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Timeline cleanse: A sunbird.
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Timeline cleanse: A sunbird.
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
Hey Kindle, I don't think the first syllable of SecUnit is "Se". #murderbot
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hey Kindle, I don't think the first syllable of SecUnit is "Se". #murderbot
Oh, Josie is brilliant. (And she's coming to Oxford later this month, yay!)
Go see @josielong.bsky.social in Salford tonight - brilliant show as ever
thelowry.com/whats-on/jos...
thelowry.com/whats-on/jos...
Josie Long - Now is The Time of Monsters
A new show about extinct gigantic, charismatic, megafauna from 3-time Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominated Comedian, and very good comedian Josie Long. In these troubled times, in this wicked world, it ca...
thelowry.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Oh, Josie is brilliant. (And she's coming to Oxford later this month, yay!)
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Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR
Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.
www.humblebundle.com
August 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
Humblebundled murderbot books in support of World Central Kitchen.
With the important note from @blueglow.bsky.social :
"FYI, if you click on Adjust Donation, you can tweak how your payment is split between the publisher, the Humble store, and World Central Kitchen."
With the important note from @blueglow.bsky.social :
"FYI, if you click on Adjust Donation, you can tweak how your payment is split between the publisher, the Humble store, and World Central Kitchen."
August 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Humblebundled murderbot books in support of World Central Kitchen.
With the important note from @blueglow.bsky.social :
"FYI, if you click on Adjust Donation, you can tweak how your payment is split between the publisher, the Humble store, and World Central Kitchen."
With the important note from @blueglow.bsky.social :
"FYI, if you click on Adjust Donation, you can tweak how your payment is split between the publisher, the Humble store, and World Central Kitchen."
Here is the proof (found on a restaurant wall) Adrian Tchaikovsky travelled from the future to the 90s to have his portrait painted. Actually, commissioning your favourite (but late) artists thru time travel is a very good idea. #SupportArt #SupportArtists 💜🎨🎭📚🎶
August 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Here is the proof (found on a restaurant wall) Adrian Tchaikovsky travelled from the future to the 90s to have his portrait painted. Actually, commissioning your favourite (but late) artists thru time travel is a very good idea. #SupportArt #SupportArtists 💜🎨🎭📚🎶
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I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
Gender critical novelist urges writers to reenter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella
The gender critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought “very close to the edge” by the backlash to his inclusion on the longlist for a literary prize for LGBTQ+ authors.
Ten authors and two judges withdrew from the Polari prize and more than 800 writers and publishing industry workers signed a petition calling on Polari to remove Boyne’s novella Earth from its longlist. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
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August 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Oh I wish we were there. Not only I laugh a lot during his shows, I leave full of joy & hope & inspiration. (Not easy while struggling with depression).
Very few people coming to Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth but I have decided not to worry - I will create different experiments every night- and if there are eight people there , so be it -I will be fully committed
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Babes in arms policy: Babies are not allowed in the venue
www.edfringe.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Oh I wish we were there. Not only I laugh a lot during his shows, I leave full of joy & hope & inspiration. (Not easy while struggling with depression).
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My last set of online #writing classes were so popular, I've decided to run some more. Each one lasts an hour and covers a different subject, with plenty of time for you to ask questions. Find out what topics I'll be covering and how to book here: www.garethlpowell.com/classes/
Classes | Gareth L. Powell
Do you want to build a career as a writer? On the first Sunday of each month, I hold a one-hour masterclass where I talk for around 30-40 mins on a writing-related topic, followed by a half hour Q&A w...
www.garethlpowell.com
July 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My last set of online #writing classes were so popular, I've decided to run some more. Each one lasts an hour and covers a different subject, with plenty of time for you to ask questions. Find out what topics I'll be covering and how to book here: www.garethlpowell.com/classes/
He is the president in Bear Head by Adrian Tchaikovsky. My heart aches.
We can tell the murdered children queuing for aid 'the symbol of hope is here'.
We can tell the murdered children queuing for aid 'the symbol of hope is here'.
