Oeste
@paolaoeste.bsky.social
Northerner. Big ol’ lefty. Yarn botherer. Bookish. Trans rights are human rights. She/her.
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Oeste
@paolaoeste.bsky.social
· Aug 8
Innit. If, in the world of Us and Them you think you’re Us, then you’re just a patsy. You sign away someone else’s rights, yours are next. And you were always Them to the people manipulating your fears to structure power.
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I have another #buyastrangerabook day offer!
@daveyon.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to a tenner.
ANY book, nit just what's on my website.
So, if there's something in particular you're after, let us know.
UK only
@daveyon.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to a tenner.
ANY book, nit just what's on my website.
So, if there's something in particular you're after, let us know.
UK only
IT'S WEDNESDAY!
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
A groovy kind of day all round..
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
UK only
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
A groovy kind of day all round..
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
UK only
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.
The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people
www.biggreenbookshop.com
October 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I have another #buyastrangerabook day offer!
@daveyon.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to a tenner.
ANY book, nit just what's on my website.
So, if there's something in particular you're after, let us know.
UK only
@daveyon.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to a tenner.
ANY book, nit just what's on my website.
So, if there's something in particular you're after, let us know.
UK only
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It's #buyastrangerabook day and here's an offer from
@sarahalba.bsky.social
Sarah is offering to buy someone a copy of Needfire by MK Hardy
Check out the description and get in touch if you'd like a copy.
UK only
@sarahalba.bsky.social
Sarah is offering to buy someone a copy of Needfire by MK Hardy
Check out the description and get in touch if you'd like a copy.
UK only
October 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
It's #buyastrangerabook day and here's an offer from
@sarahalba.bsky.social
Sarah is offering to buy someone a copy of Needfire by MK Hardy
Check out the description and get in touch if you'd like a copy.
UK only
@sarahalba.bsky.social
Sarah is offering to buy someone a copy of Needfire by MK Hardy
Check out the description and get in touch if you'd like a copy.
UK only
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It's #buyastrangerabook day!
@melissaschuh.bsky.social will BUY someone a book!
Let Melissa know the kinda stuff you enjoy reading.
She will then offer you a choice of 4 books, based on your literary tastes.
Choose your favourite, Melissa will buy it for you!
Get in touch!
UK only.
@melissaschuh.bsky.social will BUY someone a book!
Let Melissa know the kinda stuff you enjoy reading.
She will then offer you a choice of 4 books, based on your literary tastes.
Choose your favourite, Melissa will buy it for you!
Get in touch!
UK only.
I’ll #BuyAStrangerABook
🤗
Personalised recommendations are my thing, so don’t forget to mention what kinds of things you like to read and I’ll suggest accordingly 📚
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social
🤗
Personalised recommendations are my thing, so don’t forget to mention what kinds of things you like to read and I’ll suggest accordingly 📚
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social
October 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
It's #buyastrangerabook day!
@melissaschuh.bsky.social will BUY someone a book!
Let Melissa know the kinda stuff you enjoy reading.
She will then offer you a choice of 4 books, based on your literary tastes.
Choose your favourite, Melissa will buy it for you!
Get in touch!
UK only.
@melissaschuh.bsky.social will BUY someone a book!
Let Melissa know the kinda stuff you enjoy reading.
She will then offer you a choice of 4 books, based on your literary tastes.
Choose your favourite, Melissa will buy it for you!
Get in touch!
UK only.
PDAs in the kitchen are unhygienic. #BakeOff
Judge Judge Judy
ALT: Judge Judge Judy
static.klipy.com
October 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
PDAs in the kitchen are unhygienic. #BakeOff
Some of the bakers are projecting so much LOOK AT ME energy I miss that dour bloke from seasons ago who seemed to make shortbread for every round. #BakeOff
October 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Some of the bakers are projecting so much LOOK AT ME energy I miss that dour bloke from seasons ago who seemed to make shortbread for every round. #BakeOff
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Ever since I first saw it, this scene has epitomised Amerlcan elegance for me. I wrote a short story about it for Radio 4 (never broadcast) and it's why I drink Gibsons even though nobody who works in a bar these days knows what they are. A perfect scene - RIP Eva Marie Saint.
