Old White Beard
@martin61.bsky.social
Books. I love books. Inane chitchat. I engage in it all the time.
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If someone explains to Trump that Norway and Denmark are separate places, and lets him know about the existence of the Faroe Islands, we’ll probably have a very different international incident brewing
January 19, 2026 at 8:59 PM
If someone explains to Trump that Norway and Denmark are separate places, and lets him know about the existence of the Faroe Islands, we’ll probably have a very different international incident brewing
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(Blows the emergency ocarina) I have in fact added these three most recent mixed media but mostly acrylic small paintings to my website/paintings shop. They’re of houses, buildings, and real objects such as you might find in an urban environment, but in a nice way
www.chloecumming.com/paintings
www.chloecumming.com/paintings
January 19, 2026 at 5:08 PM
(Blows the emergency ocarina) I have in fact added these three most recent mixed media but mostly acrylic small paintings to my website/paintings shop. They’re of houses, buildings, and real objects such as you might find in an urban environment, but in a nice way
www.chloecumming.com/paintings
www.chloecumming.com/paintings
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A wandering tiger in Minnesota (a tiny ink drawing)
January 19, 2026 at 3:54 PM
A wandering tiger in Minnesota (a tiny ink drawing)
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It's time to settle this age-old debate once and for all with a careful analysis of the facts
January 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It's time to settle this age-old debate once and for all with a careful analysis of the facts
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Reassuring Residence
January 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Reassuring Residence
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A House I saw from the train (acrylic and ink painting)
January 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
A House I saw from the train (acrylic and ink painting)
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Good morning. What a deeply embarrassing day to be a US citizen, on so many levels.
January 19, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Good morning. What a deeply embarrassing day to be a US citizen, on so many levels.
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Just done the washing up. If I don’t get given an award for this I’m invading Greenland.
January 19, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Just done the washing up. If I don’t get given an award for this I’m invading Greenland.
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Did you know that when you borrow a book (print/audio/ebook) from a UK library, the author gets a few pence plus a warm feeling in their heart?
Just found out people borrowed my books 1000s of times in 2025 and it's cheered me up. Please ask your library to order my books, and keep using libraries!
Just found out people borrowed my books 1000s of times in 2025 and it's cheered me up. Please ask your library to order my books, and keep using libraries!
January 19, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Did you know that when you borrow a book (print/audio/ebook) from a UK library, the author gets a few pence plus a warm feeling in their heart?
Just found out people borrowed my books 1000s of times in 2025 and it's cheered me up. Please ask your library to order my books, and keep using libraries!
Just found out people borrowed my books 1000s of times in 2025 and it's cheered me up. Please ask your library to order my books, and keep using libraries!
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Shall we try a Constable cloud thread?
We must, we must.
We must, we must.
January 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Shall we try a Constable cloud thread?
We must, we must.
We must, we must.
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"Hi, do you have any porn?"
"Sir! Really! This is a library!"
"Oh, sorry" *whispers* "do you have any porn?"
"Sir! Really! This is a library!"
"Oh, sorry" *whispers* "do you have any porn?"
January 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
"Hi, do you have any porn?"
"Sir! Really! This is a library!"
"Oh, sorry" *whispers* "do you have any porn?"
"Sir! Really! This is a library!"
"Oh, sorry" *whispers* "do you have any porn?"
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If someone buys like six or seven paintings, that might help assuage my computer/money stress. Thanks.
I felt on an adrenaline roll (?) so I’ve gone and added three more original paintings to my website, as originals to buy. I’m well aware most people can’t afford original paintings but if you like looking at my work on here, shares of these posts do help me. Thank you
www.chloecumming.com/paintings
www.chloecumming.com/paintings
January 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
If someone buys like six or seven paintings, that might help assuage my computer/money stress. Thanks.
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This is me being interviewed in detailed on the nuts and bolts of writing technique.
Very interesting interview of @aptshadow.bsky.social . As an amateur want-to-be sci-fi author, I’ve found so many great insights about writting good sci-fi. Concept of One Big Lie is a very useful thing, for example.
youtu.be/LO0qHnhpkDs?...
youtu.be/LO0qHnhpkDs?...
How to Write Great Science Fiction — Adrian Tchaikovsky
YouTube video by David Perell
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
This is me being interviewed in detailed on the nuts and bolts of writing technique.
