My previous instance is gone and I’ve been away for a while. It’s time for a new #introduction !

I’m Freddie A. Clark, #Horror, #Scifi and #Grimdark #author.
I’ll post about #writing, #books, and my interests (non-exhaustive list ahead):

- Gaming
- #Cats
- Movies & ‘80s/‘90s anime
- Music ( #darksynth, #aggrotech, #metal, #nordicfolk)

My pronouns are they/them (he/him in gendered languages). I’ve been on T for 2 months and underwent top surgery last January.

Hope to find new friends here!

My previous instance is gone and I’ve been away for a while. It’s time for a new #introduction !

I’m Freddie A. Clark, #Horror, #Scifi and #Grimdark #author.
I’ll post about #writing, #books, and my interests (non-exhaustive list ahead):

- Gaming
- #Cats
- Movies & ‘80s/‘90s anime
- Music ( #darksynth, #aggrotech, #metal, #nordicfolk)

My pronouns are they/them (he/him in gendered languages). I’ve been on T for 2 months and underwent top surgery last January.

Hope to find new friends here!

Although there are around 160 universities in the UK, and only a small minority of students attend Oxford & Cambridge, in the world of British fiction it seems the vast majority of students attend Oxbridge.

This reflects both the laziness of authors in their building of incidental detail & the stranglehold these two universities have over the literate arts....

It really annoys me & each time I see it in a book I feel like stopping reading right there & then...

#books #fiction #universities

Although there are around 160 universities in the UK, and only a small minority of students attend Oxford & Cambridge, in the world of British fiction it seems the vast majority of students attend Oxbridge.

This reflects both the laziness of authors in their building of incidental detail & the stranglehold these two universities have over the literate arts....

It really annoys me & each time I see it in a book I feel like stopping reading right there & then...

#books #fiction #universities

“- Are you a communist?
- No I am an anti-fascist
- For a long time?
- Since I have understood fascism.”

Ernest Hemingway

#politics #literature #books #fascism #trump #maga #antifa #usa

“- Are you a communist?
- No I am an anti-fascist
- For a long time?
- Since I have understood fascism.”

Ernest Hemingway

#politics #literature #books #fascism #trump #maga #antifa #usa

Hello, I'm new to Mastadon and looking to meet people interested in medieval Silk Road history, especially of women and non-western historical fiction.

To sort of give you an idea of the weird stuff I'm into, here's a post I did about stories written in the Medieval Silk Road that feature women and are available in English:

https://mariamalmasriauthor.wordpress.com/2025/02/05/stories-about-women-from-the-medieval-silk-road-and-available-in-english/

On this, anyone else into weird and obscure histories?

#intro #history#historicalFiction #silkroad #womenshistory#books #introduction

For all my book loving Masto-friends, as we know the answer is always in a book... or is it?

@bookstodon#books #reading

@tomgauld.bsky.social

For all my book loving Masto-friends, as we know the answer is always in a book... or is it?

@bookstodon#books #reading

@tomgauld.bsky.social

A bunch of Martha Wells (Murderbot) ebooks are in a recent Humble Bundle. All the released Murderbot series and these five other books as well.

* Witch King
* The Book of Ile-Rien
* The Emilie Adventures
* City of Bones
* Wheel of the Infinite

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books

#bookstodon#books #reading#scifi

A bunch of Martha Wells (Murderbot) ebooks are in a recent Humble Bundle. All the released Murderbot series and these five other books as well.

* Witch King
* The Book of Ile-Rien
* The Emilie Adventures
* City of Bones
* Wheel of the Infinite

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books

#bookstodon#books #reading#scifi

GOSPEL SHOP. A church.

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

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

FLAYBOTTOMIST. A bum-brusher, or schoolmaster.

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

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

My birthday auto-gift will arrive a bit later this year 🥰

The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin – The Map Room

https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/08/the-word-for-world-the-maps-of-ursula-k-le-guin/

#maps #Books #ursulakleguin

FLAYBOTTOMIST. A bum-brusher, or schoolmaster.

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

--
#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is an underrated collection of eleven short stories, published in 1893.

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle --> https://www.nateshivar.com/28108/memoirs-of-sherlock-holmes-by-arthur-conan-doyle/

#Books #Fiction

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is an underrated collection of eleven short stories, published in 1893.

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle --> https://www.nateshivar.com/28108/memoirs-of-sherlock-holmes-by-arthur-conan-doyle/

#Books #Fiction

GOSPEL SHOP. A church.

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

--
#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

Started reading S. King's IT, made it to page 16; it turns out it's not actually about clowning around with computer science.

Moved on to 12th Night, or What You Will, and got so annoyed with the trendy poser Malvolio I dropped it. Maybe I'll go back and finish at some point; I hope Olivia goes medieval on the jackass.

Picked up Rick Mercer's

Talking To Canadians

and finished it in a day. Fun read.

#Books

Started reading S. King's IT, made it to page 16; it turns out it's not actually about clowning around with computer science.

Moved on to 12th Night, or What You Will, and got so annoyed with the trendy poser Malvolio I dropped it. Maybe I'll go back and finish at some point; I hope Olivia goes medieval on the jackass.

Picked up Rick Mercer's

Talking To Canadians

and finished it in a day. Fun read.

#Books