{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Ollie Francis","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/olliefrancis","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1709102","username":"olliefrancis","bio":"Sheffield writer of fiction and the BadFiction podcast🎧\nExec. of Blank Street Writers 📝\nOccasional teacher\n#Writing #Education","pronouns":"He/him","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":2,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/02/1709102.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"88757681","content_html":"<p>The solution to the rise of the toxic manosphere may well be 'physics with Mr. Lawson'.<br><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/manosphere\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>manosphere</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/teaching\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>teaching</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com%2Fmastodonworld%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F446%2F759%2F835%2F798%2F696%2Foriginal%2F16ca2f0a109a2f21.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116446759886549281","date_published":"2026-04-22T05:42:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 05:42","date_timestamp":1776836546,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88757679","content_html":"<p>\"the question isn’t whether AI gives you back six hours. It’s whether anyone lets you keep them.\" (Nick Lichtenberg, AI Just Gave You Six Extra Hours Back. Your Boss Already Took Them.)<br><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/AI\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/productivity\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>productivity</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com%2Fmastodonworld%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F446%2F746%2F381%2F409%2F901%2Foriginal%2F4bc8ce0662c0643c.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116446746442261885","date_published":"2026-04-22T05:39:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 05:39","date_timestamp":1776836340,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88515716","content_html":"<p>Ah, yes. The old \"I know what to do but I don't do it\" problem.<br><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/productivity\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>productivity</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/spirituality\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>spirituality</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com%2Fmastodonworld%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F425%2F053%2F982%2F989%2F046%2Foriginal%2F22a19eb254f8bc0a.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116425054037899497","date_published":"2026-04-18T09:42:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 09:42","date_timestamp":1776505341,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88462140","content_html":"<p>From: <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://chaos.social/@nblr\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>nblr</span></a></span> <br><a href=\"https://chaos.social/@nblr/116420203906693305\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">chaos.social/@nblr/11642020390</span><span class=\"invisible\">6693305</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116421056556079331","date_published":"2026-04-17T16:45:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 16:45","date_timestamp":1776444344,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88462139","content_html":"<p>From: <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://neopaquita.es/@dragonas\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>dragonas</span></a></span> <br><a href=\"https://neopaquita.es/@dragonas/116419647695730142\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">neopaquita.es/@dragonas/116419</span><span class=\"invisible\">647695730142</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116421055126743234","date_published":"2026-04-17T16:45:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 16:45","date_timestamp":1776444322,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88462138","content_html":"<p>From: <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://ottawa.place/@Cassandra\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Cassandra</span></a></span> <br><a href=\"https://ottawa.place/@Cassandra/116415114030147929\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">ottawa.place/@Cassandra/116415</span><span class=\"invisible\">114030147929</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116421047003430468","date_published":"2026-04-17T16:43:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 16:43","date_timestamp":1776444198,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88462136","content_html":"<p>Kinda glad I have an air-gapped backup system on my home network. But as someone with very little technical insight, I'm still kinda worried about this.<br><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/AI\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/Mythos\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Mythos</span></a><br><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crk1py1jgzko\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crk1py</span><span class=\"invisible\">1jgzko</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116421018935157305","date_published":"2026-04-17T16:36:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 16:36","date_timestamp":1776443770,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88357033","content_html":"<p>I have hundreds stacked on my shelves. Some weak. Some comforting. Some more powerful than gods. She knows I can use them. But these days I keep my mouth shut and their pages closed. I need only the threat of a <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/word\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>word</span></a> and she trembles.<br><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/VSS365\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>VSS365</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116412796796739852","date_published":"2026-04-16T05:45:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 05:45","date_timestamp":1776318310,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88105152","content_html":"<p>I am beset by YouTube creators sponsored by Ground News.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116392106216315516","date_published":"2026-04-12T14:03:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 14:03","date_timestamp":1776002597,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88092979","content_html":"<p>He doesn't hold her tightly. Even so, his fingers <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/sink\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>sink</span></a> into her flesh, skin oozing between his digits until she slips away like the tide. The sea god smiles. Waves. Drifts away. He cannot hold her. The boy stands alone on the shore; praying for her return.