Stephen Kerr
@kidcobbler.bsky.social
Lapsed writer. Through a series of unfortunate events I have been handed the gift of time.
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Ian McMillan is starting to post on here under @imcmillan.bsky.social if you want to follow your favourite stroller/newspaper-wrangler/poet/radio presenter.
I always said I'd stay on Twitter until Ian moved. I'll continue to jump between there and here and see how it goes.
See you all around! 😊
I always said I'd stay on Twitter until Ian moved. I'll continue to jump between there and here and see how it goes.
See you all around! 😊
Thursday should be an interesting day if you're following all things Trump.
Jack Smith, former US Justice Department special counsel is publicly testifying before the House Judiciary Committee regarding his investigations into Trump.
If Trump is to invade Greenland, my money is on Thursday.
Jack Smith, former US Justice Department special counsel is publicly testifying before the House Judiciary Committee regarding his investigations into Trump.
If Trump is to invade Greenland, my money is on Thursday.
January 20, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Thursday should be an interesting day if you're following all things Trump.
Jack Smith, former US Justice Department special counsel is publicly testifying before the House Judiciary Committee regarding his investigations into Trump.
If Trump is to invade Greenland, my money is on Thursday.
Jack Smith, former US Justice Department special counsel is publicly testifying before the House Judiciary Committee regarding his investigations into Trump.
If Trump is to invade Greenland, my money is on Thursday.
Lutea's Somnambulations arrive on @bsky.app. Wonderful news! 😊
Somnambulation. Bikes and canals go together it seems. Lock-wheeling - The practice of sending ones partner off on a bicycle to set the next lock so the boat can go straight in without having to use the lock moorings. Not sure you would get very far on this bike!
January 20, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Lutea's Somnambulations arrive on @bsky.app. Wonderful news! 😊
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Early stroll. Those clouds look like paintings of old snow. Two leaning streetlights like cocktail sticks in a pot. A late/early Christmas tree in a window. Am I on the fringes of that passing motorbike’s dream? I break a puddle’s fragile window.
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Early stroll. Those clouds look like paintings of old snow. Two leaning streetlights like cocktail sticks in a pot. A late/early Christmas tree in a window. Am I on the fringes of that passing motorbike’s dream? I break a puddle’s fragile window.
A straightforward Four Club to herald this Tuesday morning.
Good luck everyone. 😊🤞
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Good luck everyone. 😊🤞
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January 20, 2026 at 7:02 AM
A straightforward Four Club to herald this Tuesday morning.
Good luck everyone. 😊🤞
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Good luck everyone. 😊🤞
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Which Hungarian composer lacked energy and enthusiasm?
Franz Lisztless.
Franz Lisztless.
January 19, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Which Hungarian composer lacked energy and enthusiasm?
Franz Lisztless.
Franz Lisztless.
Which Italian film score composer just couldn't be bothered.
Ennui Morricone.
Ennui Morricone.
January 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Which Italian film score composer just couldn't be bothered.
Ennui Morricone.
Ennui Morricone.
If we can agree that Brexit was a failure, that it was pushed through by disinformation stemming from the right wing of the Tory Party, what are we to make of the slew of defections from the right wing of the Tories to Reform UK? And what of Reform's polling?
Has the UK learned nothing in 10 years?
Has the UK learned nothing in 10 years?
January 19, 2026 at 9:15 AM
If we can agree that Brexit was a failure, that it was pushed through by disinformation stemming from the right wing of the Tory Party, what are we to make of the slew of defections from the right wing of the Tories to Reform UK? And what of Reform's polling?
Has the UK learned nothing in 10 years?
Has the UK learned nothing in 10 years?
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Rorschach Challenge. Evening all (is there anybody out there) what do you see in tonight's challenge?
January 18, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Rorschach Challenge. Evening all (is there anybody out there) what do you see in tonight's challenge?
My second day in Five Club. I couldn't get to grips with the word until my fourth guess.
Good luck everyone! 😊🤞
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Good luck everyone! 😊🤞
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January 19, 2026 at 7:34 AM
My second day in Five Club. I couldn't get to grips with the word until my fourth guess.
Good luck everyone! 😊🤞
Wordle 1,675 5/6
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Good luck everyone! 😊🤞
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Reposted by Stephen Kerr
Reposted by Stephen Kerr
The trees are wearing
That mist balaclava
The weather knitted
That mist balaclava
The weather knitted
January 18, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The trees are wearing
That mist balaclava
The weather knitted
That mist balaclava
The weather knitted
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Cemetery at Haworth makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck from the ghosts that walked there.
January 18, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Cemetery at Haworth makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck from the ghosts that walked there.
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Early stroll. It’s misty; I can hardly see the cemetery in front of my face. From a distance I must be looming. A FOR SALE sign sprouts from a hedge. My stroll is a measurement of time and space. A cockerel’s theme and variations.
January 18, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Early stroll. It’s misty; I can hardly see the cemetery in front of my face. From a distance I must be looming. A FOR SALE sign sprouts from a hedge. My stroll is a measurement of time and space. A cockerel’s theme and variations.
Despite bringing all possible available words down to 2 after my second guess I really struggled with this. That's probably because I've never heard of the word. More luck than judgement. 🫤
Good luck everyone.
Wordle 1,674 5/6
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Good luck everyone.
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January 18, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Despite bringing all possible available words down to 2 after my second guess I really struggled with this. That's probably because I've never heard of the word. More luck than judgement. 🫤
Good luck everyone.
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Good luck everyone.
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A spiral staircase in a vast library.
Who needs more?
This also gives me an opportunity to give a shout-out to Susan Orlean's book, The Library Book, which traces the story of the 1986 Los Angeles Public Library fire and widens the narrative into how libraries shape and embrace communities.📚
Who needs more?
