Laurie Penny
@pennyred.bsky.social
Good Ideas are Overrated: lauriepenny.substack.com/p/how-to-pic...
Part 4 of my new writing seminar.
Part 4 of my new writing seminar.
How to Pick the Perfect Idea Every Single Time.
The Tyranny of Potential.
lauriepenny.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Good Ideas are Overrated: lauriepenny.substack.com/p/how-to-pic...
Part 4 of my new writing seminar.
Part 4 of my new writing seminar.
‘Your problem is not lack of ideas. It’s not lack of originality. It’s about commitment.’
lauriepenny.substack.com/p/how-to-pic...
lauriepenny.substack.com/p/how-to-pic...
How to Pick the Perfect Idea Every Single Time.
The Tyranny of Potential.
lauriepenny.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:08 PM
‘Your problem is not lack of ideas. It’s not lack of originality. It’s about commitment.’
lauriepenny.substack.com/p/how-to-pic...
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Reposted by Laurie Penny
What we’re watching is the enshittification of democracy. Milk it for profit, load it with liabilities, strip it for parts.
January 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
What we’re watching is the enshittification of democracy. Milk it for profit, load it with liabilities, strip it for parts.
What we’re watching is the enshittification of democracy. Milk it for profit, load it with liabilities, strip it for parts.
January 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
What we’re watching is the enshittification of democracy. Milk it for profit, load it with liabilities, strip it for parts.
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My new writing seminar is really picking up. And current events are making an appearance.
Because creative work isn’t about shutting out what’s awful and overwhelming in the world. It’s about taking charge of your reaction to those things.
My new writing seminar is really picking up. And current events are making an appearance.
Because creative work isn’t about shutting out what’s awful and overwhelming in the world. It’s about taking charge of your reaction to those things.
Write Like A Person: prompt post #3
Everything happens so much
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January 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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My new writing seminar is really picking up. And current events are making an appearance.
Because creative work isn’t about shutting out what’s awful and overwhelming in the world. It’s about taking charge of your reaction to those things.
My new writing seminar is really picking up. And current events are making an appearance.
Because creative work isn’t about shutting out what’s awful and overwhelming in the world. It’s about taking charge of your reaction to those things.
Reposted by Laurie Penny
The latest installment of my writing seminar is out now! I’ve been so excited to see people joining this class.
It’s got essays on writing theory, optional exercises and more. If you want to be part of it, you can sign up anytime by subscribing to the Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
It’s got essays on writing theory, optional exercises and more. If you want to be part of it, you can sign up anytime by subscribing to the Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
Write Like A Person #2: You're not a robot. You need to breathe. So does your writing.
Featuring Tennyson, Eminem, and the absolute importance of pacing.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The latest installment of my writing seminar is out now! I’ve been so excited to see people joining this class.
It’s got essays on writing theory, optional exercises and more. If you want to be part of it, you can sign up anytime by subscribing to the Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
It’s got essays on writing theory, optional exercises and more. If you want to be part of it, you can sign up anytime by subscribing to the Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
The latest installment of my writing seminar is out now! I’ve been so excited to see people joining this class.
It’s got essays on writing theory, optional exercises and more. If you want to be part of it, you can sign up anytime by subscribing to the Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
It’s got essays on writing theory, optional exercises and more. If you want to be part of it, you can sign up anytime by subscribing to the Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
Write Like A Person #2: You're not a robot. You need to breathe. So does your writing.
Featuring Tennyson, Eminem, and the absolute importance of pacing.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The latest installment of my writing seminar is out now! I’ve been so excited to see people joining this class.
It’s got essays on writing theory, optional exercises and more. If you want to be part of it, you can sign up anytime by subscribing to the Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
It’s got essays on writing theory, optional exercises and more. If you want to be part of it, you can sign up anytime by subscribing to the Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
I came to Copenhagen to run a new game, and people are very polite here, but when the game ended I had trouble getting the players to stop screaming and fighting each other.
It was NOT a fighting game.
I’m just saying that if I had to pick a European nation to bully, I wouldn’t start with Denmark.
It was NOT a fighting game.
I’m just saying that if I had to pick a European nation to bully, I wouldn’t start with Denmark.
I’m in Copenhagen. It’s cold and foggy and the train station is full of people with Greenland flags and little placards saying ‘Make America Go Away.’
The mood is quiet and furious. I’ve been here enough to know that when Danes go hard, they go very, very hard.
The mood is quiet and furious. I’ve been here enough to know that when Danes go hard, they go very, very hard.
January 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I came to Copenhagen to run a new game, and people are very polite here, but when the game ended I had trouble getting the players to stop screaming and fighting each other.
It was NOT a fighting game.
I’m just saying that if I had to pick a European nation to bully, I wouldn’t start with Denmark.
It was NOT a fighting game.