<br><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/VSS365\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>VSS365</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116390770064999449","date_published":"2026-04-12T08:23:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 08:23","date_timestamp":1775982209,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88092978","content_html":"<p>From: <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@starstuft\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>starstuft</span></a></span> <br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@starstuft/116390518533442224\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">mastodon.social/@starstuft/116</span><span class=\"invisible\">390518533442224</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116390564824265683","date_published":"2026-04-12T07:31:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 07:31","date_timestamp":1775979077,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88092977","content_html":"<p>Something I wish I'd learned years ago: </p><p>DIDCATIC ART IS BAD ART</p><p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/art\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>art</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/writing\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/creativity\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>creativity</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116390530532970980","date_published":"2026-04-12T07:22:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 07:22","date_timestamp":1775978554,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88092976","content_html":"<p>\"We hate poetry that has a palpable design upon us\" - John Keats, 1818.</p><p>Art fails when it tries.</p><p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/writing\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/art\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>art</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/poetry\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>poetry</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116390443299059263","date_published":"2026-04-12T07:00:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 07:00","date_timestamp":1775977223,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88030872","content_html":"<p>Putting the milk in the Earl Grey of my life.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116384335774590381","date_published":"2026-04-11T05:07:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-11 05:07","date_timestamp":1775884029,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87631873","content_html":"<p>Annotated copy of the <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/Artimis\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Artimis</span></a> image of <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/Earth\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Earth</span></a> makes it even more beautiful.<br>From: <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@pfsmet\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>pfsmet</span></a></span> <br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@pfsmet/116348201275595123\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">mastodon.social/@pfsmet/116348</span><span class=\"invisible\">201275595123</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116350721034752190","date_published":"2026-04-05T06:38:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-05 06:38","date_timestamp":1775371109,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87631871","content_html":"<p>Original post: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qpxp6nmothn6vcaoyetzvf2e/post/3mip2piptxk2s\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qpxp6</span><span class=\"invisible\">nmothn6vcaoyetzvf2e/post/3mip2piptxk2s</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com%2Fmastodonworld%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F350%2F704%2F114%2F372%2F218%2Foriginal%2Fc5304c0ac6d99cdf.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116350704169266771","date_published":"2026-04-05T06:34:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-05 06:34","date_timestamp":1775370852,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87631868","content_html":"<p>Plain text is the best for writing. Naturally distraction free and practically immortal in comparison with the alternatives. <br>I use markdown through Obsidian. Quite simply, it's just better.<br>From: <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://ohai.social/@klu9\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>klu9</span></a></span> <br><a href=\"https://ohai.social/@klu9/116346978541267367\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">ohai.social/@klu9/116346978541</span><span class=\"invisible\">267367</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116350701976562203","date_published":"2026-04-05T06:33:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-05 06:33","date_timestamp":1775370818,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87631865","content_html":"<p>From: <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://fouroclockfarms.club/@david\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>david</span></a></span> <br><a href=\"https://fouroclockfarms.club/@david/116349797923210465\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">fouroclockfarms.club/@david/11</span><span class=\"invisible\">6349797923210465</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116350686721917635","date_published":"2026-04-05T06:29:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-05 06:29","date_timestamp":1775370585,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87631863","content_html":"<p>Original post: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sn3wagcvgv4q75wxzh757vxi/post/3mionyuhdg22z\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sn3wa</span><span class=\"invisible\">gcvgv4q75wxzh757vxi/post/3mionyuhdg22z</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com%2Fmastodonworld%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F350%2F684%2F286%2F238%2F243%2Foriginal%2F859624df995e6731.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116350684352650374","date_published":"2026-04-05T06:29:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-05 06:29","date_timestamp":1775370549,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87631848","content_html":"<p>Original post: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:53uj5t35g6salgtelolzsrmq/post/3miojjk7vns2j\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">bsky.app/profile/did:plc:53uj5</span><span class=\"invisible\">t35g6salgtelolzsrmq/post/3miojjk7vns2j</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com%2Fmastodonworld%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F350%2F676%2F770%2F066%2F647%2Foriginal%2F4aa91a978188b3db.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116350676827243687","date_published":"2026-04-05T06:27:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-05 06:27","date_timestamp":1775370434,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87598753","content_html":"<p>Any activity that requires only pen and paper is, by definition, a good activity.</p><p>Original post: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4zbgbug4ilc6e6erhwm7tlze/post/3mio2gknfns23\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4zbgb</span><span class=\"invisible\">ug4ilc6e6erhwm7tlze/post/3mio2gknfns23</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com%2Fmastodonworld%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F346%2F455%2F130%2F780%2F814%2Foriginal%2F225942a4223e2b46.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116346455179605881","date_published":"2026-04-04T12:33:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 12:33","date_timestamp":1775306017,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87598752","content_html":"<p>Time dilation and radiation have never looked so pretty.