Robert Paul Weston
@rpweston.bsky.social
Writer of stories and novels for Penguin Random House and others // Lecturer in Creative Writing at University of Lincoln // Faculty Fiction Editor of the Lincoln Review // Agent: Westwood Creative Artists
My music mood: "Sonsick" by San Fermin. "Don't be scared / Hold on tight / Clear your mind". Yep. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCEq...
San Fermin - Sonsick (Live on KEXP)
http://KEXP.ORG presents San Fermin performing "Sonsick" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded March 2, 2014. Host: Stevie Zoom Audio Engineer: Patrick Moore & Jackson Long Cameras: Jim Beckmann & Scott…
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Good news for Londoners with #asthma, especially children. Ultra-low emission zones improved lung health. Go figure. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
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The #BlueJays in the MLB wild-card run: They need to go something like 25-and-15 for the last 40 games. Steep, but I see a path—and I'm enjoying it now, still with a lot of math ahead of us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6bF...
RED SOX vs. BLUE JAYS: Official Full Game Highlights (August 12) | 2026 MLB Season
Red Sox vs. Blue Jays full game highlights from 8/12/26 Don't forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/mlb Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram:…
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A lovely story from Nell Freudenberger – “The Kissing Booth” – in the @yalereview.bsky.social. yalereview.org/article/nell...
Nell Freudenberger: “The Kissing Booth”
A short story by Nell Freudenberger: “The kissing booth was my daughter’s idea. Here’s how it was supposed to work.”
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The secret history of shutting up: I sometimes tell students a life of #writing is a monkish pursuit, demanding its voluntary (obligatory?) vows of silence. I am not alone. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
How Golden Is Silence, Actually?
How golden is silence, actually? The secret history of shutting up.
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In case anyone's wondering how many wildfires are burning, like, right now, here's a live count, moment to moment. If you guessed in excess of 20 or 30,000...then...you win? Yeesh. currentwildfires.com/en/ #wildfires
Live Wildfire Map — Current Wildfires
Track every active wildfire worldwide with NASA FIRMS satellite data. The map refreshes automatically every 10 minutes.
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And what, pray tell, is “An American-shaped head?” crimereads.com/ian-fleming-... #JamesBond #crime
Ian Fleming Didn’t Want Bond to have an “American-shaped head”
We already know what Ian Fleming wanted James Bond to look like. In his 1957 novel From Russia, with Love, a memo from the evil organization SMERSH contains a profile of the spy: “Name: Bond,…
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A RHYME IN TIME, Chapter 20 is up. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. scifi #poetry
"I’m struck by how hungry readers are for the dark side of the art world..." —Thomas Schlesser interviews Natalie Lemle in @eliterature.bsky.social electricliterature.com/the-secret-l... #art #novels #museums
The Secret Lives of Objects - Electric Literature
ARTIFACTS author Natalie Lemle on ancient relics and the stories they contain
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An English professor in Florida was recently fired for teaching an Ottessa Moshfegh story. (!!) And yes, she is suing. lithub.com/an-english-p... #fiction #universities
An English professor in Florida was just fired for teaching an Ottessa Moshfegh story.
Vinita Prabhakar, an instructor at South Florida State College, was suspended from her post when admin got wind she was teaching an Ottessa Moshfegh short story in her intro to fiction course. (Thi…
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"Pain has its own beauty," writes Lorrie Goldensohn of her poem, 'Curious, I Go to Her Website' in The Yale Review. It's here: yalereview.org/article/gold... #poetry #writing
Lorrie Goldensohn: “Curious, I Go to Her Website”
A poem by Lorrie Goldensohn: “My stomach plunging in dread, / I went to the website of the dead woman / who broke up my marriage in 1968.”
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Hilarious. Ayn Rand reviewing children’s movies. "Old Yeller: A farm animal ceases to be useful and is disposed of humanely. A valuable lesson for children. —Four stars." 🤣 www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-...
Ayn Rand Reviews Children’s Movies
“Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”: An excellent film. The obviously unfit are winnowed out, and an enterprising young boy receives a factory.
