ClareJGold 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤟
@clarewrites.bsky.social
She/her. Typo Queen. American in the UK. Writer, Nerdfighter, recovering MG teacher, former Hollywood-ite, immigrant, compatriot, dyslexic, PIH booster, mama bear, film nerd, loud laugher.
Here for #Nerdfighteria #AFCWimbledon #kidlit #romance #generosity
Here for #Nerdfighteria #AFCWimbledon #kidlit #romance #generosity
Most Christmassy moment of my holidays thus far was giving Superdrug gift cards to the woman who sells The Big Issue in a nearby village. She’s got three teen girls who she told me earlier in the week ‘never ask for anything.’ She’s not a stranger, but relieving a fellow mum’s sadness was nice.
Researchers who told people to either buy themselves a gift or give one to a stranger, found those who gave to others felt a lot happier.
Giving gifts boosts happiness, research shows. So why do we feel frazzled?
Researchers who told people to either buy themselves a gift or give one to a stranger, found those who gave to others felt a lot happier. Here's how to get the mood boost without the shopping stress.
n.pr
December 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Most Christmassy moment of my holidays thus far was giving Superdrug gift cards to the woman who sells The Big Issue in a nearby village. She’s got three teen girls who she told me earlier in the week ‘never ask for anything.’ She’s not a stranger, but relieving a fellow mum’s sadness was nice.
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Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
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Can you help Soad and Omar on Christmas eve? ❤️❤️❤️
😭💔I am a mother trying to protect my child from life's hardships, but today I find myself helpless in the face of his needs. My child isn't asking for much… he wants security, warmth, and a meal that makes him feel that tomorrow is still possible.
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@mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/15acdba95
@mommunism.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Can you help Soad and Omar on Christmas eve? ❤️❤️❤️
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Here is Elsie doing a holiday photo shoot.
December 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Here is Elsie doing a holiday photo shoot.
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As #GoodbyeJune drops on Netflix, check out my interview with Andrea Riseborough and Timothy Spall on #BahHumbug about an unconventional Christmas family get-together. open.spotify.com/episode/6oJf...
Goodbye June: Life, death and Nativity plays with Andrea Riseborough and Timothy Spall
open.spotify.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
As #GoodbyeJune drops on Netflix, check out my interview with Andrea Riseborough and Timothy Spall on #BahHumbug about an unconventional Christmas family get-together. open.spotify.com/episode/6oJf...
Josh O’Connor is every one of us who’ve listened to a true crime podcast and know we could never.
December 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Josh O’Connor is every one of us who’ve listened to a true crime podcast and know we could never.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Please share. Thanks
December 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Please share. Thanks
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UK friends who are sole traders/have experience with accountancy for it: how did y'all find/choose an accountant???
There are so many options that all look super familiar...
UK friends who are sole traders/have experience with accountancy for it: how did y'all find/choose an accountant???
There are so many options that all look super familiar...
December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
UK friends who are sole traders/have experience with accountancy for it: how did y'all find/choose an accountant???
There are so many options that all look super familiar...
UK friends who are sole traders/have experience with accountancy for it: how did y'all find/choose an accountant???
There are so many options that all look super familiar...
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Hey artists!! Post some art you made from before Bluesky!!
Painted in photoshop aeons ago.
Painted in photoshop aeons ago.
December 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Hey artists!! Post some art you made from before Bluesky!!
Painted in photoshop aeons ago.
Painted in photoshop aeons ago.
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This made me sob. Thank you for sharing Melissa Hortman's incredible life with us, @stephenrodrick.bsky.social.
I met Melissa Hortman in October of 2024. She was smart and kind. I heard about her murder in a LA hotel room and it dropped me to my knees. So I went to Minnesota and talked to her kids, parents, and friends. This is not true crime, this is Melissa in real life. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
www.rollingstone.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This made me sob. Thank you for sharing Melissa Hortman's incredible life with us, @stephenrodrick.bsky.social.
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Thinking of retail and service industry staff in these mad last days before Christmas 🎄🙏 Remember they're just people like you. Breathe and don't take out your stress/anger/frustration/sadness on them. It's not theirs.
Good morning & welcome to #Caturday
Be compassionate.
The world is difficult enough for people, and you can make it a little easier with kindness.
Be compassionate.
The world is difficult enough for people, and you can make it a little easier with kindness.
December 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Thinking of retail and service industry staff in these mad last days before Christmas 🎄🙏 Remember they're just people like you. Breathe and don't take out your stress/anger/frustration/sadness on them. It's not theirs.
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Hive mind: what are your favourite magical beings (humanoid and animal form) from any folklore, and the most obvious-to-you character types in magical stories (broad question but I'm trying to stop myself from getting stuck in my own rut of references For A Thing)...
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Hive mind: what are your favourite magical beings (humanoid and animal form) from any folklore, and the most obvious-to-you character types in magical stories (broad question but I'm trying to stop myself from getting stuck in my own rut of references For A Thing)...
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Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
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”Can the BBC countersue Trump?”
A number of people are understandably asking this question.
And there are two answers.
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A number of people are understandably asking this question.
And there are two answers.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
”Can the BBC countersue Trump?”
A number of people are understandably asking this question.
And there are two answers.
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A number of people are understandably asking this question.
