Hayley Gullen
@hayleygullen.com
“This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” is available to buy now! https://linktr.ee/ThisMightSurpriseYou
Rep: Julia Silk at Greyhound Literary.
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Hayley Gullen
@hayleygullen.com
· Sep 26
“This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” is out now.
It’s a graphic memoir: comics can do things that no other medium can. I’ve tried to be as honest as possible while also making you laugh. I’ll break your heart while giving you a hug.
Buy it here:
linktr.ee/ThisMightSur...
#cansky
It’s a graphic memoir: comics can do things that no other medium can. I’ve tried to be as honest as possible while also making you laugh. I’ll break your heart while giving you a hug.
Buy it here:
linktr.ee/ThisMightSur...
#cansky
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It’s half price at Waterstones and people might be able to find a copy in their local branch
www.waterstones.com/book/this-mi...
www.waterstones.com/book/this-mi...
This Might Surprise You by Hayley Gullen | Waterstones
Buy This Might Surprise You by Hayley Gullen from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It’s half price at Waterstones and people might be able to find a copy in their local branch
www.waterstones.com/book/this-mi...
www.waterstones.com/book/this-mi...
December 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Thought I might repost some of my favourite cancer-themed cartoons of the year.
I’ll be shifting towards different subjects in 2026 (although still more than happy to chat about cancer.)
Firstly: Choose Chemo (with apologies to @irvinewelsh.bsky.social )
#cansky
I’ll be shifting towards different subjects in 2026 (although still more than happy to chat about cancer.)
Firstly: Choose Chemo (with apologies to @irvinewelsh.bsky.social )
#cansky
December 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Thought I might repost some of my favourite cancer-themed cartoons of the year.
I’ll be shifting towards different subjects in 2026 (although still more than happy to chat about cancer.)
Firstly: Choose Chemo (with apologies to @irvinewelsh.bsky.social )
#cansky
I’ll be shifting towards different subjects in 2026 (although still more than happy to chat about cancer.)
Firstly: Choose Chemo (with apologies to @irvinewelsh.bsky.social )
#cansky
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Reposted by Hayley Gullen
I think if you’re going to give away information about yourself you need to know why you’re doing it.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I think if you’re going to give away information about yourself you need to know why you’re doing it.
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I think if you’re going to give away information about yourself you need to know why you’re doing it.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I think if you’re going to give away information about yourself you need to know why you’re doing it.
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I thought this was basically fine? Don’t love the AI stuff of course but I do appreciate the thinking about what a more viable comics industry in the UK could look like.
With the publication of Comic Book UK’s “Vision for growth” white paper today – essentially the blueprint for everything the newly-formed trade association plan to do going forward – Mark Fuller, its Chief Executive outlines their strategy: downthetubes.net/game-on-why-...
December 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I thought this was basically fine? Don’t love the AI stuff of course but I do appreciate the thinking about what a more viable comics industry in the UK could look like.
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Women are so often expected to be “relatable”.
I want my work to be relatable. But me, myself?
I think I want to cultivate an air of mystery.
I want my work to be relatable. But me, myself?
I think I want to cultivate an air of mystery.
December 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Women are so often expected to be “relatable”.
I want my work to be relatable. But me, myself?
I think I want to cultivate an air of mystery.
I want my work to be relatable. But me, myself?
I think I want to cultivate an air of mystery.
Women are so often expected to be “relatable”.
I want my work to be relatable. But me, myself?
I think I want to cultivate an air of mystery.
I want my work to be relatable. But me, myself?
I think I want to cultivate an air of mystery.
December 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Women are so often expected to be “relatable”.
I want my work to be relatable. But me, myself?
I think I want to cultivate an air of mystery.
I want my work to be relatable. But me, myself?
I think I want to cultivate an air of mystery.
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“This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” is out now in the UK and USA.
I hope it will give hope to many people going through cancer treatment over the festive period.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/this-migh...
I hope it will give hope to many people going through cancer treatment over the festive period.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/this-migh...
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” is out now in the UK and USA.
I hope it will give hope to many people going through cancer treatment over the festive period.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/this-migh...
I hope it will give hope to many people going through cancer treatment over the festive period.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/this-migh...
“This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” is out now in the UK and USA.
I hope it will give hope to many people going through cancer treatment over the festive period.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/this-migh...
I hope it will give hope to many people going through cancer treatment over the festive period.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/this-migh...
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story” is out now in the UK and USA.
I hope it will give hope to many people going through cancer treatment over the festive period.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/this-migh...
I hope it will give hope to many people going through cancer treatment over the festive period.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/this-migh...
The reason I have a book published is ultimately because of Instagram.
Don’t think I could have made that happen here, much as I enjoy chatting to many people on BlueSky.
