Sachaaaargh Coward 👻
@sachacoward.bsky.social
LGBTQ+ history dude (He/Him) 🌈 Research, Tours & Escape Rooms. Mermaid lover. Lifts heavy things for attention.
Pinned
Remember all my mad book drama?
(If not, buy me a pint and I'll sing you the ballad of the dodgy ex-publisher...)
Well, I'm absolutely delighted to say it's over!
An enormous thanks to my wonderful new publisher @manchesterup.bsky.social
Queer As Folklore will be back in the wild! 🧜🏼♂️
(If not, buy me a pint and I'll sing you the ballad of the dodgy ex-publisher...)
Well, I'm absolutely delighted to say it's over!
An enormous thanks to my wonderful new publisher @manchesterup.bsky.social
Queer As Folklore will be back in the wild! 🧜🏼♂️
Well... my alarm not going off this morning has added a wonderful life-shortening soupçon of fear...
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Well... my alarm not going off this morning has added a wonderful life-shortening soupçon of fear...
Sometimes I have this terrifying realisation: How would I explain to my great grandfather what I do to earn money...?
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Sometimes I have this terrifying realisation: How would I explain to my great grandfather what I do to earn money...?
Well... this is fabulous news!
The (unofficial) relaunch of 'Queer As Folklore' will be at the incredible @queerbritain.bsky.social on December 6th!!!!
Tickets here:
www.outsavvy.com/event/31166/...
The (unofficial) relaunch of 'Queer As Folklore' will be at the incredible @queerbritain.bsky.social on December 6th!!!!
Tickets here:
www.outsavvy.com/event/31166/...
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Well... this is fabulous news!
The (unofficial) relaunch of 'Queer As Folklore' will be at the incredible @queerbritain.bsky.social on December 6th!!!!
Tickets here:
www.outsavvy.com/event/31166/...
The (unofficial) relaunch of 'Queer As Folklore' will be at the incredible @queerbritain.bsky.social on December 6th!!!!
Tickets here:
www.outsavvy.com/event/31166/...
I've discovered three services today that I've been paying for every month (probably for years) that I have no memory of signing up for... the ADHD tax is killing me!
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I've discovered three services today that I've been paying for every month (probably for years) that I have no memory of signing up for... the ADHD tax is killing me!
Every time I get a cold:
Oh god the runny nose is the worst
No it's the sneezing that's the worst
No no it's the sore throat that's the worst
Oh god, why do I always forget? The coughing, the coughing is the worst!
Oh god the runny nose is the worst
No it's the sneezing that's the worst
No no it's the sore throat that's the worst
Oh god, why do I always forget? The coughing, the coughing is the worst!
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Every time I get a cold:
Oh god the runny nose is the worst
No it's the sneezing that's the worst
No no it's the sore throat that's the worst
Oh god, why do I always forget? The coughing, the coughing is the worst!
Oh god the runny nose is the worst
No it's the sneezing that's the worst
No no it's the sore throat that's the worst
Oh god, why do I always forget? The coughing, the coughing is the worst!
Me: Writes a smart arse comment about the state of political literacy
Also me: Misspells communist
Also me: Misspells communist
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Me: Writes a smart arse comment about the state of political literacy
Also me: Misspells communist
Also me: Misspells communist
My cat: *Screams for cuddles*
Also my cat: *Runs away*
Also my cat: *Runs away*
November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
My cat: *Screams for cuddles*
Also my cat: *Runs away*
Also my cat: *Runs away*
Controversial opinion: Season 2, Episode 7 of Stranger Things is not a bad episode at all 🤷
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Controversial opinion: Season 2, Episode 7 of Stranger Things is not a bad episode at all 🤷
Wait... Gay men can be... sexy?!
Call the woke police!
There's been another containment breach.
Call the woke police!
There's been another containment breach.
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Wait... Gay men can be... sexy?!
Call the woke police!
There's been another containment breach.
Call the woke police!
There's been another containment breach.
I sometimes forget how much I love research... off to the Bodleian Library next week and I'm so jazzed to look at piles of old papers!!
November 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I sometimes forget how much I love research... off to the Bodleian Library next week and I'm so jazzed to look at piles of old papers!!
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elon musk: people in the uk live like hobbits. um let’s look at you for a second bro
November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
elon musk: people in the uk live like hobbits. um let’s look at you for a second bro
I think my biggest desire now is to be the kind of adult my 7 year-old self would want to play videogames with.
November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I think my biggest desire now is to be the kind of adult my 7 year-old self would want to play videogames with.
I have a cold... so I can't go to the gym... so obviously I feel like all is lost and I shall instantly lose all I have worked for and morph into a fragile baby mouse.
November 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I have a cold... so I can't go to the gym... so obviously I feel like all is lost and I shall instantly lose all I have worked for and morph into a fragile baby mouse.
Hey Listen!
This December I'm running a videogame themed tour of the British Museum.
Join me for a whistlestop tour of some of the real stories behind your favourite videogames and see some of the incredible artefacts that inspired them!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-videog...
This December I'm running a videogame themed tour of the British Museum.
Join me for a whistlestop tour of some of the real stories behind your favourite videogames and see some of the incredible artefacts that inspired them!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-videog...
