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[?]Bradley Bravard » 🌐
@bradleybravard@mastodon.social

"We live in times of terrible confusion. We do not know that which is necessary to know, and we know that which we should ignore."

-Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

Hardcover edition of the novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo on a table next to a soft drink in a plastic cup and a chocolate cookie on a blue plate

Alt...Hardcover edition of the novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo on a table next to a soft drink in a plastic cup and a chocolate cookie on a blue plate

    [?]irish_smith » 🌐
    @irish_smith@mastodon.social

    Dark Prairie: Historical Fiction that Resonates

    A quieter approach to historical fiction can sometimes make a setting feel more believable. Dark Prairie explores isolation, survival, and moral tension through a restrained frontier atmosphere rather than romanticized adventure.

    Additional context appears at:
    lonesomeaugustine.com/dark-pra

      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

      RIBBIN. Money. The ribbin runs thick; i.e. there is plenty of money. CANT. Blue ribbin. Gin. The cull lushes the blue ribbin; the silly fellow drinks common gin.

      A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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      @histodons

      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): RIBBIN. Money. The ribbin runs thick; i.e. there is plenty of money. CANT. Blue ribbin. Gin. The cull lushes the blue ribbin; the silly fellow drinks common gin. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): RIBBIN. Money. The ribbin runs thick; i.e. there is plenty of money. CANT. Blue ribbin. Gin. The cull lushes the blue ribbin; the silly fellow drinks common gin. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

        [?]Walt » 🌐
        @astralcomputing@bookstodon.com

        Born this day: 05/22/1968
        Paul Melko (born May 22, 1968) is an American science fiction writer whose work has appeared in Realms of Fantasy, Asimov's Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, and Live Without a Net. Won the Locus Award (2009) for Best First Novel for Singularity's Ring.

        en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Mel


        @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

        astralcomputing.com

        Art by Daniel Dociu

        Book cover for "Singularity's Ring" by Paul Melko, featuring art by Daniel Dociu. The composition is divided between a massive, intricate technological megastructure on the left and outer space on the right. This mechanical structure dominates the left two-thirds of the image, appearing as a dense, vertical wall of blocky, multi-layered architectural details. The surface is heavily distressed and complex, rendered in metallic shades of gold, bronze, ochre, dark brown, and black, suggesting a weathered, industrial exterior with numerous geometric protrusions, recesses, and openings. Near the lower center of this structure, a white and black circular wheel-like component is visible. On the upper right, a partial view of Planet Earth is visible against the dark backdrop of space, showing blue oceans, swirling white clouds, and green and tan landmasses. Below Earth, thin vertical cables or spires extend downward through a dark void toward a shadowed base. Across the middle of the cover sits a prominent rectangular text box with a dark gray background and a thin orange border. Inside the box, the title "SINGULARITY'S RING" is printed in a bold, blocky, lime-green sans-serif font across two lines. To the right of "RING," the author's name "PAUL MELKO" appears in a white, all-caps serif font. In the bottom right corner, a white logo features a stylized letter 'S' encircled by a ring, next to the text "Sci Fi" and the phrase "A SCI FI ESSENTIAL BOOK" in small capital letters.

        Alt...Book cover for "Singularity's Ring" by Paul Melko, featuring art by Daniel Dociu. The composition is divided between a massive, intricate technological megastructure on the left and outer space on the right. This mechanical structure dominates the left two-thirds of the image, appearing as a dense, vertical wall of blocky, multi-layered architectural details. The surface is heavily distressed and complex, rendered in metallic shades of gold, bronze, ochre, dark brown, and black, suggesting a weathered, industrial exterior with numerous geometric protrusions, recesses, and openings. Near the lower center of this structure, a white and black circular wheel-like component is visible. On the upper right, a partial view of Planet Earth is visible against the dark backdrop of space, showing blue oceans, swirling white clouds, and green and tan landmasses. Below Earth, thin vertical cables or spires extend downward through a dark void toward a shadowed base. Across the middle of the cover sits a prominent rectangular text box with a dark gray background and a thin orange border. Inside the box, the title "SINGULARITY'S RING" is printed in a bold, blocky, lime-green sans-serif font across two lines. To the right of "RING," the author's name "PAUL MELKO" appears in a white, all-caps serif font. In the bottom right corner, a white logo features a stylized letter 'S' encircled by a ring, next to the text "Sci Fi" and the phrase "A SCI FI ESSENTIAL BOOK" in small capital letters.

