@storywrangler.bsky.social
Cook, therapist, personal assistant, life coach, finance manager, cleaner…. No, wait, that’s just being a parent. Writer, nerd, part-time gamer.
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hi, cis folks!
this is present day reality for UK trans folks. it’s outrageous someone should have to have taken this journey to live as themselves, participate in society, & be with who they love.
hi, cis americans!
this is a future trans americans see that starts with “we need to compromise.”
this is present day reality for UK trans folks. it’s outrageous someone should have to have taken this journey to live as themselves, participate in society, & be with who they love.
hi, cis americans!
this is a future trans americans see that starts with “we need to compromise.”
I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
August 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
hi, cis folks!
this is present day reality for UK trans folks. it’s outrageous someone should have to have taken this journey to live as themselves, participate in society, & be with who they love.
hi, cis americans!
this is a future trans americans see that starts with “we need to compromise.”
this is present day reality for UK trans folks. it’s outrageous someone should have to have taken this journey to live as themselves, participate in society, & be with who they love.
hi, cis americans!
this is a future trans americans see that starts with “we need to compromise.”
Me thinking of all the other businesses big and small who recognise that gender is a spectrum and ask for self-identification accordingly, and then this bullshit. 🙄 It ain’t hard to allow people to exist.
111/NHS direct is a joke. Having to misgender yourself to the people there for no reason is outright humiliating. It's designed to put trans people off reaching out for healthcare support.
There were years of surveys that worked on finding respectful ways to gather this information, disregarded.
There were years of surveys that worked on finding respectful ways to gather this information, disregarded.
August 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Me thinking of all the other businesses big and small who recognise that gender is a spectrum and ask for self-identification accordingly, and then this bullshit. 🙄 It ain’t hard to allow people to exist.
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Today is the day authors are learning how many of their publishers straight up blew off registering copyright and I feel like that deserves a class action suit of its own if it costs everyone their settlement money from the Anthropic suit... 😒🤬
Tor just straight up didn't register the copyright for two of our books, even though they were contractually obligated to do so.
One day I will FULLY describe that shit show. But not today.
One day I will FULLY describe that shit show. But not today.
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
August 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Today is the day authors are learning how many of their publishers straight up blew off registering copyright and I feel like that deserves a class action suit of its own if it costs everyone their settlement money from the Anthropic suit... 😒🤬
Ticketmaster can go fuck itself. Queues for two hours for #MCR tickets, only to be booted out because the website was processing orders faster than I could click. Hope the devs get thrush.
August 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ticketmaster can go fuck itself. Queues for two hours for #MCR tickets, only to be booted out because the website was processing orders faster than I could click. Hope the devs get thrush.
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KENT PEOPLE: the Household Support Fund has just opened with first-come-first-served £90 food vouchers for people struggling with bills. Please repost or pass on to anyone you think might need it
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Food voucher support scheme opens for the summer
If you or someone you know is struggling to pay the bills, help could be available from the Household Support Fund (HSF) through Kent County Council (KCC).
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August 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
KENT PEOPLE: the Household Support Fund has just opened with first-come-first-served £90 food vouchers for people struggling with bills. Please repost or pass on to anyone you think might need it
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Babe, I’ve been doing that since 1988. #KeepCliftonvilleWeird
August 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Babe, I’ve been doing that since 1988. #KeepCliftonvilleWeird
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A publishing shout out - I'm running a panel for
@write-mentor.bsky.social WOWCON about navigating the publishing industry as a neurodivergent person and I'd love to hear from ND-ers on the other side of the table; namely agents/publishers/etc. Please DM if you're interested!
@write-mentor.bsky.social WOWCON about navigating the publishing industry as a neurodivergent person and I'd love to hear from ND-ers on the other side of the table; namely agents/publishers/etc. Please DM if you're interested!
a girl in a straw hat says am i talking too much
ALT: a girl in a straw hat says am i talking too much
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August 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A publishing shout out - I'm running a panel for
@write-mentor.bsky.social WOWCON about navigating the publishing industry as a neurodivergent person and I'd love to hear from ND-ers on the other side of the table; namely agents/publishers/etc. Please DM if you're interested!
@write-mentor.bsky.social WOWCON about navigating the publishing industry as a neurodivergent person and I'd love to hear from ND-ers on the other side of the table; namely agents/publishers/etc. Please DM if you're interested!
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So if kids can't look at screens then are you going to invest in public spaces where they can exist away from their parents?
I'm assuming no.
I'm assuming no.
July 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
So if kids can't look at screens then are you going to invest in public spaces where they can exist away from their parents?
I'm assuming no.
I'm assuming no.
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Universal advice for everyone, never be friends with someone who cheats. If they are willing to deceive their partner, they are not above deceiving you.
July 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Universal advice for everyone, never be friends with someone who cheats. If they are willing to deceive their partner, they are not above deceiving you.
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You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
My kid’s teacher used this as an example of an elevated sentence:
“He lay motionless, writhing in agony.”
