Iona
@singlecrow.bsky.social
Writer, lawyer, part-time sapphic, among other things. not Scottish, but it's complicated. (repped by Kurestin Armada; fiction and other work at www.generalist.org.uk/iona) (they/she)
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Iona
@singlecrow.bsky.social
· Jan 2
Happy new year! The book is out- You Are Here: Nine More Stories, a new short story collection including a brand-new novella. Dragons, smugglers, witches, Indian mothers, meddling lesbians, telepaths who love to troll you, space! 🌈🚀🏴☠️🪔 🐉
available most places, paperbacks at Amazon, links below.
available most places, paperbacks at Amazon, links below.
Some pins and things: here is my most recent short story collection: bsky.app/profile/sing...
I am in Delhi! Wild kites swooping at the balcony and very cold. It’s good to be back.
January 2, 2026 at 10:26 AM
I am in Delhi! Wild kites swooping at the balcony and very cold. It’s good to be back.
On my way to Delhi, see y’all in a while
January 1, 2026 at 7:04 PM
On my way to Delhi, see y’all in a while
well. look. the person in question is a little fragile so it feels unkind to retell. but please take my word for it that it was very, very funny.
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
December 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
well. look. the person in question is a little fragile so it feels unkind to retell. but please take my word for it that it was very, very funny.
I return to the bosom of my people (briefly) on 1 Jan. And I love a new year in Delhi, I really do. But the paperwork.
December 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I return to the bosom of my people (briefly) on 1 Jan. And I love a new year in Delhi, I really do. But the paperwork.
I learned to ice skate. Had been on ice skates all of twice before 1 Jan 2025. Working on two foot turns, crossovers and backward stroking now.
Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025, no matter how big or small
Reading & writing has kept me alive this year.
Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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December 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I learned to ice skate. Had been on ice skates all of twice before 1 Jan 2025. Working on two foot turns, crossovers and backward stroking now.
Scandinavian liquorice is very difficult to get in this country which why my friends & loved ones often get it for me as a gift. and. omg. I could drown in this stuff and die happy.
December 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Scandinavian liquorice is very difficult to get in this country which why my friends & loved ones often get it for me as a gift. and. omg. I could drown in this stuff and die happy.
J asked for the premise of my heated rivalry fic, here it is
Ilya breaks his leg, post canon, and is forced to spend time thinking, watching Soviet kids TV on YouTube, teaching Shane to figure skate and making friends with Yuna
December 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
J asked for the premise of my heated rivalry fic, here it is
skating meditatively in circles at Ally Pally, plotting a Heated Rivalry fic I will probably not write, all v thematic
December 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
skating meditatively in circles at Ally Pally, plotting a Heated Rivalry fic I will probably not write, all v thematic
I want to watch ep 5 and 6 of #heatedrivalry today, so impressed by everyone who’s done before I woke up on Boxing Day.
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I want to watch ep 5 and 6 of #heatedrivalry today, so impressed by everyone who’s done before I woke up on Boxing Day.
yeees this is how my friend discord commenced festivities this morning
Geeeeettttt…. DRESSED, you merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay! For it is Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Day!
December 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
yeees this is how my friend discord commenced festivities this morning
I adore #DuvetKnowItsChristmas from the bottom of my heart, esp as it was dominated one year by @thecolleencg.bsky.social of this parish. Highly recommend (also highly rec Centerpoint, a good charity for Londoners)
Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
www.gofundme.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I adore #DuvetKnowItsChristmas from the bottom of my heart, esp as it was dominated one year by @thecolleencg.bsky.social of this parish. Highly recommend (also highly rec Centerpoint, a good charity for Londoners)
yuletide is very much gay, but not anonymous!! it seems to be shifting in and out, omg I'm kind of trying not to look
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
yuletide is very much gay, but not anonymous!! it seems to be shifting in and out, omg I'm kind of trying not to look
Technically I worked for my living today. Actually I wrote 5000 words of bad fanfiction and watched two episodes of the sexy hockey show.
December 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Technically I worked for my living today. Actually I wrote 5000 words of bad fanfiction and watched two episodes of the sexy hockey show.
On episode 3 of #heatedrivalry! love the swerve into coffeeshop romance away from the super-sexy-bad-time-smoulder show. tho I too love Ilya so what do I know.