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The next Murderbot book, Platform Decay, is also available in the Barnes & Noble preorder sale: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/platform-d... #booksky
Platform Decay (Murderbot Diaries #8)|Hardcover
Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment of Martha Wells' bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries series.Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of g...
www.barnesandnoble.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The next Murderbot book, Platform Decay, is also available in the Barnes & Noble preorder sale: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/platform-d... #booksky
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MY SUBMISSION FOR 2026 ‘WORD OF THE YEAR: part one.
Sexual Wintercourse - to engage in intimate congress simply because you’re cold but don’t want to put the heating on.
Sexual Wintercourse - to engage in intimate congress simply because you’re cold but don’t want to put the heating on.
December 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
MY SUBMISSION FOR 2026 ‘WORD OF THE YEAR: part one.
Sexual Wintercourse - to engage in intimate congress simply because you’re cold but don’t want to put the heating on.
Sexual Wintercourse - to engage in intimate congress simply because you’re cold but don’t want to put the heating on.
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(My) art of October 2025.
(These posts didn’t seem to be of that much interest to people, but I’ll be a completist about it. Hi )
By the way, now Christmas Day is done and you’re terribly disappointed you didn’t get any of my art, you could buy yourself some for fun. www.chloecumming.com
(These posts didn’t seem to be of that much interest to people, but I’ll be a completist about it. Hi )
By the way, now Christmas Day is done and you’re terribly disappointed you didn’t get any of my art, you could buy yourself some for fun. www.chloecumming.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
(My) art of October 2025.
(These posts didn’t seem to be of that much interest to people, but I’ll be a completist about it. Hi )
By the way, now Christmas Day is done and you’re terribly disappointed you didn’t get any of my art, you could buy yourself some for fun. www.chloecumming.com
(These posts didn’t seem to be of that much interest to people, but I’ll be a completist about it. Hi )
By the way, now Christmas Day is done and you’re terribly disappointed you didn’t get any of my art, you could buy yourself some for fun. www.chloecumming.com
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Interesting.
Some folks are saying we're focusing on Bardot's racism.
Well...yeah. I will speak ill of the dead if the dead are evil.
There's a cure. Don't be evil.
Nobody gets a pass.
Until the headlines read: NOTED RACIST PASSES AWAY AT 91. SHE ALSO MADE FILMS.
Some folks are saying we're focusing on Bardot's racism.
Well...yeah. I will speak ill of the dead if the dead are evil.
There's a cure. Don't be evil.
Nobody gets a pass.
Until the headlines read: NOTED RACIST PASSES AWAY AT 91. SHE ALSO MADE FILMS.
December 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Interesting.
Some folks are saying we're focusing on Bardot's racism.
Well...yeah. I will speak ill of the dead if the dead are evil.
There's a cure. Don't be evil.
Nobody gets a pass.
Until the headlines read: NOTED RACIST PASSES AWAY AT 91. SHE ALSO MADE FILMS.
Some folks are saying we're focusing on Bardot's racism.
Well...yeah. I will speak ill of the dead if the dead are evil.
There's a cure. Don't be evil.
Nobody gets a pass.
Until the headlines read: NOTED RACIST PASSES AWAY AT 91. SHE ALSO MADE FILMS.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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I think I have unlocked a new level of Christmas Eve-ing
I have a tray of roast potatoes in the oven and we will be enjoying these with a baked Camembert, charcuterie and bread
You can never have too many roast potatoes over Christmas
I have a tray of roast potatoes in the oven and we will be enjoying these with a baked Camembert, charcuterie and bread
You can never have too many roast potatoes over Christmas
December 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I think I have unlocked a new level of Christmas Eve-ing
I have a tray of roast potatoes in the oven and we will be enjoying these with a baked Camembert, charcuterie and bread
You can never have too many roast potatoes over Christmas
I have a tray of roast potatoes in the oven and we will be enjoying these with a baked Camembert, charcuterie and bread
You can never have too many roast potatoes over Christmas
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TBH I think a duvet would spoil the glorious austerity of this beautiful Christmas scene #DuvetKnowItsChristmas
Cold landing with electric heater but festive pillow - no duvet yet though #DuvetKnowItsChristmas @rhodri.biz
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
TBH I think a duvet would spoil the glorious austerity of this beautiful Christmas scene #DuvetKnowItsChristmas
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Tree of the Day
December 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Tree of the Day
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'Twas the night before Christmas when all thro' the house, people were looking for the bastard scissors and calling the sellotape a sticky faced twat.
December 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
'Twas the night before Christmas when all thro' the house, people were looking for the bastard scissors and calling the sellotape a sticky faced twat.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM