Lady Kraken
@cjhenderson.bsky.social
Scottish fantasy writer. She/her. Books, cats, more books. SFF, language, history, Twin Peaks, BSG, Star Trek. Co-founder @edinburghsff; member @gsfwc. Latest story is in Gallus anthology.
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· Nov 13
GALLUS: A Glasgow SF Writers' Circle Anthology: Amazon.co.uk: Williamson, Neil, Williamson, Neil, Faulds, E.M., Milton, Brian M.: 9798328059664: Books
Buy GALLUS: A Glasgow SF Writers' Circle Anthology by Williamson, Neil, Williamson, Neil, Faulds, E.M., Milton, Brian M. from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
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Hello to my many new followers, and thanks! If you're interested in finding more authors to follow, I can recommend giving the GALLUS: A Glasgow SF Writers' Circle Anthology amzn.eu/d/fF85LLP and Nova Scotia Vol 2: New Speculative Fiction From Scotland amzn.eu/d/fE6er2jant... a go.
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Hey look! A new book!
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
February 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Hey look! A new book!
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
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New Review - happy publication day to this wonderfully spooky atmospheric tale of hauntings - In This City, Where It Rains by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social out now! Thanks to @lunapress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
In This City, Where It Rains by Lyndsay Croal — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Luna Press Publishing for an advance copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Luna Press Publishing Published – Out Now Price – 10.66 pa...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
February 3, 2026 at 7:50 AM
New Review - happy publication day to this wonderfully spooky atmospheric tale of hauntings - In This City, Where It Rains by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social out now! Thanks to @lunapress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
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MI GOP State Rep Matt Maddock thinks I’m disgusting and says I should talk to people who were actually at the Capitol on January 6th instead of relying on my prejudices. Should I tell him?
February 3, 2026 at 5:45 AM
MI GOP State Rep Matt Maddock thinks I’m disgusting and says I should talk to people who were actually at the Capitol on January 6th instead of relying on my prejudices. Should I tell him?
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The @kickstarter.com has launched!
For fans of Scotland, dark fantasy, folklore and mythology, haunted swords, talking cats, old cats, audiobooks, and indie productions.
Open to pledges big and small.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
For fans of Scotland, dark fantasy, folklore and mythology, haunted swords, talking cats, old cats, audiobooks, and indie productions.
Open to pledges big and small.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
Call of the Black Wing - An Audiobook
Bringing the tale of Fiadh and her quest for revenge though Scottish folklore and mythology to your ears
www.kickstarter.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:50 AM
The @kickstarter.com has launched!
For fans of Scotland, dark fantasy, folklore and mythology, haunted swords, talking cats, old cats, audiobooks, and indie productions.
Open to pledges big and small.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
For fans of Scotland, dark fantasy, folklore and mythology, haunted swords, talking cats, old cats, audiobooks, and indie productions.
Open to pledges big and small.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
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Context: collecting Skymiles to fly people home who were kidnapped in Minnesota and released in Texas.
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Context: collecting Skymiles to fly people home who were kidnapped in Minnesota and released in Texas.
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BOOKS & BEWITCHMENT launches Tuesday! If you're in the US but not near Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Knoxville, Lexington, Greenville, or Asheville, you can still get a signed bookplate and stickers. Details in the slides. Please reskeet to spread the sticker joy?
February 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
BOOKS & BEWITCHMENT launches Tuesday! If you're in the US but not near Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Knoxville, Lexington, Greenville, or Asheville, you can still get a signed bookplate and stickers. Details in the slides. Please reskeet to spread the sticker joy?
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24 - In This City Where it Rains by Lyndsey Croal
February 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
24 - In This City Where it Rains by Lyndsey Croal
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Staying at a hotel, opening a bank account and getting on a plane are not fundamental Constitutional rights of citizens. They are business transactions-
Oh…
Oh…
Donalds: "Not only are we gonna stand behind ICE as they do their job of deporting criminal illegal aliens, but we're also gonna protect franchise of voting by requiring a voter ID. You need an ID to go stay in a hotel, open bank account, get on a plane. You should be able to show ID when you vote."
February 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Staying at a hotel, opening a bank account and getting on a plane are not fundamental Constitutional rights of citizens. They are business transactions-
Oh…
Oh…
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HI! Every Tor Books release from @annaleen.bsky.social and me is available thru @humblebundle.com for a few weeks!
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
February 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
HI! Every Tor Books release from @annaleen.bsky.social and me is available thru @humblebundle.com for a few weeks!
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
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Tribute to Perry Bamonte 1960 - 2025
perrybamonte.muchloved.com
perrybamonte.muchloved.com
Tribute to Perry Bamonte, 1960 - 2025
Dedicated to the memory of Perry Bamonte
perrybamonte.muchloved.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Tribute to Perry Bamonte 1960 - 2025
perrybamonte.muchloved.com
perrybamonte.muchloved.com
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Congratulations to our Christopher Caldwell and alumna Amal El-Mohtar on making the Locus Recommended Reading List 2025! Chris appears with collection Call and Response, while Amal's The River Has Roots also gets a spot. Well done all!
@seraph76.bsky.social @amalelmohtar.com @locusmag.bsky.social
@seraph76.bsky.social @amalelmohtar.com @locusmag.bsky.social
2025 Recommended Reading List
Welcome to the Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…
locusmag.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Congratulations to our Christopher Caldwell and alumna Amal El-Mohtar on making the Locus Recommended Reading List 2025! Chris appears with collection Call and Response, while Amal's The River Has Roots also gets a spot. Well done all!
@seraph76.bsky.social @amalelmohtar.com @locusmag.bsky.social
@seraph76.bsky.social @amalelmohtar.com @locusmag.bsky.social
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Congrats also to @rainewilson.bsky.social and @clhellisen.bsky.social and @klschroeder.bsky.social and @seraph76.bsky.social among other talented folk!
