Angela Cleland
@angelacleland.co.uk
Poet | Novelist (as Cleland Smith) | Audiobook Narrator | She/her | 🤖🦄🚀🍸
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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
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Fantastic photo from Phil Laybourne capturing the moment a Red Deer steps on some Lego.
January 18, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Fantastic photo from Phil Laybourne capturing the moment a Red Deer steps on some Lego.
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Given that he was actually Johan Sibelius, why do we call him "Jean Sibelius"? Is there a specific reason? I mean, was that his personal preference? Seems unlikely for so Finn-coded a composer.
January 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Given that he was actually Johan Sibelius, why do we call him "Jean Sibelius"? Is there a specific reason? I mean, was that his personal preference? Seems unlikely for so Finn-coded a composer.
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Eastercon is the UK's annual science fiction convention for book lovers & writers
Iridescence, 2026's Eastercon will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, 3-6 April 2026. Tickets on sale now
Guests of Honour include @rjbarker.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social & @drkarenlord.bsky.social
Iridescence, 2026's Eastercon will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, 3-6 April 2026. Tickets on sale now
Guests of Honour include @rjbarker.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social & @drkarenlord.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Eastercon is the UK's annual science fiction convention for book lovers & writers
Iridescence, 2026's Eastercon will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, 3-6 April 2026. Tickets on sale now
Guests of Honour include @rjbarker.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social & @drkarenlord.bsky.social
Iridescence, 2026's Eastercon will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, 3-6 April 2026. Tickets on sale now
Guests of Honour include @rjbarker.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social & @drkarenlord.bsky.social
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So many people have told me they've read Witsh in just one or two days — some even in one sitting! 📚
Obviously, as a writer it's amazing to hear that someone has enjoyed your work so much as to be totally engrossed in it.
#BookSky #Reading #Writing #Witchcraft #Wales
Obviously, as a writer it's amazing to hear that someone has enjoyed your work so much as to be totally engrossed in it.
#BookSky #Reading #Writing #Witchcraft #Wales
January 17, 2026 at 10:01 AM
So many people have told me they've read Witsh in just one or two days — some even in one sitting! 📚
Obviously, as a writer it's amazing to hear that someone has enjoyed your work so much as to be totally engrossed in it.
#BookSky #Reading #Writing #Witchcraft #Wales
Obviously, as a writer it's amazing to hear that someone has enjoyed your work so much as to be totally engrossed in it.
#BookSky #Reading #Writing #Witchcraft #Wales
Interesting feature on folktale research in New Scientist which unexpectedly speaks to both the book I’m getting ready to inflict on the world and the current state of affairs. Stories are everything. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
January 17, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Interesting feature on folktale research in New Scientist which unexpectedly speaks to both the book I’m getting ready to inflict on the world and the current state of affairs. Stories are everything. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
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We're thrilled to reveal the cover of UNEARTHED, a horror anthology from award-winning authors and editors @dancoxon.bsky.social and @pfracassi.bsky.social which digs beneath the crumbling structures of historical ruins to reveal their archaic pasts, and their darkest secrets.
Out September 15! 💀
Out September 15! 💀
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We're thrilled to reveal the cover of UNEARTHED, a horror anthology from award-winning authors and editors @dancoxon.bsky.social and @pfracassi.bsky.social which digs beneath the crumbling structures of historical ruins to reveal their archaic pasts, and their darkest secrets.
Out September 15! 💀
Out September 15! 💀
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Do you think, if I give him my Duke Of Edinburgh Silver Award, he'll install me as First Minister in Holyrood?
January 16, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Do you think, if I give him my Duke Of Edinburgh Silver Award, he'll install me as First Minister in Holyrood?
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I was very annoyed at not winning the big penis prize (due to my penis size being rejected by the judges for some reason) but now the big penis prize winner has given me the big penis prize so now everyone knows I have the big penis.
January 16, 2026 at 7:59 AM
I was very annoyed at not winning the big penis prize (due to my penis size being rejected by the judges for some reason) but now the big penis prize winner has given me the big penis prize so now everyone knows I have the big penis.
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There was once a guy on Twitter who, to all appearances, had devoted his entire life to getting angry about my love of trees. I imagined him at home, punching a wall after seeing me post a tree photo. “AAAAGH,” he’d yell. “This would never have happened if that fucker didn’t love trees so much!”
It seems far too many people regard finding things to be offended about as their chosen form of creative expression. You’ve almost got to admire the dedication to their art that manages to be annoyed at pictures of trees.
January 16, 2026 at 8:22 AM
There was once a guy on Twitter who, to all appearances, had devoted his entire life to getting angry about my love of trees. I imagined him at home, punching a wall after seeing me post a tree photo. “AAAAGH,” he’d yell. “This would never have happened if that fucker didn’t love trees so much!”
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New Review - finishing the week on a hugely enjoyable collection of science fiction tales. I highly recommend Who Will You Save? By Gareth L Powell that reminds us we have other worlds than this one to explore - www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/1/...
Who Will You Save? by Gareth L Powell — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Titan for a copy of this collection in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher - Titan Published - Out Now Price - £9.99 paperback £7.99 ebook Action-packed ...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
January 16, 2026 at 8:33 AM
New Review - finishing the week on a hugely enjoyable collection of science fiction tales. I highly recommend Who Will You Save? By Gareth L Powell that reminds us we have other worlds than this one to explore - www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/1/...
