CL Hellisen
@clhellisen.bsky.social
Stories in F&SF, Strange Horizons, Apex, Tor, Shimmer, BCS.
Repped by Caro Clarke
The Shape of Monsters out now https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Shape-of-Monsters-Audiobook/B0FGDJ5X1M
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They/them, Scotland + S. Africa
Repped by Caro Clarke
The Shape of Monsters out now https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Shape-of-Monsters-Audiobook/B0FGDJ5X1M
https://clhellisenlanding.carrd.co/
They/them, Scotland + S. Africa
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CL Hellisen
@clhellisen.bsky.social
· Jul 7
Godskin
Sometimes among the fish and crabs, we trawl squid and octopus, or little sharks, all added to the pots. Sometimes it’s a fish person, a thing we cut free and do not talk of, pretend we never saw. …
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I had never seen these things before coming to Scotland, and they amuse me no end.
I once bought one and the bobble of its head is filled with pink cream, which only adds to the demented hilarity.
I once bought one and the bobble of its head is filled with pink cream, which only adds to the demented hilarity.
February 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I had never seen these things before coming to Scotland, and they amuse me no end.
I once bought one and the bobble of its head is filled with pink cream, which only adds to the demented hilarity.
I once bought one and the bobble of its head is filled with pink cream, which only adds to the demented hilarity.
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It's my birthday, hurrah! For my birthday I'd really love as many shares on this post as we can make happen!
Hi, I'm AK, and I write exceedingly queer books! Feel free to ask me about them!
ravenswordpress.com
Hi, I'm AK, and I write exceedingly queer books! Feel free to ask me about them!
ravenswordpress.com
Ravensword Press
The queer books your parents warned you about!
ravenswordpress.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM
It's my birthday, hurrah! For my birthday I'd really love as many shares on this post as we can make happen!
Hi, I'm AK, and I write exceedingly queer books! Feel free to ask me about them!
ravenswordpress.com
Hi, I'm AK, and I write exceedingly queer books! Feel free to ask me about them!
ravenswordpress.com
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
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This might be hard to beat as the TV moment of the year tbh
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
This might be hard to beat as the TV moment of the year tbh
I was not gonna play by play the skating but ended up anyway towards the end.
I swear I will thread the next play by play (probably women's because I only vaguely follow pairs) so you can mute it. 🤣
I swear I will thread the next play by play (probably women's because I only vaguely follow pairs) so you can mute it. 🤣
February 13, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I was not gonna play by play the skating but ended up anyway towards the end.
I swear I will thread the next play by play (probably women's because I only vaguely follow pairs) so you can mute it. 🤣
I swear I will thread the next play by play (probably women's because I only vaguely follow pairs) so you can mute it. 🤣
Anyway, I hope that many glasses are raised in Kazakhstan tonight, for Mikhail Shaidarov's gold, and in memory of Denis Ten.
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Anyway, I hope that many glasses are raised in Kazakhstan tonight, for Mikhail Shaidarov's gold, and in memory of Denis Ten.
I just noticed my autocorrect has been turning Shaidarov to Shairadov wtf
I know how to spell
This machine does not
I know how to spell
This machine does not
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I just noticed my autocorrect has been turning Shaidarov to Shairadov wtf
I know how to spell
This machine does not
I know how to spell
This machine does not
Every competition, we say "Ice be slippy"
There is never a guarantee in skating.
You can be cracking in your warm up, then fall all over the place in your programme.
There is never a guarantee in skating.
You can be cracking in your warm up, then fall all over the place in your programme.
February 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Every competition, we say "Ice be slippy"
There is never a guarantee in skating.
You can be cracking in your warm up, then fall all over the place in your programme.
There is never a guarantee in skating.
You can be cracking in your warm up, then fall all over the place in your programme.
Also bless Shun Sato right now, I'm tearing up
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Also bless Shun Sato right now, I'm tearing up
CELEBRATORY GLASS OF WINE TIME
February 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
CELEBRATORY GLASS OF WINE TIME
I am living for Shairadov's reactions though.
February 13, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I am living for Shairadov's reactions though.
I want either Adam or Yuma to win but god hates me
February 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I want either Adam or Yuma to win but god hates me
Oh yes the pope is dead time!
February 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Oh yes the pope is dead time!
Considering what happened at Europeans, I will take Kevin fighting for every landing o er a splat fest.
I want more for him because he's such a lovely skater, but I'll live with a good fight.
I want more for him because he's such a lovely skater, but I'll live with a good fight.
February 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Considering what happened at Europeans, I will take Kevin fighting for every landing o er a splat fest.
I want more for him because he's such a lovely skater, but I'll live with a good fight.
I want more for him because he's such a lovely skater, but I'll live with a good fight.
First words my coach said to me when I got on the ice at 6am:
"You look rough."
._.
"You look rough."
._.
February 13, 2026 at 9:05 AM
First words my coach said to me when I got on the ice at 6am:
"You look rough."
._.
"You look rough."
._.
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As someone who works for a brand that had an AI Super Bowl commercial I need yall to know the hate outweighed any other positive they received. Also the comments be funny as hell and I enjoy reading them. Continue talking your shit. They have to hear you
February 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
As someone who works for a brand that had an AI Super Bowl commercial I need yall to know the hate outweighed any other positive they received. Also the comments be funny as hell and I enjoy reading them. Continue talking your shit. They have to hear you
After a very rough start to the year with many interruptions (illness, and skating, and more skating), I'm back on track with these edits.
Setting myself a goal for handing them in next week.