White House ridiculed after posting ’embarrassing’ Superman Trump pic
"He's literally Lex Luthor”
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/whi...
"He's literally Lex Luthor”
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/whi...
White House ridiculed after posting 'embarrassing' Superman Trump pic
The White House has been mocked after posting a super-weird picture of Donald Trump as Superman.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
He is the president in Bear Head by Adrian Tchaikovsky. My heart aches.
We can tell the murdered children queuing for aid 'the symbol of hope is here'.
We can tell the murdered children queuing for aid 'the symbol of hope is here'.
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The MA has responded to the EHRC Code of Practice consultation following the Supreme Court ruling on sex and gender.
We raised concerns that the Code of Practice focuses on exclusion rather than inclusion.
Read our response: www.museumsassociation.org/campaigns/ad...
We raised concerns that the Code of Practice focuses on exclusion rather than inclusion.
Read our response: www.museumsassociation.org/campaigns/ad...
Our response to the EHRC Code of Practice consultation - Museums Association
The Museums Association has responded to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Code of practice for services, public functions and associations:
www.museumsassociation.org
July 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The MA has responded to the EHRC Code of Practice consultation following the Supreme Court ruling on sex and gender.
We raised concerns that the Code of Practice focuses on exclusion rather than inclusion.
Read our response: www.museumsassociation.org/campaigns/ad...
We raised concerns that the Code of Practice focuses on exclusion rather than inclusion.
Read our response: www.museumsassociation.org/campaigns/ad...
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I want feedback on the Fiat 500L: I'm interested in driver experience, ease of parking, are they too huge for two people and a dog? I am after more storage space.
(we had an X but they are more expensive second hand). Context: I wiped out the car on Saturday (minor accident, but airbags went Boom!.
(we had an X but they are more expensive second hand). Context: I wiped out the car on Saturday (minor accident, but airbags went Boom!.
July 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I want feedback on the Fiat 500L: I'm interested in driver experience, ease of parking, are they too huge for two people and a dog? I am after more storage space.
(we had an X but they are more expensive second hand). Context: I wiped out the car on Saturday (minor accident, but airbags went Boom!.
(we had an X but they are more expensive second hand). Context: I wiped out the car on Saturday (minor accident, but airbags went Boom!.
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AI-gen bio has decided to follow Highlander rules: There Can Be Only One Gene Doucette
June 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
AI-gen bio has decided to follow Highlander rules: There Can Be Only One Gene Doucette
I love Rob's spaceships. 💜🚀 You can still buy the prints or stickers (linktr.ee/thisnorthern...) or just admire his art. ☺️
Hi, I’m Rob from the UK. Drawing mainly spaceships and robots and weird places.
Find me at all these places… linktr.ee/thisnorthern...
Find me at all these places… linktr.ee/thisnorthern...
June 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I love Rob's spaceships. 💜🚀 You can still buy the prints or stickers (linktr.ee/thisnorthern...) or just admire his art. ☺️
Such an intense short story followed by a powerful poem by Praise Osawaru and interview with the author.
Icymi! So I had feelings about Celebrimbor and Annatar and I decided to write a story. Except make it sapphic and Daoist.
New story! "The Breaker of Mountains and Rivers" by Aliette de Bodard! buff.ly/dTFLzXp
June 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Such an intense short story followed by a powerful poem by Praise Osawaru and interview with the author.
3 weeks to go! Very excited to read the story in Gareth's style. 💜📚
June 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
3 weeks to go! Very excited to read the story in Gareth's style. 💜📚
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This amazing anthology is available in hardcover, paperback and ebook from @starsandsabers.bsky.social and all good booksellers. Just look at that list of authors!
www.starsandsabers.com/books/of-sha...
www.starsandsabers.com/books/of-sha...
June 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
This amazing anthology is available in hardcover, paperback and ebook from @starsandsabers.bsky.social and all good booksellers. Just look at that list of authors!
www.starsandsabers.com/books/of-sha...
www.starsandsabers.com/books/of-sha...