December 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
On episode 3 of #heatedrivalry! love the swerve into coffeeshop romance away from the super-sexy-bad-time-smoulder show. tho I too love Ilya so what do I know.
Anyone got a pretty tarot deck they particularly love? I’ve been wondering if I need a new one in my life.
December 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Anyone got a pretty tarot deck they particularly love? I’ve been wondering if I need a new one in my life.
At the end of episode 1 I am enjoying it!
ok so. do I have to watch Heated Rivalry. will I miss every fannish cultural ref forever if I don’t.
December 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
At the end of episode 1 I am enjoying it!
obviously no one writes to the beauty of things like Blair Braverman, but this one feels v precious & tender for me rn: do I keep on skating with my flat feet & beat-up ankles and clumsy 38yo bones? well, maybe. maybe.
Last month, @outsidemag.bsky.social sent me to spend 14 hours in a suburban ice rink, learning the stories of everyone I met. Why do they skate? I asked. To feel free, they told me. To feel God. To forget, for a minute, what they've done.
What I Learned After Spending 14 Hours at a Suburban Ice Rink
A full day inside a suburban rink revealed how one place can hold ambition, grief, faith, and escape—sometimes all at once.
www.outsideonline.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
obviously no one writes to the beauty of things like Blair Braverman, but this one feels v precious & tender for me rn: do I keep on skating with my flat feet & beat-up ankles and clumsy 38yo bones? well, maybe. maybe.
I'm so touched every year by how many people reread Sing for the Coming each winter solstice. It's such an honour to be part of your tradition.
here is the Halsway Carol, the beautiful modern carol that inspired the story's title: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpww...
here is the Halsway Carol, the beautiful modern carol that inspired the story's title: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpww...
It's 20 December and here in London we have 17 hours of darkness. so, as I do, I commend to you Sing For The Coming of the Longest Night, co-written by me & my bff @krfabian.bsky.social: a solstice poly romance, complete with jolly vicars, haunted theremins, & deep, sweet, weird-ancient magic. ❄️🎄🏳️🌈
December 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I'm so touched every year by how many people reread Sing for the Coming each winter solstice. It's such an honour to be part of your tradition.
here is the Halsway Carol, the beautiful modern carol that inspired the story's title: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpww...
here is the Halsway Carol, the beautiful modern carol that inspired the story's title: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpww...
It's 20 December and here in London we have 17 hours of darkness. so, as I do, I commend to you Sing For The Coming of the Longest Night, co-written by me & my bff @krfabian.bsky.social: a solstice poly romance, complete with jolly vicars, haunted theremins, & deep, sweet, weird-ancient magic. ❄️🎄🏳️🌈
December 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's 20 December and here in London we have 17 hours of darkness. so, as I do, I commend to you Sing For The Coming of the Longest Night, co-written by me & my bff @krfabian.bsky.social: a solstice poly romance, complete with jolly vicars, haunted theremins, & deep, sweet, weird-ancient magic. ❄️🎄🏳️🌈
I have so many unpopular Christmas opinions (ask me about Santa Claus) but my finest Christmas opinion is brandy cream. is the best. on everything. inc breakfast cereal. anyway I am going out tonight specifically to get it.
December 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I have so many unpopular Christmas opinions (ask me about Santa Claus) but my finest Christmas opinion is brandy cream. is the best. on everything. inc breakfast cereal. anyway I am going out tonight specifically to get it.
those of you with a local Waitrose, these are wonderful, spend £2 on happiness
December 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
those of you with a local Waitrose, these are wonderful, spend £2 on happiness
racism is bad, kids, or, apparently I'm still upset by things that happened in 1991.
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
racism is bad, kids, or, apparently I'm still upset by things that happened in 1991.
Aww, there are carol singers in the Tube this morning!
December 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Aww, there are carol singers in the Tube this morning!
I’m on the tube next to some guys who are auditioning to be either the next Jason Mendoza or the groom’s party on Don’t Tell The Bride. It is delightful.
December 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I’m on the tube next to some guys who are auditioning to be either the next Jason Mendoza or the groom’s party on Don’t Tell The Bride. It is delightful.
ok so. do I have to watch Heated Rivalry. will I miss every fannish cultural ref forever if I don’t.
December 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
ok so. do I have to watch Heated Rivalry. will I miss every fannish cultural ref forever if I don’t.