Rachael Scotson
@rachaelscotson.bsky.social
Writer — MAWYP @BathSpaUni. @bathnovelaward.co.uk and The Bedford Competition longlistee. Book reviewer, librocubicularist, wobbly pot thrower and owner of “officially” the prettiest dog.
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Huge thanks to @carnegiemedals.bsky.social - I'm very honoured indeed!
November 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Huge thanks to @carnegiemedals.bsky.social - I'm very honoured indeed!
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Do not skip the alt text. 10/10 recommend.
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Do not skip the alt text. 10/10 recommend.
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Caffeine ☑️
Internet ☑️
Ability to forget every book ever read, seen or heard of ☑️
#HiddenBooksGame has returned to test your love of books and knack for solving clues. Ready to play? 🔍
Play now: buff.ly/BExQ02V
Internet ☑️
Ability to forget every book ever read, seen or heard of ☑️
#HiddenBooksGame has returned to test your love of books and knack for solving clues. Ready to play? 🔍
Play now: buff.ly/BExQ02V
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Caffeine ☑️
Internet ☑️
Ability to forget every book ever read, seen or heard of ☑️
#HiddenBooksGame has returned to test your love of books and knack for solving clues. Ready to play? 🔍
Play now: buff.ly/BExQ02V
Internet ☑️
Ability to forget every book ever read, seen or heard of ☑️
#HiddenBooksGame has returned to test your love of books and knack for solving clues. Ready to play? 🔍
Play now: buff.ly/BExQ02V
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I'd never seen the whole video before; it is truly a thing of beauty. Happy belated Exploding Whale Day to all who celebrate.
55 years ago today, the Oregon State Highway Division had a whale of a problem on its hands. How it solved it is the stuff of legends.
In other words: Happy Exploding Whale Day!
In other words: Happy Exploding Whale Day!
The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
YouTube video by KATU News
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November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I'd never seen the whole video before; it is truly a thing of beauty. Happy belated Exploding Whale Day to all who celebrate.
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THE FEATHERED BOOK … OUT NOW!
Published by @everywithwords.bsky.social
www.everythingwithwords.com/books/the-fe...
#kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks
Published by @everywithwords.bsky.social
www.everythingwithwords.com/books/the-fe...
#kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
THE FEATHERED BOOK … OUT NOW!
Published by @everywithwords.bsky.social
www.everythingwithwords.com/books/the-fe...
#kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks
Published by @everywithwords.bsky.social
www.everythingwithwords.com/books/the-fe...
#kidlit #kidlituk #UKKidlit #booksky #childrensbooks
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It's Monday again and today I'm reading What Stalks the Deep by @tkingfisher.com, the conclusion to the Sworn Soldier trilogy and I've Snake-Eater lined up after that
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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November 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
It's Monday again and today I'm reading What Stalks the Deep by @tkingfisher.com, the conclusion to the Sworn Soldier trilogy and I've Snake-Eater lined up after that
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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Does anyone know what kinds of mushrooms these are? Are they poisonous?
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Does anyone know what kinds of mushrooms these are? Are they poisonous?
Read The Eighteenth Emergency by Betsy Byars, after Andy Stanton recommended it in one of his videos. It’s a short children’s story that’s also suitable for tall children and adults of any height. A modern classic with a familiar theme and an unusual resolution and moral. Loved it!
November 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Read The Eighteenth Emergency by Betsy Byars, after Andy Stanton recommended it in one of his videos. It’s a short children’s story that’s also suitable for tall children and adults of any height. A modern classic with a familiar theme and an unusual resolution and moral. Loved it!
Listened to this novella on my walk today. It was captivating in its own strange way, but I’m glad it was short. Didn’t want to be in the company of the protagonist for any longer than I was.
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Listened to this novella on my walk today. It was captivating in its own strange way, but I’m glad it was short. Didn’t want to be in the company of the protagonist for any longer than I was.
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I've never done this on social media before but...
...my brilliant assistant is moving on to pastures new after three years. I am looking for someone to help me out. They need to be able to *get to North London easily, regularly*, energetic (it's often a dashing-around/carrying stuff job)...
...my brilliant assistant is moving on to pastures new after three years. I am looking for someone to help me out. They need to be able to *get to North London easily, regularly*, energetic (it's often a dashing-around/carrying stuff job)...
November 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I've never done this on social media before but...
...my brilliant assistant is moving on to pastures new after three years. I am looking for someone to help me out. They need to be able to *get to North London easily, regularly*, energetic (it's often a dashing-around/carrying stuff job)...
...my brilliant assistant is moving on to pastures new after three years. I am looking for someone to help me out. They need to be able to *get to North London easily, regularly*, energetic (it's often a dashing-around/carrying stuff job)...
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It's Monday again and today I'm still reading Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, had a graphic novel week last week instead
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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November 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM
It's Monday again and today I'm still reading Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, had a graphic novel week last week instead
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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This timeless middle grade story by Michael Morpurgo about friendship, bravery, love and hope is delightful, and beautifully illustrated by Benji Davies. It would make a most excellent bedtime story read over a few nights.
