Sophie Sharp
@sharpwit.bsky.social
Writer. Obsessed with stories of all shapes and sizes, especially horror, history and mystery.
www.sophiesharp.com
www.sophiesharp.com
One of the few things that pleases me about the AI era - I AM A HACKER NOW!
And people say English Lit has no practical applications.
And people say English Lit has no practical applications.
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
One of the few things that pleases me about the AI era - I AM A HACKER NOW!
And people say English Lit has no practical applications.
And people say English Lit has no practical applications.
So, we'll bring people in to do the kind of jobs existing residents desperately want. And make life miserable for those who might fill vital roles in sectors like elder care and agriculture.
I've been an immigrant with insecure status. IT SUCKS. And I only did 4 years, not 30...
I've been an immigrant with insecure status. IT SUCKS. And I only did 4 years, not 30...
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival on.ft.com/44n8xnA
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival
Home secretary says ‘brightest and best’ will be fast-tracked while others will have to wait up to 30 years
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
So, we'll bring people in to do the kind of jobs existing residents desperately want. And make life miserable for those who might fill vital roles in sectors like elder care and agriculture.
I've been an immigrant with insecure status. IT SUCKS. And I only did 4 years, not 30...
I've been an immigrant with insecure status. IT SUCKS. And I only did 4 years, not 30...
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Happy Halloween, everybody!
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Happy Halloween, everybody!
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Frustrated that Alberta made it so hard to get flu and Covid shots this year. Cheered to hear that in my area, patient demand is higher than expected. Lucky to now be double jabbed, and not have to pay $140 for the privilege. (If having an autoimmune condition counts as luck?)
October 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Frustrated that Alberta made it so hard to get flu and Covid shots this year. Cheered to hear that in my area, patient demand is higher than expected. Lucky to now be double jabbed, and not have to pay $140 for the privilege. (If having an autoimmune condition counts as luck?)
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Nurse:
It’s become a real problem in this area
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Nurse:
We’ve seen the whole community lost to addiction
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Show a building sign posted:
Westminster ‘X’ Addiction Clinic
With various Westminster people or looking at their phones outside it
Nurse:
Ministers, Spads, Researchers…
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Nurse:
Most mornings we’ll get a call about someone acting strangely
[Nurse on phone taking a call]
Ok - we’ll be right over
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Nurse:
We just have a gentle chat
[Nurses approach a minister –Robert Jenrick? - standing in the Palace of Westminster
Minister:
I understand your concerns…
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Nurse:
Are you OK love?
Minister:
Yes I’m just hearing legitimate concerns from real voters
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Nurse:
That’s a robot, a Nazi and a poorly-disguised Russian
[Show that the people he is talking to are precisely these characters]
Nurse 2:
Give us your phone, love
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Nurse:
At the clinic we put them in a Grass-Touching Pod, with a real voter to talk to
[We see them back at the clinic, holding the minister's head and pushing him into a glass isolation booth with a grass floor. And it is a baffled looking woman, on a chair, ready to talk to him.]
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Minister:
YOU MUST BE WORRIED ABOUT THE COMING CIVIL WAR
[woman looks baffled]
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woman:
I just want a bus service
Minister:
LOOK AT MY FLAG
[produces a St George's flag]
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"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"
Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?
Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections? Am I irrita...
buff.ly
October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"
Look, I am an imperfect Amazon avoider. Sometimes I really need a specific item and can't find anyone else to ship it to rural Canada.
But let's stop shopping 'deal days'. Amazon hurt their workers all year round, but it ramps up during sales.
www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/t...
But let's stop shopping 'deal days'. Amazon hurt their workers all year round, but it ramps up during sales.
www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/t...
Amazon Prime Day ‘major cause of injuries’ for workers, Senate finds | CNN Business
Amazon’s warehouses are especially dangerous for workers during the company’s annual Prime Day event, as well as the holiday season, according to an investigation by the US Senate.
www.cnn.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Look, I am an imperfect Amazon avoider. Sometimes I really need a specific item and can't find anyone else to ship it to rural Canada.
But let's stop shopping 'deal days'. Amazon hurt their workers all year round, but it ramps up during sales.
www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/t...
But let's stop shopping 'deal days'. Amazon hurt their workers all year round, but it ramps up during sales.
www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/t...
Missed a few Skeets, but we're keeping up with the daily movies! Clown in a Cornfield was #4, and a ton of fun.
You might recognize lead actor Katie Douglas from Ginny & Georgia - what a talent!
m.imdb.com/title/tt2306...
You might recognize lead actor Katie Douglas from Ginny & Georgia - what a talent!
m.imdb.com/title/tt2306...
Clown in a Cornfield (2025) ⭐ 5.6 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
1h 36m | R
m.imdb.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Missed a few Skeets, but we're keeping up with the daily movies! Clown in a Cornfield was #4, and a ton of fun.
