Robin Bird
@robinxbird.bsky.social
Pronouns em/em/eir (they're singular, nice and easy)
Trainee counsellor, attempting to write eir dead father's memoir, bookish, lefty, nerdy, disabled and British.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/skeletonrobin
Trainee counsellor, attempting to write eir dead father's memoir, bookish, lefty, nerdy, disabled and British.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/skeletonrobin
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Robin Bird
@robinxbird.bsky.social
· Nov 15
it's not even *just* evil. it's also promising a kind of technological immortality that is actually impossible with the technology they're using. even if this kid somehow has not gotten bored with talking to a shitty chatbot made from a 3 minute video call with his grandmother in multiple decades...
For real, check this out. Evil.
This whole concept is hanging me. I work in bereavement support. I have done for several years. I have training in this. I research this. Ok?
This sort of concept is horrific and will hurt people. 🧵
This sort of concept is horrific and will hurt people. 🧵
I think this year i want to read more indie and small press publishing and specifically authors I've encountered on Bluesky.
So consider this a call out to indie and small press authors here. Wave your books in my direction!
I especially like scifi, fantasy, weird lit & creepy spooky horror
📚💙
So consider this a call out to indie and small press authors here. Wave your books in my direction!
I especially like scifi, fantasy, weird lit & creepy spooky horror
📚💙
January 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I think this year i want to read more indie and small press publishing and specifically authors I've encountered on Bluesky.
So consider this a call out to indie and small press authors here. Wave your books in my direction!
I especially like scifi, fantasy, weird lit & creepy spooky horror
📚💙
So consider this a call out to indie and small press authors here. Wave your books in my direction!
I especially like scifi, fantasy, weird lit & creepy spooky horror
📚💙
January 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you?
Probably a head injury from one fall or another.
Probably a head injury from one fall or another.
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
I'm Infected Vocal Chords
I'm Infected Vocal Chords
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
Hi, I'm sitting in the wrong passenger seat.
Hi, I'm sitting in the wrong passenger seat.
January 2, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you?
Probably a head injury from one fall or another.
Probably a head injury from one fall or another.
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I hope 2026 is the year more people realise that putting into power known sexual predators with a predilection for fascism is something to be, errrrr, questioned at the very least and that it should not be considered an extremist position on the scales of media balance to bring the subject up
January 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
I hope 2026 is the year more people realise that putting into power known sexual predators with a predilection for fascism is something to be, errrrr, questioned at the very least and that it should not be considered an extremist position on the scales of media balance to bring the subject up
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I hate that people even call LLMs AI. AI suggests intelligence. They don't even have that, let alone consciousness.
I've said this before and I will say it again, they are more similar to a wall wart than a thinking animal.
I've said this before and I will say it again, they are more similar to a wall wart than a thinking animal.
January 2, 2026 at 8:03 AM
I hate that people even call LLMs AI. AI suggests intelligence. They don't even have that, let alone consciousness.
I've said this before and I will say it again, they are more similar to a wall wart than a thinking animal.
I've said this before and I will say it again, they are more similar to a wall wart than a thinking animal.
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• Submit complaints using our guide on BBC articles that use degrading or misleading language about trans people
tacc.org.uk/2026/01/02/e...
This language causes harm, and the law recognises that misgendering can be discriminatory. If we don’t challenge it, it becomes normalised.
3/🧵
tacc.org.uk/2026/01/02/e...
This language causes harm, and the law recognises that misgendering can be discriminatory. If we don’t challenge it, it becomes normalised.
3/🧵
Enough is enough: a call to action on BBC reporting about trans people - Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective
The Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective (TACC) recently submitted a formal complaint to the BBC and sent letters to the Women and Equalities Committee, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture...
tacc.org.uk
January 2, 2026 at 6:28 AM
• Submit complaints using our guide on BBC articles that use degrading or misleading language about trans people
tacc.org.uk/2026/01/02/e...
This language causes harm, and the law recognises that misgendering can be discriminatory. If we don’t challenge it, it becomes normalised.
3/🧵
tacc.org.uk/2026/01/02/e...
This language causes harm, and the law recognises that misgendering can be discriminatory. If we don’t challenge it, it becomes normalised.
3/🧵
What's all this "it's the year of the horse" stuff people are posting?
That's lunar new year. That's not until 17th February.
Hold your horses.
That's lunar new year. That's not until 17th February.
Hold your horses.
January 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM
What's all this "it's the year of the horse" stuff people are posting?