I’m just saying that if I had to pick a European nation to bully, I wouldn’t start with Denmark.
Reposted by Laurie Penny
As an intervention against hopelessness and AI slop, I’m running a new writing seminar over on my blog, and I’m unreasonably excited about how it’s going so far.
Anyone’s welcome to join!
This weekend’s post, if I say so myself, is going to be a bit of a banger.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
Anyone’s welcome to join!
This weekend’s post, if I say so myself, is going to be a bit of a banger.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
How to Write Like A Person
Announcing a new seminar for 2026.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
As an intervention against hopelessness and AI slop, I’m running a new writing seminar over on my blog, and I’m unreasonably excited about how it’s going so far.
Anyone’s welcome to join!
This weekend’s post, if I say so myself, is going to be a bit of a banger.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
Anyone’s welcome to join!
This weekend’s post, if I say so myself, is going to be a bit of a banger.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
I’m in Copenhagen. It’s cold and foggy and the train station is full of people with Greenland flags and little placards saying ‘Make America Go Away.’
The mood is quiet and furious. I’ve been here enough to know that when Danes go hard, they go very, very hard.
The mood is quiet and furious. I’ve been here enough to know that when Danes go hard, they go very, very hard.
January 17, 2026 at 10:52 AM
I’m in Copenhagen. It’s cold and foggy and the train station is full of people with Greenland flags and little placards saying ‘Make America Go Away.’
The mood is quiet and furious. I’ve been here enough to know that when Danes go hard, they go very, very hard.
The mood is quiet and furious. I’ve been here enough to know that when Danes go hard, they go very, very hard.
As an intervention against hopelessness and AI slop, I’m running a new writing seminar over on my blog, and I’m unreasonably excited about how it’s going so far.
Anyone’s welcome to join!
This weekend’s post, if I say so myself, is going to be a bit of a banger.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
Anyone’s welcome to join!
This weekend’s post, if I say so myself, is going to be a bit of a banger.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
How to Write Like A Person
Announcing a new seminar for 2026.
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
As an intervention against hopelessness and AI slop, I’m running a new writing seminar over on my blog, and I’m unreasonably excited about how it’s going so far.
Anyone’s welcome to join!
This weekend’s post, if I say so myself, is going to be a bit of a banger.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
Anyone’s welcome to join!
This weekend’s post, if I say so myself, is going to be a bit of a banger.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
No, I’m not posting about the news right now, why do you ask.
Today, I learned that CHEDDAR APPLE CRUMBLE is a real thing. A real thing that people in the United States really eat.
I found the right spell, sorry recipe, and have managed to recreate CHEDDAR APPLE CRUMBLE.
America, you can rest now. You’ve done enough. This is enough. Thank you and goodnight.
I found the right spell, sorry recipe, and have managed to recreate CHEDDAR APPLE CRUMBLE.
America, you can rest now. You’ve done enough. This is enough. Thank you and goodnight.
October 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
No, I’m not posting about the news right now, why do you ask.
Today, I learned that CHEDDAR APPLE CRUMBLE is a real thing. A real thing that people in the United States really eat.
I found the right spell, sorry recipe, and have managed to recreate CHEDDAR APPLE CRUMBLE.
America, you can rest now. You’ve done enough. This is enough. Thank you and goodnight.
I found the right spell, sorry recipe, and have managed to recreate CHEDDAR APPLE CRUMBLE.
America, you can rest now. You’ve done enough. This is enough. Thank you and goodnight.
October 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Today, I learned that CHEDDAR APPLE CRUMBLE is a real thing. A real thing that people in the United States really eat.
I found the right spell, sorry recipe, and have managed to recreate CHEDDAR APPLE CRUMBLE.
America, you can rest now. You’ve done enough. This is enough. Thank you and goodnight.
I found the right spell, sorry recipe, and have managed to recreate CHEDDAR APPLE CRUMBLE.
America, you can rest now. You’ve done enough. This is enough. Thank you and goodnight.
Reposted by Laurie Penny
Autism doesn't need to be cured, because neurodivergence is not a disease.
New essay: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
New essay: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
We Will Never Be Normal.
Autistic people don't need a cure, because neurodivergence is not a disease. Eat all the Tylenol you want.
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September 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Autism doesn't need to be cured, because neurodivergence is not a disease.
New essay: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
New essay: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
Reposted by Laurie Penny
Hey. It’s my birthday. If you’d like to make my day, you could sign up as a paid subscriber to my substack. I’m building back up after a couple of years of burnout, and I’m excited to be back writing- and your support would mean a lot.
lauriepenny.substack.com
lauriepenny.substack.com
Penny Red | Laurie Penny | Substack
Laurie Penny's blog. Politics, pop culture, gender and power. Click to read Penny Red, by Laurie Penny, a Substack publication.