This also gives me an opportunity to give a shout-out to Susan Orlean's book, The Library Book, which traces the story of the 1986 Los Angeles Public Library fire and widens the narrative into how libraries shape and embrace communities.📚
Spiraling into law.
The spiral staircase in the American Room in Osgoode Hall, probably the nicest library room in the city.
#Toronto #EastCoastKing #Architecture #BlueSkyArtShow #OsgoodeHall #TOhistory #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks #library
The spiral staircase in the American Room in Osgoode Hall, probably the nicest library room in the city.
#Toronto #EastCoastKing #Architecture #BlueSkyArtShow #OsgoodeHall #TOhistory #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks #library
January 17, 2026 at 7:55 PM
A spiral staircase in a vast library.
Who needs more?
This also gives me an opportunity to give a shout-out to Susan Orlean's book, The Library Book, which traces the story of the 1986 Los Angeles Public Library fire and widens the narrative into how libraries shape and embrace communities.📚
Who needs more?
This also gives me an opportunity to give a shout-out to Susan Orlean's book, The Library Book, which traces the story of the 1986 Los Angeles Public Library fire and widens the narrative into how libraries shape and embrace communities.📚
Great news if you used to follow Lutra on Twitter.
He is bringing his Somnambulations, Rorschach tests and hopefully his cheery good mornings to @bsky.app
You can follow him on @reacctionary.bsky.social
Welcome Cap'n Lutra! 😊
He is bringing his Somnambulations, Rorschach tests and hopefully his cheery good mornings to @bsky.app
You can follow him on @reacctionary.bsky.social
Welcome Cap'n Lutra! 😊
January 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Great news if you used to follow Lutra on Twitter.
He is bringing his Somnambulations, Rorschach tests and hopefully his cheery good mornings to @bsky.app
You can follow him on @reacctionary.bsky.social
Welcome Cap'n Lutra! 😊
He is bringing his Somnambulations, Rorschach tests and hopefully his cheery good mornings to @bsky.app
You can follow him on @reacctionary.bsky.social
Welcome Cap'n Lutra! 😊
Reposted by Stephen Kerr
Early stroll. That tree seems almost too big for that garden. A TV plays to an empty settee. Those puddles definitely haven’t shrunk in the wash. Unusually, the dentist’s lights are on; they shine like teeth. This weather as animal: drizzly bear.
January 17, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Early stroll. That tree seems almost too big for that garden. A TV plays to an empty settee. Those puddles definitely haven’t shrunk in the wash. Unusually, the dentist’s lights are on; they shine like teeth. This weather as animal: drizzly bear.
I was fortunate with my two regular starter words this morning. Three Club.
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January 17, 2026 at 7:11 AM
I was fortunate with my two regular starter words this morning. Three Club.
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I like this poem of the beauty of everyday things by the late Freda Downie from her 1995 @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social Collected Poems.
January 16, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I like this poem of the beauty of everyday things by the late Freda Downie from her 1995 @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social Collected Poems.
This is a picture of me holding the European Cup.
I did not win the European Cup.
I did not win the European Cup.
January 16, 2026 at 7:22 AM
This is a picture of me holding the European Cup.
I did not win the European Cup.
I did not win the European Cup.
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FIFTY WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOOFAH
Just slip out the tub, bub
Crush it with a handstand
That kind of ploy, Roy
Endears you to me.
Force it down the lav, Trev
Tear it into shards, pard
Defenestrate it, Mic
Hide it in a tree
Just slip out the tub, bub
Crush it with a handstand
That kind of ploy, Roy
Endears you to me.
Force it down the lav, Trev
Tear it into shards, pard
Defenestrate it, Mic
Hide it in a tree
January 15, 2026 at 9:39 PM
FIFTY WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOOFAH
Just slip out the tub, bub
Crush it with a handstand
That kind of ploy, Roy
Endears you to me.
Force it down the lav, Trev
Tear it into shards, pard
Defenestrate it, Mic
Hide it in a tree
Just slip out the tub, bub
Crush it with a handstand
That kind of ploy, Roy
Endears you to me.
Force it down the lav, Trev
Tear it into shards, pard
Defenestrate it, Mic
Hide it in a tree
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Early stroll. I’ll leave that gleaming penny for someone else to pick up. A white van drives slowly down the pavement. The sky’s stained glass. A dropped rubber band as a description of a dance move. Uncorked birdsong.
January 16, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Early stroll. I’ll leave that gleaming penny for someone else to pick up. A white van drives slowly down the pavement. The sky’s stained glass. A dropped rubber band as a description of a dance move. Uncorked birdsong.
My eyes lit up after the first two guesses as I thought I was going into Three Club.
I thought wrong.
Good luck everyone. 😊🤞
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I thought wrong.
Good luck everyone. 😊🤞
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January 16, 2026 at 6:59 AM
My eyes lit up after the first two guesses as I thought I was going into Three Club.
I thought wrong.
Good luck everyone. 😊🤞
Wordle 1,672 4/6
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I thought wrong.
Good luck everyone. 😊🤞
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First line of haiku
Second line of the haiku
Third line of haiku
Second line of the haiku
Third line of haiku
January 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
First line of haiku
Second line of the haiku
Third line of haiku
Second line of the haiku
Third line of haiku
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Early stroll. That dropped sock is a foot long. Blue bins like geometric representations of summer sky. That parked car is usually facing the other way. Birdsong’s vivid aubade. If I name that ill-lit bus shelter as weird it becomes weird.
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Early stroll. That dropped sock is a foot long. Blue bins like geometric representations of summer sky. That parked car is usually facing the other way. Birdsong’s vivid aubade. If I name that ill-lit bus shelter as weird it becomes weird.