Well it made my brain hurt watching it ๐
06.12.2025 10:09 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@rachelape.bsky.social
Writer, walker, storyteller, anecdoter, guinea pig scruffler, nature lover. Works with rescued primates. Loves wildlife, music, languages and books. Dorset, UK.
Well it made my brain hurt watching it ๐
06.12.2025 10:09 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I feel so cheated! The characters aren't likeable, the female leads are both idiotic and ditzy, the writing is poor, and I'm sure these guys can actually act if they choose to
05.12.2025 22:44 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Watching The Holiday for the first time and regretting it. Honestly, with such an A List cast I kinda expected something watchable but I can't guarantee we're going to make it to the end of this...
#christmasmovies #badmovie
Sadly, I have to let you know that Eliza Guinea Pig, featured in my cover photo on here, has passed away.
We loved her so much.
Adopted with her sister four years ago, she has brought so much joy and fun to our household.
She leaves behind young Norman, doting GP husband.
Goodnight my girl x
That looks truly horrifying
30.11.2025 18:18 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Scribbled to do list: Specsavers, Gin, Waterstones, HMV, Teapot...
Old To Do list for a trip to town. No idea if I achieved those things, but I hope so. Probably needed to tick off the first one in order to see the rest of the list though...
27.11.2025 16:07 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0You can't tell me there's a better place to write. I won't have it. This is it.
#writingcommunity #writing #dorset
Nice gnome
22.11.2025 18:29 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thank you! Very cool
21.11.2025 19:32 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I love the town band, even if they're playing Christmas carols in November...
#band #music #dorset
Phew, I should survive then!
12.11.2025 21:59 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.
12.11.2025 20:54 โ ๐ 1754 ๐ 509 ๐ฌ 20 ๐ 25Damn this made me smile
12.11.2025 17:09 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Try the third draw down?
12.11.2025 10:43 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Saw a shooting stall down the local fireworks. A swagger of lads dressed in flat caps and attitude handed over their money to (not) win a bottle of vodka. Swapped my pint of Old Rosie for a rifle and knocked down the little tin men. Walked off with a fluffy pink shrimp.
#girlpower #writing #dorset
I'd tell Eliza but it'd go to her head ๐
06.11.2025 20:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Well done Jen!
06.11.2025 19:05 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Lovely to have a piece long listed for this competition. In good company. Some fab pieces here to read.
#writing
Chuffed to be on here too. Good luck all
06.11.2025 19:04 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐๐๐ฅน Delighted to be longlisted this morning
Thankyou to the judges @marcellenewbold.bsky.social , Damaris West, @chantallyons.bsky.social & Matthew Beaumont
Congrats to all long listers ๐ I've just had a lovely morning reading through the pieces โ๐
@rachelape.bsky.social
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#NatureWriting
Phew!
05.11.2025 23:58 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Oh wow, one minute, let me get my specs out...
05.11.2025 22:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Oh that's where I'm going wrong, I don't have a flow chart!
05.11.2025 22:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Granny Weatherwax trying to work out what to do with a female wizard...
05.11.2025 18:30 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It kind of works either way but starting with Colour of Magic makes sense. I started with Mort which is somewhere in the middle!
05.11.2025 18:16 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Terry Pratchett book next to a mug
Having bounced around Discworld in the wrong order, and having been thoroughly told off for it by a bookworm colleague, I'm now working through them as nature intended. Book 3: Equal Rites.
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Mine prefer the Beano and Dandy. Tried them on Terry Pratchett but they said there were too many words ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
05.11.2025 17:12 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I interviewed a steam train driver and now I want to be a steam train driver. Woo woo! Also available in Dorset Magazine (November issue, pages 164-170)
#writing #trains #dorset
www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/do...
I think you have to do the publicity yourself either way these days unless you're a celebrity. Just be nice to be confident another human actually likes it before it goes out into the world. My mum, friends, guinea pigs etc don't count because they approve of any old rubbish I write ๐
05.11.2025 16:26 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0