Rose Ruane
@regretteruane.bsky.social
Artist, writer, sweetheart, battleaxe, she/her
Novels This Is Yesterday & Birding with Corsair Books
Rep: Becky Thomas at Lewinsohn Literary
Chair of The Adamson Collection Trust: work created in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital during the C20th
Novels This Is Yesterday & Birding with Corsair Books
Rep: Becky Thomas at Lewinsohn Literary
Chair of The Adamson Collection Trust: work created in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital during the C20th
Ran into a plaster cast of Laocoön so hard that I ended up with concussion
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Ran into a plaster cast of Laocoön so hard that I ended up with concussion
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The online launch for Keshed is only a month away 😱 Anyone wanting to join the fun, pls email GetKeshed@gmail.com and I'll get you on the list for when the email invites are sent out. @ortacpress.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social @regretteruane.bsky.social in the house, don't miss it 👍
The Keshed online launch is happening in one month! Send your names and email addresses to getkeshed@gmail.com to register.
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
@regretteruane.bsky.social
@davidcollard.bsky.social
@stuhennigan.bsky.social
@regretteruane.bsky.social
@davidcollard.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The online launch for Keshed is only a month away 😱 Anyone wanting to join the fun, pls email GetKeshed@gmail.com and I'll get you on the list for when the email invites are sent out. @ortacpress.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social @regretteruane.bsky.social in the house, don't miss it 👍
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A reminder that @dianearodgers.bsky.social and I have a CFP out for an academic edited collection on Folk Horror on Television. Proposals of 500 words to derek.johnston@qub.ac.uk AND d.rodgers@shu.ac.uk. Closing date for proposals is 15 January 2026.
Thread of prompts … #FolkHorror #academia
Thread of prompts … #FolkHorror #academia
January 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM
A reminder that @dianearodgers.bsky.social and I have a CFP out for an academic edited collection on Folk Horror on Television. Proposals of 500 words to derek.johnston@qub.ac.uk AND d.rodgers@shu.ac.uk. Closing date for proposals is 15 January 2026.
Thread of prompts … #FolkHorror #academia
Thread of prompts … #FolkHorror #academia
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One week to go!
#Discoveries2026 – our free writer development programme and prize that supports unagented and unpublished women in the UK and Ireland to write their first novels – closes for entries at 23:59 GMT next Monday 12 January ⏰ Submit now: bit.ly/4eRFDyZ
#Discoveries2026 – our free writer development programme and prize that supports unagented and unpublished women in the UK and Ireland to write their first novels – closes for entries at 23:59 GMT next Monday 12 January ⏰ Submit now: bit.ly/4eRFDyZ
January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
One week to go!
#Discoveries2026 – our free writer development programme and prize that supports unagented and unpublished women in the UK and Ireland to write their first novels – closes for entries at 23:59 GMT next Monday 12 January ⏰ Submit now: bit.ly/4eRFDyZ
#Discoveries2026 – our free writer development programme and prize that supports unagented and unpublished women in the UK and Ireland to write their first novels – closes for entries at 23:59 GMT next Monday 12 January ⏰ Submit now: bit.ly/4eRFDyZ
I’ve got a rancid, stinking, horrible cold that feels very specifically like something a small child would be off primary school with in the 1980s.
Really doesn’t feel at all like the kind of cold that I, as an adult, in this present year of our lord 2026, have any business to be fucking with
Really doesn’t feel at all like the kind of cold that I, as an adult, in this present year of our lord 2026, have any business to be fucking with
January 5, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I’ve got a rancid, stinking, horrible cold that feels very specifically like something a small child would be off primary school with in the 1980s.
Really doesn’t feel at all like the kind of cold that I, as an adult, in this present year of our lord 2026, have any business to be fucking with
Really doesn’t feel at all like the kind of cold that I, as an adult, in this present year of our lord 2026, have any business to be fucking with
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Thank you for all of the donations so far! It means the world to me! We are just £2 away from £400! How cool is that? The money raised will really help people in need 💚
fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/27334/27886
fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/27334/27886
January 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Thank you for all of the donations so far! It means the world to me! We are just £2 away from £400! How cool is that? The money raised will really help people in need 💚
fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/27334/27886
fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/27334/27886
Important news just in
Fat Puffin was a massive star. When I was about 6 we were at the Puffin Club Exhibition and met Kaye Webb (then Puffin chief editor). She gave us a rescued duckling. We took it home with us and called it Webby.
