Mack McKenna
@mackmckenna.bsky.social
Flash fic, spec fic and Chelsea FCW fan. Queer as. Editor and proofreader at www.otherworldsediting.com. He/They 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Joy is an act of resistance 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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We have a few returns if you missed out! DM me 🤗 www.outsavvy.com/event/30964/...
A Night of Poetry with Susie Wilson and Nell Farrell Tickets - Sheffield - OutSavvy
Join us for a delightful evening of poetry reading and conversation from the wonderful Susie Wilson and Nell Farrell. There will be readings from both new and previously published work, an exploration...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We have a few returns if you missed out! DM me 🤗 www.outsavvy.com/event/30964/...
I’m just done. What a faff! xx
October 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I’m just done. What a faff! xx
Who wouldn't want a slice of neurodivergent, queernorm cozy fantasy? Looking forward to reading this. OUT NOW - link in quoted post.
Out now: Magic, Maps, and Mischief 🦉
Read it for:
- strong autistic and ADHD rep 🎉
- queernorm world 😍
- themes of acceptance, kindness and the different kinds of love ☺️
- cozy, feel-good vibes ❤️
Shares greatly appreciated 😁 hope you enjoy the book!
mybook.to/magicmapsand...
Read it for:
- strong autistic and ADHD rep 🎉
- queernorm world 😍
- themes of acceptance, kindness and the different kinds of love ☺️
- cozy, feel-good vibes ❤️
Shares greatly appreciated 😁 hope you enjoy the book!
mybook.to/magicmapsand...
October 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Who wouldn't want a slice of neurodivergent, queernorm cozy fantasy? Looking forward to reading this. OUT NOW - link in quoted post.
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Research has shown that support from friends, families, and communities can have a huge positive impact on trans people’s mental health.
It’s up to all of us to create the kind of world where trans and non-binary people can thrive.
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
It’s up to all of us to create the kind of world where trans and non-binary people can thrive.
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
September 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Research has shown that support from friends, families, and communities can have a huge positive impact on trans people’s mental health.
It’s up to all of us to create the kind of world where trans and non-binary people can thrive.
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
It’s up to all of us to create the kind of world where trans and non-binary people can thrive.
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
The ADHD is really objecting to desk time today. It’s demanding I put some music on. There is ALREADY music on. Loud, shouty metal music. Apparently this is not enough 🙄 #ADHD #AmEditing
September 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The ADHD is really objecting to desk time today. It’s demanding I put some music on. There is ALREADY music on. Loud, shouty metal music. Apparently this is not enough 🙄 #ADHD #AmEditing
As the Lionesses celebrate with the fans in London, Max allows himself a moment to remember the tension of the penalty shoot out. #WEURO2025 #Lionesses #WOSO #Schnauzergang #dogsofblueaky
July 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
As the Lionesses celebrate with the fans in London, Max allows himself a moment to remember the tension of the penalty shoot out. #WEURO2025 #Lionesses #WOSO #Schnauzergang #dogsofblueaky
My assistant seems to have had enough! #amediting
July 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My assistant seems to have had enough! #amediting
Back with this guy after ace w/e at @flashficfestuk.bsky.social Learnt so much and met such lovely people-thank you all. Great to meet @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social and @christopherallen.bsky.social not on Zoom! Regret that autistic brain said no go karaoke after tough week, but next year, next year…
July 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Back with this guy after ace w/e at @flashficfestuk.bsky.social Learnt so much and met such lovely people-thank you all. Great to meet @finnwritesstuff.bsky.social and @christopherallen.bsky.social not on Zoom! Regret that autistic brain said no go karaoke after tough week, but next year, next year…
One more day to back a bit of queer rage with @bonabooks.bsky.social - go, go, go!
It's the first day of Wrath Month but the final day of our Wrath Month Kickstarter, and we've more than DOUBLED the results of the IWTTO campaign!! Fuck yeah!! 🏳️🌈🤘🤘🤘🏳️⚧️
There are LESS than 24 hours left, people. It's now or never time! ⏰️⏰️⏰️
Grab a brick and click before it's too late! 🔥🔥🔥
There are LESS than 24 hours left, people. It's now or never time! ⏰️⏰️⏰️
Grab a brick and click before it's too late! 🔥🔥🔥
Wrath Month - Stories of Queer Rage
The punk anthology where queer rage kicks down the doors of fantasy, science-fiction and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
One more day to back a bit of queer rage with @bonabooks.bsky.social - go, go, go!
Rounded a corner into a narrow Cambridge street. Very nearly threw a bottle of water over Stephen Hawking.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Rounded a corner into a narrow Cambridge street. Very nearly threw a bottle of water over Stephen Hawking.
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Pride month begins, so let's all be as loud and proud as possible !
#warhammer40k #warhammercommunity #lgbt
#warhammer40k #warhammercommunity #lgbt
June 1, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Pride month begins, so let's all be as loud and proud as possible !
#warhammer40k #warhammercommunity #lgbt
#warhammer40k #warhammercommunity #lgbt
Hi @aestheticaves.bsky.social, welcome to Bluesky! I also collaborate with ADHD to start multiple stories at once 🙂 #flashfiction
Lovely #flashfiction folks, say hello to Avery! They are a flash writer who is new to Bluesky, so please welcome them into our fabulous community here ❤️
Hi Bluesky! My name is Avery and I'm a Flash fiction writer in Lancashire. A lover of horror/thriller and fantasy in all forms. With my degree finally finished, I thought I would start putting my work out there and put up with the terrifying ordeal of being known!
May 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Hi @aestheticaves.bsky.social, welcome to Bluesky! I also collaborate with ADHD to start multiple stories at once 🙂 #flashfiction
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Very pleased to say, we've at last managed to get up some practical guidance on what the For (Some) Women Scotland decision means.
Tl;dr it's absolutely *not* what the bigots in Government or the bigots leading the misnamed EHRC are telling you. goodlaw.social/1c68df
Tl;dr it's absolutely *not* what the bigots in Government or the bigots leading the misnamed EHRC are telling you. goodlaw.social/1c68df
Trans inclusion after the Supreme Court decision: FAQs | Good Law Project
Guidance for this time of uncertainty
goodlaw.social
May 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Very pleased to say, we've at last managed to get up some practical guidance on what the For (Some) Women Scotland decision means.
Tl;dr it's absolutely *not* what the bigots in Government or the bigots leading the misnamed EHRC are telling you. goodlaw.social/1c68df
Tl;dr it's absolutely *not* what the bigots in Government or the bigots leading the misnamed EHRC are telling you. goodlaw.social/1c68df
Love this way of thinking about (not) infodumping @aealexander.bsky.social. I’ve read a lot about being guided by what the reader really needs to know, but that can still sound unnatural. This is the missing piece!
For example, if the narrator is doing something that they do every day, like flying to school on a broomstick, they probably won't be thinking about how flying magic works, the same way you don't think about how your toaster works when you make breakfast in the morning. 2/5
May 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Love this way of thinking about (not) infodumping @aealexander.bsky.social. I’ve read a lot about being guided by what the reader really needs to know, but that can still sound unnatural. This is the missing piece!
Readers and writers take note! Great blog by @jaeauthor.bsky.social about scammy folks using AI to profit off the hard work of authors. Bet you anything you want that the greedy slimeballs are scraping other genres too.
A new scam is threatening the sapphic book community: Scammers are creating rip-offs of existing books with the help of AI.
I have written a blog post explaining how to recognize red flags, a list of suspicious pseudonyms, and what we can do to help.
Please read: jae-fiction.com/ai-rip-offs-...
I have written a blog post explaining how to recognize red flags, a list of suspicious pseudonyms, and what we can do to help.
Please read: jae-fiction.com/ai-rip-offs-...
May 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Readers and writers take note! Great blog by @jaeauthor.bsky.social about scammy folks using AI to profit off the hard work of authors. Bet you anything you want that the greedy slimeballs are scraping other genres too.
