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Virginia Moffatt
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Author, feminist, nature lover. She/her https://virginiamoffattwriter.wordpress.com/
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Excellent news, Sue Marsh is writing again. Underclass looks to be a substack worth following underclass.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to UNDERCLASS
An introduction
underclass.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Excellent news, Sue Marsh is writing again. Underclass looks to be a substack worth following underclass.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to UNDERCLASS
An introduction
underclass.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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An idea that I am posting here in case peer pressure forces me to do something about it.

A t-shirt design, using the Palestine Action font and colours, that reads:

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IS NOT TERRORISM

Proceeds going to Palestinian charities.

Might be someone better placed to do it than me.
July 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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'This isn’t an operation – it’s a cremation: one with the ultimate goal of eradicating not just Palestinian life in Gaza, but Palestinian identity altogether.'

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Have you looked at images of Gaza on Google Maps? You should | Arwa Mahdawi
If you don’t trust Palestinians, maybe you’ll trust Google Maps. Satellite imagery shows the extent of the devastation
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Feeling a bit groggy today as I stayed up far too late reading the brilliant Echo Hall by @aroomofmyown1.bsky.social … what an absorbing tale of how war impacts upon families - I really enjoyed the parallel histories! #BookSky 💙📚
December 31, 2024 at 9:07 AM
I'm still in the other place but popping up here again to say hi...Anyone out there?
December 6, 2024 at 7:15 AM
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Ilkley and environs! I am in you! And even better/worse, on Saturday I’ll be nattering on about flying things.
65. Lev Parikian: Taking Flight - Ilkley Literature Festival
www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
October 19, 2023 at 6:44 PM
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Our pleasure!
Surprise book deliveries are always exciting, but even more so when your name is on the cover!
My enormous thanks to the Breakthrough Books collective for sending me short story anthology Order and Chaos.
I so enjoyed the first book Taking Liberties lindasbookbag.com/2023/06/23/t...
October 19, 2023 at 5:04 PM
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Really proud we're doing this: the @financialtimes.com is launching a WhatsApp channel which provides free-to-read, English language coverage of what's going on in Israel and Palestine during this conflict: stay informed, free of disinfo, and avoid doomscrolling! www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...
Financial Times Israel-Hamas news
WhatsApp Channel Invite
www.whatsapp.com
October 17, 2023 at 3:49 PM
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Do come to the launch next week; @renardpress.bsky.social on Instagram Live 1800 BST
My first teaching text - writing a book when you think you can’t.
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October 17, 2023 at 7:31 AM
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Oh my. Farewell to glorious Piper Laurie.
October 14, 2023 at 7:59 PM
On a rewatch of #Detectorists - love that Lance's dream holiday would be Dorset.
October 14, 2023 at 10:35 PM
One of the joys of looking out of my office window is this one moment in the year when the bush is full of berries and the birds come flocking. So far this week blackbird, sparrows, blue tits, coal tits, black caps, chiff chaff, wren and robin. Wonderful.
October 14, 2023 at 12:11 PM
Wow after days of grey cloud, there's a blue sky out there.
October 14, 2023 at 6:47 AM
@bookwormvaught.bsky.social Hello! Nice to see you here!
October 13, 2023 at 6:47 PM
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Pretty damn excited (and not a little gobsmacked) that Taking Flight has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Book Prize. royalsociety.org/grants-schem...
September 27, 2023 at 8:46 AM
Lovely final swim of the season at my local lido...Will miss it.
September 23, 2023 at 9:05 AM
So I joined Blue Sky cos well we all know where twitter is at...Son said he was here (doesn't want me following) & not much happening so far, a little bit lonely but hoping people will come across?
September 22, 2023 at 10:28 PM
September 22, 2023 at 9:03 PM
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A crying shame.
'The UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is to cut the number of PhD students it funds by a quarter, from 425 to 300 a year.' www.timeshighereducation.com/news/arts-an... 🗃#skystorians
Arts and Humanities Research Council cuts funded PhDs by quarter
UK funder will support fewer PhD studentships as cost pressures from reduced funding and higher doctoral stipends bite
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 22, 2023 at 6:49 PM
Just moved here from twitter. If anyone knows me, come say hi!
September 22, 2023 at 7:14 PM