Fay Roberts
@fayroberts.bsky.social
Queer, disabled, Welsh(ish), progressive performance poet/ musician/ project manager/ event host/ musician/ award-winning voice actor. Lover of spreadsheets and creative writing. ze/zir or they/them/their https://linktr.ee/fayroberts
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Turophile [TYOOR-oh-fahyl]
(n.)
-A cheese connoisseur; a cheese fancier.
-Someone who loves cheese.
(n.)
-A cheese connoisseur; a cheese fancier.
-Someone who loves cheese.
January 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Turophile [TYOOR-oh-fahyl]
(n.)
-A cheese connoisseur; a cheese fancier.
-Someone who loves cheese.
(n.)
-A cheese connoisseur; a cheese fancier.
-Someone who loves cheese.
Sometimes we have four different topics to follow (see: last year when we all did different "Sevens", and other times we divide out a topic between us. Either way, it's basically stunt poetry, and we'd like some help picking what to write about.
Hello, Sonnet Fans! We're gearing up for 28 Sonnets Later 2026, and we're looking for ideas for topics to write about! Any suggestions?
We've already written about mushrooms, artworks, historical figures, creation (and destruction) myths, and loads of other stuff - what's next? Help us find out!
We've already written about mushrooms, artworks, historical figures, creation (and destruction) myths, and loads of other stuff - what's next? Help us find out!
January 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Sometimes we have four different topics to follow (see: last year when we all did different "Sevens", and other times we divide out a topic between us. Either way, it's basically stunt poetry, and we'd like some help picking what to write about.
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Please use alt text when posting illustrations or photos or other images. I realize it feels like an inconvenience if you didn't ever do it at the other place, but folks who need it are a zillion times more inconvenienced every single day.
October 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Please use alt text when posting illustrations or photos or other images. I realize it feels like an inconvenience if you didn't ever do it at the other place, but folks who need it are a zillion times more inconvenienced every single day.
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I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
I’m eating lunch, I’m having a panic attack, I’m charging my phone, and then I’m going back out to try and keep my neighborhood safe.
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey after fatal shooting: "To ICE: Get the fuck out of Minneapolis. We don't want you here"
January 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey after fatal shooting: "To ICE: Get the fuck out of Minneapolis. We don't want you here"
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If you're under 18 and doing indie audio drama - I love and support you but please watch out for people taking advantage of you! The AD space is as a whole really lovely, but there are bad apples here and they can be very charismatic.
January 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
If you're under 18 and doing indie audio drama - I love and support you but please watch out for people taking advantage of you! The AD space is as a whole really lovely, but there are bad apples here and they can be very charismatic.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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Qwhite interesting how the Greenlandic Inuit have been left out of the conversation, now that Greenlandic sovereignty has the world’s attention
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Qwhite interesting how the Greenlandic Inuit have been left out of the conversation, now that Greenlandic sovereignty has the world’s attention
Just read this (one of my current partners sent to me, coining the term "Unicorn Jailers" along the way) and one section in particular is *eerily* close to being a word-for-word account of a significant chunk of my life that is, thank fuck, well in the past. poly.land/2021/08/18/a...
Once Upon a Time, I Dated the Couple from Hell
Some long-time readers of my blog might know this (after all, it was a major plot line in my first book, a memoir of my first couple of years of polyamory when I didn’t know what I was doing and neith...
poly.land
January 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Just read this (one of my current partners sent to me, coining the term "Unicorn Jailers" along the way) and one section in particular is *eerily* close to being a word-for-word account of a significant chunk of my life that is, thank fuck, well in the past. poly.land/2021/08/18/a...
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Chwarae teg, buds, we had a good run, like.
First superb conspiracy theory of 2026 overheard in the street! I love this. I feel it sets the tone for a superb year:
“Wales is fake.”
“Wales is fake.”
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Chwarae teg, buds, we had a good run, like.
See a fox?
Post a fox!
Post a fox!
January 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
See a fox?
Post a fox!
Post a fox!
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The Liz Truss Show - Behind the Scenes
December 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The Liz Truss Show - Behind the Scenes
"Felt bombastic, might delete later!" ✌️
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
(No worries if not!!)
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
(No worries if not!!)
January 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
"Felt bombastic, might delete later!" ✌️
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lol but who participated in the destabilization of those societies?
January 1, 2026 at 6:05 PM
lol but who participated in the destabilization of those societies?
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I see that the NY Post is going to give Rama the Michelle Obama treatment for the next 4-8 years. Unsurprising since she's a beautiful woman of color. She's already been called petulant, angry, hypocritical, etc etc... Hope she relishes their hatred.
January 1, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I see that the NY Post is going to give Rama the Michelle Obama treatment for the next 4-8 years. Unsurprising since she's a beautiful woman of color. She's already been called petulant, angry, hypocritical, etc etc... Hope she relishes their hatred.
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Submissions are open.
Poetry that remembers.
That mourns.
That refuses to let go.
Read the call carefully. Take your time. Send the work that needs to exist.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
Poetry that remembers.
That mourns.
That refuses to let go.
Read the call carefully. Take your time. Send the work that needs to exist.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
Call for Submissions: Poetry That Remembers, Mourns, and Refuses to Let Go - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout January 2026 | Publication Later That Year
thebrokenspine.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Submissions are open.
Poetry that remembers.
That mourns.
That refuses to let go.
