Selina Lock
@selinalock.bsky.social
Crafter, research librarian, lapsed writer, former editor of The Girly Comic, watcher of kdrama, jdrama, tdrama, has ME/CFS, based in Leicester UK
https://factorfictionpress.co.uk/
https://factorfictionpress.co.uk/
It's National Year of Reading in the UK & I've been reading queer romance.
Finishing the Game Changers series by @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social (yes, everyone's favourite gay ice hockey players)
Then the excellent Netherford Hall by @natania.bsky.social (queer Pride & Prejudice & Witches)
Finishing the Game Changers series by @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social (yes, everyone's favourite gay ice hockey players)
Then the excellent Netherford Hall by @natania.bsky.social (queer Pride & Prejudice & Witches)
January 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM
It's National Year of Reading in the UK & I've been reading queer romance.
Finishing the Game Changers series by @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social (yes, everyone's favourite gay ice hockey players)
Then the excellent Netherford Hall by @natania.bsky.social (queer Pride & Prejudice & Witches)
Finishing the Game Changers series by @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social (yes, everyone's favourite gay ice hockey players)
Then the excellent Netherford Hall by @natania.bsky.social (queer Pride & Prejudice & Witches)
Been away since Wednesday, so have many #blseries episodes to catch up on. Seen Me & Thee and Fourever You 2.
Partway through Head to Head finale.
Partway through Head to Head finale.
January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Been away since Wednesday, so have many #blseries episodes to catch up on. Seen Me & Thee and Fourever You 2.
Partway through Head to Head finale.
Partway through Head to Head finale.
Was not expecting to find a Filipino restaurant in a small UK North West coastal town.
First time I've tried Filipino cuisine. The Pork Bicol Express was very tasty.
First time I've tried Filipino cuisine. The Pork Bicol Express was very tasty.
January 8, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Was not expecting to find a Filipino restaurant in a small UK North West coastal town.
First time I've tried Filipino cuisine. The Pork Bicol Express was very tasty.
First time I've tried Filipino cuisine. The Pork Bicol Express was very tasty.
Reminded today why we only eat at McDonalds about every five years...
Not to my taste. Though mildly surprised I could still get a Fillet-O-Fish... my teenage go to when visiting Beaumont Leys swimming pool. Melton didn't get a McDonalds until I was about 23.
Not to my taste. Though mildly surprised I could still get a Fillet-O-Fish... my teenage go to when visiting Beaumont Leys swimming pool. Melton didn't get a McDonalds until I was about 23.
January 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Reminded today why we only eat at McDonalds about every five years...
Not to my taste. Though mildly surprised I could still get a Fillet-O-Fish... my teenage go to when visiting Beaumont Leys swimming pool. Melton didn't get a McDonalds until I was about 23.
Not to my taste. Though mildly surprised I could still get a Fillet-O-Fish... my teenage go to when visiting Beaumont Leys swimming pool. Melton didn't get a McDonalds until I was about 23.
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"Hard times are coming, when we'll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine real grounds for hope...realists of a larger reality."
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
January 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
"Hard times are coming, when we'll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine real grounds for hope...realists of a larger reality."
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
It's @signorfurioso.bsky.social birthday, so go join in with his silly game.
He's managed to keep this joke/game running in various forms for 5 years on another platform!!
He's managed to keep this joke/game running in various forms for 5 years on another platform!!
Day Four Hundred and Thirty-Six (of Ten) The rules are, once a day, for ten days, post an iconic image from a movie that influenced you… with no explanation necessary. Wrong answers preferred.
January 7, 2026 at 9:31 AM
It's @signorfurioso.bsky.social birthday, so go join in with his silly game.
He's managed to keep this joke/game running in various forms for 5 years on another platform!!
He's managed to keep this joke/game running in various forms for 5 years on another platform!!
I popped the cartilage in my nose by kicking myself in the face.
This was trampolining at school as a teenager. I was doing back bounces & my leg rebounded off the trampoline.
This was trampolining at school as a teenager. I was doing back bounces & my leg rebounded off the trampoline.
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.
😅
😅
January 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I popped the cartilage in my nose by kicking myself in the face.