<br>From: <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://zoeoconnell.co.uk/@zoe\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>zoe</span></a></span> <br><a href=\"https://zoeoconnell.co.uk/@zoe/116345943594576447\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">zoeoconnell.co.uk/@zoe/1163459</span><span class=\"invisible\">43594576447</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116346450530817129","date_published":"2026-04-04T12:32:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 12:32","date_timestamp":1775305946,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87579892","content_html":"<p>Among the apples<br>From: <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://icy.arcticfluff.eu/@toomanyfoxes\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>toomanyfoxes</span></a></span> <br><a href=\"https://icy.arcticfluff.eu/@toomanyfoxes/statuses/01KNBQKEXEEFS919GX1MY0YPG4\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">icy.arcticfluff.eu/@toomanyfox</span><span class=\"invisible\">es/statuses/01KNBQKEXEEFS919GX1MY0YPG4</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116345373803734345","date_published":"2026-04-04T07:58:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 07:58","date_timestamp":1775289517,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87579891","content_html":"<p>From: <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/@Jeremy_Artist\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Jeremy_Artist</span></a></span> <br><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/@Jeremy_Artist/116337572394525803\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">mastodon.world/@Jeremy_Artist/</span><span class=\"invisible\">116337572394525803</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116345356314019426","date_published":"2026-04-04T07:54:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 07:54","date_timestamp":1775289250,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87451898","content_html":"<p>Interesting note about the double standard in the pseudoscience of measuring faces.</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com%2Fmastodonworld%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F334%2F121%2F860%2F829%2F218%2Foriginal%2F2bfadfc322f9b4e6.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.world/@olliefrancis/116334121916209540","date_published":"2026-04-02T08:17:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-02 08:17","date_timestamp":1775117827,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"57894398","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://spauffwrites.bsky.social\">@spauffwrites.bsky.social</a> Perfectly balanced twist. 👏👏👏</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lihzm6d4222h","date_published":"2025-02-18T19:46:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-18 19:46","date_timestamp":1739907966,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57894399","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://andrewamster.bsky.social\">@andrewamster.bsky.social</a> “This is what happens when vision boards go wrong” has to be one of the best descriptions of the US right now. 🤣</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lihzkof6422h","date_published":"2025-02-18T19:45:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-18 19:45","date_timestamp":1739907915,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57894400","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://olliefrancis.bsky.social\">@olliefrancis.bsky.social</a> Can’t wait to visit.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lifopul6o22i","date_published":"2025-02-17T21:25:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-17 21:25","date_timestamp":1739827559,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57343139","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bookjockeyalex.bsky.social\">@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social</a> And what happens when publishing has cratered YA into a wasteland of NA and romanrasy falls out of favor? Killing off your catalogue for a couple blockbusters, we’ve seen what happened when Hollywood did that. Why repeat a failed business model?</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qvhevmxqofcydffyajz2ghea/post/3lhkj6hssp22h","date_published":"2025-02-07T02:04:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-07 02:04","date_timestamp":1738893894,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57343140","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://kitchenraptorj.bsky.social\">@kitchenraptorj.bsky.social</a> “I envy the stories<br>\nShe took to the grave”</p>\n<p>That’s it. That’s why we write.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lhinfymk5223","date_published":"2025-02-06T08:15:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-06 08:15","date_timestamp":1738829722,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57343141","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://kymaero.bsky.social\">@kymaero.bsky.social</a> Sure, that’s where the demons live - but I think it’s also where dreams are born. Wishing you a day of dreams and the silence of demons.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lhin762qes2q","date_published":"2025-02-06T08:11:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-06 08:11","date_timestamp":1738829492,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57343142","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://badbardbared.bsky.social\">@badbardbared.bsky.social</a> “thoroughfares of heartbeats” is a beautiful image. Makes me think of honest but unobtrusive public connection. Vulnerable but well-trod.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lhin33t53s2q","date_published":"2025-02-06T08:09:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-06 08:09","date_timestamp":1738829356,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57343144","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://khaidragon.bsky.social\">@khaidragon.bsky.social</a> I had no idea this was made into a musical.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lhilti74bc2q","date_published":"2025-02-06T07:47:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-06 07:47","date_timestamp":1738828027,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57343145","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://kenhughestech.bsky.social\">@kenhughestech.bsky.social</a> It was the portrayal of alcoholism that got me.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lhilrywgyk2q","date_published":"2025-02-06T07:46:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-06 07:46","date_timestamp":1738827977,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"57343146","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://vssthreads.bsky.social\">@vssthreads.bsky.social</a> Yeah, I think this could have been done a lot better, guys. Talk to the community. Leave the profile open so people had a record of what was built. I mean, I’m moving myself away from Threads so I appreciate why - but you built something. You gotta let it die well. This wasn’t the way to do it.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lhexofmsa22s","date_published":"2025-02-04T21:08:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-04 21:08","date_timestamp":1738703302,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"56088523","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://ravensheart.bsky.social\">@ravensheart.bsky.social</a> “Flush of freedom” is both beautiful in itself and also bathotic in the way it reminds me of a toilet flush.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lgn2kwdtbh2j","date_published":"2025-01-26T08:56:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-26 08:56","date_timestamp":1737881773,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014367","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://olliefrancis.