January 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Important news just in
Made another scrappy, scruffy puffin based on Jill McDonald’s Puffin Post illustrations.
A lovely things about these not being “for” anything is that it allows them to be imperfect & hamfisted: there being no pressure on them means my sewing is actually slowly slightly improving a bit with each one
A lovely things about these not being “for” anything is that it allows them to be imperfect & hamfisted: there being no pressure on them means my sewing is actually slowly slightly improving a bit with each one
January 4, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Made another scrappy, scruffy puffin based on Jill McDonald’s Puffin Post illustrations.
A lovely things about these not being “for” anything is that it allows them to be imperfect & hamfisted: there being no pressure on them means my sewing is actually slowly slightly improving a bit with each one
A lovely things about these not being “for” anything is that it allows them to be imperfect & hamfisted: there being no pressure on them means my sewing is actually slowly slightly improving a bit with each one
Oh Jesus Christ…oh no…Paddington?
January 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Oh Jesus Christ…oh no…Paddington?
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London writers please boost: our workshop is always open to new members and anyone who would like help getting their novel over the line please get in touch
We are big believers in following through on new year's resolutions, so if you have a novel/some short stories you are looking for a workshop to take to the next level please get in touch! Www.blackheathwriters.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
London writers please boost: our workshop is always open to new members and anyone who would like help getting their novel over the line please get in touch
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Applications for our UofG Library Visiting Research Fellowships close on 5th January 2026, so don't delay! ⏳
We’re welcoming applications from scholars from across the globe to work with our unique research collections.
Apply now: glasgow.ac.uk/library/rese...
#UofGLibraryFellows
We’re welcoming applications from scholars from across the globe to work with our unique research collections.
Apply now: glasgow.ac.uk/library/rese...
#UofGLibraryFellows
January 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Applications for our UofG Library Visiting Research Fellowships close on 5th January 2026, so don't delay! ⏳
We’re welcoming applications from scholars from across the globe to work with our unique research collections.
Apply now: glasgow.ac.uk/library/rese...
#UofGLibraryFellows
We’re welcoming applications from scholars from across the globe to work with our unique research collections.
Apply now: glasgow.ac.uk/library/rese...
#UofGLibraryFellows
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
Tracking down Doctor Who, kicking in the doors of the Tardis & demanding to be chauffeured back through time to the 8th Great Puffin Exhibition at once
January 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Tracking down Doctor Who, kicking in the doors of the Tardis & demanding to be chauffeured back through time to the 8th Great Puffin Exhibition at once
Babe, come over, I’ve put a saucepan on my head and I’m giving a bravura performance of Hugo Ball’s Karawane to the furniture and stars
January 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Babe, come over, I’ve put a saucepan on my head and I’m giving a bravura performance of Hugo Ball’s Karawane to the furniture and stars
Am extremely relatable, fretful frazzled panic puffin by Jill McDonald from a 1970s Puffin Post magazine
January 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Am extremely relatable, fretful frazzled panic puffin by Jill McDonald from a 1970s Puffin Post magazine
Another fantastic film in the Visions of Paradise series about the irrepressible Tressa “Grandma” Prisby & her bottle village, which started with creating the perfect place for a single pencil & grew into an extraordinary expansive environment of colourful scavenged glass
youtu.be/inOvmkF1fLA?...
youtu.be/inOvmkF1fLA?...
January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Another fantastic film in the Visions of Paradise series about the irrepressible Tressa “Grandma” Prisby & her bottle village, which started with creating the perfect place for a single pencil & grew into an extraordinary expansive environment of colourful scavenged glass
youtu.be/inOvmkF1fLA?...
youtu.be/inOvmkF1fLA?...
The utmost respect, awe & admiration for Robin’s fiercely principled stand which is entirely representative of the caring compassionate person he is.
In a just society, nothing he has said would be controversial or even necessary, simply basic human decency.
All love to him for trying to make it so
In a just society, nothing he has said would be controversial or even necessary, simply basic human decency.
All love to him for trying to make it so
I wrote a resignation speech that Stewart Lee thought was too long — STEWART LEE! TOO LONG! The cheek of it
Read about it here
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/a-difficul...