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On the train from #sheffield to #bristol to read @lyrafest.com supporting Pascale Petit with Fran Lock this afternoon. What a line up (not talking about myself here). Very much looking forward to chilling & chatting & listening tomorrow too. #poetry #poetsofbluesky #weirandwild
Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival returns to @stgeorgesbris.bsky.social this weekend 🥳 Happy St George's Day
Lyrafest.com for tickets
#poetry #bristol #spokenword #LyraFestival2025 #Lyra #WeirdAndWild
Lyrafest.com for tickets
#poetry #bristol #spokenword #LyraFestival2025 #Lyra #WeirdAndWild
April 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
On the train from #sheffield to #bristol to read @lyrafest.com supporting Pascale Petit with Fran Lock this afternoon. What a line up (not talking about myself here). Very much looking forward to chilling & chatting & listening tomorrow too. #poetry #poetsofbluesky #weirandwild
Happy Publication Day to Susie Wilson @concordmoose.bsky.social! New chapbook, Skin the Rabbit (and Susie), available today at @lyrafest.com. Skin the Rabbit (without Susie) available today at the Free Verse Fair.
April 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Happy Publication Day to Susie Wilson @concordmoose.bsky.social! New chapbook, Skin the Rabbit (and Susie), available today at @lyrafest.com. Skin the Rabbit (without Susie) available today at the Free Verse Fair.
Word wants me to change "its" to "it's" to indicate possession. Eh? You sure about that? With this calibre of "help" I really shouldn't be losing proofreading jobs to AI anytime soon. #AmEditing #AmWriting #WordNeedsAnEnglishLesson
April 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Word wants me to change "its" to "it's" to indicate possession. Eh? You sure about that? With this calibre of "help" I really shouldn't be losing proofreading jobs to AI anytime soon. #AmEditing #AmWriting #WordNeedsAnEnglishLesson
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You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
March 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing
The original arsey barkholes in action! Max remains unimpressed with his new hat, barking amplification properties notwithstanding.
April 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The original arsey barkholes in action! Max remains unimpressed with his new hat, barking amplification properties notwithstanding.
April 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The original arsey barkholes in action! Max remains unimpressed with his new hat, barking amplification properties notwithstanding.
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12 today the @disabledpoets.bsky.social Disabled Poets Prize 2025 winners will be announced free online + BSL interpretation here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disabled-p... Judged by @pollyrowena.bsky.social Khairani Barokka & Jamie Hale. #poetry #disabledpoetsprize Looking fwd to welcoming new winners!
Disabled Poets Prize 2025 winners announcement
Find out who's won the Disabled Poets Prize 2025, followed by readings from the winning and placed poets in each category.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
12 today the @disabledpoets.bsky.social Disabled Poets Prize 2025 winners will be announced free online + BSL interpretation here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disabled-p... Judged by @pollyrowena.bsky.social Khairani Barokka & Jamie Hale. #poetry #disabledpoetsprize Looking fwd to welcoming new winners!
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This week's library reading is from Andrew Shanahan.
Check out B of the Bang here: youtu.be/LWqrV46hU-4.
Thanks for sharing, Andrew.
Check out B of the Bang here: youtu.be/LWqrV46hU-4.
Thanks for sharing, Andrew.
March 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This week's library reading is from Andrew Shanahan.
Check out B of the Bang here: youtu.be/LWqrV46hU-4.
Thanks for sharing, Andrew.
Check out B of the Bang here: youtu.be/LWqrV46hU-4.
Thanks for sharing, Andrew.
Am I the only one professionally affronted whenever Copilot offers to write me a "better" email? No, Copilot, I DO WORDS, IT'S ALL I HAVE! Go away. #amediting #amwriting
March 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Am I the only one professionally affronted whenever Copilot offers to write me a "better" email? No, Copilot, I DO WORDS, IT'S ALL I HAVE! Go away. #amediting #amwriting
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Like bathing in sound? Feel sound intensely? Want to explore sound in poetry more? Workshop with me on 29th March 2-3pm online in Beyond the Spectrum’s digital festival: bit.ly/INTENSEFASCI... Pls do read the rest of the really constructive & fascinating line-up 👌 #poetry #autistic #creativewriting
Intense Fascination - Beyond The Spectrum
Our creative writing festival! Beyond The Spectrum brings to you a day-long online celebration of Autism and writing.
bit.ly
March 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Like bathing in sound? Feel sound intensely? Want to explore sound in poetry more? Workshop with me on 29th March 2-3pm online in Beyond the Spectrum’s digital festival: bit.ly/INTENSEFASCI... Pls do read the rest of the really constructive & fascinating line-up 👌 #poetry #autistic #creativewriting