          [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
          @scotlit@mastodon.scot

          Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was born , 22 May, at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh – a 🎂 🧵

          On BBC Sounds: Bridget Kendall explores Conan Doyle’s life & work – the doctor & literary superstar who changed crime fiction forever

          1/

          bbc.co.uk/programmes/p054419v

            [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
            @scotlit@mastodon.scot

            Conan Doyle “scrawled lists, considering various combinations of given names and surnames…”

            —Michael Sims investigates the creation of the Great Detective for @literaryhub – & discovers why today is not

            2/

            lithub.com/how-sherlock-holmes

              [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
              @scotlit@mastodon.scot

              According to Guinness World Records, Sherlock Holmes has been portrayed on screen more than any other literary character. Olivia Rutigliano ranks the 100 best, worst, & strangest screen portrayals of the great detective

              3/

              crimereads.com/100-sherlock-ho

                [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
                @scotlit@mastodon.scot

                Curently on BBC Sounds. Harriett Gilbert is joined by internationally bestselling crime writer Denise Mina & Dr Mark Jones, co-presenter of The Doings of Doyle podcast & editor of The Sherlock Holmes Journal, to discuss Sherlock Holmes’s lasting influence on crime & detective fiction.

                4/

                bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct74s3

                  [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                  @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                  The Bayeux Tapestry tells only the winner’s story – but the other side can be found in old English texts

                  The story of the losers is full of meaningful silences and William of Normandy’s terror.

                  by Catherine Clarke

                  theconversation.com/the-bayeux

                  Bayeux tapestry at PG:
                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/4

                  THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY ELUCIDATED. BY REV. JOHN COLLINGWOOD BRUCE, LL.D., F.S.A., Plate I. Top panel shows: A enthroned figure on the left (likely King Edward the Confessor) gesturing to figures before him Latin inscription referencing "Anglorum" (of the English) and "milites" (soldiers/knights) Mounted knights and hunting dogs racing to the right — possibly Harold's journey to Normandy Bottom panel shows: The label "ECCLESIA" on the left, with a church building The inscription "HIC HAROLD MARE NAVIGAVIT" — "Here Harold sailed the sea" A longship with oarsmen navigating waves, accompanied by figures on shore Wind-filled sails and stylized waves typical of the tapestry's distinctive style https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55614/55614-h/55614-h.htm

                  Alt...THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY ELUCIDATED. BY REV. JOHN COLLINGWOOD BRUCE, LL.D., F.S.A., Plate I. Top panel shows: A enthroned figure on the left (likely King Edward the Confessor) gesturing to figures before him Latin inscription referencing "Anglorum" (of the English) and "milites" (soldiers/knights) Mounted knights and hunting dogs racing to the right — possibly Harold's journey to Normandy Bottom panel shows: The label "ECCLESIA" on the left, with a church building The inscription "HIC HAROLD MARE NAVIGAVIT" — "Here Harold sailed the sea" A longship with oarsmen navigating waves, accompanied by figures on shore Wind-filled sails and stylized waves typical of the tapestry's distinctive style https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55614/55614-h/55614-h.htm

                    [?]RJT » 🌐
                    @many@subconscioussignature.earth

                    Algol, Part III
                    archive.org/details/algol-part

                    letters.directory

                    to me the failed city
                    subspacewagon.systems/to-me-th

                    irenic milk ritual under occupation
                    subspacewagon.systems/irenic-m

                    @poetry
                    @writingcommunity

                      [?]RJT » 🌐
                      @many@subconscioussignature.earth

                      Paraphrasing God’s Copse

                      subspacewagon.systems/paraphra

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                        [?](Older) RJT » 🌐
                        @one@subconscioussignature.earth

                        New Marriage to Tired Sands

                        subspacewagon.systems/new-marr

                        @poetry
                        @writingcommunity

                          [?]North Sea Armed Forces Lodge » 🌐
                          @North_Sea_829@norden.social

                          The Xerophagists were Catholic Masons who, after the ban on Freemasonry by Pope Benedict XIV on 28 April 1748, continued to secretly meet as Freemasons.

