Laura Vivanco
@lauravivanco.bsky.social
Independent scholar of popular romance fiction https://www.vivanco.me.uk/ On the Editorial Board of the Journal of Popular Romance Studies https://www.jprstudies.org/
My database of scholarship about romances: https://rsdb.vivanco.me.uk
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Were you trying to colour (and shape) co-ordinate with the lovely floor tiles or is that just a happy accident?
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Were you trying to colour (and shape) co-ordinate with the lovely floor tiles or is that just a happy accident?
Wow! That was one very, very busy student! Or maybe a non-traditional student over a longer period?
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Wow! That was one very, very busy student! Or maybe a non-traditional student over a longer period?
I might accept the argument if they'd only been looking at subjects where you're expected to have written a book before you can get tenure, but if they're working in a field where research is pretty much always shared via articles, why prioritise a form that blocks the dissemination of the research?
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I might accept the argument if they'd only been looking at subjects where you're expected to have written a book before you can get tenure, but if they're working in a field where research is pretty much always shared via articles, why prioritise a form that blocks the dissemination of the research?
We always called it eggy bread too! Not English, but maybe my grandmother learned that name in England and passed it on to my mother, who was born in Edinburgh?
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We always called it eggy bread too! Not English, but maybe my grandmother learned that name in England and passed it on to my mother, who was born in Edinburgh?
[Me, failing to think of a funny Brontosaurus joke and desperately hoping that maybe this person can be Heathcliff]
a man is sitting on the back of a dinosaur with the word dinosaurs on the bottom
Alt: a man (in breeches, coat, white wig and, admittedly an anachronistic pair of sunglasses) is sitting on the back of a Brontosaurus. The word "Dinosaurs" appears underneath them.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
[Me, failing to think of a funny Brontosaurus joke and desperately hoping that maybe this person can be Heathcliff]
I'm thinking that one of the types of crime that's increased in the last few years is anti-immigration crime:
Who are the rioters and what jail sentences have they received?
Nearly 500 people have been charged in connection with the violent unrest.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I'm thinking that one of the types of crime that's increased in the last few years is anti-immigration crime:
Yes, I feel the same way, because to me the "ling" at the end sounds like a diminutive, so I expect a dumpling (like a puffling) to be small. I have had a dumpling which contained an entire apple and I felt that was at the upper limits of dumpling size. [I am not an expert on dumplings!]
Scottish Seabird Centre
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November 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Yes, I feel the same way, because to me the "ling" at the end sounds like a diminutive, so I expect a dumpling (like a puffling) to be small. I have had a dumpling which contained an entire apple and I felt that was at the upper limits of dumpling size. [I am not an expert on dumplings!]
Thanks! When I saw you'd managed to get them, I had another look at my link and I wonder if I missed shops because the radius it set automatically for my search was too short from the centre of town. Anyway, that's great! Glad to know the site does have the info.
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Thanks! When I saw you'd managed to get them, I had another look at my link and I wonder if I missed shops because the radius it set automatically for my search was too short from the centre of town. Anyway, that's great! Glad to know the site does have the info.
Well, now I look closer, I can't see any at the foot of Leith Walk, which is a bit of a problem, since there should be a cluster there.
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Well, now I look closer, I can't see any at the foot of Leith Walk, which is a bit of a problem, since there should be a cluster there.
I couldn't find the one I saw years ago, but I did find this website: charityretail.org.uk/find-a-shop?... (that should include the search for Edinburgh, and I think it's got most of them).
Find a shop
charityretail.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I couldn't find the one I saw years ago, but I did find this website: charityretail.org.uk/find-a-shop?... (that should include the search for Edinburgh, and I think it's got most of them).
I put the text up here: teachmetonight.blogspot.com/2025/11/cfp-...
CFP: International Women's Writing Online Conference
I got an email letting me know about this and since it mentions romance, I thought I'd share the call for papers: International Women’s Wr...
teachmetonight.blogspot.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I put the text up here: teachmetonight.blogspot.com/2025/11/cfp-...
Are those shiny shoes with darth vader heels?
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Are those shiny shoes with darth vader heels?
Here it is. If there are any other tags you think I should add, just let me know.
The Fictional Female Presidency in Film, Television, and Literature: Representations from 1932 to 2024 | Romance Scholarship DB
rsdb.vivanco.me.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Here it is. If there are any other tags you think I should add, just let me know.
Great! Will go off and add an entry to my database right away!
a raccoon sitting on a rock with its paws on its hips
Alt: a raccoon sitting on a rock with its CGI paws clapping in anticipation
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November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Great! Will go off and add an entry to my database right away!
Congratulations! I can see from the description that you're covering a lot of genres so, given my own interests, I was wondering how many romance novels you looked at/how much space in the book is dedicated to them.
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Congratulations! I can see from the description that you're covering a lot of genres so, given my own interests, I was wondering how many romance novels you looked at/how much space in the book is dedicated to them.
Apparently! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Food Chain - "I Feed Hyenas From My Mouth" - BBC Sounds
In Ethiopia hyenas are not seen as threatening and are welcomed into the community
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November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Apparently! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The original covers weren't as pretty IMO but you can see that this book is part of a trilogy, and the blurb of the second book focuses on the FMC mentioned in the first.
Villains and Virtues
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November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The original covers weren't as pretty IMO but you can see that this book is part of a trilogy, and the blurb of the second book focuses on the FMC mentioned in the first.
Maybe some of them are unhappy because they don't like the idea of large numbers of Scots travelling to Trump's US and potentially getting detained by ICE?
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Maybe some of them are unhappy because they don't like the idea of large numbers of Scots travelling to Trump's US and potentially getting detained by ICE?
Feels similar to the analysis by the Institute for Government. Though they're adding that Wes Streeting is also rubbish.
Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank
Keir Starmer accused of failing to adequately strategise while in opposition, leading to uncoordinated policymaking
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Feels similar to the analysis by the Institute for Government. Though they're adding that Wes Streeting is also rubbish.
You're reminding me of www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id...
Hark, a vagrant: 202
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November 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
You're reminding me of www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id...