MK Hardy
@mkhardywrites.com
Sapphic Scottish specfic duo E&M. Fungi fanatics, lurcher lovers, gin guzzlers.
The Needfire NOW OUT out with Solaris Books!
Repped by John Baker @ BLM.
https://linktr.ee/mkhardy
The Needfire NOW OUT out with Solaris Books!
Repped by John Baker @ BLM.
https://linktr.ee/mkhardy
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MK Hardy
@mkhardywrites.com
· Aug 1
Our sapphic Scottish Gothic dark fantasy novel is now out! Follow Norah as she moves to the far north of Scotland to the foreboding Corrain House, where roots twist beneath the foundations and secrets stalk the corridors.
Buy it from your retailer of choice: geni.us/needfire
Buy it from your retailer of choice: geni.us/needfire
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Things are so dark now it's easy to lose all hope, but our ancestors knew that light would return and we continue to celebrate that fact. ko-fi.com/post/What-th...
Reminder, the UK government has a consultation about its proposed immigration changes. Take part, if you can.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
Reminder, the UK government has a consultation about its proposed immigration changes. Take part, if you can.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Things are so dark now it's easy to lose all hope, but our ancestors knew that light would return and we continue to celebrate that fact. ko-fi.com/post/What-th...
Reminder, the UK government has a consultation about its proposed immigration changes. Take part, if you can.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
Reminder, the UK government has a consultation about its proposed immigration changes. Take part, if you can.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
Get your Gothic fix this holiday season! 🔥🔥🔥
We do NOT have four colly birds, but we DO have a special gothic four book bundle from @mkhardywrites.com & @isabelcanas.bsky.social for Day 4 our giveaways!
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a flame 🔥 in the comments to enter! Ends 6th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT #booksky 🩸📚💙
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a flame 🔥 in the comments to enter! Ends 6th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT #booksky 🩸📚💙
December 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Get your Gothic fix this holiday season! 🔥🔥🔥
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This opinion will not surprise anyone, but:
Your ability to live a comfortable life should not be dependent on your ability to contribute to capitalism. Universal basic income is a good thing NOT because it benefits society financially (it does), but because it is good and kind and correct.
Your ability to live a comfortable life should not be dependent on your ability to contribute to capitalism. Universal basic income is a good thing NOT because it benefits society financially (it does), but because it is good and kind and correct.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
December 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This opinion will not surprise anyone, but:
Your ability to live a comfortable life should not be dependent on your ability to contribute to capitalism. Universal basic income is a good thing NOT because it benefits society financially (it does), but because it is good and kind and correct.
Your ability to live a comfortable life should not be dependent on your ability to contribute to capitalism. Universal basic income is a good thing NOT because it benefits society financially (it does), but because it is good and kind and correct.
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in 2026 we are NOT hustling, we are NOT grinding, we are doing just enough Job to have money for Video Game
December 27, 2025 at 5:22 AM
in 2026 we are NOT hustling, we are NOT grinding, we are doing just enough Job to have money for Video Game
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I wrote a Your Guide to Farscape story a few years ago and I'm always so happy to see folks get into the show, which I love a lot. Talked to Brian Henson of Jim Henson Company for this as well. This was such a labor of love: www.ign.com/articles/201...
April 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I wrote a Your Guide to Farscape story a few years ago and I'm always so happy to see folks get into the show, which I love a lot. Talked to Brian Henson of Jim Henson Company for this as well. This was such a labor of love: www.ign.com/articles/201...
Nothing pisses me off more than seeing some shitty AI 'art' attributed to William Morris. Bro, he would've HATED that.
December 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Nothing pisses me off more than seeing some shitty AI 'art' attributed to William Morris. Bro, he would've HATED that.
Parrot waxcaps!! Another bucket list fungi found on a Boxing Day tree walk.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Parrot waxcaps!! Another bucket list fungi found on a Boxing Day tree walk.
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A merry (and cold!) Christmas from us to you all! (and join your union)
December 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A merry (and cold!) Christmas from us to you all! (and join your union)
May you grow old together sharing the same pin cushion.
December 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
May you grow old together sharing the same pin cushion.
M: A thin year for film due to writing deadlines, and lots of 3.5 stars. Letterboxd says Sinners was out in front, with Speak No Evil (saw it this year) and Flow close behind. Honourable mentions for Heretic, Presence, Black Bag, Hallow Road, Dead of Winter... [tbc]
What was the best film you saw this year? (and what was the worst?)
Out of the 107 films I saw in cinemas this year so far, I've got a list of 22 contenders for my 'best of' list (usually about 10 or 12).
I'm expecting Marty Supreme to shake things up a bit but it's going to have to be a belter to earn its place.
I'm expecting Marty Supreme to shake things up a bit but it's going to have to be a belter to earn its place.
December 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
M: A thin year for film due to writing deadlines, and lots of 3.5 stars. Letterboxd says Sinners was out in front, with Speak No Evil (saw it this year) and Flow close behind. Honourable mentions for Heretic, Presence, Black Bag, Hallow Road, Dead of Winter... [tbc]
Putting cornstarch in my hot chocolate is a game changer.
a woman in a red shirt says " mmmm yummers " while holding something in her hand
Alt: Jenna from 30 Rock in a red shirt says " mmmm yummers " while holding something in her hand
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Putting cornstarch in my hot chocolate is a game changer.
Being on the same list as Sarah Waters = the dream!
“Let me rest” book recommendations for slow winter reading. Full list in the Alt text
December 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Being on the same list as Sarah Waters = the dream!
