Helen McCarthy
@glider.bsky.social
Glider in the night, dancer in the dark, lover of lost rivers and paths in the woods and libraries and half-open doors. Moonlights as a writer.
All images and poems mine unless credited elsewise. AI is only acceptable if it's consensual.
All images and poems mine unless credited elsewise. AI is only acceptable if it's consensual.
Triffic Steve Kyte cover for the UK paperback.
December 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Triffic Steve Kyte cover for the UK paperback.
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George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga is taking a break, and Kodansha has not stated when the manga is planned to return.
Hajime no Ippo Boxing Manga Announces Break
Series debuted in 1989
www.animenewsnetwork.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga is taking a break, and Kodansha has not stated when the manga is planned to return.
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Reform UK Review 2025
Reform UK sack MP Rupert Lowe after they accused him of workplace bullying, and also separately making threats of physical violence against the party's chairman at the time Zia Yusuf. He denies the claims.
Reform UK sack MP Rupert Lowe after they accused him of workplace bullying, and also separately making threats of physical violence against the party's chairman at the time Zia Yusuf. He denies the claims.
December 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Reform UK Review 2025
Reform UK sack MP Rupert Lowe after they accused him of workplace bullying, and also separately making threats of physical violence against the party's chairman at the time Zia Yusuf. He denies the claims.
Reform UK sack MP Rupert Lowe after they accused him of workplace bullying, and also separately making threats of physical violence against the party's chairman at the time Zia Yusuf. He denies the claims.
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‘Bachelard didn’t abandon science but he did embark on a journey into the imagination and never came back for long.’
Michael Wood on the philosophy of Gaston Bachelard:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Wood on the philosophy of Gaston Bachelard:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Wood · Spellbound Gloaming: Bachelard’s Dreamwork
Gaston Bachelard is inviting us to go beyond what we think we know. That is, how to counter boring intuitions with...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
‘Bachelard didn’t abandon science but he did embark on a journey into the imagination and never came back for long.’
Michael Wood on the philosophy of Gaston Bachelard:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Wood on the philosophy of Gaston Bachelard:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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A Monster Wolf robot to scare off bears? The mechanical fairytale monster from Ohta Seiki Co. of Hokkaido was mocked on its debut in 2016, but the wolfpack is spreading everywhere humans fear bears. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Japan's Monster Wolf robot grabs spotlight as tool to scare off bears - The Mainichi
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- A wolf that isn't alive but still howls, growls and flashes red eyes is suddenly in the spotlight in Japan, where a jump in bear at
mainichi.jp
December 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A Monster Wolf robot to scare off bears? The mechanical fairytale monster from Ohta Seiki Co. of Hokkaido was mocked on its debut in 2016, but the wolfpack is spreading everywhere humans fear bears. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 187:
Small details often speak loudest. Don't focus on the car crash: look for the child's shoe in the road.
Small details often speak loudest. Don't focus on the car crash: look for the child's shoe in the road.
December 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 187:
Small details often speak loudest. Don't focus on the car crash: look for the child's shoe in the road.
Small details often speak loudest. Don't focus on the car crash: look for the child's shoe in the road.
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I chatted with someone earlier who was looking for the link to the searchable DOJ released Epstein files.
I forget who was asking.
Here you go everyone:
www.justice.gov/epstein
I forget who was asking.
Here you go everyone:
www.justice.gov/epstein
December 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I chatted with someone earlier who was looking for the link to the searchable DOJ released Epstein files.
I forget who was asking.
Here you go everyone:
www.justice.gov/epstein
I forget who was asking.
Here you go everyone:
www.justice.gov/epstein
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Saying Kremlin believes a ceasefire will prolong the war admits that we intend to keep invading.
December 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Saying Kremlin believes a ceasefire will prolong the war admits that we intend to keep invading.
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Samesies
Just putting this out here for those who are new to my feed (hi! Welcome!)
I am virulently anti-AI.
I don't believe it's ethical to use generative AI in any aspect of your creative work, and I refuse to incorporate it.
You can tell me I'm going to be left behind, that's fine with me.
I am virulently anti-AI.
I don't believe it's ethical to use generative AI in any aspect of your creative work, and I refuse to incorporate it.
You can tell me I'm going to be left behind, that's fine with me.