You might recognize lead actor Katie Douglas from Ginny & Georgia - what a talent!
m.imdb.com/title/tt2306...
You might recognize lead actor Katie Douglas from Ginny & Georgia - what a talent!
m.imdb.com/title/tt2306...
Day 3 called for some horror-comedy; we always have a few of these on the list! And Deadtectives was suitably ridiculous. It's no Deathgasm or Tucker & Dale vs Evil, but still hit the spot.
#halloweenhorrorwatch
m.imdb.com/title/tt3503...
#halloweenhorrorwatch
m.imdb.com/title/tt3503...
Deadtectives (2018) ⭐ 5.9 | Comedy, Horror
1h 32m | Not Rated
m.imdb.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Day 3 called for some horror-comedy; we always have a few of these on the list! And Deadtectives was suitably ridiculous. It's no Deathgasm or Tucker & Dale vs Evil, but still hit the spot.
#halloweenhorrorwatch
m.imdb.com/title/tt3503...
#halloweenhorrorwatch
m.imdb.com/title/tt3503...
Day 2 of #halloweenhorrorwatch was The Vigil - proving Catholicism doesn't have a total monopoly on religious horror. Best watched in total darkness to maximize the creeping sense of dread...
m.imdb.com/title/tt1079...
m.imdb.com/title/tt1079...
The Vigil (2019) ⭐ 5.8 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
1h 29m | PG-13
m.imdb.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Day 2 of #halloweenhorrorwatch was The Vigil - proving Catholicism doesn't have a total monopoly on religious horror. Best watched in total darkness to maximize the creeping sense of dread...
m.imdb.com/title/tt1079...
m.imdb.com/title/tt1079...
Every year, hubs and I try to watch 31 horror movies in October. Our record is 27 (life happens) - can we make 2025 a perfect score?
First up tonight was Dangerous Animals (2025) - Aussie shenanigans, surfers and sharks!
There's still room on the list - any recs for #halloweenhorrorwatch ?
First up tonight was Dangerous Animals (2025) - Aussie shenanigans, surfers and sharks!
There's still room on the list - any recs for #halloweenhorrorwatch ?
October 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Every year, hubs and I try to watch 31 horror movies in October. Our record is 27 (life happens) - can we make 2025 a perfect score?
First up tonight was Dangerous Animals (2025) - Aussie shenanigans, surfers and sharks!
There's still room on the list - any recs for #halloweenhorrorwatch ?
First up tonight was Dangerous Animals (2025) - Aussie shenanigans, surfers and sharks!
There's still room on the list - any recs for #halloweenhorrorwatch ?
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I'm not sure about this branding but I'm not the billionaire business genius
September 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I'm not sure about this branding but I'm not the billionaire business genius
It felt like the right day to repost this again.
September 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It felt like the right day to repost this again.
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Lovely people of #scriptsky : I have a 95 page horror feature that I could really use some notes on. Would anyone be up for a script swap?
Even if you could give my first 10 pages a read, I'd be super grateful. I can also offer other wordsy editing/proofing/copy services in return!
Even if you could give my first 10 pages a read, I'd be super grateful. I can also offer other wordsy editing/proofing/copy services in return!
September 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Lovely people of #scriptsky : I have a 95 page horror feature that I could really use some notes on. Would anyone be up for a script swap?
Even if you could give my first 10 pages a read, I'd be super grateful. I can also offer other wordsy editing/proofing/copy services in return!
Even if you could give my first 10 pages a read, I'd be super grateful. I can also offer other wordsy editing/proofing/copy services in return!
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Seems reasonable
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
September 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Seems reasonable
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
Adding to my writing mantras: write like your parents will never read it.
Don't be afraid to be you on the page. The barest you, the most naked, exposed, and self-deprecating. Write like your parents will never read it. That's the person readers are dying to get to know. Deep down in those depths is where you will find that elusive "voice" for your stories.
September 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Adding to my writing mantras: write like your parents will never read it.
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A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.
September 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.
Last time we spoke, my mother called me 'cynical'. Lovingly, with a laugh - still, it stung. She prefers not to think about the state of the world. I spare her most of my ideas. But every so often, a truth must told. I hope if people hear it, our world might change. Nothing cynical about that.
September 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Last time we spoke, my mother called me 'cynical'. Lovingly, with a laugh - still, it stung. She prefers not to think about the state of the world. I spare her most of my ideas. But every so often, a truth must told. I hope if people hear it, our world might change. Nothing cynical about that.
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This, from the new co-deputy leader of the UK Green Party, is refreshing
I keep being asked what my position on trans rights is. So thought I might as well share with you all...
September 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This, from the new co-deputy leader of the UK Green Party, is refreshing
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