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I had a fabulous, exhausting, and amazing time at MCM ComicCon. And you can get signed copies of Wooing the Witch Queen at the Forbidden Planet stand now!
May 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I had a fabulous, exhausting, and amazing time at MCM ComicCon. And you can get signed copies of Wooing the Witch Queen at the Forbidden Planet stand now!
The Female Man is sitting on top of my tbr right now. Excellent timing for pre-ordering Farah's book! 💜📚
You can now pre-order my book on The Female Man. Please circulate!
www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...
Mendlesohn brings a scholarly precision, nuance and a wide-ranging political understanding to bear on this funny, feminist, angry, playful, utterly remarkable novel. Sarah LeFanu.
www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...
Mendlesohn brings a scholarly precision, nuance and a wide-ranging political understanding to bear on this funny, feminist, angry, playful, utterly remarkable novel. Sarah LeFanu.
Considering The Female Man by Joanna Russ, or, As the Bear Swore | Luna Press Publishing
Pre-Order Now!Release date Summer 2026Cover Art by Judith Clute 1985. Considering The Female Man by Joanna Russ, or, As the Bear Swore Joanna Russ’s writing career was relatively short, running from 1...
www.lunapresspublishing.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The Female Man is sitting on top of my tbr right now. Excellent timing for pre-ordering Farah's book! 💜📚
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A young woman is recruited to be part of Nigeria's first ever space mission, but things go awry when the mission is thrown into chaos.
"Liberation" by @tadethompson.bsky.social is out now!
Art by Jenis Littles
Edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social
reactormag.com/liberation-t...
"Liberation" by @tadethompson.bsky.social is out now!
Art by Jenis Littles
Edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social
reactormag.com/liberation-t...
Liberation - Reactor
A young woman is recruited to be part of Nigeria's first ever space mission, but things go awry when the mission is thrown into chaos.
reactormag.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A young woman is recruited to be part of Nigeria's first ever space mission, but things go awry when the mission is thrown into chaos.
"Liberation" by @tadethompson.bsky.social is out now!
Art by Jenis Littles
Edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social
reactormag.com/liberation-t...
"Liberation" by @tadethompson.bsky.social is out now!
Art by Jenis Littles
Edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social
reactormag.com/liberation-t...
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March 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Picked this up at Oxfam today. Would love to know the artist / where it’s from. Have done a quick Google picture search but no luck
March 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Picked this up at Oxfam today. Would love to know the artist / where it’s from. Have done a quick Google picture search but no luck
Exciting! 📚💜
Published today by @titanbooks.bsky.social in paperback, ebook, and audio and available at all good bookstores.
“Simply marvellous” – BOOKLIST
“A page-turning adventure” – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“An excellent read” – ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY
“Another great slice of science fiction” – NEW SCIENTIST
“Simply marvellous” – BOOKLIST
“A page-turning adventure” – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“An excellent read” – ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY
“Another great slice of science fiction” – NEW SCIENTIST
February 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Exciting! 📚💜
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Station break: time to pay the bills.
If you would like a science fiction narrative set in a hopeful far-future aftermath to tech bros and religious nuts taking off for space and leaving a blasted Earth behind to pick up the pieces, may I recommend my Jacob's Ladder and White Space books?
If you would like a science fiction narrative set in a hopeful far-future aftermath to tech bros and religious nuts taking off for space and leaving a blasted Earth behind to pick up the pieces, may I recommend my Jacob's Ladder and White Space books?
February 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Station break: time to pay the bills.
If you would like a science fiction narrative set in a hopeful far-future aftermath to tech bros and religious nuts taking off for space and leaving a blasted Earth behind to pick up the pieces, may I recommend my Jacob's Ladder and White Space books?
If you would like a science fiction narrative set in a hopeful far-future aftermath to tech bros and religious nuts taking off for space and leaving a blasted Earth behind to pick up the pieces, may I recommend my Jacob's Ladder and White Space books?