December 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Samesies
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Peach & Lee -- Hold On + It's Better [U.S., Power Pop] (1971)
https://redd.it/8z9s3a
https://youtu.be/m0C4zU0leq8
https://redd.it/8z9s3a
https://youtu.be/m0C4zU0leq8
Peach & Lee -- Hold On + It's Better [U.S., Power Pop] (1971)
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Peach & Lee -- Hold On + It's Better [U.S., Power Pop] (1971)
https://redd.it/8z9s3a
https://youtu.be/m0C4zU0leq8
https://redd.it/8z9s3a
https://youtu.be/m0C4zU0leq8
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Ooooh this is a great tip if someone makes a not-ok joke at work/ family gathering/whatever. Totally stealing this.
In 2026 I wish that people would show a lot less tolerance for shitty people in this world.
Since I cannot possess your bodies and deal with it for you ... I will offer you this one trick shitty people don't want you to know.
Ask them, sincerely and heartfelt
'Are you okay?'
Since I cannot possess your bodies and deal with it for you ... I will offer you this one trick shitty people don't want you to know.
Ask them, sincerely and heartfelt
'Are you okay?'
December 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Ooooh this is a great tip if someone makes a not-ok joke at work/ family gathering/whatever. Totally stealing this.
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If only Americans had a recent way to know how crucial immigrants were for the success of the Manhattan Project. A big Hollywood movie where a lot of the nuclear scientist characters speak with accents and talk about fleeing Europe that makes tons of money and wins a bunch of Oscars, perhaps.
Immigrant-hating Stephen Miller talks about Americans being "first to harness the atom." But the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was conducted by a team led by Italian immigrant Enrico Fermi, who didn't become a U.S. citizen until a year and a half later.
December 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
If only Americans had a recent way to know how crucial immigrants were for the success of the Manhattan Project. A big Hollywood movie where a lot of the nuclear scientist characters speak with accents and talk about fleeing Europe that makes tons of money and wins a bunch of Oscars, perhaps.
Techbros never realise that the LOTR names they pick for their organisations come preloaded by the creator with associations that are less than positive. Yet they're supposed to be seriously clever.
.....if memory serves, when Sauron directed security at Mordor, three people were able to walk right in mostly undetected and later blew up an entire mountain and a relatively valuable ring, but, ok, sure.
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
December 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Techbros never realise that the LOTR names they pick for their organisations come preloaded by the creator with associations that are less than positive. Yet they're supposed to be seriously clever.
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The AniFem Guide to Shojosei Series Coming Out in Winter 2026
We're trying something new! Before premieres start in earnest, we have a mini-primer on all the joseimuke titles coming out next season
www.animefeminist.com/the-anifem-g...
We're trying something new! Before premieres start in earnest, we have a mini-primer on all the joseimuke titles coming out next season
www.animefeminist.com/the-anifem-g...
December 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The AniFem Guide to Shojosei Series Coming Out in Winter 2026
We're trying something new! Before premieres start in earnest, we have a mini-primer on all the joseimuke titles coming out next season
www.animefeminist.com/the-anifem-g...
We're trying something new! Before premieres start in earnest, we have a mini-primer on all the joseimuke titles coming out next season
www.animefeminist.com/the-anifem-g...
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PSA for anyone in Japan who has Europeans in your life and you need to buy them small gifts…buy this 100 yen straw mini brush. It’s great for cleaning up breadcrumbs, nutshells, etc. on tables
December 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
PSA for anyone in Japan who has Europeans in your life and you need to buy them small gifts…buy this 100 yen straw mini brush. It’s great for cleaning up breadcrumbs, nutshells, etc. on tables
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Happy Monday my darling butterflies! Victor Tyakht's adorable photo (via Alamy) fronts up some serious science about how and why some living things feel the cold.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Sensor protein explains how mice—and maybe people—know it’s cold
Previously identified in worms, a protein on nerve cells helps mammals sense temperatures down to 0°C
www.science.org
December 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Happy Monday my darling butterflies! Victor Tyakht's adorable photo (via Alamy) fronts up some serious science about how and why some living things feel the cold.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
A perfectly beautiful Christmas story.
Ghosts Everywhere.
A Willerby Story.
A miracle on Christmas Eve.
willerby.substack.com/p/ghosts-eve...