October 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This timeless middle grade story by Michael Morpurgo about friendship, bravery, love and hope is delightful, and beautifully illustrated by Benji Davies. It would make a most excellent bedtime story read over a few nights.
I enjoyed the unusual and thoughtful illustrated novel by Isobel Harrop. Perfect for teens navigating life, emotions and relationships.
October 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I enjoyed the unusual and thoughtful illustrated novel by Isobel Harrop. Perfect for teens navigating life, emotions and relationships.
Physics for Cats by @tomgauld.bsky.social is hilarious and very clever. It would make an excellent Christmas present 🎁
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Physics for Cats by @tomgauld.bsky.social is hilarious and very clever. It would make an excellent Christmas present 🎁
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When humans look at something we find beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood & if we connect with what we're looking at oxytocin, giving us a sense of belonging.
A tiny posy I made in a thimble, with real flowers I grew👇
If you like it it'll alter your brain biochemistry for the better:
A tiny posy I made in a thimble, with real flowers I grew👇
If you like it it'll alter your brain biochemistry for the better:
October 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
When humans look at something we find beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood & if we connect with what we're looking at oxytocin, giving us a sense of belonging.
A tiny posy I made in a thimble, with real flowers I grew👇
If you like it it'll alter your brain biochemistry for the better:
A tiny posy I made in a thimble, with real flowers I grew👇
If you like it it'll alter your brain biochemistry for the better:
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Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox. A strange experience. But strange in a good way.
October 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox. A strange experience. But strange in a good way.
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It's Monday again and today I'm reading Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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October 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
It's Monday again and today I'm reading Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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Barker called me up one night and without preamble said "It's opinions, not onions. Not onions. This is Clive Barker. I've been trying to track down and stop this error in editions for decades. OPINIONS."
(It wasn't until Jeff and Ann VanderMeer were working on their anthology The Weird that I learned that "onions" is a typo. Either Jeff or Ann mentioned to me that Barker asked them to fix the typo that had haunted the story in countless reprintings, incl in their own earlier antho The New Weird.)
October 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Barker called me up one night and without preamble said "It's opinions, not onions. Not onions. This is Clive Barker. I've been trying to track down and stop this error in editions for decades. OPINIONS."
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Here's the way many of us first read the ending of "In the Hills, the Cities". (This is from the paperback that I whined & cajoled my skeptical mother into letting me buy at the grocery store when I was a kid.)
![Last page of US paperback of Books of Blood volume 1. Page 210 at top and Clive Barker's name. Then text:
"It all meant nothing. Nothing at all.
Boom—
Boom—
Popolac walked, the noise of its steps receding to the east. Popolac walked, the hum of its voice lost in the night.
[space break]
After a day, birds came, foxes came, flies, butterflies, wasps came. Judd moved, Judd shifted, Judd gave birth. In his belly maggots warmed themselves, in a vixen's den the good flesh of his thigh was fought over.
After that, it was quick. The bones yellowing, the bones crumbling: soon, an empty space which he had once filled with breath and onions.
Darkness, light, darkness, light. He interrupted neither with his name."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5dnxqkrgimpaveaozohmymfm/bafkreic2rfgqu7fxv2vpxqwsax333cvwafihxv3k6pnafit2nknqbuyzw4@jpeg)
October 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Here's the way many of us first read the ending of "In the Hills, the Cities". (This is from the paperback that I whined & cajoled my skeptical mother into letting me buy at the grocery store when I was a kid.)
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I love maps so I'm giving away TWO signed paperbacks of my psychedelic/folkloric novel Villager each with these fantastic maps my dad illustrated of the fictional village in the book.Just repost this/reply below for a chance to win.
Here's an extract from the book: www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
Here's an extract from the book: www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
October 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I love maps so I'm giving away TWO signed paperbacks of my psychedelic/folkloric novel Villager each with these fantastic maps my dad illustrated of the fictional village in the book.Just repost this/reply below for a chance to win.
Here's an extract from the book: www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
Here's an extract from the book: www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
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Reading Human Rites by @junodawson.bsky.social at the moment and god I love this series. Contemporary fantasy done right, weaving the mundane and the supernatural together perfectly. I'd love recs for contemp fantasy that does this well (a la rivers of london too).
October 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Reading Human Rites by @junodawson.bsky.social at the moment and god I love this series. Contemporary fantasy done right, weaving the mundane and the supernatural together perfectly. I'd love recs for contemp fantasy that does this well (a la rivers of london too).
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It's Monday again and today I'm reading Hagtale by Sally O'Reilly
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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October 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
It's Monday again and today I'm reading Hagtale by Sally O'Reilly
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.
Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show
Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.
www.ok.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
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It's Monday again and today I'm reading The Employees by Olga Ravn translated by Martin Aitken
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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October 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
It's Monday again and today I'm reading The Employees by Olga Ravn translated by Martin Aitken
What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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What book(s) are you reading this week?
💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR
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