Polly Farquhar
@pollyf.bsky.social
Author of LOLO WEAVER SWIMS UPSTREAM (2023), ITCH (2020), some short stories. No dairy, no tree nuts, no peanuts, no sesame, all the books. She/her. www.pollyfarquharauthor.com
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Polly Farquhar
@pollyf.bsky.social
· Apr 25
My book LOLO WEAVER SWIMS UPSTREAM was published 2 years ago today. Hooray for Lolo!
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He doesn't have an STD, either, so I think we're all ok with the suspension of disbelief!
You just hire a new guy and go. Literally no one cares that the last guy "died." Bond has been roughly the same age for 60 years. I'll write a Bond book for you.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
He doesn't have an STD, either, so I think we're all ok with the suspension of disbelief!
He doesn't have an STD, either, so I think we're all ok with the suspension of disbelief!
You just hire a new guy and go. Literally no one cares that the last guy "died." Bond has been roughly the same age for 60 years. I'll write a Bond book for you.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
He doesn't have an STD, either, so I think we're all ok with the suspension of disbelief!
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
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Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Happy Kids Want A Ride To The Bus Stop But Won't Wear Gloves, Hood, Hat, or Pants That Aren't Leggings Season to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Happy Kids Want A Ride To The Bus Stop But Won't Wear Gloves, Hood, Hat, or Pants That Aren't Leggings Season to all who celebrate.
Happy Kids Want A Ride To The Bus Stop But Won't Wear Gloves, Hood, Hat, or Pants That Aren't Leggings Season to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Happy Kids Want A Ride To The Bus Stop But Won't Wear Gloves, Hood, Hat, or Pants That Aren't Leggings Season to all who celebrate.
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"Did Women Ruin Men Blaming Women For Ruining Things?"
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"Did Women Ruin Men Blaming Women For Ruining Things?"
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you could still absolutely walk The Big Man into passing universal healthcare and people should be trying lol
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
you could still absolutely walk The Big Man into passing universal healthcare and people should be trying lol
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“This story of immorality and greed is actually complicated.”
“ha ha no it isn’t”
“ha ha no it isn’t”
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“This story of immorality and greed is actually complicated.”
“ha ha no it isn’t”
“ha ha no it isn’t”
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New #WriterBeware blog post: the minute the humongous Anthropic copyright settlement was announced, it became inevitable that unrelated third parties would seek to benefit...in this case, by convincing authors to opt out writerbeware.blog/2025/11/07/p...
Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement - Writer Beware
The enormous, $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright class action settlement is reputedly the biggest copyright infringement recovery in history. With such a high-profile case, it’s inevitable that eligible...
writerbeware.blog
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
New #WriterBeware blog post: the minute the humongous Anthropic copyright settlement was announced, it became inevitable that unrelated third parties would seek to benefit...in this case, by convincing authors to opt out writerbeware.blog/2025/11/07/p...
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But god forbid a kid should pick out a library book without parental consent!
LAUSD, the second-largest school district in the country, has enabled chatbots on student devices without even notifying parents or providing any means of opting out.
I seem to remember whole congressional hearings about the terrible destructive force that is violence in video games and yet, there is a very strange quiet about an unregulated technology that coaches people to suicide.
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
But god forbid a kid should pick out a library book without parental consent!
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Makes you wish there was still a way for images to endure because this would be one hell of an enduring image.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Makes you wish there was still a way for images to endure because this would be one hell of an enduring image.
Don't fully understand this bit locker nonsense a person using Microsoft might run into, but do yourself a favor +find + print ur long bit locker number so when your screen goes dead + you're asked for a code you've never heard of +your number pad doesn't work you have one less thing to panic about.
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Don't fully understand this bit locker nonsense a person using Microsoft might run into, but do yourself a favor +find + print ur long bit locker number so when your screen goes dead + you're asked for a code you've never heard of +your number pad doesn't work you have one less thing to panic about.
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Women should have jobs, but Ross Douthat shouldn’t.
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Women should have jobs, but Ross Douthat shouldn’t.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Ohio, until recent memory, had some of the most consistently funded libraries in the country.
Republicans seem determined to destroy them at all costs.
Republicans seem determined to destroy them at all costs.
WTF IS THIS? Blocking the will of the people? The Ohio House will soon vote on a Republican-backed bill that would allow counties, cities and other local governments to block library levies from the ballot.
Bill would let Ohio taxing authorities keep library levies off ballots
Republicans say allowing local taxing authorities in Ohio to block library levies would increase transparency, but libraries say it will hurt them and voters.
buff.ly
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Ohio, until recent memory, had some of the most consistently funded libraries in the country.
Republicans seem determined to destroy them at all costs.
Republicans seem determined to destroy them at all costs.
Sure, you know about Bucks Co Pa, but have you read about the Southwestern City School District board? Or how a D in Pickerington, the only candidate of color, still won a seat on that board even though his name was LEFT OFF THE BALLOT in I think 3 polling places?
First take of school board races in the Columbus OH burbs: good night for schools and sanity. I'm seeing that all extremist candidates in the races I've followed have lost.
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Sure, you know about Bucks Co Pa, but have you read about the Southwestern City School District board? Or how a D in Pickerington, the only candidate of color, still won a seat on that board even though his name was LEFT OFF THE BALLOT in I think 3 polling places?
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Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
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Girls be like “I needed this” and it's just gerrymandering revenge
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Girls be like “I needed this” and it's just gerrymandering revenge
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Still thinking about this world record marker I saw on Sunday’s ride
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Still thinking about this world record marker I saw on Sunday’s ride
First take of school board races in the Columbus OH burbs: good night for schools and sanity. I'm seeing that all extremist candidates in the races I've followed have lost.
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
First take of school board races in the Columbus OH burbs: good night for schools and sanity. I'm seeing that all extremist candidates in the races I've followed have lost.
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Wilfred Owen weeps
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Wilfred Owen weeps
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The 6yo picked this up at a Little Free Library yesterday and we have no idea what it is. Anyone know? (Wrong answers also welcome!)
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The 6yo picked this up at a Little Free Library yesterday and we have no idea what it is. Anyone know? (Wrong answers also welcome!)