Just watched Dead of Winter which is a film that asks "what if Taken but instead of Liam Neeson it's Emma Thompson as a Minnesotan fisherwoman rescuing a girl from a derelict cabin and every time you, the watcher, say "That's not very sensible why didn't she do X?" she then does X very sensibly".
December 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Just watched Dead of Winter which is a film that asks "what if Taken but instead of Liam Neeson it's Emma Thompson as a Minnesotan fisherwoman rescuing a girl from a derelict cabin and every time you, the watcher, say "That's not very sensible why didn't she do X?" she then does X very sensibly".
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For anyone who may be hastily returning certain books they bought as Christmas presents, here's a thread of excellent children's books I highly recommend you buy instead:
Loki A Bad God's Guide To Being Good by Louie Stowell
Funny, chaotic and a little bit naughty
okay, a lot naughty
Loki A Bad God's Guide To Being Good by Louie Stowell
Funny, chaotic and a little bit naughty
okay, a lot naughty
December 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
For anyone who may be hastily returning certain books they bought as Christmas presents, here's a thread of excellent children's books I highly recommend you buy instead:
Loki A Bad God's Guide To Being Good by Louie Stowell
Funny, chaotic and a little bit naughty
okay, a lot naughty
Loki A Bad God's Guide To Being Good by Louie Stowell
Funny, chaotic and a little bit naughty
okay, a lot naughty
A fantastic list for all your spooky reading needs!
Then that kindly Womble wishes you all a good fright with horror suggestions www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/12...
Santa Womble Goes Bump In The Night! — Runalong The Shelves
Hellooo! Yes for the season of light, goodwill and being merry to all don’t forget this time of year we also like to go a bit dark with ghost stories and there are far more disturbing things potential...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
December 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A fantastic list for all your spooky reading needs!
Put her heating pad in her box and now she's feeling very smug about it.
December 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Put her heating pad in her box and now she's feeling very smug about it.
Very excited about this!
Join Tori Bovalino to celebrate the release of I, IN THE SHADOWS, a bewitching, passionate tale of the unlikely alliance between a ghost and the girl who moves into a haunted house...👻
London tickets: tinyurl.com/93a89acj 🎟️
Glasgow tickets: tinyurl.com/4ktys263 🎟️
London tickets: tinyurl.com/93a89acj 🎟️
Glasgow tickets: tinyurl.com/4ktys263 🎟️
December 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Very excited about this!
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Oh beautiful bridge on the river Moray!
You have fallen down, and I'm sorry to say
That our public finances are in such disarray
It seems (as of the date I write this rhyme)
You will remain down for a very long time
You have fallen down, and I'm sorry to say
That our public finances are in such disarray
It seems (as of the date I write this rhyme)
You will remain down for a very long time
That old stick about the Roman Empire, and how the actual sign of the collapse was a bridge falling down and nobody coming to fix it.
Replacing collapsed bridge 'nigh on impossible' cost for council
The Spey Viaduct was completed in 1886 but partially collapsed into the Moray river at the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Oh beautiful bridge on the river Moray!
You have fallen down, and I'm sorry to say
That our public finances are in such disarray
It seems (as of the date I write this rhyme)
You will remain down for a very long time
You have fallen down, and I'm sorry to say
That our public finances are in such disarray
It seems (as of the date I write this rhyme)
You will remain down for a very long time
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Black queer surfers. Black queer bank-robbers. Black queer sea monsters. Black queer sorcerers. Black queer rootworkers. Black queer sailors. Black queer saints. Black queer sinners.
It’s Black!
It’s queer!
It’s Here!
Now available!
www.neonhemlock.com/books/call-a...
It’s Black!
It’s queer!
It’s Here!
Now available!
www.neonhemlock.com/books/call-a...
Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell (pre-order) — neon hemlock
A collection of short stories. Publication date: October 14th, 2025. An 8” x 5” paperback. 188 pages. This is a pre-order—any other books ordered with it will ship when the pre-order is ready to ship....
www.neonhemlock.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Black queer surfers. Black queer bank-robbers. Black queer sea monsters. Black queer sorcerers. Black queer rootworkers. Black queer sailors. Black queer saints. Black queer sinners.
It’s Black!
It’s queer!
It’s Here!
Now available!
www.neonhemlock.com/books/call-a...
It’s Black!
It’s queer!
It’s Here!
Now available!
www.neonhemlock.com/books/call-a...
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This is incredibly important. If you read one thing this week: marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...
I'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Like Me.
I'm calm. I'm calm. I promise.
marcusolang.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This is incredibly important. If you read one thing this week: marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-...
This book is REAL GOOD folks, get yours now!!
Hey friends, guess what! There's another goodreads giveaway for THESE FAMILIAR WALLS! US/Canada residents, enter for your chance to win one of 25 paperback advance reader copies of my upcoming dual-timeline haunted house novel!
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
THESE FAMILIAR WALLS comes out 4/14/26
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
THESE FAMILIAR WALLS comes out 4/14/26
December 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This book is REAL GOOD folks, get yours now!!
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✨Next event is live!!✨
What do you need to get you through the January slump? How about coming to hang out with me and these three splendid humans, surrounded by books?
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
@solarisbooks.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social
What do you need to get you through the January slump? How about coming to hang out with me and these three splendid humans, surrounded by books?
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
@solarisbooks.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
✨Next event is live!!✨
What do you need to get you through the January slump? How about coming to hang out with me and these three splendid humans, surrounded by books?
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
@solarisbooks.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social
What do you need to get you through the January slump? How about coming to hang out with me and these three splendid humans, surrounded by books?
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
@solarisbooks.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social
Guffawed out loud at this.
—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
December 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Guffawed out loud at this.