Genevieve Cogman
@genevievecogman.bsky.social
Author of Invisible Library and Scarlet Revolution series, classifications specialist, quilter, knitter, tired. Pronouns she/her.
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Gemini: You have a pest problem. Dwarves. They've broken into Erebor to kill you and steal your gold.
February 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Gemini: You have a pest problem. Dwarves. They've broken into Erebor to kill you and steal your gold.
Was trying to remember the details of this, and had to look it up:
The Cat, the Rat and Lovel our Dog
Doe rule all England under a Hog.
(Referencing Catesby, Ratcliffe, Lovell (who had a dog on his heraldic crest) and Richard III (whose emblem was the white boar). By Colyngbourne/Collingbourne.)
The Cat, the Rat and Lovel our Dog
Doe rule all England under a Hog.
(Referencing Catesby, Ratcliffe, Lovell (who had a dog on his heraldic crest) and Richard III (whose emblem was the white boar). By Colyngbourne/Collingbourne.)
February 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Was trying to remember the details of this, and had to look it up:
The Cat, the Rat and Lovel our Dog
Doe rule all England under a Hog.
(Referencing Catesby, Ratcliffe, Lovell (who had a dog on his heraldic crest) and Richard III (whose emblem was the white boar). By Colyngbourne/Collingbourne.)
The Cat, the Rat and Lovel our Dog
Doe rule all England under a Hog.
(Referencing Catesby, Ratcliffe, Lovell (who had a dog on his heraldic crest) and Richard III (whose emblem was the white boar). By Colyngbourne/Collingbourne.)
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 490
hodie mures coquunt (Today the mice are cooking). Minima sartaginem in mensam ponit; Silvius lucunculum spathā tollit (Minima puts the frying pan on the table; Silvius lifts the pancake with a spatula). bene sapiat (bon appetit)!
#pancakeday
hodie mures coquunt (Today the mice are cooking). Minima sartaginem in mensam ponit; Silvius lucunculum spathā tollit (Minima puts the frying pan on the table; Silvius lifts the pancake with a spatula). bene sapiat (bon appetit)!
#pancakeday
February 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
#fabulamurina (mouse story) 490
hodie mures coquunt (Today the mice are cooking). Minima sartaginem in mensam ponit; Silvius lucunculum spathā tollit (Minima puts the frying pan on the table; Silvius lifts the pancake with a spatula). bene sapiat (bon appetit)!
#pancakeday
hodie mures coquunt (Today the mice are cooking). Minima sartaginem in mensam ponit; Silvius lucunculum spathā tollit (Minima puts the frying pan on the table; Silvius lifts the pancake with a spatula). bene sapiat (bon appetit)!
#pancakeday
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Behold, the beautiful cover of THE KNIGHT WATCH, which is now available to pre-order!
February 17, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Behold, the beautiful cover of THE KNIGHT WATCH, which is now available to pre-order!
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Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
How a TikToker and former actress is helping lead California’s earthquake work
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
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Why AI writing is so generic, boring, and dangerous: Semantic ablation
Why AI writing is so generic, boring, and dangerous: Semantic ablation
The subtractive bias we're ignoring
opinion Just as the community adopted the term "hallucination" to describe additive errors, we must now codify its far more insidious counterpart: semantic ablation.…
dlvr.it
February 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Why AI writing is so generic, boring, and dangerous: Semantic ablation
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I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
“Get a move on. The girls are trying to claim they don’t have to clear up pieces of zombies because that’s the cleaners’ job. We need to put a halt to that little rebellion before it can grow any further.” #writing
February 16, 2026 at 1:50 AM
“Get a move on. The girls are trying to claim they don’t have to clear up pieces of zombies because that’s the cleaners’ job. We need to put a halt to that little rebellion before it can grow any further.” #writing
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A romance cartoon for the @theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
A romance cartoon for the @theguardian.com
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Oh, Daily Mail, never let history get in the way of a dramatic headline.
“Will Andrew become the first royal to go to prison?”
The Tower of London would like a word.
“Will Andrew become the first royal to go to prison?”
The Tower of London would like a word.
February 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Oh, Daily Mail, never let history get in the way of a dramatic headline.
“Will Andrew become the first royal to go to prison?”
The Tower of London would like a word.
“Will Andrew become the first royal to go to prison?”
The Tower of London would like a word.
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"L'Été - Chat sur une balustrade"
(Summer - Cat on a railing)
Art by Theophile Steinlen
1909
It will be summer, eventually.