Read about it here
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/a-difficul...
A Difficult Few Months
Robin Ince reflects on the final night of Monkey Cage
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The utmost respect, awe & admiration for Robin’s fiercely principled stand which is entirely representative of the caring compassionate person he is.
In a just society, nothing he has said would be controversial or even necessary, simply basic human decency.
All love to him for trying to make it so
In a just society, nothing he has said would be controversial or even necessary, simply basic human decency.
All love to him for trying to make it so
Made another bockety little Jill McDonald style party puffin: no idea what for but that’s the joy of it.
Absolutely stink at sewing but I hope this no pressure making for pure pleasure might improve my non-existent skills & I truly do love the mental peace of pottering away at these felt fripperies
Absolutely stink at sewing but I hope this no pressure making for pure pleasure might improve my non-existent skills & I truly do love the mental peace of pottering away at these felt fripperies
January 2, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Made another bockety little Jill McDonald style party puffin: no idea what for but that’s the joy of it.
Absolutely stink at sewing but I hope this no pressure making for pure pleasure might improve my non-existent skills & I truly do love the mental peace of pottering away at these felt fripperies
Absolutely stink at sewing but I hope this no pressure making for pure pleasure might improve my non-existent skills & I truly do love the mental peace of pottering away at these felt fripperies
Extraordinary film about Calvin Black’s Possum Trot doll theatre, one of the most amazing lost visionary environments.
Anyway, I would urge you to watch this & see for yourself the strange & wonderful world he created with the help of his wife Ruby
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqcX...
Anyway, I would urge you to watch this & see for yourself the strange & wonderful world he created with the help of his wife Ruby
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqcX...
"Possum Trot: The Life and Work of Calvin Black" - Full Movie
YouTube video by American Visionary Art Museum
m.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Extraordinary film about Calvin Black’s Possum Trot doll theatre, one of the most amazing lost visionary environments.
Anyway, I would urge you to watch this & see for yourself the strange & wonderful world he created with the help of his wife Ruby
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqcX...
Anyway, I would urge you to watch this & see for yourself the strange & wonderful world he created with the help of his wife Ruby
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqcX...
Eine kleine nacht trifle
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Eine kleine nacht trifle
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Birding (2025) by Rose Ruane (@regretteruane.bsky.social)
One of the last audiobooks I listened to this year, mostly while spending hours walking around Turin trying to find vegan panettone (a far harder task than in 2024). I failed, but every minute was worth it to finish this wonderful novel.
One of the last audiobooks I listened to this year, mostly while spending hours walking around Turin trying to find vegan panettone (a far harder task than in 2024). I failed, but every minute was worth it to finish this wonderful novel.
January 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Birding (2025) by Rose Ruane (@regretteruane.bsky.social)
One of the last audiobooks I listened to this year, mostly while spending hours walking around Turin trying to find vegan panettone (a far harder task than in 2024). I failed, but every minute was worth it to finish this wonderful novel.
One of the last audiobooks I listened to this year, mostly while spending hours walking around Turin trying to find vegan panettone (a far harder task than in 2024). I failed, but every minute was worth it to finish this wonderful novel.
As I always say, if you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much fucking space, so I’m swashbuckling & swaggering into the new year with all the thrusting, thrill a minute explosive energy I intend to bring to every scintillating second of 2026.
By which I mean, I’ve ordered a new bin
By which I mean, I’ve ordered a new bin
January 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
As I always say, if you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much fucking space, so I’m swashbuckling & swaggering into the new year with all the thrusting, thrill a minute explosive energy I intend to bring to every scintillating second of 2026.
By which I mean, I’ve ordered a new bin
By which I mean, I’ve ordered a new bin
This year ending & the next beginning is like a hellish horrible nuisance neighbour moving out & not knowing whether the new one will be another brutish bastard or a total sweetheart
December 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This year ending & the next beginning is like a hellish horrible nuisance neighbour moving out & not knowing whether the new one will be another brutish bastard or a total sweetheart
Finally, incontrovertible evidence that Benny Hill, Hughie Green & Sid James attended the party in the video for Happy New Year by Abba
December 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Finally, incontrovertible evidence that Benny Hill, Hughie Green & Sid James attended the party in the video for Happy New Year by Abba