M.H.Johnsen
@mhjohnsen.bsky.social
Writer of horror/SFF. Reader of everything. Scientist. Owned by two cats. She/her.
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Reading parts of the Valhalla comic to the boy. Had to pretend that the lindorm survived, however, as he is rather fond of dragons...
January 25, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Reading parts of the Valhalla comic to the boy. Had to pretend that the lindorm survived, however, as he is rather fond of dragons...
I moved desks at work this week. Now by a window, and even though it is awful weather, I feel a new and delightful sense of freedom. Also wasting time gazing out at the drizzle.
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I moved desks at work this week. Now by a window, and even though it is awful weather, I feel a new and delightful sense of freedom. Also wasting time gazing out at the drizzle.
Still bad weather. Still ##caturday
January 21, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Still bad weather. Still ##caturday
I really need to stop reading the news and instead read, well, anything else.
January 20, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I really need to stop reading the news and instead read, well, anything else.
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#DavidLynch artwork by @andreacwhite.bsky.social:
January 20, 2026 at 2:51 AM
#DavidLynch artwork by @andreacwhite.bsky.social:
I edited one short paragraph in between lectures today. It's been that sort of day.
January 19, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I edited one short paragraph in between lectures today. It's been that sort of day.
Always a balm to read the Positive News quarterly magazine amidst the ongoing headlines. Can recommend.
January 18, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Always a balm to read the Positive News quarterly magazine amidst the ongoing headlines. Can recommend.
Got lots of writing planned for today, but sadly all for work.
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Got lots of writing planned for today, but sadly all for work.
@scrivenerapp.bsky.social Please, can we have scrivener for linux and android?
January 14, 2026 at 9:10 PM
@scrivenerapp.bsky.social Please, can we have scrivener for linux and android?
As an aside, I've switched to norwegian browser Vivaldi in place of Chrome. No AI - it's wonderful! Can recommend.
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM
As an aside, I've switched to norwegian browser Vivaldi in place of Chrome. No AI - it's wonderful! Can recommend.
Started watching Andor at long last. Will then progress to Rogue One.
a poster for star wars andor shows a woman sitting in a chair
Alt: From Andor, Maarva Andor says That's what a reckoning sounds like.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Started watching Andor at long last. Will then progress to Rogue One.
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Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
Sticking with the icy theme today and watching Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
January 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Sticking with the icy theme today and watching Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Some awesome old cinemas in the replies/quotes to this post.
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Some awesome old cinemas in the replies/quotes to this post.
Picked up Kevin Brown's Penicillin Man as the first non-fiction of the year. Fifty-odd pages in and I'm absolutely getting a greater appreciation for the sheer serendipity of Fleming's discovery.
#booksky #amreading
#booksky #amreading
January 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Picked up Kevin Brown's Penicillin Man as the first non-fiction of the year. Fifty-odd pages in and I'm absolutely getting a greater appreciation for the sheer serendipity of Fleming's discovery.
#booksky #amreading
#booksky #amreading
Settling down with a Lucy Worsley victorian murder documentary. She really does gruesome history documentaries very well.
a woman in a red dress stands in a field and says treachery
Alt: Historian Lucy Worsley in a red dress stands in a field and says treachery
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January 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Settling down with a Lucy Worsley victorian murder documentary. She really does gruesome history documentaries very well.
Our first (cinema) film of the year was My Neighbour Totoro. It's such a gorgeous film and delightful for both me and the little boy. I never tire of it: the music, the wonder, everything.
#studioghibli #myneighbourtotoro #cinema
#studioghibli #myneighbourtotoro #cinema
a cartoon of a cat flying over a house at night
Alt: The cat bus from My Neighbour Totoro smiling as it sits on top of a house while Satsuki and Mei wave at it.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Our first (cinema) film of the year was My Neighbour Totoro. It's such a gorgeous film and delightful for both me and the little boy. I never tire of it: the music, the wonder, everything.
#studioghibli #myneighbourtotoro #cinema
#studioghibli #myneighbourtotoro #cinema
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Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead...
~J.R.R. Tolkien ‘A Walking Song’
art by Ulla Thynell
And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead...
~J.R.R. Tolkien ‘A Walking Song’
art by Ulla Thynell
January 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead...
~J.R.R. Tolkien ‘A Walking Song’
art by Ulla Thynell
And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead...
~J.R.R. Tolkien ‘A Walking Song’
art by Ulla Thynell
I think a major disappointment for me about AI is that it all seems to have turned out so very tiresome and bleak, like a support system for humanity's base impulses, when it should be shiny, sci-fi heaven.
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I think a major disappointment for me about AI is that it all seems to have turned out so very tiresome and bleak, like a support system for humanity's base impulses, when it should be shiny, sci-fi heaven.
Watching Stranger Things (S5), and Delightful is the word. A bit of suspension of disbelief, but I'm ok with that. Really hope they stick the landing.
a red sign that says stranger things 3 on a black background
Alt: A red sign that says stranger things 5 on a black background
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January 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Watching Stranger Things (S5), and Delightful is the word. A bit of suspension of disbelief, but I'm ok with that. Really hope they stick the landing.
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the 2026 new horror list is FINALLY LIVE! please share with all your freakiest loved ones: readjumpscares.com/2026-new-hor...
2026’s New Horror Books
All the new horror books coming in 2026, featuring all manner of hauntings, murderers, vampires, monsters, cults, ghosts, and all kinds of nebulous eldritch terrors.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
the 2026 new horror list is FINALLY LIVE! please share with all your freakiest loved ones: readjumpscares.com/2026-new-hor...
This year on Bluesky I wrote 115 posts and 81 replies. I received 243 likes, whereas 13 was from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "reading" and 🎊!
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mhjohnsen.bsky.social's Bluesky Wrapped 2025
Check out mhjohnsen.bsky.social's year on Bluesky!
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January 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM
This year on Bluesky I wrote 115 posts and 81 replies. I received 243 likes, whereas 13 was from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "reading" and 🎊!
www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
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What was the last movie or TV show you watched in 2025?
January 1, 2026 at 12:03 PM
What was the last movie or TV show you watched in 2025?
Very well, 2026. Here we go. The plans and hopes are all in place, so let's see what this new year brings to the table.
#happynewyear
#happynewyear
a man in armor says so it begins in a dark room
Alt: From lord of the rings: theoden king stands in the rain, saying so it begins.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Very well, 2026. Here we go. The plans and hopes are all in place, so let's see what this new year brings to the table.
#happynewyear
#happynewyear