Laura Duthie

I wrote this story in a mood during summer. The heat, the crowds, the emotional stuff that happens when we feel caged & then autumn comes along & changes everything. So happy to be published with Underbelly Press. Here it is. Beneath the Sun #writing underbellypress.wixsite.com/home/copy-of...

25/10/2026 - Draft complete. #writing

Last out before the storm. Hopefully the power stays with us this time as not really in the game for another few nights in the bucket.

Just got off Zwift and J’s like, Jesus, look at those tree trunks. They are huge now, worked hard for these beasts.

For anyone who may remember that time last summer when me and J found a rude doll down the road, I finally shared the story about it. substack.com/@darkonelf/n...

36mph winds, no problem. No way were we sitting in on Zwift on a day off. New mentality for winter. #cycling

Just treated Substack to a monologue scale rant about Zwift. substack.com/@darkonelf/n...

Forty miler, back on the gravel setup. Definitely in need of a new wheel for winter.

Starting October with a hill, a fox and a torrential downpour on the way back.

For the birds. #writing

Autumn, at last.

I have written a story about being a teenager in care and what having a job meant in a world that was anything but normal. #writing substack.com/@darkonelf/n...

Get on the road and ride to you. music.apple.com/gb/album/get...

Today has been amazing, so special for my old man. I swear, this city has the kindest people & I’m proud it’s in my blood. Love the north.

Metallica mood for this stretch. Roaring @ 8am.

In the van heading north, never going to tire of this. The solitude, the space, the dark. Love it.

This pair were absolutely full of themselves yesterday after snagging an entire carriage just for them. Seriously, can’t leave them alone for five minutes.

Sprinter day.

Well, hello Bluesky friends. Thanks for the shares on that photo last night etc. Feels a bit weird after sitting in a corner talking to myself on Substack lol. Anyway, been out in the rain this morning & came back with a new QOM (improved time, I now hold it solo). The one I really wanted, boom.

Silent waves, collective strength.

For the train people. This came through Clarby the other day, how beautiful.

A day in Hill Hell. #cycling lauraduthie.substack.com/p/a-day-in-h...

Not even going to correct the typos in the post below because it shows the day. Hill hell.

We've been lost for hours, went for a trip around hill hell (the bike computer lied), ended up in an herd of cows and only now have we found where we are.Oh, and the train is delayed. Really delayed. This day on the road is a story in itself.

Regular tired does not compare to teacher tired. I said what I said.

For all who didn’t fit.

Back on the draft, early birds. #writing

Fifty two miles.

Windswept.

Fred’s summer was everyone else’s winter. Dark, endless, at times painful and almost always endured by the hope of something different to come. No matter what the cost. (If you like summer and dislike swearing, this probably isn’t for you.) #reading lauraduthie.substack.com/p/freds-summ...

Insomnia.

Love this trail, it’s been like a true mate this summer. Consistent.

The story I’ve just finished this morning will forever be remembered as the one I edited during a 5am insomnia haze (PMDD), while dosed up on anxiety meds. A beautiful mind, I think not. But never stop writing, whatever the weather. #writing

Rode out in the rain, got drenched, stayed in Z2 for the duration, so much fun. #cycling

The gentle shift, the lowering of the tone, dark mornings, quiet nights. Love it.

Many have something thoughtful, impactive or inherently creative to say first thing in the morning, and I’m just sat here in a draft looking at cheap boxes of wine to add to this story. #writing

How am I only just reading this for the first time? Evidently something was wrong with me. Addicted.

Sun, sea, screaming legs.

Was supposed to be a rain day so spent the afternoon editing a short, but this morning’s early ride unveiled a ruin. We’ve been riding this road for years and have never come across it until now.

Roads we ride. #scape

My son has absolutely smashed his first set of GCSEs. So proud today.

Proper headwind blast tonight. The leaves are coming down, the season is on the shift. So refreshing. #cycling

Sweet little burn on a Monday night.