This was trampolining at school as a teenager. I was doing back bounces & my leg rebounded off the trampoline.
This was trampolining at school as a teenager. I was doing back bounces & my leg rebounded off the trampoline.
Will this be the year I finally get the hang of, or get into the habit of, using Discord?
Lots of communities seem to use it & I'm in several groups... I just tend to forget to login...
There's a work related one I ought to use more.
And perhaps look into groups for other interests?
Lots of communities seem to use it & I'm in several groups... I just tend to forget to login...
There's a work related one I ought to use more.
And perhaps look into groups for other interests?
January 5, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Will this be the year I finally get the hang of, or get into the habit of, using Discord?
Lots of communities seem to use it & I'm in several groups... I just tend to forget to login...
There's a work related one I ought to use more.
And perhaps look into groups for other interests?
Lots of communities seem to use it & I'm in several groups... I just tend to forget to login...
There's a work related one I ought to use more.
And perhaps look into groups for other interests?
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We're calling for submissions to the Black Archive from disabled authors and authors of colour, who we know have been underrepresented in the range.
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
January 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM
We're calling for submissions to the Black Archive from disabled authors and authors of colour, who we know have been underrepresented in the range.
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Haven't done much die cutting & crafting lately, so decided to try out some of my floral die cuts.
#crafting #papercrafting #cardmaking #diecutting
#crafting #papercrafting #cardmaking #diecutting
January 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Haven't done much die cutting & crafting lately, so decided to try out some of my floral die cuts.
#crafting #papercrafting #cardmaking #diecutting
#crafting #papercrafting #cardmaking #diecutting
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I love making this list every year, and I never have any trouble coming up with 50 things I think were genuinely wonderful.
50 wonderful things from 2025
Each year, critic Linda Holmes looks back on the year and compiles a list of the things that brought her joy.
www.npr.org
December 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I love making this list every year, and I never have any trouble coming up with 50 things I think were genuinely wonderful.
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Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
Happy New Year 🎊 folks.
We got out of the habit of celebrating NY when we had a dog for 14 years, as Loki was terrified of fireworks.
Have some NY licks from my parents' dog - who will be barking his head off tonight!
We got out of the habit of celebrating NY when we had a dog for 14 years, as Loki was terrified of fireworks.
Have some NY licks from my parents' dog - who will be barking his head off tonight!
December 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Happy New Year 🎊 folks.
We got out of the habit of celebrating NY when we had a dog for 14 years, as Loki was terrified of fireworks.
Have some NY licks from my parents' dog - who will be barking his head off tonight!
We got out of the habit of celebrating NY when we had a dog for 14 years, as Loki was terrified of fireworks.
Have some NY licks from my parents' dog - who will be barking his head off tonight!
Work out of office on. So hopefully I can stop dreaming about systematic review search strategies for a few weeks 😂
December 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Work out of office on. So hopefully I can stop dreaming about systematic review search strategies for a few weeks 😂
This first point I've been repeating quite often this year, but all the tips are good.
As we wrap up 2025, I wanted to share some of the videos I've made that strike on my pet peeves in #LiteratureReviews, #SystematicReviews, #searching and #EvidenceSynthesis.
A thread. 🧵 #medlibs
First up, report your databases with their platforms correctly.
youtu.be/lSn3IVxGG7M?...
A thread. 🧵 #medlibs
First up, report your databases with their platforms correctly.
youtu.be/lSn3IVxGG7M?...
Report Your Databases With Their Platforms | Methods Monday | SR Education
YouTube video by Carrie Price
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This first point I've been repeating quite often this year, but all the tips are good.
Last working morning of the year.
Last slot in my morning is a systematic review 1to1.
Looking at my diary I didn't have any SR 1to1s on the last working day in 2024 but I had two in 2023. So par for the course.
#researchsupport #academiclibraries #medlibs 📚
Last slot in my morning is a systematic review 1to1.
Looking at my diary I didn't have any SR 1to1s on the last working day in 2024 but I had two in 2023. So par for the course.
#researchsupport #academiclibraries #medlibs 📚
December 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Last working morning of the year.
Last slot in my morning is a systematic review 1to1.