January 16, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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I find myself, however briefly, and for the first time in ever such a long while, enormously happy.
The Essence by Dave Hutchinson: Review by Paul Di Filippo
The Essence, Dave Hutchinson (NewCon Press 978-1917735148, trade paperback, 278pp, $16.99) December 2025. Doesn’t the title of Dave Hutchinson’s standout new novel sound like something the late lam…
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January 15, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I find myself, however briefly, and for the first time in ever such a long while, enormously happy.
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COMPETITION ALERT! Just over two weeks to go! MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26
The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines
The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines
Deadline 31 January 2026 T
his year's judge is Rishi Dastidar
@betarish.bsky.social
magmapoetry.com/competition/
The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines
The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines
Deadline 31 January 2026 T
his year's judge is Rishi Dastidar
@betarish.bsky.social
magmapoetry.com/competition/
January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
COMPETITION ALERT! Just over two weeks to go! MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26
The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines
The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines
Deadline 31 January 2026 T
his year's judge is Rishi Dastidar
@betarish.bsky.social
magmapoetry.com/competition/
The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines
The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines
Deadline 31 January 2026 T
his year's judge is Rishi Dastidar
@betarish.bsky.social
magmapoetry.com/competition/
Look at this beautiful idiot. He likes to lie along the radiator and shove his leg and tail down the back.😂
January 15, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Look at this beautiful idiot. He likes to lie along the radiator and shove his leg and tail down the back.😂
I can’t shake the feeling it’s Friday today. I thought it was Friday when I woke up and I’ve just done a thing that was a To Be Done on Friday thing. Getting ahead of myself! This week just feels like it has been going on for way too long long for it to be only Thursday. It is Thursday, right??
January 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I can’t shake the feeling it’s Friday today. I thought it was Friday when I woke up and I’ve just done a thing that was a To Be Done on Friday thing. Getting ahead of myself! This week just feels like it has been going on for way too long long for it to be only Thursday. It is Thursday, right??
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OK guys you need some quiet, virtually plot-free escapism -- go read THE APPLE-TREE THRONE and find out if holy water helps with a haunting* and how to appropriately mock a man's moustache
*it does not
*it does not
The Apple-Tree Throne
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January 15, 2026 at 4:11 AM
OK guys you need some quiet, virtually plot-free escapism -- go read THE APPLE-TREE THRONE and find out if holy water helps with a haunting* and how to appropriately mock a man's moustache
*it does not
*it does not
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They aren't specialists in violence they're just dicks the government gave badges to, don't mythologize being a thug because you're scared of loud noises
It’s worth considering that an overnight dismantling of ICE in 2029 would release into the wild a whole herd of specialists in violence with scant other marketable skills.
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
They aren't specialists in violence they're just dicks the government gave badges to, don't mythologize being a thug because you're scared of loud noises
I love this and will always repost, but this time I thought I’d make that edit. With apologies to @terriblemapshq.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
I love this and will always repost, but this time I thought I’d make that edit. With apologies to @terriblemapshq.bsky.social
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Early contender for headline of the year
www.newscientist.com/article/2510...
www.newscientist.com/article/2510...
Man whose gut made its own alcohol gets relief from faecal transplant
A man with auto-brewery syndrome, a rare condition in which gut microbes produce intoxicating levels of alcohol, has been successfully treated with faeces from a super donor
www.newscientist.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Early contender for headline of the year
www.newscientist.com/article/2510...
www.newscientist.com/article/2510...
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For those in the Bishop's Stortford area, I'm running a three-session creative writing course at Belle's Place (the lovey new shop in The Dells opposite Cafe Thyme) in February to March. Obviously I write fantasy, but it's for anyone who's interested in starting to write in any genre.
January 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
For those in the Bishop's Stortford area, I'm running a three-session creative writing course at Belle's Place (the lovey new shop in The Dells opposite Cafe Thyme) in February to March. Obviously I write fantasy, but it's for anyone who's interested in starting to write in any genre.
Hm. Funnily enough we were talking about this the other day.
The next big step to encouraging violence in the name of Christianity was probably 853 when the Saracens were threatening Rome and Pope Leo IV was like “if you die defending Rome and Christianity in this battle you will immediately go to heaven, no matter who you are”
January 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Hm. Funnily enough we were talking about this the other day.
I have returned from lunch and somebody doesn’t want to know about it.
January 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
I have returned from lunch and somebody doesn’t want to know about it.
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Anyone else coming along to this? I've got my ticket!
Tomorrow I'm on a virtual panel for the BFS day long event on social justice- britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen...
Come along! Get that positive rage
@britfantasysoc.bsky.social
@rainewilson.bsky.social
@georgiacooked.bsky.social
@abeaumontbooks.bsky.social
Come along! Get that positive rage
@britfantasysoc.bsky.social
@rainewilson.bsky.social
@georgiacooked.bsky.social
@abeaumontbooks.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Anyone else coming along to this? I've got my ticket!
Working on writing the front matter and end matter I know I will need for Black Doe at some point (one way or another!) and revisiting my research shelf to refresh my knowledge. Lots of helpful books including, amongst others…Learning Linocut. 🧐
January 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Working on writing the front matter and end matter I know I will need for Black Doe at some point (one way or another!) and revisiting my research shelf to refresh my knowledge. Lots of helpful books including, amongst others…Learning Linocut. 🧐