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy\">@olliefrancis.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy</a> If only success and amiability were mutually exclusive, I would feel so much better about my own mediocrity. 🤣</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lfppup6uo224","date_published":"2025-01-14T16:57:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-14 16:57","date_timestamp":1736873857,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014368","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://vssthreads.bsky.social\">@vssthreads.bsky.social</a> You left behind your fabric box.<br>\nLoose squares of taffeta.<br>\nPoplin.<br>\nFlannel.<br>\nIn a rut of self-despising rage I dump it out onto our bed<br>\n(now just my bed)<br>\nAnd tear the box to pieces,<br>\nPulling thread from reel,<br>\nSearching for a needle<br>\nTo sew our edges back together.<br>\n#VSS-Needle</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lfkz5qg5zk2s","date_published":"2025-01-12T20:00:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-12 20:00","date_timestamp":1736712026,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014369","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://vssthreads.bsky.social\">@vssthreads.bsky.social</a> She has a #hollow where her mouth once was. Barely seems to care.<br>\n‘Sometimes things get lost,’ she shrugs, her words emanating from nowhere.<br>\nThat night I open the box where I keep her lips and lift them to my own and sigh. There is nothing sweeter in this world than a stolen kiss.<br>\n#VSS-Hollow #VSS</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lfif5zb4wc2f","date_published":"2025-01-11T18:57:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-11 18:57","date_timestamp":1736621841,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014370","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://questioninguk.bsky.social\">@questioninguk.bsky.social</a> Following!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lfgd7jdcy22g","date_published":"2025-01-10T23:17:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-10 23:17","date_timestamp":1736551024,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014371","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://anivalisauthor.bsky.social\">@anivalisauthor.bsky.social</a> Trust no one.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lfaor6qvar2e","date_published":"2025-01-08T17:27:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-08 17:27","date_timestamp":1736357270,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014372","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://edwardfrancis.bsky.social\">@edwardfrancis.bsky.social</a> It’s a bit of a shock coming back to true short form again!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lfanp4w7vn2e","date_published":"2025-01-08T17:08:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-08 17:08","date_timestamp":1736356127,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014373","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://anivalisauthor.bsky.social\">@anivalisauthor.bsky.social</a> Zadie Smith says “I think of reading like a balanced diet; if your sentences are baggy, too baroque, cut back on fatty Foster Wallace, say, and pick up Kafka, as roughage.”<br>\nWe should accept our influences, not try to pretend our words are islands.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lfalnx5d3k2w","date_published":"2025-01-08T16:32:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-08 16:32","date_timestamp":1736353940,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014374","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mmasnick.bsky.social\">@mmasnick.bsky.social</a> You can’t run a country like a private company.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lddsl7whxh2k","date_published":"2024-12-15T12:23:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-15 12:23","date_timestamp":1734265423,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014375","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://huwage.bsky.social\">@huwage.bsky.social</a> I’ve only ever read his space spiders series. I really liked how the endings only ever seemed inevitable in hindsight. It was good writing in that way. Could never really relate to the characters though. Still, it’s a story that stuck with me.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lddrkgygjk2g","date_published":"2024-12-15T12:05:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-15 12:05","date_timestamp":1734264323,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014376","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://augustgarden.bsky.social\">@augustgarden.bsky.social</a> Damn, I loved this book. Particularly considerings it’s context, when gender identity was barely considered in fiction let alone in the real world. Visionary, in a way.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lddrig5i6t2g","date_published":"2024-12-15T12:04:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-15 12:04","date_timestamp":1734264255,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014377","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://indiesynco.bsky.social\">@indiesynco.bsky.social</a> I still find it strange that you can sell the ownership of the work like this. I understand how distributors, for example, should get paid for the work they do, but the idea that a company rather than the actual creator of the work can legally own it’s creation is still so weird.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lddrgho3fb2q","date_published":"2024-12-15T12:03:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-15 12:03","date_timestamp":1734264189,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014379","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://samradford.com\">@samradford.com</a> Totally agree what the article says about Mastodon, though. It’s been much quieter there this year. Bluesky is much more interesting at the moment, IMHO.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lb2h2h2lsw2b","date_published":"2024-11-16T08:13:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-16 08:13","date_timestamp":1731744787,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014380","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://samradford.com\">@samradford.com</a> I like the Bluesky migration <em>better</em> than the movement to Threads. But Bluesky still has a centralised element to it. Only really partially federated.  Better than nothing, though.<br>\nhttps://bsky.social/about/blog/5-5-2023-federation-architecture</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lb2goleuly2g","date_published":"2024-11-16T08:06:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-16 08:06","date_timestamp":1731744389,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55014381","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://unofficialoa.bsky.social\">@unofficialoa.bsky.social</a> I’ve got to get in on this game.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5pxydn3qe6eujbnmnii52je/post/3lawqzeanx22y","date_published":"2024-11-14T21:00:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Ollie Francis","url":"https://olliefrancis.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F02%2F1709102.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"olliefrancis"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-14 21:00","date_timestamp":1731618048,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}