Read the call carefully. Take your time. Send the work that needs to exist.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
Poetry that remembers.
That mourns.
That refuses to let go.
Read the call carefully. Take your time. Send the work that needs to exist.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
Just watched Lilo & Stitch (2002) for the first time. Cried a frankly UNBELIEVABLE amount throughout. How very DARE?!
(help, I'm a huge fan now)
(help, I'm a huge fan now)
December 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Just watched Lilo & Stitch (2002) for the first time. Cried a frankly UNBELIEVABLE amount throughout. How very DARE?!
(help, I'm a huge fan now)
(help, I'm a huge fan now)
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"When it all began, the house had no name at all. It stood, perched and perilously alone, on a bit of land upraised like a clenched fist."
Casting for our epistolary haunted house anthology This Address Does Not Exist opens on Dec 22.
We'd like to take this time to introduce our writers.
Casting for our epistolary haunted house anthology This Address Does Not Exist opens on Dec 22.
We'd like to take this time to introduce our writers.
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"When it all began, the house had no name at all. It stood, perched and perilously alone, on a bit of land upraised like a clenched fist."
Casting for our epistolary haunted house anthology This Address Does Not Exist opens on Dec 22.
We'd like to take this time to introduce our writers.
Casting for our epistolary haunted house anthology This Address Does Not Exist opens on Dec 22.
We'd like to take this time to introduce our writers.
Guess I'd better finish the edits, then! 😅
This will be my first audio script EVER, and I'm really thrilled to be working with @lawofnames.com again.
Watch this space for casting calls and announcements!
This will be my first audio script EVER, and I'm really thrilled to be working with @lawofnames.com again.
Watch this space for casting calls and announcements!
And we're very excited to be able to announce that this collection will also feature @fayroberts.bsky.social 's deeply unsettling story "A Function of Power."
December 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Guess I'd better finish the edits, then! 😅
This will be my first audio script EVER, and I'm really thrilled to be working with @lawofnames.com again.
Watch this space for casting calls and announcements!
This will be my first audio script EVER, and I'm really thrilled to be working with @lawofnames.com again.
Watch this space for casting calls and announcements!
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My 2025 Book Sales
Barnes & Noble: 1
Kobo: 1
Apple: 7
Amazon (Jan-June): 7
Direct (Oct-Dec): 4
Itch (May-Dec): 380
Indie authors, these stats are why I recommend Itch bundles 😉. Also, these are almost entirely sales resulting from social media posts. I had maybe 2 sales via newsletter.
Barnes & Noble: 1
Kobo: 1
Apple: 7
Amazon (Jan-June): 7
Direct (Oct-Dec): 4
Itch (May-Dec): 380
Indie authors, these stats are why I recommend Itch bundles 😉. Also, these are almost entirely sales resulting from social media posts. I had maybe 2 sales via newsletter.
December 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
My 2025 Book Sales
Barnes & Noble: 1
Kobo: 1
Apple: 7
Amazon (Jan-June): 7
Direct (Oct-Dec): 4
Itch (May-Dec): 380
Indie authors, these stats are why I recommend Itch bundles 😉. Also, these are almost entirely sales resulting from social media posts. I had maybe 2 sales via newsletter.
Barnes & Noble: 1
Kobo: 1
Apple: 7
Amazon (Jan-June): 7
Direct (Oct-Dec): 4
Itch (May-Dec): 380
Indie authors, these stats are why I recommend Itch bundles 😉. Also, these are almost entirely sales resulting from social media posts. I had maybe 2 sales via newsletter.
See, I didn't study history formally past the age of 14, so I don't know much, but I've heard of Neville Chamberlain, Churchill's predecessor and it turns out, well, yeah, not far off.
Paraphrased from this source: www.google.co.uk/books/editio...
Paraphrased from this source: www.google.co.uk/books/editio...
December 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
See, I didn't study history formally past the age of 14, so I don't know much, but I've heard of Neville Chamberlain, Churchill's predecessor and it turns out, well, yeah, not far off.
Paraphrased from this source: www.google.co.uk/books/editio...
Paraphrased from this source: www.google.co.uk/books/editio...
Panic attacks suck. Flashbacks suck.
Basically: trauma sucks, and abusers should be the ones feeling shame, not us.
There. I solved it.
Basically: trauma sucks, and abusers should be the ones feeling shame, not us.
There. I solved it.
December 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Panic attacks suck. Flashbacks suck.
Basically: trauma sucks, and abusers should be the ones feeling shame, not us.
There. I solved it.
Basically: trauma sucks, and abusers should be the ones feeling shame, not us.
There. I solved it.
What that was great fun! Thanks to @jonnysims.bsky.social for the Art, @stellartim.bsky.social for the raid(!), @loujsutcliffe.bsky.social and @gentlemoth.bsky.social for modding/ chaos, and everyone who showed up, and made requests.
Hope you all have fast/ slow/ noisy/ quiet seasons as required. ❤️
Hope you all have fast/ slow/ noisy/ quiet seasons as required. ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
What that was great fun! Thanks to @jonnysims.bsky.social for the Art, @stellartim.bsky.social for the raid(!), @loujsutcliffe.bsky.social and @gentlemoth.bsky.social for modding/ chaos, and everyone who showed up, and made requests.
Hope you all have fast/ slow/ noisy/ quiet seasons as required. ❤️
Hope you all have fast/ slow/ noisy/ quiet seasons as required. ❤️
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