                          Xerophagist comes from the Greek and means: 'those who live without drinking.'

                            [?]RJT » 🌐
                            @many@subconscioussignature.earth

                            Her stone horses of law and reclamation

                            subspacewagon.systems/her-ston

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                              [?]Izaskun Gracia Quintana » 🌐
                              @IzaskunGraciaQuintana@mastodon.world

                              «Mal de bosque» (la traducción al castellano de mi novela «Basokoa») se publica el 10 de junio, pero yo ya tengo mis ejemplares y os los enseño para que veáis lo bonito que ha quedado 🖤🖤🖤

                              Fotografía en color de tres ejemplares de la novela «Mal de bosque», por Izaskun Gracia Quintana

                              Alt...Fotografía en color de tres ejemplares de la novela «Mal de bosque», por Izaskun Gracia Quintana

                                [?]BookShelves eBook Reader » 🌐
                                @getbookshelves@mastodon.social

                                📅 This Day in Literature — May 22

                                Born on this day: Arthur Conan Doyle (1859)

                                Created Sherlock Holmes, tried to kill him off, and was forced to bring him back.

                                lk0.eu/bks707m

                                  [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
                                  @dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online

                                  This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) by Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman

                                  Mark: This book is dedicated to my family. Jay: No, this book is dedicated to my family.

                                  Alt...Mark: This book is dedicated to my family. Jay: No, this book is dedicated to my family.

                                    [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                    @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                    On Making Time to Read War and Peace and Other Great Literary Works

                                    Laura Vanderkam Offers Some Suggestions to Help Meet Your Reading Goals

                                    lithub.com/on-making-time-to-r

                                    "War and Peace" at PG:

                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/2600

                                    On the right in the foreground is an hourglass that has pink sand running through it. One the left is an out-of-focus metal clock with roman numbers.

                                    Alt...On the right in the foreground is an hourglass that has pink sand running through it. One the left is an out-of-focus metal clock with roman numbers.

                                      [?](Older) RJT » 🌐
                                      @one@subconscioussignature.earth

                                      This is into another day

                                      subspacewagon.systems/this-is-

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                                        [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                                        @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                                        That Poem. Poem by Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. His poems in his own voice.

                                        [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                                        @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                                        Ese poema. Poema de Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. Sus poemas en su voz

                                          [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                                          @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                                          Returning From The Dust. Poem by Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. His poems in his own voice.

                                          [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                                          @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                                          Retornar del polvo. Poema de Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. Sus poemas en su voz #ViralPost

                                            [?]RJT » 🌐
                                            @many@subconscioussignature.earth

                                            to me the failed city

                                            subspacewagon.systems/to-me-th

                                            Three Banished Trees
                                            archive.org/details/three-bani

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                                              [?](Older) RJT » 🌐
                                              @one@subconscioussignature.earth

                                              The Trouble We Go Through

                                              subspacewagon.systems/the-trou

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                                                [?]David on Formosa » 🌐
                                                @davidonformosa@mstdn.social

                                                Mei-fen Kuo puts award winning novel Taiwan Travelogue into context for Australian readers. She notes that Australians have not been served well when it comes to understanding Taiwan

                                                "This Taiwan predates the Chinese Civil War entirely. It is a society with its own interior life, its own hierarchies of intimacy and exclusion – one that Japan imposed and that Taiwan quietly, stubbornly, remade on its own terms."

