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Fionn Petch

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Ootlin. Scotland→Mexico City→Berlin.
Translator. Senior editor @charcopress
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@minorliteratures.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 9:00 AMReposted by @elusiveword.bsky.social

BERLIN!

ft. @elusiveword.bsky.social @wordkunst.bsky.social Lauren Oyler, Ryan Ruby @davidhering.bsky.social @mortenhoijensen.bsky.social @lucykulwiec.bsky.social Jared Pollen @minxmarple.bsky.social @jamesconwaywriter.bsky.social Susan Finlay, Ann Cotten @gabrielflynn.bsky.social ...

@elusiveword.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 10:32 AM

Oh look... My invoice will be in the post, @theguardian.com

@elusiveword.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 9:57 PM

Can someone please hire a copy-editor at @theguardian.com ?!
Ten (10) typos in the second half of this rushed article, count them.
@leylandcecco.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

atrocious errors in Guardian article, don't waste your time
@elusiveword.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 11:08 AM

Economy of the Unlost was the book that saved my PhD thesis... so delighted with this choice. 🏅

@elusiveword.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 9:42 PM

Finally reached this bit reading Earthsea to the wee one at bedtime over the past many months...

@minorliteratures.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 11:09 AMReposted by @elusiveword.bsky.social

Berlin weekender ... 16th & 17th October ...
details here:
minorliteratures.com/minor-incide...

@elusiveword.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 7:33 PM

Defo! (but don't eat!)

@elusiveword.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 11:22 AM

Couldn't help myself - very useful page here:
guides.loc.gov/manuscript-f...
Tab 'The semicolon or yogh symbol' indicates it is a multipurpose abbreviation for -q(ue), -b(us) and others, so that word higher up would be 'Decoribus'

@ajbwells.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 10:26 AMReposted by @elusiveword.bsky.social

Berlin people involved in writing, reading, living, laughing, and/or loving:

Tomorrow we celebrate six months of our new online literature magazine. It's free and there'll be readings plus some chats. Come along and say g'tag!!!

www.lettretage.de/programm/6-m...

@elusiveword.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 11:01 AM

seeing this beautiful stone makes me want to get my chisels out... 🙏 btw will be showing this to my daughter when she gets home to encourage her in the usefulness of her Latin studies 😉

@elusiveword.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 10:33 AM

another one up here, but without the q... ?

@elusiveword.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 9:17 AM

that's what happens when the letter carver has loads of high-scorers left over at the end of the game...

@elusiveword.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 11:08 AM

I'd always understood that 4'33" refers to absolute zero i.e. -273 celsius

@elusiveword.bsky.socialSep 6, 2026, 7:01 PM

ovoids, llamas. unexpected items on the Isle of Coll last month.

@minorliteratures.bsky.socialSep 1, 2026, 8:29 AMReposted by @elusiveword.bsky.social

meanwhile, check these out ...

@elusiveword.bsky.socialAug 31, 2026, 7:44 PM

If you'd like an idea of current stress levels, these have all featured in my dreams in the past few nights: - eaten by a bear - mauled by a tiger with one eye - received a letter from Adobe demanding payment of $1,324,741 for downloading fonts without a license (?!)

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