever read.
December 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Yes, wonderful book. On OGWN you mentioned the scene between Sofia and David. One of the most moving things I've ever read.
So you're saying it isn't on a par with the Ballad of Reading Gaol
December 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So you're saying it isn't on a par with the Ballad of Reading Gaol
Alas, too many will mourn as if in North Korea (and will police people's reactions if not sufficiently mawkish)
December 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Alas, too many will mourn as if in North Korea (and will police people's reactions if not sufficiently mawkish)
Someone has the derangement syndrome, and it wasn't Rob Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Someone has the derangement syndrome, and it wasn't Rob Reiner.
It wasn't a serious suggestion. I'm just using the words Farage used today, tweaking them a little. This is due to the recent reporting on his antisemitism.
December 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It wasn't a serious suggestion. I'm just using the words Farage used today, tweaking them a little. This is due to the recent reporting on his antisemitism.