Writer and academic. Interests include horror, humour and pessimistic philosophy. (account checked infrequently, direct message for immediate contact)
Bristol, England
Joined March 2018
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"What you’re looking at there is the most lucrative con in the history of mankind. It’s exploitation, plain and simple, pandering to rich cowards looking to out-run the reaper."
- @OMRendle, There is No Ancient Gentleman
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Alas poor Yorick, cryostasis wasn't what he hoped...
My short story 'There is No Ancient Gentleman' has been published in the latest issue of @stateofmattermz available here: stateofmatter.in/fiction/the…
Dr Oliver Rendle retweeted
"There is No Ancient Gentleman" by @OMRendle: Technology meets social class meets the quest to outlive oneself in this #scifi short fiction about giving in to corporate promises to prolong life and the ironies that ensue.
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Syrian refugees struggling six months on from earthquake
@Anja_Popp reports.
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Are you a storyteller who explores the #ClimateCrisis? We’re studying censorship of the crisis in storytelling
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Have another (better quality) snap of Clifton suspension bridge, just because its so bonkers pretty.
My long overdue reread of If On A Winter's Night A Traveller ended, quite appropriately, in a bookshop. Italo Calvino and this book in particular have been firm favourites since undergrad
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Last but not least, you can find a selection of photos from @OnceFantasies here (with many thanks to @OMRendle!): flickr.com/photos/196112557@…
Dr Oliver Rendle retweeted
Gothic Studies: Vol 24: 2 on #Gothic1980s is here! Please RT! Including articles on #Reanimator, #TheWomaninBlack, #SatanicPanic, & #StrangerThings(OA article), the issue examines the decade's rich legacy.@IGA_Goths @IGADublin2022 @gothicmmu @GothicStudies euppublishing.com/toc/gothic…
The #IGAdublin2022 panel on comic Gothic was a pleasure!
Thanks so much to @OMRendle and @magthun for a really exciting and interesting panel on Gothic and the comic, and to everyone else for your great questions and comments. I have so much to read, watch, and think about! #DublinIGA22 #IGADublin22
Humour about the end of the world is increasingly 'my jam' and this thread highlights a few of the things that make it so fascinating
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What a day for a viva, can't thank my supervisors and examiners enough!
Well done to the student of the hour, @OMRendle, on successfully defending his PhD thesis! And a huge thank you to the examining team and co-supervisor @Dr_Ilott for going ahead with it all during the warmest day of the year... Time to chill now! #gothic #weird @gothicmmu
Just a few of the guest speakers at @OnceFantasies: @marina_warn, Nalo Hopkinson, @EllenKushner Delia Sherman and @terriwindling. This brilliant event was put together by brilliant people and showcased a wealth of brilliant research #OnceFuture
