Thanks! I thought it was just me.

Ouch! That sounds awful, but I'm glad you got it sorted.

It really does

Harumph. Yes, it does, though it doesn't surprise me.

Canada has lost a champion for human rights, climate and justice. I was honoured to work with #StephenLewis. Love and condolences to his whole family. Such a bittersweet day so soon after #AviLewis win. #RIPStephen

Aw I missed your birthday either here or there! Happy belated (from me and RealTradescantia)

On behalf of the #GPC sincere congratulations to my old friend #AviLewis! Looking forward to working with you. #NDPLeadership

People are calling it a climate change book. I liked it for the aspect you highlight, more than for the (what I thought was) rather minimal world-building.

Two friends and I stopped in there on the way back from hiking Cape Scott.

Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.

Jacek Yerka- Polish (b.1952) Gardeners Garden. 2002-2012.
acrylic on canvas. #Surrealism

Xander was never one of my favourite characters, but Nicholas Brendan made him as 3D as possible. I feel sad that his life was such a struggle, and sad for the loss of something part of something great.

Oh NO! That's so sad.

Yn Dune 3, Paul Atreides doth speake hys greate declaracioun, which doth echo from one ende of the imperium to anothir as far as the guilde kan reache, that he ys not a fan of ballet or opera

Rydal Mount - Wordsworth Grasmere

Very glad to hear that the Wordsworth Trust has acquired Rydal Mount: wordsworth.org.uk/rydalmount/.

Maybe it is..

Suicide prevention is not telling suicidal people to call a number for cops to take them to the psych ward. It’s being community for people. People suffer alone. You abandon your sad & mentally ill & lonely friends because they bum you out. We’re the ones with the duty of caring for each other.

He also obviously has never read Wordsworth

Is Jesse Buckley even there?

An image of Calvin and Hobbes reading comics in their living room.

The immense popularity of “Calvin and Hobbes,” often called “the last great newspaper comic,” can risk obscuring its many inspirations & antecedents. In both style & content, the strip is very well-versed in the rich history of comics and often pays tribute to its influences. 1/12 #CalvinAndHobbes

I saw it in 2009, can't remember the theatre, but in London. SUCH a beautiful play. The final scene with them dancing and the shadows on the wall has such an impact IRL, much more than just reading it.

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

mmmm that looks wonderful

A really fine discussion of one of my favourite authors. Without mentioning Blake, Saltzman-Cohen made me start considering that connection, which had not occurred to me before.

raise a glass of your hydrating beverage - It's Edward Gorey's birthday today

"To the unspeakable horror of the literary life!"

Mine (5 women authors of whom I've read at least 5 books)
Diana Wynne Jones
Ursula K LeGuin
Patricia McKillip
Robin McKinley
Barbara Hambley

Myth, monsters and making sense of a disenchanted world: why everyone is reading fantasy I have made the leap from literary fiction to fantasy – for those who think it’s mere wish-fulfilment, here’s why we need that thing with the dragons

"I’d argue that, as well as expressing our frustrations with the disenchanted world, [fantasy is] also our best means for capturing the ways in which the world remains enchanted, for all our strenuous buffering." - Francis Spufford

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

Stay safe! Can Gov is sending a "shelter in place" order and suggests keeping a low profile and monitoring media. 🙏🏻

I have one of those in my garden right now. Would love to see one growing wild.

Thank you @weratedogs.com for this warning! This is sinister and scary stuff.