A Willerby Story.
A miracle on Christmas Eve.
willerby.substack.com/p/ghosts-eve...
December 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A perfectly beautiful Christmas story.
A cathedral built for the worship of Nature, as richly detailed and as full of stories told in stone and paint as any mediaeval masterpiece.
One final image of the interior of the Natural History Museum of London…for now! September 2025 #Photography #InteriorArchitecture #Museum #London 📷
December 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A cathedral built for the worship of Nature, as richly detailed and as full of stories told in stone and paint as any mediaeval masterpiece.
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Sunrise promise at #Bamburgh beach,#Northumberland that turned into lots of clouds shortly afterm. I lovecl these moments in time.
#landscapephotography
#UK
#sunrise
#landscapephotography
#UK
#sunrise
December 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Sunrise promise at #Bamburgh beach,#Northumberland that turned into lots of clouds shortly afterm. I lovecl these moments in time.
#landscapephotography
#UK
#sunrise
#landscapephotography
#UK
#sunrise
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Happy Christmas Eve from Newbury.
Spot the crescent moon.
Spot the crescent moon.
December 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Happy Christmas Eve from Newbury.
Spot the crescent moon.
Spot the crescent moon.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 🏴☠️
Our 900th episode will premiere LIVE on YouTube on January 4th, 2026 from 4PM until 11PM ET! We'll have special guests, special segments and more! to raise money for the PCRF and @nilc.org! Hope you can join us!
youtube.com/live/hZuZd4W...
Our 900th episode will premiere LIVE on YouTube on January 4th, 2026 from 4PM until 11PM ET! We'll have special guests, special segments and more! to raise money for the PCRF and @nilc.org! Hope you can join us!
youtube.com/live/hZuZd4W...
December 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT 🏴☠️
Our 900th episode will premiere LIVE on YouTube on January 4th, 2026 from 4PM until 11PM ET! We'll have special guests, special segments and more! to raise money for the PCRF and @nilc.org! Hope you can join us!
youtube.com/live/hZuZd4W...
Our 900th episode will premiere LIVE on YouTube on January 4th, 2026 from 4PM until 11PM ET! We'll have special guests, special segments and more! to raise money for the PCRF and @nilc.org! Hope you can join us!
youtube.com/live/hZuZd4W...
Going offline I wish you all a joyous Yuletide however you celebrate, and #ShareGoodNews of #SomethingBeautiful - reindeer hunted to extinction in Scotland 800 years ago were reintroduced by Sami people in 1952 and are thriving. There is hope. Love you. Merry Christmas. www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk
Home - The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd
The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd is Britain's only free-ranging herd of reindeer found in the Cairngorm mountains in Scotland. These tame and friendly animals are a joy to all who come and see them. Reinde...
www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Going offline I wish you all a joyous Yuletide however you celebrate, and #ShareGoodNews of #SomethingBeautiful - reindeer hunted to extinction in Scotland 800 years ago were reintroduced by Sami people in 1952 and are thriving. There is hope. Love you. Merry Christmas. www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk
Why should people from other religions be asked to prove Christian "sincerity"? They aren't Christian. Nor are most Britons, and if we're talking Biblical Christianity, nor are most Reform MPs, Councillors and supporters.
Senior Reform candidate writes:
"People from other religions should eat bacon for a month to prove their Christian sincerity and credentials."
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
"People from other religions should eat bacon for a month to prove their Christian sincerity and credentials."
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform candidate slammed over 'bacon' religion comment as Farage faces pressure
A senior Reform UK candidate faces fresh criticism over 'unacceptable' comments suggesting non-Christians should eat 'bacon' to prove their sincerity to the religion
www.mirror.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Why should people from other religions be asked to prove Christian "sincerity"? They aren't Christian. Nor are most Britons, and if we're talking Biblical Christianity, nor are most Reform MPs, Councillors and supporters.
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"Reform MP's should hold surgeries in their constituencies and eschew highly paid 2nd, 3rd or whatever jobs to prove they're worth their £95k salaries."
Fixed it for are Nige.
Fixed it for are Nige.
December 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
"Reform MP's should hold surgeries in their constituencies and eschew highly paid 2nd, 3rd or whatever jobs to prove they're worth their £95k salaries."
Fixed it for are Nige.
Fixed it for are Nige.