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Martha Lea

@typetheclouds

Writer. Typewriter nerd. Artist & Typewriter artist. Chess enthusiast. Parent. ๐Ÿ‘‰I, like others, block accounts posting AI generated content whenever I see it. ๐Ÿ‘‰Neither do I have time for sexists, racists, homophobes, transphobes, and other assholes.

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Simply not being able to read what you write as you write it makes a difference to the process of writing. (Try it!) It wasnโ€™t the typewriter that changed his style or his thought process. The typewriter allowed him to continue writing but what he wrote as a blind man was different from before

30.12.2025 09:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh my god. I read the story in the Guardian and as a long time fan of the show Iโ€™m in tears. Massive respect and much love.

13.12.2025 13:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Invitation | Lotus Chess You've been invited to LotusChess ๐Ÿฅณ

onelink.to/lotus-chess-... correct your mistakes in openings. Free, simple. Sharing because I love it #chess

26.11.2025 01:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s a weird weird thing having assigned values that donโ€™t get totted up at the end of the game ๐Ÿคฃ But Iโ€™d far rather have rooks in an end game than bishops so the values do make sense to me. And itโ€™s nice to sac a rook for an advantage knowing itโ€™s worth 5

16.11.2025 20:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I loved this video, but it did make me cry

15.11.2025 18:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, on this day in 1995 GM Daniel Naroditsky was born. He was planning on going back to classical chess next year. RIP Danya.

09.11.2025 10:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Canโ€™t help but hear Pia Cramling saying that! Shocking!

08.11.2025 16:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I loved that video too. Thanks for the tips from Dina!

03.11.2025 10:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition Request FIDE ban Vladimir Kramnik, and revoke his titles/norms, per ethics standards.

c.org/9b5SyfFyJd

23.10.2025 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kramnik had been accusing Daniel Naroditsky. Baseless, and horrible.

23.10.2025 13:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes! Dust it off!

16.10.2025 15:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If youโ€™re not completely put off chess escape the weird green bird and try Chessly (free to try) I highly highly recommend it

07.10.2025 14:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Damn. You did a thing I would do if I had the guts. Ace.

13.09.2025 15:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I did not know that!!

13.09.2025 12:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was lovely to meet you, canโ€™t wait to get stuck into Glitterballs!

13.09.2025 12:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The keys not advancing carriage sounds like it could be a broken / disconnected / jammed drawband Mentioning it just in case

21.07.2025 11:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s definitely a strong contender!

12.07.2025 22:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love my alphasmart neo, the same sort of thing that you can pick up on eBay for much much less. But yes and yes again! Anything that disrupts the addiction behaviour.

04.07.2025 12:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s absolutely not what I said or meant. Iโ€™m a trans ally. And I donโ€™t engage in the kind of back and forth you seem to be requesting. Have a nice day!!!

30.06.2025 11:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes! It works a treat. My breaks tend to be longer. I come back, think, wtf is this world?! And go dark again ๐Ÿ˜†

30.06.2025 11:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If men and women think differently itโ€™s because of social conditioning, and expectations etc etc, not because their brains are different or have inherently more or less ability in any given task.

30.06.2025 11:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Quote Origin: Writing Is Easy; You Just Open a Vein and Bleed โ€“ Quote Investigatorยฎ

Hereโ€™s an interesting read on how this much-quoted misquote came about! quoteinvestigator.com/2011/09/14/w...

29.06.2025 09:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They may not be mass produced any more, but there are plenty of us still using them

10.04.2025 16:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is so bonkers and so right at the same time.

09.04.2025 17:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I say jitty (from the midlands) down here in Hastings theyโ€™re known as twittens. I kid you not!

08.04.2025 08:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Quote Origin: Writing Is Easy; You Just Open a Vein and Bleed โ€“ Quote Investigatorยฎ

Interesting article on the origins of this misquote quoteinvestigator.com/2011/09/14/w...

06.04.2025 10:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That set โ€ฆ. Blimey. No!

05.04.2025 15:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Get more. Can never have enough

05.04.2025 09:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But donโ€™t forget that pawns have a superpower up their sleeve. Just have to reach the other side of the board

04.04.2025 14:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A very reliable and sturdy machine! Iโ€™m very fond of mine

04.04.2025 11:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0