Setting myself a goal for handing them in next week.
February 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
After a very rough start to the year with many interruptions (illness, and skating, and more skating), I'm back on track with these edits.
Setting myself a goal for handing them in next week.
Setting myself a goal for handing them in next week.
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GET IN LOSER WE'RE GOIN UNDERWATER AND INSANE
Atomic Coffin by @benedictanning.bsky.social
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If Philip K Dick and Stephen King had a lovechild at the height of Cold War tensions, it would look something like this book.
GET THIS ONE ON YOUR TBRs
Trust me
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If Philip K Dick and Stephen King had a lovechild at the height of Cold War tensions, it would look something like this book.
GET THIS ONE ON YOUR TBRs
Trust me
Transworld acquires debut Cold War horror novel by Benedict Anning
Transworld, a division of Penguin Random House UK, has acquired Atomic Coffin, the debut novel by Benedict Anning.
www.thebookseller.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:05 PM
GET IN LOSER WE'RE GOIN UNDERWATER AND INSANE
I have become a person who naps a lot now and I'm feeling guilty about it but also reminding myself it's ok to nap
February 12, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I have become a person who naps a lot now and I'm feeling guilty about it but also reminding myself it's ok to nap
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Long shot, but if you feel so inclined, these are my awards eligible works 2025:
"Under Damnable Eaves" - Of Enchantment, Enigma & the Infinite, Stars & Sabers Publishing.
"Down Street" - Blood in the Bricks, NewCon Press.
"The Road of Mirrors" - Final Curtain, Lethe Press.
📚💙🙏🏻
"Under Damnable Eaves" - Of Enchantment, Enigma & the Infinite, Stars & Sabers Publishing.
"Down Street" - Blood in the Bricks, NewCon Press.
"The Road of Mirrors" - Final Curtain, Lethe Press.
📚💙🙏🏻
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Long shot, but if you feel so inclined, these are my awards eligible works 2025:
"Under Damnable Eaves" - Of Enchantment, Enigma & the Infinite, Stars & Sabers Publishing.
"Down Street" - Blood in the Bricks, NewCon Press.
"The Road of Mirrors" - Final Curtain, Lethe Press.
📚💙🙏🏻
"Under Damnable Eaves" - Of Enchantment, Enigma & the Infinite, Stars & Sabers Publishing.
"Down Street" - Blood in the Bricks, NewCon Press.
"The Road of Mirrors" - Final Curtain, Lethe Press.
📚💙🙏🏻
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I've updates my website with details of my TWO books - yes that's TWO books - out this year:
1. My 3rd poetry collection #EmergencyDream out with @serenbooks.bsky.social March 16th
2. #SwimmingTheSeasons: A freshwater Almanac, out with @saraband-books.bsky.social May 7th
#BookSky #BookNews
1. My 3rd poetry collection #EmergencyDream out with @serenbooks.bsky.social March 16th
2. #SwimmingTheSeasons: A freshwater Almanac, out with @saraband-books.bsky.social May 7th
#BookSky #BookNews
Publications
Swimming the Seasons: A Freshwater Almanac (Saraband, 2026) COMING MAY 7TH 2026 A little book about swimming all year round in the lakes, rivers and tarns of the English Lake District, despite not …
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February 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I've updates my website with details of my TWO books - yes that's TWO books - out this year:
1. My 3rd poetry collection #EmergencyDream out with @serenbooks.bsky.social March 16th
2. #SwimmingTheSeasons: A freshwater Almanac, out with @saraband-books.bsky.social May 7th
#BookSky #BookNews
1. My 3rd poetry collection #EmergencyDream out with @serenbooks.bsky.social March 16th
2. #SwimmingTheSeasons: A freshwater Almanac, out with @saraband-books.bsky.social May 7th
#BookSky #BookNews
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I have officially passed my Life in the UK test! Yaaay!!!
Now to finish saving for the RUINOUSLY expensive ILR application fees...
...and if you love queer SFF you can actually help with that by Following my upcoming Kuckstarter...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
Now to finish saving for the RUINOUSLY expensive ILR application fees...
...and if you love queer SFF you can actually help with that by Following my upcoming Kuckstarter...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
February 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
I have officially passed my Life in the UK test! Yaaay!!!
Now to finish saving for the RUINOUSLY expensive ILR application fees...
...and if you love queer SFF you can actually help with that by Following my upcoming Kuckstarter...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
Now to finish saving for the RUINOUSLY expensive ILR application fees...
...and if you love queer SFF you can actually help with that by Following my upcoming Kuckstarter...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
I'm listening to old albums while working, and John Henry reminds me how much Pete Seeger would have hated AI
'But before I'd let your stream drill beat me down, i would die with a hammer in my hand'
No one writes folk songs glorifying machines
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV33...
'But before I'd let your stream drill beat me down, i would die with a hammer in my hand'
No one writes folk songs glorifying machines
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV33...
February 12, 2026 at 10:50 AM
I'm listening to old albums while working, and John Henry reminds me how much Pete Seeger would have hated AI
'But before I'd let your stream drill beat me down, i would die with a hammer in my hand'
No one writes folk songs glorifying machines
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV33...
'But before I'd let your stream drill beat me down, i would die with a hammer in my hand'
No one writes folk songs glorifying machines
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV33...
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Johannesburg’s Nyamakop Studios turns African artifact repatriation into a bold heist game.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Video game 'reloots' stolen artefacts, by reclaiming works of art from Western museums
www.france24.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Johannesburg’s Nyamakop Studios turns African artifact repatriation into a bold heist game.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.