February 1, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Congrats also to @rainewilson.bsky.social and @clhellisen.bsky.social and @klschroeder.bsky.social and @seraph76.bsky.social among other talented folk!
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Somewhat unexpectedly, The Needfire made it onto Locus's 2025 Recommended Reading List! All thanks to @hawkwinglb.bsky.social for her thoughtful review, it's truly a honour to be listed among so many other fantastic novels and stories.
February 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Somewhat unexpectedly, The Needfire made it onto Locus's 2025 Recommended Reading List! All thanks to @hawkwinglb.bsky.social for her thoughtful review, it's truly a honour to be listed among so many other fantastic novels and stories.
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It's always about the messenger and never about the message with them. It's why they hate Obamacare but love the ACA.
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It's always about the messenger and never about the message with them. It's why they hate Obamacare but love the ACA.
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Looking forward to the @edinburghsff.com social today - always good to meet up with other writers for a chat.
Extra bonus! It is not currently pishing down in Edinburgh, and it's a balmy 7C.
Extra bonus! It is not currently pishing down in Edinburgh, and it's a balmy 7C.
Get That Vitamin D GIF
Alt: Get That Vitamin D GIF
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Looking forward to the @edinburghsff.com social today - always good to meet up with other writers for a chat.
Extra bonus! It is not currently pishing down in Edinburgh, and it's a balmy 7C.
Extra bonus! It is not currently pishing down in Edinburgh, and it's a balmy 7C.
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Gaming community, I come to you cap in hand.
Does anyone have a link to an editable pdf (or similar) of the mob roster for Gorkamorka?
Does anyone have a link to an editable pdf (or similar) of the mob roster for Gorkamorka?
February 1, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Gaming community, I come to you cap in hand.
Does anyone have a link to an editable pdf (or similar) of the mob roster for Gorkamorka?
Does anyone have a link to an editable pdf (or similar) of the mob roster for Gorkamorka?
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Eek In This City, Where it Rains out in the world!!
Arrived home from theatre trip to London to see my copy of In This City, Where it Rains by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social has arrived from @lunapress.bsky.social. Looking forward to getting into this. 💙📚 #BookSky
January 31, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Eek In This City, Where it Rains out in the world!!
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January 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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An absolutely fantastic day at @stockportnoir.bsky.social! Loved my panel with genre legends @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social, Abigail Dean and @samhollandbooks.bsky.social, wonderfully chaired by Kelly Peck. Huge thanks to everyone who came along and @serenitybookshop.bsky.social!
January 31, 2026 at 6:15 PM
An absolutely fantastic day at @stockportnoir.bsky.social! Loved my panel with genre legends @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social, Abigail Dean and @samhollandbooks.bsky.social, wonderfully chaired by Kelly Peck. Huge thanks to everyone who came along and @serenitybookshop.bsky.social!
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Round of applause for the last line of this review (read the whole thing to get the full impact).
The Muppet Show: this thrilling return is so great I can’t even count how many times I laughed
The Muppet Show: this thrilling return is so great I can’t even count how many times I laughed
Sabrina Carpenter fangirling Miss Piggy, Beaker losing his eyes … yes, Kermit and co are back for a trip down memory lane – and it’s a perfect, saucy joy
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Round of applause for the last line of this review (read the whole thing to get the full impact).
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@emilyinkpen.bsky.social more research on how using AI to code degrades your ability, tricks you into thinking you’re better and results in no appreciable improvement.
The latest from Anthropic: using Anthropic's products makes you worse at your job
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:06 AM
@emilyinkpen.bsky.social more research on how using AI to code degrades your ability, tricks you into thinking you’re better and results in no appreciable improvement.
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Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Oh hell, it occurs to me that everybody’s posting their eligibility stuff from 2025, so…
NOVEL: Hemlock & Silver
Snake-Eater
NOVELLA: What Stalks The Deep
SHORT STORY: That Thing With Bob And The Crop Circles
World of the White Rat isn’t eligible for anything, but hopefully next year!
NOVEL: Hemlock & Silver
Snake-Eater
NOVELLA: What Stalks The Deep
SHORT STORY: That Thing With Bob And The Crop Circles
World of the White Rat isn’t eligible for anything, but hopefully next year!
January 31, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Oh hell, it occurs to me that everybody’s posting their eligibility stuff from 2025, so…
NOVEL: Hemlock & Silver
Snake-Eater
NOVELLA: What Stalks The Deep
SHORT STORY: That Thing With Bob And The Crop Circles
World of the White Rat isn’t eligible for anything, but hopefully next year!
NOVEL: Hemlock & Silver
Snake-Eater
NOVELLA: What Stalks The Deep
SHORT STORY: That Thing With Bob And The Crop Circles
World of the White Rat isn’t eligible for anything, but hopefully next year!
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Just started PAGANS by @jamesbluecat.bsky.social and sonetimes you can just tell within the first few pages. Fantastic. Brilliant idea, effortlessly slips you into the world. Just wonderful. Wish I'd written it.
January 29, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Just started PAGANS by @jamesbluecat.bsky.social and sonetimes you can just tell within the first few pages. Fantastic. Brilliant idea, effortlessly slips you into the world. Just wonderful. Wish I'd written it.
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I'm so thrilled to share that THE RIVER HAS ROOTS is an Audie Finalist! In 2 categories: Best Production & Sound Design, & (for Gem Carmella) Best New Voice!
#AUDIES2026
#AUDIES2026
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I'm so thrilled to share that THE RIVER HAS ROOTS is an Audie Finalist! In 2 categories: Best Production & Sound Design, & (for Gem Carmella) Best New Voice!
#AUDIES2026
#AUDIES2026