Paddy K
@spongepaddy.bsky.social
Irishman morphing into a Swede. Tech writer, fiction writer, poet. Builder of computer games since - oh God - the 1980s. Maker of soap, grower of vegetables. Author page: https://paddyk.wordpress.com/author
The poet
Shall entangle the machine
In strange verse
Chocolate warble Tuesday
Shall entangle the machine
In strange verse
Chocolate warble Tuesday
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The poet
Shall entangle the machine
In strange verse
Chocolate warble Tuesday
Shall entangle the machine
In strange verse
Chocolate warble Tuesday
Guess I'll just do it for you then Apple.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Guess I'll just do it for you then Apple.
I have just the one currently. Until my next binge...
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I have just the one currently. Until my next binge...
Mince pie kick-off! All manner of raisins, cranberries, dates, apples, lemons, oranges. Boil slowly, add brandy, put in sealed glass jars in fridge. Suet or fat, I discovered, is not needed. Which is handy, since suet is hard to get, and the meat-free one is full of palm oil. Roll on Christmas!
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Mince pie kick-off! All manner of raisins, cranberries, dates, apples, lemons, oranges. Boil slowly, add brandy, put in sealed glass jars in fridge. Suet or fat, I discovered, is not needed. Which is handy, since suet is hard to get, and the meat-free one is full of palm oil. Roll on Christmas!
Shoes, gaping butthole cushion, dresses, sweater -- wait, what?
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Shoes, gaping butthole cushion, dresses, sweater -- wait, what?
"But which beauties...?"
"Top. Beauties."
"Top. Beauties."
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"But which beauties...?"
"Top. Beauties."
"Top. Beauties."
Look at all the trouble I went to for Halloween. Hung a scary doll outside the door. Even had some dark ambient playing. And did any kids come by? Not a one. Little bastards.
November 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Look at all the trouble I went to for Halloween. Hung a scary doll outside the door. Even had some dark ambient playing. And did any kids come by? Not a one. Little bastards.
Stockholm's Skogskyrkogården (forest graveyard) last night, on All Saints Day. The whole place was a wonderland of light. We go there every year to light a candle and remember the dead. And every year that list grows longer.
November 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Stockholm's Skogskyrkogården (forest graveyard) last night, on All Saints Day. The whole place was a wonderland of light. We go there every year to light a candle and remember the dead. And every year that list grows longer.
Whenever I turn my dishwasher on, it shows me the number of minutes it plans to run for, and it's always some totally random value between 107 and 128. Why they installed my dishwasher with top-quality RNG I am not sure. I guess even dishwashers need an outlet for their creativity.
October 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Whenever I turn my dishwasher on, it shows me the number of minutes it plans to run for, and it's always some totally random value between 107 and 128. Why they installed my dishwasher with top-quality RNG I am not sure. I guess even dishwashers need an outlet for their creativity.
Man famed for taking over buildings and making them ugly takes over building and makes it ugly.
October 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Man famed for taking over buildings and making them ugly takes over building and makes it ugly.
Bread with added beetroot = pink bread. Win.
October 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Bread with added beetroot = pink bread. Win.
Writing update! A novella of mine has been accepted by a fantastically odd Stockholm publisher. Li'l Factory publish books in a single run of 500 numbered copies (500 and no more) and they are so very very pretty. My book "Spellcheckers" will be coming next year. More info to come. lilfac.com/books
October 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Writing update! A novella of mine has been accepted by a fantastically odd Stockholm publisher. Li'l Factory publish books in a single run of 500 numbered copies (500 and no more) and they are so very very pretty. My book "Spellcheckers" will be coming next year. More info to come. lilfac.com/books
I mean, I can't say I'm not curious...
October 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I mean, I can't say I'm not curious...
Excuse me, Swedish shop, but WHAT are you selling me...?
October 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Excuse me, Swedish shop, but WHAT are you selling me...?
An enormous* mushroom from the local woods. Most likely a björkticka / Fomitopsis betulina (previously Piptoporus betulinus for some reason) / birch bracket. We admired it and moved on.
*Enormousness depends on your actual size and angle of observation. May cause dizziness and organ collapse.
*Enormousness depends on your actual size and angle of observation. May cause dizziness and organ collapse.
October 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
An enormous* mushroom from the local woods. Most likely a björkticka / Fomitopsis betulina (previously Piptoporus betulinus for some reason) / birch bracket. We admired it and moved on.
*Enormousness depends on your actual size and angle of observation. May cause dizziness and organ collapse.
*Enormousness depends on your actual size and angle of observation. May cause dizziness and organ collapse.
And if you know Braille, you can do four books at the same time. FOUR! AI = progress.
September 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
And if you know Braille, you can do four books at the same time. FOUR! AI = progress.
I was up to no good at the weekend.
September 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I was up to no good at the weekend.
I saw this one during the summer!
September 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I saw this one during the summer!
AI "adoption" in a nutshell. From www.instagram.com/eleanormorto...
August 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
AI "adoption" in a nutshell. From www.instagram.com/eleanormorto...
Look at the size of that potato I grew. Potato for scale.
August 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Look at the size of that potato I grew. Potato for scale.
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
August 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
A sweet shop in Stockholm has adorned its window with these enormous degenerative AI images. The longer you stare, the weirder it becomes. You almost have to admire their nerve.
August 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A sweet shop in Stockholm has adorned its window with these enormous degenerative AI images. The longer you stare, the weirder it becomes. You almost have to admire their nerve.
I found these flavoured dates in the shop today. And I can't help noticing there are many brands of date currently available. Like, a LOT. Are dates having a moment? And is it everywhere or is it just a Sweden thing?
August 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I found these flavoured dates in the shop today. And I can't help noticing there are many brands of date currently available. Like, a LOT. Are dates having a moment? And is it everywhere or is it just a Sweden thing?