#MenWithCats
(Summer - Cat on a railing)
Art by Theophile Steinlen
1909
It will be summer, eventually.
#MenWithCats
February 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
"L'Été - Chat sur une balustrade"
(Summer - Cat on a railing)
Art by Theophile Steinlen
1909
It will be summer, eventually.
#MenWithCats
(Summer - Cat on a railing)
Art by Theophile Steinlen
1909
It will be summer, eventually.
#MenWithCats
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lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
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Recyling this from 5 years ago.
February 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Recyling this from 5 years ago.
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Roses are red
Some marshes have egrets
Some marshes have egrets
February 14, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Roses are red
Some marshes have egrets
Some marshes have egrets
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A Valentine’s Day cartoon for @newscientist.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
A Valentine’s Day cartoon for @newscientist.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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February 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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a clinic that provided services to 12,000 people being closed on the basis of 8 complaints perfectly captures the nature of the uk 'trans-debate'
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:36 PM
a clinic that provided services to 12,000 people being closed on the basis of 8 complaints perfectly captures the nature of the uk 'trans-debate'
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
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At the #Ebooks Direct store: Is there a #ValentinesDay #YoungWizards novel? Of course! CAUTION: contains planetary destruction, parental discretion, tree octopuses, a #StarWars filmbinge 2000 light years from Earth, not-so-dead pets, aphrodisiac ketchup... and candy hearts. dduane.link/YWLifeboats
Young Wizards: Lifeboats
In early February of 2011, when the renowned saurian Species Archivist to the Powers that Be summons young wizard Kit Rodriguez to participate in an urgent off-planet intervention intended to save man...
dduane.link
February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
At the #Ebooks Direct store: Is there a #ValentinesDay #YoungWizards novel? Of course! CAUTION: contains planetary destruction, parental discretion, tree octopuses, a #StarWars filmbinge 2000 light years from Earth, not-so-dead pets, aphrodisiac ketchup... and candy hearts. dduane.link/YWLifeboats
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The EU has just voted, by a VERY wide margin, for the full recognition of trans women as women…!
February 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The EU has just voted, by a VERY wide margin, for the full recognition of trans women as women…!
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A valentine's card for bibliophiles.
For @theguardian.com books.
Download a printable version here:
www.tomgauld.com/valentine
For @theguardian.com books.
Download a printable version here:
www.tomgauld.com/valentine
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
A valentine's card for bibliophiles.
For @theguardian.com books.
Download a printable version here:
www.tomgauld.com/valentine
For @theguardian.com books.
Download a printable version here:
www.tomgauld.com/valentine
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The NHS closed Tavistock over trans care concerns – there were just eight complaints all from cisgender people.
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
The NHS closed Tavistock over trans care concerns – there were just eight complaints all from cisgender people.
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
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Interrupting my regularly scheduled programming to announce the happy news that the Baltic Sea froze over, generating vast surfaces suitable for long-distance skating. My old friend Jens Liljestrand and I took some time off to explore the edge of the archipelago today, and it was glorious ❄️❄️❄️
February 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Interrupting my regularly scheduled programming to announce the happy news that the Baltic Sea froze over, generating vast surfaces suitable for long-distance skating. My old friend Jens Liljestrand and I took some time off to explore the edge of the archipelago today, and it was glorious ❄️❄️❄️
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It's St Gobnait's feast day, so who was Cork's medieval beekeeper @liber-ray.bsky.social @ria.ie looks at the life and times of Ireland's lesser-known patron saint of bees and beekeeping www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
It's St Gobnait's feast day so who was Cork's medieval beekeeper?
St Gobnait was an Irish female saint associated with bees in the Middle Ages and is still celebrated by local communities today
www.rte.ie
February 11, 2026 at 8:40 AM
It's St Gobnait's feast day, so who was Cork's medieval beekeeper @liber-ray.bsky.social @ria.ie looks at the life and times of Ireland's lesser-known patron saint of bees and beekeeping www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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Always dress smartly before settling down to write.
Getty Ms. 114; Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing; c.1530 CE; Flanders, Belgium; f.10r @gettymuseum.bsky.social
Getty Ms. 114; Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing; c.1530 CE; Flanders, Belgium; f.10r @gettymuseum.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Always dress smartly before settling down to write.
Getty Ms. 114; Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing; c.1530 CE; Flanders, Belgium; f.10r @gettymuseum.bsky.social
Getty Ms. 114; Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing; c.1530 CE; Flanders, Belgium; f.10r @gettymuseum.bsky.social