That's lunar new year. That's not until 17th February.
Hold your horses.
That's lunar new year. That's not until 17th February.
Hold your horses.
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This is me being interviewed in detailed on the nuts and bolts of writing technique.
Very interesting interview of @aptshadow.bsky.social . As an amateur want-to-be sci-fi author, I’ve found so many great insights about writting good sci-fi. Concept of One Big Lie is a very useful thing, for example.
youtu.be/LO0qHnhpkDs?...
youtu.be/LO0qHnhpkDs?...
How to Write Great Science Fiction — Adrian Tchaikovsky
YouTube video by David Perell
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
This is me being interviewed in detailed on the nuts and bolts of writing technique.
Started the year with a swim. Brrrrrrr
But so good.
I love doing this
But so good.
I love doing this
January 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Started the year with a swim. Brrrrrrr
But so good.
I love doing this
But so good.
I love doing this
Goals for 2026:
Finish uni and become a qualified counsellor
Find a job as a counsellor
Maybe learn to drive
More trips to new places
Finish uni and become a qualified counsellor
Find a job as a counsellor
Maybe learn to drive
More trips to new places
January 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Goals for 2026:
Finish uni and become a qualified counsellor
Find a job as a counsellor
Maybe learn to drive
More trips to new places
Finish uni and become a qualified counsellor
Find a job as a counsellor
Maybe learn to drive
More trips to new places
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Non-binary trans masc author here writing about men falling in love in various spaces and times. Queer erotic romances with a dash of darkness. All my books are on KU.
I also have a short story published in the trans masculine anthology Boy Meat.
linktr.ee/MaximeJaz
I also have a short story published in the trans masculine anthology Boy Meat.
linktr.ee/MaximeJaz
January 1, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Non-binary trans masc author here writing about men falling in love in various spaces and times. Queer erotic romances with a dash of darkness. All my books are on KU.
I also have a short story published in the trans masculine anthology Boy Meat.
linktr.ee/MaximeJaz
I also have a short story published in the trans masculine anthology Boy Meat.
linktr.ee/MaximeJaz
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Happy New Year!
I'm a disabled transmasc butch fantasy writer who writes a whole pile of stuff w/ trans guys and transmasc folks as leads over on my site - for today, I'm going to point folks towards the short story I just finished which now has an illustration to go with: bsky.app/profile/sara...
I'm a disabled transmasc butch fantasy writer who writes a whole pile of stuff w/ trans guys and transmasc folks as leads over on my site - for today, I'm going to point folks towards the short story I just finished which now has an illustration to go with: bsky.app/profile/sara...
And now, illustrated! (Courtesy of the wonderful @illustratedjai.bsky.social )
Braving Lightning, Sailing the Storm
Back before the era of Argentum, when both Archer and Sabbat were pirates aboard the Arrow, and things went... badly
saranadosfiction.com/2025/12/29/b...
Braving Lightning, Sailing the Storm
Back before the era of Argentum, when both Archer and Sabbat were pirates aboard the Arrow, and things went... badly
saranadosfiction.com/2025/12/29/b...
Braving Lightning, Sailing the Storm
[Author’s note: Back into Sabbat’s – and Archer’s – backstory here, and the incident that set the two of them on the path that led to… well, everything else] The…
saranadosfiction.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Happy New Year!
I'm a disabled transmasc butch fantasy writer who writes a whole pile of stuff w/ trans guys and transmasc folks as leads over on my site - for today, I'm going to point folks towards the short story I just finished which now has an illustration to go with: bsky.app/profile/sara...
I'm a disabled transmasc butch fantasy writer who writes a whole pile of stuff w/ trans guys and transmasc folks as leads over on my site - for today, I'm going to point folks towards the short story I just finished which now has an illustration to go with: bsky.app/profile/sara...
2025 reading summary.
I read more than expected. I read a lot more short story collections and novellas than usual and a lot of "lighter" reads. Just what i needed this year i think.
I read more than expected. I read a lot more short story collections and novellas than usual and a lot of "lighter" reads. Just what i needed this year i think.
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
2025 reading summary.
I read more than expected. I read a lot more short story collections and novellas than usual and a lot of "lighter" reads. Just what i needed this year i think.
I read more than expected. I read a lot more short story collections and novellas than usual and a lot of "lighter" reads. Just what i needed this year i think.
Ok I can maybe squeeze in one more short story! I actually don't care about staying up until midnight on NYE but it's a nice excuse to stay up late reading.