Don’t think I could have made that happen here, much as I enjoy chatting to many people on BlueSky.
i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.
December 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The reason I have a book published is ultimately because of Instagram.
Don’t think I could have made that happen here, much as I enjoy chatting to many people on BlueSky.
Don’t think I could have made that happen here, much as I enjoy chatting to many people on BlueSky.
Because kids’ comics are awesome.
Now let’s make it happen for grown-up comics, too.
Now let’s make it happen for grown-up comics, too.
Why are kids getting into comics and is their timing spot on?
Why are kids getting into comics and is their timing spot on?
What is driving a surge in enthusiasm for comics among children and how may it benefit their future?
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Because kids’ comics are awesome.
Now let’s make it happen for grown-up comics, too.
Now let’s make it happen for grown-up comics, too.
Having a boiler that no longer leaks is definitely helpful in terms of feeling festive.
December 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Having a boiler that no longer leaks is definitely helpful in terms of feeling festive.
The new Knives Out film is great! Why are so many reviews saying it wasn’t funny? I thought it was very funny.
December 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The new Knives Out film is great! Why are so many reviews saying it wasn’t funny? I thought it was very funny.
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It's a huge day for every devotee of Croydon Spaceport!
After years of rumour, the legendary CROYDON SPACEPORT TAPES have finally been made public, thanks to our colleagues at @tcfsr.bsky.social
To pick up a copy (CD and/or download), head to TCFSR on Bandcamp: tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
After years of rumour, the legendary CROYDON SPACEPORT TAPES have finally been made public, thanks to our colleagues at @tcfsr.bsky.social
To pick up a copy (CD and/or download), head to TCFSR on Bandcamp: tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
December 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It's a huge day for every devotee of Croydon Spaceport!
After years of rumour, the legendary CROYDON SPACEPORT TAPES have finally been made public, thanks to our colleagues at @tcfsr.bsky.social
To pick up a copy (CD and/or download), head to TCFSR on Bandcamp: tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
After years of rumour, the legendary CROYDON SPACEPORT TAPES have finally been made public, thanks to our colleagues at @tcfsr.bsky.social
To pick up a copy (CD and/or download), head to TCFSR on Bandcamp: tcfsr.bandcamp.com/album/the-cr...
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I’m feeling Christmassy!
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I’m feeling Christmassy!
I’m feeling Christmassy!
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I’m feeling Christmassy!
My thesis for 2026 is that Instagram can be a place for sharing big ideas and weird stuff.
I’ll give it a go, anyway.
I’ll give it a go, anyway.
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Why is everyone on Instagram so keen to be seen as relatable?
I want my work to be relatable. But me? Myself? Maybe I want an air of mystery.
I want my work to be relatable. But me? Myself? Maybe I want an air of mystery.
December 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Why is everyone on Instagram so keen to be seen as relatable?
I want my work to be relatable. But me? Myself? Maybe I want an air of mystery.
I want my work to be relatable. But me? Myself? Maybe I want an air of mystery.
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But the great thing about digital art is that once I’ve drawn the pattern, I can reuse it and do cool things with it.
The Picts didn’t have clipping masks.
The Picts didn’t have clipping masks.
December 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
But the great thing about digital art is that once I’ve drawn the pattern, I can reuse it and do cool things with it.
The Picts didn’t have clipping masks.
The Picts didn’t have clipping masks.
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Been learning how to draw Celtic knotwork. This is a key pattern inspired by the Nigg stone (I’m using the guide in the George Bain book)
These are challenging. I have respect for those stone carvers and manuscript illuminators who couldn’t tap the screen to undo.
These are challenging. I have respect for those stone carvers and manuscript illuminators who couldn’t tap the screen to undo.
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Been learning how to draw Celtic knotwork. This is a key pattern inspired by the Nigg stone (I’m using the guide in the George Bain book)
These are challenging. I have respect for those stone carvers and manuscript illuminators who couldn’t tap the screen to undo.
These are challenging. I have respect for those stone carvers and manuscript illuminators who couldn’t tap the screen to undo.
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Have you read Cynthia Thickpenny's paper on the key pattern at Applecross, Nigg and Rosemarkie? On pp162-165 she shows how the carver knew they were going wrong with the Rosemarkie panel, and how they compensated for the error: journals.socantscot.org/index.php/ps...
View of Abstract pattern on stone fragments from Applecross
journals.socantscot.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Have you read Cynthia Thickpenny's paper on the key pattern at Applecross, Nigg and Rosemarkie? On pp162-165 she shows how the carver knew they were going wrong with the Rosemarkie panel, and how they compensated for the error: journals.socantscot.org/index.php/ps...