https://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3mld7j5v4sk2eThe Reflecting Pool on Election Day 2024. Looks fine to me. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld7j5v4sk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3ml23rzojvc2pI should have led with this: I think the poorer classes of Glasgow excel even those in Liverpool in the bad eminence of filth, uncombed and unwashed children, drunkenness, disorderly deportment, evil smell, . . . In my opinion, however, they are a better-looking people than the English [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml23rzojvc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3mkzyolmxwc2kIn 1856 Nathaniel Hawthorne spent his Bank Holiday weekend in Scotland (I know, I know). He's rude about Glaswegians, the poor, the rich, the scenery. Everything you would expect. Read all about it here https://nathanielhawthornes.blogspot.com/2026/05/nathaniel-hawthorne-goes-to-scotland.html04 May 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzyolmxwc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3mjbssvxumk24At what stage of Mankind's story are we currently? (i) Exposition (ii) Inciting Force (iii) Hamartia (errors of judgement) (iv) Crisis (v) Tragic Force (vi) Moment of Final Suspense (vii) Catastrophe or (viii) Glimpse of Restored Order. Explain your answer on one page of A4 or less.12 Apr 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbssvxumk24https://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3mip74iu2ss2rIn 1857 Manchester held its Arts Treasures Exhibition - the biggest in the world, then and now. It was so good that Nathaniel Hawthorne visited it over a dozen times. Read all about it Hawthorne’s Art Treasures, 1857 https://share.google/sYKPiMEl68DDj5vQo04 Apr 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mip74iu2ss2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3mi565czzpc2l@sarahdeaves.bsky.social do you wanna go halves? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Mar 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi565czzpc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3mgnjwzuhsw2n09 Mar 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnjwzuhsw2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3mf54h56v3k23I wasn't expecting this until March. Arrived this morning. Even if @pennykiley.bsky.social did call Dead Trout unlistenable, I'm looking forward to getting stuck in.18 Feb 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf54h56v3k23https://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3mcaggbektk2zNext Tuesday, 20th January, I'm doing a talk on Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne at the Adelphi, Liverpool. Tickets available from Liverpool History Society website. Or just turn up on the day.12 Jan 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaggbektk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3maqhofemuk2kCupid in these latter times has probably laid aside his bow and arrows, and uses fire-arms,—a pistol,—perhaps a revolver. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1853)24 Dec 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3maqhofemuk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3ma6bams53c2mBREAKING: The BBC have just announced that Donald Trump has been awarded 2025 Sports Personality of the Year #spoty17 Dec 2025 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6bams53c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3m5nrfw7acc2cWhat has the BBC ever given us? #supporttheBBC #fightfightfight https://youtu.be/lUzQ2qIgG6Y?si=GW7_m4XH6kBziTFo15 Nov 2025 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5nrfw7acc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3m4tlaytjak27A short story04 Nov 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tlaytjak27https://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3m4fkpkfcpk2oA lot of people don't have much food on their table But they got a lot of forks and knives And they gotta cut somethin' Bob Dylan 196230 Oct 2025 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4fkpkfcpk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3lzhc4nks6226Fact check Amish Autism Autism exists in Amish communities, just like in the general population, despite myths suggesting otherwise. The myth of low autism rates among the Amish likely stems from limited healthcare access, cultural misunderstandings, and underreporting—not actual lower incidence.22 Sep 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhc4nks6226https://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3lxpnwyhufc2mDon't just get the single, buy the album https://moon2025.bandcamp.com/album/the-green-lilac-park [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxpnwyhufc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/philoates.bsky.social/post/3luox5enrik2hJeff Young, @wildtwin.bsky.social, accepting the #AckerleyPrize last night. He knows how to combine the words.24 Jul 2025 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:eg2stoi522e4tascspoickss/app.bsky.feed.post/3luox5enrik2h