                                                theconversation.com/yang-shuan

                                                  [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
                                                  @dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online

                                                  Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab

                                                  To the ones who hunger— for love, for time, or simply to be free

                                                  Alt...To the ones who hunger— for love, for time, or simply to be free

                                                    [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
                                                    @fictograma@mastodon.social

                                                    En "Los viajes de Shin": “Elisium debía ser un desierto muerto. Ahora estaba cubierto de nieve, cadáveres y soldados de Exquema matándose entre sí.”
                                                    fictograma.com/d/2966-los-viaj

                                                      [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
                                                      @fictograma@mastodon.social

                                                      En "CÓDIGO AZUL: CAP. 2": Tu mente no necesita otra batalla esta noche. Necesita apagar alarmas, cerrar heridas pendientes y dejar de fingir que puede salvarlo todo al mismo tiempo.
                                                      fictograma.com/d/2967-capitulo

                                                        [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
                                                        @fictograma@mastodon.social

                                                        En "El atardecer de las vidas posibles": Ella no lanzó hechizos. Rompió recuerdos, dobló el tiempo y convirtió la culpa en un arma. Algunos monstruos no matan cuerpos… devoran lo que eres.
                                                        fictograma.com/d/2968-el-atard

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                                                          [?]Imogen » 🌐
                                                          @HopelessDemigod@mstdn.social

                                                          Do you which classic book the character Jonathan Harker appears?

                                                          If you want to post your answer use the CW to hide it so as not to spoil the answer.

                                                          Yes:3
                                                          No:0

                                                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                            @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                            FOGEY. Old Fogey. A nickname for an invalid soldier: derived from the French word fougeux, fierce or fiery.

                                                            A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                            --
                                                            @histodons

                                                            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FOGEY. Old Fogey. A nickname for an invalid soldier: derived from the French word fougeux, fierce or fiery. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FOGEY. Old Fogey. A nickname for an invalid soldier: derived from the French word fougeux, fierce or fiery. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                              [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
                                                              @dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online

                                                              The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America by Aaron Robertson

                                                              This is dedicated to the founders of Promise Land, Tennessee, the founders of the Shrine of the Black Madonna, and those who carry on their work

                                                              Alt...This is dedicated to the founders of Promise Land, Tennessee, the founders of the Shrine of the Black Madonna, and those who carry on their work

                                                                [?]Caesai » 🌐
                                                                @caesai@mastodon.social

                                                                Martha C. Nussbaum, El conocimiento del amor: ensayos sobre filosofía y literatura.

                                                                Martha C. Nussbaum, El conocimiento del amor: ensayos sobre filosofía y literatura.

                                                                Alt...Martha C. Nussbaum, El conocimiento del amor: ensayos sobre filosofía y literatura.

                                                                [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
                                                                @dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online

                                                                The Half-God of Rainfall by Inua Ellams

                                                                For Veronica Ellams, Mariam Asuquo, Hadiza Alex Ellams, Claire Trévien, Annabel Stapleton Crittendon, Imogen Butler Cole, Joelle Taylor and Michaela Coel. In solidarity with women who have spoken against or stood up to male abuses of power in all its forms.

                                                                Alt...For Veronica Ellams, Mariam Asuquo, Hadiza Alex Ellams, Claire Trévien, Annabel Stapleton Crittendon, Imogen Butler Cole, Joelle Taylor and Michaela Coel. In solidarity with women who have spoken against or stood up to male abuses of power in all its forms.

                                                                  [?]Stefan Bohacek » 🌐
                                                                  @stefan@stefanbohacek.online

                                                                  More than a decade before the Czech playwright Karel Capek coined the word "robot", there was Tik-Tok.

                                                                  "Dorothy and other characters repeatedly question whether Tik-Tok is, in fact, alive."

                                                                  daily.jstor.org/did-the-first-

                                                                  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tik-Tok_

                                                                    [?]CNI_CNoticias Internacionales » 🌐
                                                                    @CNI_CNoticiasInternacionales@mastodon.social

                                                                    En "Los viajes de Shin": “Elisium debía ser un desierto muerto. Ahora estaba cubierto de nieve, cadáveres y soldados de Exquema matándose entre sí.”
                                                                    fictograma.com/d/2966-los-viaj

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