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Woah. Elon Musk and the U.S.'s Department of Government Efficiency may be responsible for the deaths of 700,000 people. wnyc.org/browse/shows... #USAID #DOGE
How an Estimated Seven Hundred Thousand People Have Died from DOGE’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts | WNYC
Atul Gawande, the former assistant administrator for global health at U.
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That was quick. Wasn't this a Black Mirror episode, like, five minutes ago? www.newyorker.com/news/as-told... #AI
Can A.I. Keep a Parent Alive?
You can now make a virtual replica of a loved one. The question is what it can give you in return.
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I did not think ‘A Rhyme In Time” by @rpweston.bsky.social could get any better than just having Dullbert be a main character now, but then we get this. This is always what I have believed. All worlds, all people from them, equally real. Equally alive. Equally deserving of respect and love.
Before the world cup, I was fascinated by the complexity of Japan's formations, and their game against Tunisia revealed its potential. At its best, it results in a calm and beautiful style of play. #WorldCup #Japan www.youtube.com/watch?v=scF9...
HIGHLIGHTS - Tunisia v Japan | 1,000th World Cup Game! | FIFA World Cup 2026
Highlights of Tunisia v Japan in Group F on 20 June 2026. FIFA World Cup 2026 | Post-game #FIFAWorldCupOnYT Subscribe to ITV Sport: https://www.youtube.com/@ITVSport Make sure you're following ITV…
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On bread and circuses: Adam Gopnik writes eloquently on violence and spectacle in sport, for the @NewYorker. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Difference Between the Knicks and the White House Cage Fight
Sports, spectacle, and what Juvenal would have made of this moment.
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You have to love Curaçao – an country of barely 160,000 people going head-to-head with the best in the world. Their goalkeeper will be a national hero forever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=haeG... #WorldCup
Ecuador 0-0 Curaçao Highlights 🇪🇨🇨🇼 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | Group E
Highlights of Ecuador v Curaçao in Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Kansas City Stadium. 20/06/2026 post-game #fifaworldcuponyt Follow more on the BBC Sport app, iPlayer and…
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In memory of #DavidHockey, some sketches he made for the @ParisReview, way back in 1969: tinyurl.com/bdee2bk9.
Katrina meets a sort-of-famous cowgirl in Chapter 16 of A RHYME IN TIME. Links to listen are here: robertpaulweston.com/a-rhyme-in-t...
Who decided the targeting symbol for drone warfare would be a little heart emoji? www.channel4.com/news/ukraine...
In case anyone's interested (since, y'know, it affects us all profoundly), the International Monetary Fund's Port Watch features a daily tally of how many ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz. It's here: novem.io/u/trt/p/horm... #Iran
Strait of Hormuz – Daily Vessel Transits by @trt
Daily ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz by vessel type, from IMF PortWatch
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The @NewYorker put out an excerpt from Jonathan Franzen's new novel, a sequel to Crossroads. It's here: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
“A Talent for Seeming,” by Jonathan Franzen
Lust wasn’t her only sin. There was also an actor’s envy.
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Moriarty is...wait for it...turning detective. What? No worries, you had me at "his own show". Sounds great! crimereads.com/finally-mori... #crime #SherlockHolmes
Finally, Moriarty is Getting His Own TV Show
I can’t believe it took this long, but Professor James Moriarty, arch-nemesis of Sherlock Holmes, is getting his own TV series. I suppose it was inevitable, after CBS gave Dr. Watson his own …
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Hey all, for those following along, yep—I missed a week of A RHYME IN TIME. Very busy, head spinning! But Chapter 14 is available on Spotify and ApplePodcasts. Links, as ever, are here: robertpaulweston.com/a-rhyme-in-t...
Beautiful imagery and language turns in Danez Smith's poem, 'summer, somewhere'. It's here: www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi... #poetry
From “summer, somewhere”
below, boys brown as rye play the dozens & ball, jump in the air & stay there. boys become new moons, gum-dark on all sides, beg bruise -blue water to…
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No, this is not ironic. Just spreading the word about THE OFFLINE CUB – where it counts, i.e. online. If it sounds interesting, consider starting a chapter in your area. www.theoffline-club.com #offlineclub
The Offline Club | Offline Community & Events
Join The Offline Club's global movement towards a more humane world. We host offline events and retreats for you to unplug and connect, community-style.
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