Looking at my diary I didn't have any SR 1to1s on the last working day in 2024 but I had two in 2023. So par for the course.
#researchsupport #academiclibraries #medlibs 📚
Last slot in my morning is a systematic review 1to1.
Looking at my diary I didn't have any SR 1to1s on the last working day in 2024 but I had two in 2023. So par for the course.
#researchsupport #academiclibraries #medlibs 📚
Seems like I started keeping track of my #blseries #kdrama #jdrama #thaidrama #cdrama watches in mid-January this year.
A rough count up suggests I've seen about 90 shows in 2025....
I'm going to need better notes in 2026 to join in with year end round-up challenges 😂
A rough count up suggests I've seen about 90 shows in 2025....
I'm going to need better notes in 2026 to join in with year end round-up challenges 😂
December 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Seems like I started keeping track of my #blseries #kdrama #jdrama #thaidrama #cdrama watches in mid-January this year.
A rough count up suggests I've seen about 90 shows in 2025....
I'm going to need better notes in 2026 to join in with year end round-up challenges 😂
A rough count up suggests I've seen about 90 shows in 2025....
I'm going to need better notes in 2026 to join in with year end round-up challenges 😂
We needed some new giant tea mugs. Pint mug & normal mug for size comparison...
There's not much choice of design, those were the best options.
There's not much choice of design, those were the best options.
December 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We needed some new giant tea mugs. Pint mug & normal mug for size comparison...
There's not much choice of design, those were the best options.
There's not much choice of design, those were the best options.
Widdershins is a highly recommended, fun read.
if you want a pleasant fun read, here is my victorian wizard webcomic ✨ www.widdershinscomic.com
for goofy queer cyberpunk heist tales, buy my novel ✨ www.widdershinscomic.com/hit-the-grou...
if you need a bunch of cartoony work done, check out my comics/illustration portfolio ✨ www.kateashwin.com
for goofy queer cyberpunk heist tales, buy my novel ✨ www.widdershinscomic.com/hit-the-grou...
if you need a bunch of cartoony work done, check out my comics/illustration portfolio ✨ www.kateashwin.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Widdershins is a highly recommended, fun read.
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I’ve read some eye-rolling Heated Rivalry takes, but this one demonstrates such a bad faith interpretation, a misunderstanding of Romance as a genre, and a failure in media literacy and critical thinking skills that I don’t know what to do. 1/
slate.com/life/2025/12...
slate.com/life/2025/12...
The Horniest Show on TV Actually Has a Weirdly Conservative Message. Don’t Fall for It.
Why do we keep skating in circles?
slate.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I’ve read some eye-rolling Heated Rivalry takes, but this one demonstrates such a bad faith interpretation, a misunderstanding of Romance as a genre, and a failure in media literacy and critical thinking skills that I don’t know what to do. 1/
slate.com/life/2025/12...
slate.com/life/2025/12...
December 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Melinda Gebbie, who co-created the acclaimed erotic masterwork Lost Girls with her husband Alan Moore, has released a large format full colour retrospective of her artistic career.
https://downthetubes.net/melinda-gebbies-greatest-fits-available-now/
https://downthetubes.net/melinda-gebbies-greatest-fits-available-now/
December 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Melinda Gebbie, who co-created the acclaimed erotic masterwork Lost Girls with her husband Alan Moore, has released a large format full colour retrospective of her artistic career.
https://downthetubes.net/melinda-gebbies-greatest-fits-available-now/
https://downthetubes.net/melinda-gebbies-greatest-fits-available-now/
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Looking to do interviews on this, especially people amassing BIG collections of a) DVD/Video, b) books, c) CD/Vinyl, d) comics and SPECIFICALLY because of worries about corporate control over streaming/digital media and ESPECIALLY people worried about catastrophic online collapse. Please DM
Does anyone hoard physical media because they’re worried about future access to digital, either through corporate greed/pricing or some actual collapse? Potentially for a thing.
December 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Looking to do interviews on this, especially people amassing BIG collections of a) DVD/Video, b) books, c) CD/Vinyl, d) comics and SPECIFICALLY because of worries about corporate control over streaming/digital media and ESPECIALLY people worried about catastrophic online collapse. Please DM