October 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Ever since I first saw it, this scene has epitomised Amerlcan elegance for me. I wrote a short story about it for Radio 4 (never broadcast) and it's why I drink Gibsons even though nobody who works in a bar these days knows what they are. A perfect scene - RIP Eva Marie Saint.
My hot take is that all of Rory’s boyfriends were wankers and she should’ve gone out with Marty. #GilmoreGirls
October 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
My hot take is that all of Rory’s boyfriends were wankers and she should’ve gone out with Marty. #GilmoreGirls
Back to being bored with food so today I have eaten crisps and ice cream.
October 4, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Back to being bored with food so today I have eaten crisps and ice cream.
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Having seen the Joyce Carol Oates very bad, not good tweet about romance and AI, I can't help thinking about the way that romance has been treated as a punching bag for so long and always by people who are completely unwilling to engage with the genre and know little about it.
October 4, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Having seen the Joyce Carol Oates very bad, not good tweet about romance and AI, I can't help thinking about the way that romance has been treated as a punching bag for so long and always by people who are completely unwilling to engage with the genre and know little about it.
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OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person.
"on a knee to nose basis"
A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳
"on a knee to nose basis"
A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳
October 4, 2026 at 10:23 AM
OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person.
"on a knee to nose basis"
A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳
"on a knee to nose basis"
A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳
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Texans can check their voter registration here:
www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
And you SHOULD if you live in Texas... they've been purging voter rolls again, without telling anyone. Validate you're registered, and then go get registered if you're not!
www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
And you SHOULD if you live in Texas... they've been purging voter rolls again, without telling anyone. Validate you're registered, and then go get registered if you're not!
Texas Voter Registration | Texas.gov
Learn who can vote in Texas, how to check if you're registered, register to vote in Texas, and prepare for voting day.
www.texas.gov
October 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Texans can check their voter registration here:
www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
And you SHOULD if you live in Texas... they've been purging voter rolls again, without telling anyone. Validate you're registered, and then go get registered if you're not!
www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
And you SHOULD if you live in Texas... they've been purging voter rolls again, without telling anyone. Validate you're registered, and then go get registered if you're not!
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The linguist in me loves this: This junction box in Lommel in Flanders is emblazoned with a phrase in the local dialect with a translation into regular Flemish. It says, "Grudgingly done is still done." #Linguistics #Lommel #BelgianPublicArt
October 3, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The linguist in me loves this: This junction box in Lommel in Flanders is emblazoned with a phrase in the local dialect with a translation into regular Flemish. It says, "Grudgingly done is still done." #Linguistics #Lommel #BelgianPublicArt
Had a couple of pints at the pub then came home to soup and homemade bread. I am an excellent wife to myself.
October 1, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Had a couple of pints at the pub then came home to soup and homemade bread. I am an excellent wife to myself.
Also I am in audiobook world because I broke me reading glasses.
October 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Also I am in audiobook world because I broke me reading glasses.
[email protected] Just finished listening to the whole run of #ShadowsoftheApt on audio. A STELLAR reading by superb narrator and I am BEREFT. When [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] [REDACTED]! I totally lost it. I need a literary sorbet before going into #TyrantPhilosophers.
October 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
[email protected] Just finished listening to the whole run of #ShadowsoftheApt on audio. A STELLAR reading by superb narrator and I am BEREFT. When [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] [REDACTED]! I totally lost it. I need a literary sorbet before going into #TyrantPhilosophers.
My bread pro-tip would be not to use the dried yeast you get in supermarkets because it seems primed to die like their live herbs are.
October 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM
My bread pro-tip would be not to use the dried yeast you get in supermarkets because it seems primed to die like their live herbs are.
I MADE BREAD. HEAR ME ROAR.
October 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I MADE BREAD. HEAR ME ROAR.