@johannestevans.bsky.social
@johannestevans.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Ok I can maybe squeeze in one more short story! I actually don't care about staying up until midnight on NYE but it's a nice excuse to stay up late reading.
@johannestevans.bsky.social
@johannestevans.bsky.social
We can't forget Iran
THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
December 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
We can't forget Iran
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What the cunning folk of Hookland do on #NewYearsEve - year-walking. May your troubles not cross the threshold of midnight. May blessings walk down the lane to meet you in the coming year.
December 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
What the cunning folk of Hookland do on #NewYearsEve - year-walking. May your troubles not cross the threshold of midnight. May blessings walk down the lane to meet you in the coming year.
Finished My Cousin Rachel today. Last book of the year.
What a finish! Both the book abs my year of reading.
(Don't think I'm going to squeeze in the audiobook before midnight!)
What a finish! Both the book abs my year of reading.
(Don't think I'm going to squeeze in the audiobook before midnight!)
December 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Finished My Cousin Rachel today. Last book of the year.
What a finish! Both the book abs my year of reading.
(Don't think I'm going to squeeze in the audiobook before midnight!)
What a finish! Both the book abs my year of reading.
(Don't think I'm going to squeeze in the audiobook before midnight!)
I've read two books back to back recently which happened to feature colonies on Mars so for a moment i was disoriented.
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I've read two books back to back recently which happened to feature colonies on Mars so for a moment i was disoriented.
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Rain is no longer romantic.
Now it only means cold, fear, and sickness.
For our children, even a blanket is a dream.
Rain is a blessing… but without a roof, it becomes a cruel test.
Any support, however small, makes a difference.
- Sama’a 🤍
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
Now it only means cold, fear, and sickness.
For our children, even a blanket is a dream.
Rain is a blessing… but without a roof, it becomes a cruel test.
Any support, however small, makes a difference.
- Sama’a 🤍
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
December 31, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Rain is no longer romantic.
Now it only means cold, fear, and sickness.
For our children, even a blanket is a dream.
Rain is a blessing… but without a roof, it becomes a cruel test.
Any support, however small, makes a difference.
- Sama’a 🤍
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
Now it only means cold, fear, and sickness.
For our children, even a blanket is a dream.
Rain is a blessing… but without a roof, it becomes a cruel test.
Any support, however small, makes a difference.
- Sama’a 🤍
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
Turmeric rice with broccoli and a veggie sausage. I guess that's comfort food.
Whenever I'm feeling under the weather, a bit bleugh, no real appetite, i always end up craving broccoli.
December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Turmeric rice with broccoli and a veggie sausage. I guess that's comfort food.
Whenever I'm feeling under the weather, a bit bleugh, no real appetite, i always end up craving broccoli.
December 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Whenever I'm feeling under the weather, a bit bleugh, no real appetite, i always end up craving broccoli.
It was well received! I was complimented on it by a couple of received dancers who have danced in many different places.
Have carefully crafted a two hour mixed style tango playlist. What's the odds that i won't completely change it by Monday evening?
December 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It was well received! I was complimented on it by a couple of received dancers who have danced in many different places.
Love it when somebody knows that you are the right person to ask about good cemeteries to visit AND i you are able to reel off a list of 4 or 5 with specific characteristics of note.
December 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Love it when somebody knows that you are the right person to ask about good cemeteries to visit AND i you are able to reel off a list of 4 or 5 with specific characteristics of note.
Can't go wrong with a duck
Capitalism. Overrated.
Bosses. Overrated.
Transphobia. Overrated.
Billionaires. Overrated.
Bigotry. Overrated.
Fossil fuels. Overrated.
Ducks. Underrated.
Bosses. Overrated.
Transphobia. Overrated.
Billionaires. Overrated.
Bigotry. Overrated.
Fossil fuels. Overrated.
Ducks. Underrated.
December 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Can't go wrong with a duck
Suzie Izzard almost crashed into me on a bike careening down a cobbled hill filming a piece to camera while i was on my way to work (at like 6:30am, so it as an otherwise empty street).
She was very polite and apologised at high speed.
She was very polite and apologised at high speed.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Suzie Izzard almost crashed into me on a bike careening down a cobbled hill filming a piece to camera while i was on my way to work (at like 6:30am, so it as an otherwise empty street).
She was very polite and apologised at high speed.
She was very polite and apologised at high speed.