Tingenek
@tingenek.bsky.social
A semi-retired IT duffer living by Loch Tay in #Scotland. Used to wrangle #XML, now writes flash fiction instead of finishing anything longer. Owns several venerable #alpacas and forty years of #notebooks.
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Tingenek
@tingenek.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Old duffer flogs first book in local shop. #selfpublished #scotland
Got a selection from the secondhand book store. #amreading
August 19, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Got a selection from the secondhand book store. #amreading
naomialderman.substack.com/p/lets-do-a-... - such a good idea!
let's do a 'couch to 5k' for reading
we're going to work ourselves back to good 'reading fitness' over the next eight weeks. come and join us.
naomialderman.substack.com
August 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM
naomialderman.substack.com/p/lets-do-a-... - such a good idea!
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I'm just one person trying to compete in a busy algorithm but still hoping to remind you that 1000 Words of Summer starts this coming Saturday, May 30. Our ninth year of writing 1000 Words a day alongside thousands of other people for two weeks straight. 1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/about
About - CRAFT TALK
CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day toge...
1000wordsofsummer.substack.com
May 25, 2026 at 11:29 AM
I'm just one person trying to compete in a busy algorithm but still hoping to remind you that 1000 Words of Summer starts this coming Saturday, May 30. Our ninth year of writing 1000 Words a day alongside thousands of other people for two weeks straight. 1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/about
Old duffer flogs first book in local shop. #selfpublished #scotland
January 24, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Old duffer flogs first book in local shop. #selfpublished #scotland
Happy St Agnes Eve! Time to break out the Keats. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44470/...
#keats #poemoftheday
#keats #poemoftheday
The Eve of St. Agnes
Full of this whim was thoughtful Madeline: The music, yearning like a God in pain, She scarcely heard: her maiden eyes divine, Fix'd on the floor, saw many a sweeping train Pass by—she heeded not at a...
www.poetryfoundation.org
January 20, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Happy St Agnes Eve! Time to break out the Keats. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44470/...
#keats #poemoftheday
#keats #poemoftheday
One very angry, if undamaged #robin
I'm always astonished at the effort put in by Bessie cat to catch one of these unharmed and bring it into the house.
I'm always astonished at the effort put in by Bessie cat to catch one of these unharmed and bring it into the house.
January 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
One very angry, if undamaged #robin
I'm always astonished at the effort put in by Bessie cat to catch one of these unharmed and bring it into the house.
I'm always astonished at the effort put in by Bessie cat to catch one of these unharmed and bring it into the house.
January 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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‘The value of the world’s top ten companies is $25.6 trillion. Of that, $15.1 trillion has accumulated since 30 November 2022 and is directly linked to the AI boom.’
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester · King of Cannibal Island: Will the AI bubble burst?
Nvidia shares are the purest bet you can make on the impact of AI. The leading firms are lending money to one another in...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
‘The value of the world’s top ten companies is $25.6 trillion. Of that, $15.1 trillion has accumulated since 30 November 2022 and is directly linked to the AI boom.’
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
That's the #Jolabokaflod sorted.
Merry Christmas to all.
Merry Christmas to all.
December 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
That's the #Jolabokaflod sorted.
Merry Christmas to all.
Merry Christmas to all.
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"Jag hoppas på lite snö innan jul! 🌨️ Har snön hittat till er än? ❄️
I’m hoping for some before Christmas! 🌨️ Has the snow made it’s way to you yet? ❄️"
I’m hoping for some before Christmas! 🌨️ Has the snow made it’s way to you yet? ❄️"
December 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Jag hoppas på lite snö innan jul! 🌨️ Har snön hittat till er än? ❄️
I’m hoping for some before Christmas! 🌨️ Has the snow made it’s way to you yet? ❄️"
I’m hoping for some before Christmas! 🌨️ Has the snow made it’s way to you yet? ❄️"
I have my first, honest-to-god, real book, words-and-everything in my hands. So happy.
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I have my first, honest-to-god, real book, words-and-everything in my hands. So happy.
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While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Poetry/writing soiree while I'm in Stroud. Great to meet new folk and I got to reread my giraffe story.
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Poetry/writing soiree while I'm in Stroud. Great to meet new folk and I got to reread my giraffe story.
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“ Det doftar halm i luften och julkänslan gör entré. Movember ut, bockember in! ✨🐐
You can smell the straw in the air and the christmas spirit makes its entrance. Movember out, bockember in! ✨🐐” #gavlebocken #gavle
You can smell the straw in the air and the christmas spirit makes its entrance. Movember out, bockember in! ✨🐐” #gavlebocken #gavle
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“ Det doftar halm i luften och julkänslan gör entré. Movember ut, bockember in! ✨🐐
You can smell the straw in the air and the christmas spirit makes its entrance. Movember out, bockember in! ✨🐐” #gavlebocken #gavle
You can smell the straw in the air and the christmas spirit makes its entrance. Movember out, bockember in! ✨🐐” #gavlebocken #gavle
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Spring Clean by Mariette Voke @mariette_artist, a fabulously cheery painting to encounter in the atrium of the new Bristol
Southmead Hospital.
'My paintings are inspired by everyday things, found, hoarded or worn with use... the ability of objects & clothing to encapsulate memories.'
Southmead Hospital.
'My paintings are inspired by everyday things, found, hoarded or worn with use... the ability of objects & clothing to encapsulate memories.'
November 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Spring Clean by Mariette Voke @mariette_artist, a fabulously cheery painting to encounter in the atrium of the new Bristol
Southmead Hospital.
'My paintings are inspired by everyday things, found, hoarded or worn with use... the ability of objects & clothing to encapsulate memories.'
Southmead Hospital.
'My paintings are inspired by everyday things, found, hoarded or worn with use... the ability of objects & clothing to encapsulate memories.'