And there are two answers.
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Kit is an excellent teacher, leader, inspiration and hugely practical as well.
REMINDER - there is a fully funded bursary place available for my Six Month Writing Course in association with @gladlib.bsky.social The Deadline is 7th January.
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...
(Sold Out) The Six-Month Writing Course with Kit de Waal - Gladstone's Library
Join Kit de Waal for a six-month journey into the art and discipline of storytelling, with two visits to the UK’s finest residential library.
www.gladstoneslibrary.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Kit is an excellent teacher, leader, inspiration and hugely practical as well.
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REMINDER - there is a fully funded bursary place available for my Six Month Writing Course in association with @gladlib.bsky.social The Deadline is 7th January.
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...
(Sold Out) The Six-Month Writing Course with Kit de Waal - Gladstone's Library
Join Kit de Waal for a six-month journey into the art and discipline of storytelling, with two visits to the UK’s finest residential library.
www.gladstoneslibrary.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
REMINDER - there is a fully funded bursary place available for my Six Month Writing Course in association with @gladlib.bsky.social The Deadline is 7th January.
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...
www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...
Watching ‘The Princess Bride’ with my kids. Felt necessary.
December 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Watching ‘The Princess Bride’ with my kids. Felt necessary.
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NEW
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
By me
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
(£) at least for now
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
By me
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
(£) at least for now
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
emptycity.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
NEW
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
By me
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
(£) at least for now
A guided tour of President Trump's 33-page, $5 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation
How some parts are strong, some parts are weak - and why a strict legalistic analysis will not tell the whole story.
By me
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-guided-t...
(£) at least for now
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HI PLEASE SHARE AND IF YOU CAN GIVE YAY
I'm like $300 from rent and would like to get another $40 to make an Aldi trip really meaningful, being able to meal prep some vegetables would help me a ton. November and December have been so bad for streaming, ko-fi, and donations.
I'm like $300 from rent and would like to get another $40 to make an Aldi trip really meaningful, being able to meal prep some vegetables would help me a ton. November and December have been so bad for streaming, ko-fi, and donations.
I lost my gig in September. It takes ~$150/wk for me to make food + shelter. I didn't make my goal the first week in December, and this week I've gotten NOTHING so far. PLEASE SHARE. You can give once or monthly on ko-fi, use your Amazon Prime free sub on my Twitch, or venmo: MirandaBrave.
Support Miranda Adama
Support Miranda Adama
ko-fi.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
HI PLEASE SHARE AND IF YOU CAN GIVE YAY
I'm like $300 from rent and would like to get another $40 to make an Aldi trip really meaningful, being able to meal prep some vegetables would help me a ton. November and December have been so bad for streaming, ko-fi, and donations.
I'm like $300 from rent and would like to get another $40 to make an Aldi trip really meaningful, being able to meal prep some vegetables would help me a ton. November and December have been so bad for streaming, ko-fi, and donations.
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Mears, Serco, and Clearsprings oversee most asylum accommodation in UK and make huge profits doing so, despite a significant proportion of accommodation being substandard. It isn't people seeking safety costing taxpayers money, it's the firms making profits off of them.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mears: Life in the asylum hotels generating 'excessive profit'
Asylum accommodation provider Mears has had to return £13.8m to the Home Office after making more profit than its contracts allow.
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Mears, Serco, and Clearsprings oversee most asylum accommodation in UK and make huge profits doing so, despite a significant proportion of accommodation being substandard. It isn't people seeking safety costing taxpayers money, it's the firms making profits off of them.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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No one needs backstory for Gaston
More oratory for Gaston
These things are not mandatory for Gaston…
More oratory for Gaston
These things are not mandatory for Gaston…
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
No one needs backstory for Gaston
More oratory for Gaston
These things are not mandatory for Gaston…
More oratory for Gaston
These things are not mandatory for Gaston…
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This headline actually made me cry. I wish I could convey to people in countries with gun control how very, very precious it is.
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This headline actually made me cry. I wish I could convey to people in countries with gun control how very, very precious it is.
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Today is Jane Austen's 250th birthday! If you wish there'd been queer characters in the originals, check out my Austentatious series, beginning with THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET.
I murdered Mr Collins off in the first line so that Charlotte Lucas can have a 2nd chance at happiness. (thread)
I murdered Mr Collins off in the first line so that Charlotte Lucas can have a 2nd chance at happiness. (thread)
December 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Today is Jane Austen's 250th birthday! If you wish there'd been queer characters in the originals, check out my Austentatious series, beginning with THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET.
I murdered Mr Collins off in the first line so that Charlotte Lucas can have a 2nd chance at happiness. (thread)
I murdered Mr Collins off in the first line so that Charlotte Lucas can have a 2nd chance at happiness. (thread)
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If you’re interested in attending #TBHillDay 2026 (especially if you’re from WY, HI, AR, ID, KS, LA, ME, ND, OK, RI, or SD) you can learn more and apply here: tbfighters.org/hill-day/
Hill Day | TBFighters
tbfighters.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If you’re interested in attending #TBHillDay 2026 (especially if you’re from WY, HI, AR, ID, KS, LA, ME, ND, OK, RI, or SD) you can learn more and apply here: tbfighters.org/hill-day/