The Videogame Tour of The British Museum
This tour of the British Museum by writer and historian Sacha Coward will explore the ancient history behind your favourite videogames!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Hey Listen!
This December I'm running a videogame themed tour of the British Museum.
Join me for a whistlestop tour of some of the real stories behind your favourite videogames and see some of the incredible artefacts that inspired them!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-videog...
This December I'm running a videogame themed tour of the British Museum.
Join me for a whistlestop tour of some of the real stories behind your favourite videogames and see some of the incredible artefacts that inspired them!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-videog...
My theory is... in the next year we're going to see a LOT of 90's nostalgia. A lot of TV shows, fashion and music heavily referencing the 90s.
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
My theory is... in the next year we're going to see a LOT of 90's nostalgia. A lot of TV shows, fashion and music heavily referencing the 90s.
Living lemsip to lemsip...
November 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Living lemsip to lemsip...
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🎧 “Queer as Folklore” by @sachacoward.bsky.social (who just won a British Fantasy Award!) explores the secret queer history of everything from mermaids/mermen, witches, pirates and unicorns to superheroes like Wonder Woman and the X-Men. So glad I listened! 🧜♂️ 🦄 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 💙📚#BookSky
November 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
🎧 “Queer as Folklore” by @sachacoward.bsky.social (who just won a British Fantasy Award!) explores the secret queer history of everything from mermaids/mermen, witches, pirates and unicorns to superheroes like Wonder Woman and the X-Men. So glad I listened! 🧜♂️ 🦄 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 💙📚#BookSky
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Finally finished @sachacoward.bsky.social ’s book, Queer as Folklore.
So glad I took my time with it. It was so enjoyable and dug further in to queerness and otherness in folklore, mythology, and history of the arts than I've had exposure to before.
I definitely recommend it.
So glad I took my time with it. It was so enjoyable and dug further in to queerness and otherness in folklore, mythology, and history of the arts than I've had exposure to before.
I definitely recommend it.
November 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Finally finished @sachacoward.bsky.social ’s book, Queer as Folklore.
So glad I took my time with it. It was so enjoyable and dug further in to queerness and otherness in folklore, mythology, and history of the arts than I've had exposure to before.
I definitely recommend it.
So glad I took my time with it. It was so enjoyable and dug further in to queerness and otherness in folklore, mythology, and history of the arts than I've had exposure to before.
I definitely recommend it.
Me: And its not like I want to make a big deal out of it. I dont want people to think I'm some kind of narcissist! There's been so much good faith support from my community, it would be disrespec-
Tattoo artist: You want 'award winning author' on both biceps?
Me: Both.
Tattoo artist: You want 'award winning author' on both biceps?
Me: Both.
November 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Me: And its not like I want to make a big deal out of it. I dont want people to think I'm some kind of narcissist! There's been so much good faith support from my community, it would be disrespec-
Tattoo artist: You want 'award winning author' on both biceps?
Me: Both.
Tattoo artist: You want 'award winning author' on both biceps?
Me: Both.
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As one of the judges for this year's Best Nonfiction, it was a joy to give this book a push further onto the public spotlight.
And the winner is Sacha Coward for Queer As Folklore
November 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
As one of the judges for this year's Best Nonfiction, it was a joy to give this book a push further onto the public spotlight.
Won an award...
Someone's handed me a mic...
Room full of people...
Having an out of body experience...
Bon appetit.
Someone's handed me a mic...
Room full of people...
Having an out of body experience...
Bon appetit.
November 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Won an award...
Someone's handed me a mic...
Room full of people...
Having an out of body experience...
Bon appetit.
Someone's handed me a mic...
Room full of people...
Having an out of body experience...
Bon appetit.
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And the winner is Sacha Coward for Queer As Folklore
November 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
And the winner is Sacha Coward for Queer As Folklore
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No luck for Team @wtpress.bsky.social in the BFS Awards this evening, but absolutely delighted for @sachacoward.bsky.social, @rainewilson.bsky.social, and for @silvanhistorian.bsky.social, Charlotte & Megan from Breaking the Glass Slipper.
November 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
No luck for Team @wtpress.bsky.social in the BFS Awards this evening, but absolutely delighted for @sachacoward.bsky.social, @rainewilson.bsky.social, and for @silvanhistorian.bsky.social, Charlotte & Megan from Breaking the Glass Slipper.
So... I only went and WON A BLOODY BRITISH FANTASY AWARD!!!!
November 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
So... I only went and WON A BLOODY BRITISH FANTASY AWARD!!!!
So, I got to be an NPC vampire at an immersive Halloween event last night.
And my favourite thing to do was to saunter up to opposite sex couples (Particularly with a surly looking bloke) and ask the woman if I could borrow her twink after she was done with it.
And my favourite thing to do was to saunter up to opposite sex couples (Particularly with a surly looking bloke) and ask the woman if I could borrow her twink after she was done with it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
So, I got to be an NPC vampire at an immersive Halloween event last night.
And my favourite thing to do was to saunter up to opposite sex couples (Particularly with a surly looking bloke) and ask the woman if I could borrow her twink after she was done with it.
And my favourite thing to do was to saunter up to opposite sex couples (Particularly with a surly looking bloke) and ask the woman if I could borrow her twink after she was done with it.