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September 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Hey. It’s my birthday. If you’d like to make my day, you could sign up as a paid subscriber to my substack. I’m building back up after a couple of years of burnout, and I’m excited to be back writing- and your support would mean a lot.
lauriepenny.substack.com
lauriepenny.substack.com
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This is not the first time the far right has declared war on autism.
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
We Will Never Be Normal.
Autistic people don't need a cure, because neurodivergence is not a disease. Eat all the Tylenol you want.
open.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This is not the first time the far right has declared war on autism.
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
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"Non-conformity is the opposite of fascism, and the backlash against autistic identity is already building beyond the ranks of the far right - a swelling social animus against the sheer number of autistic people now daring to describe our lives without apology."
This is not the first time the far right has declared war on autism.
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
We Will Never Be Normal.
Autistic people don't need a cure, because neurodivergence is not a disease. Eat all the Tylenol you want.
open.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"Non-conformity is the opposite of fascism, and the backlash against autistic identity is already building beyond the ranks of the far right - a swelling social animus against the sheer number of autistic people now daring to describe our lives without apology."
Hey. It’s my birthday. If you’d like to make my day, you could sign up as a paid subscriber to my substack. I’m building back up after a couple of years of burnout, and I’m excited to be back writing- and your support would mean a lot.
lauriepenny.substack.com
lauriepenny.substack.com
Penny Red | Laurie Penny | Substack
Laurie Penny's blog. Politics, pop culture, gender and power. Click to read Penny Red, by Laurie Penny, a Substack publication.
lauriepenny.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Hey. It’s my birthday. If you’d like to make my day, you could sign up as a paid subscriber to my substack. I’m building back up after a couple of years of burnout, and I’m excited to be back writing- and your support would mean a lot.
lauriepenny.substack.com
lauriepenny.substack.com
This is not the first time the far right has declared war on autism.
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
We Will Never Be Normal.
Autistic people don't need a cure, because neurodivergence is not a disease. Eat all the Tylenol you want.
open.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This is not the first time the far right has declared war on autism.
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.
open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
Autism doesn't need to be cured, because neurodivergence is not a disease.
New essay: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
New essay: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
We Will Never Be Normal.
Autistic people don't need a cure, because neurodivergence is not a disease. Eat all the Tylenol you want.
open.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Autism doesn't need to be cured, because neurodivergence is not a disease.
New essay: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
New essay: open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...
Reposted by Laurie Penny
Graham Linehan is a famous, successful comedian.
He is ALSO an obsessive anti-trans extremist who is well known to the police.
In fact, he's up in court tomorrow on charges of criminal damage and harassment, after allegedly attacking an 18y/o and smashing her phone:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He is ALSO an obsessive anti-trans extremist who is well known to the police.
In fact, he's up in court tomorrow on charges of criminal damage and harassment, after allegedly attacking an 18y/o and smashing her phone:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Graham Linehan: Father Ted creator denies harassing trans woman
Graham Linehan, 56, appears in court on charges of harassment of Sophia Brooks, 18, and criminal damage.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Graham Linehan is a famous, successful comedian.
He is ALSO an obsessive anti-trans extremist who is well known to the police.
In fact, he's up in court tomorrow on charges of criminal damage and harassment, after allegedly attacking an 18y/o and smashing her phone:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He is ALSO an obsessive anti-trans extremist who is well known to the police.
In fact, he's up in court tomorrow on charges of criminal damage and harassment, after allegedly attacking an 18y/o and smashing her phone:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Graham Linehan is a famous, successful comedian.
He is ALSO an obsessive anti-trans extremist who is well known to the police.
In fact, he's up in court tomorrow on charges of criminal damage and harassment, after allegedly attacking an 18y/o and smashing her phone:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He is ALSO an obsessive anti-trans extremist who is well known to the police.
In fact, he's up in court tomorrow on charges of criminal damage and harassment, after allegedly attacking an 18y/o and smashing her phone:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Graham Linehan: Father Ted creator denies harassing trans woman
Graham Linehan, 56, appears in court on charges of harassment of Sophia Brooks, 18, and criminal damage.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Graham Linehan is a famous, successful comedian.
He is ALSO an obsessive anti-trans extremist who is well known to the police.
In fact, he's up in court tomorrow on charges of criminal damage and harassment, after allegedly attacking an 18y/o and smashing her phone:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He is ALSO an obsessive anti-trans extremist who is well known to the police.
In fact, he's up in court tomorrow on charges of criminal damage and harassment, after allegedly attacking an 18y/o and smashing her phone:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Laurie Penny
Why do racist rioters get treated with so much respect?
I want my country back, too.
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August 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Why do racist rioters get treated with so much respect?
I want my country back, too.
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August 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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