Me & the kid: well which was it? The kid was incensed that it was being held up as a good example.
#education #teacher #SATS
“He lay motionless, writhing in agony.”
Me & the kid: well which was it? The kid was incensed that it was being held up as a good example.
#education #teacher #SATS
a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and overalls is making a funny face .
Alt: a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and overalls is giving serious side-eye
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July 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
My kid’s teacher used this as an example of an elevated sentence:
“He lay motionless, writhing in agony.”
Me & the kid: well which was it? The kid was incensed that it was being held up as a good example.
#education #teacher #SATS
“He lay motionless, writhing in agony.”
Me & the kid: well which was it? The kid was incensed that it was being held up as a good example.
#education #teacher #SATS
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Not Another Wardrobe: Why Portal Fantasy Is a Tough Sell
It’s a super common entry point into a fantasy novel: the protagonist steps through a portal or is somehow transported into another world.
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#writingcommunity #amwriting #amwritingfantasy
It’s a super common entry point into a fantasy novel: the protagonist steps through a portal or is somehow transported into another world.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/p...
#writingcommunity #amwriting #amwritingfantasy
July 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Not Another Wardrobe: Why Portal Fantasy Is a Tough Sell
It’s a super common entry point into a fantasy novel: the protagonist steps through a portal or is somehow transported into another world.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/p...
#writingcommunity #amwriting #amwritingfantasy
It’s a super common entry point into a fantasy novel: the protagonist steps through a portal or is somehow transported into another world.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/p...
#writingcommunity #amwriting #amwritingfantasy
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It's the most magical time of the year - tax time! Here are the % of income streams for my writing in the last financial year:
ALCS - 0.41%
PLR - 0.23%
Appearance Fees - 1.42%
Editing Fees - 5.35%
Mentoring - 25.96%
Advances - 34.04%
Writementor Day Job - 32.59%
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ALCS - 0.41%
PLR - 0.23%
Appearance Fees - 1.42%
Editing Fees - 5.35%
Mentoring - 25.96%
Advances - 34.04%
Writementor Day Job - 32.59%
More below 🧵1/4
July 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
It's the most magical time of the year - tax time! Here are the % of income streams for my writing in the last financial year:
ALCS - 0.41%
PLR - 0.23%
Appearance Fees - 1.42%
Editing Fees - 5.35%
Mentoring - 25.96%
Advances - 34.04%
Writementor Day Job - 32.59%
More below 🧵1/4
ALCS - 0.41%
PLR - 0.23%
Appearance Fees - 1.42%
Editing Fees - 5.35%
Mentoring - 25.96%
Advances - 34.04%
Writementor Day Job - 32.59%
More below 🧵1/4
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The perfect @amiberger.bsky.social content does not exi-
June 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The perfect @amiberger.bsky.social content does not exi-
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Speaking as a Londoner:
Congrats, New York on your (hopefully) new muslim mayor. But also commiserations on the absolute S-tier flood of baseless racist shite you're going to get bombarded with from your family outside the city from now on.
Ask us how we know.
Congrats, New York on your (hopefully) new muslim mayor. But also commiserations on the absolute S-tier flood of baseless racist shite you're going to get bombarded with from your family outside the city from now on.
Ask us how we know.
June 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Speaking as a Londoner:
Congrats, New York on your (hopefully) new muslim mayor. But also commiserations on the absolute S-tier flood of baseless racist shite you're going to get bombarded with from your family outside the city from now on.
Ask us how we know.
Congrats, New York on your (hopefully) new muslim mayor. But also commiserations on the absolute S-tier flood of baseless racist shite you're going to get bombarded with from your family outside the city from now on.
Ask us how we know.
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PROVOKE AND PUBLICISE
Tomorrow in the Houses of Parliament the transphobes will attempt a “Provoke & Publicise” action. Provoke and Publicise was originally developed as a tactic by racist segregationists in US states like Alabama & Oklahoma to try and stop the civil rights movement there…
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Tomorrow in the Houses of Parliament the transphobes will attempt a “Provoke & Publicise” action. Provoke and Publicise was originally developed as a tactic by racist segregationists in US states like Alabama & Oklahoma to try and stop the civil rights movement there…
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a cartoon drawing of a transgender flag against a yellow background
Alt: a cartoon drawing of a transgender flag against a yellow background
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June 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
PROVOKE AND PUBLICISE
Tomorrow in the Houses of Parliament the transphobes will attempt a “Provoke & Publicise” action. Provoke and Publicise was originally developed as a tactic by racist segregationists in US states like Alabama & Oklahoma to try and stop the civil rights movement there…
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Tomorrow in the Houses of Parliament the transphobes will attempt a “Provoke & Publicise” action. Provoke and Publicise was originally developed as a tactic by racist segregationists in US states like Alabama & Oklahoma to try and stop the civil rights movement there…
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Hello! I am working on a project with the Royal Institution about the Christmas Lectures, and would love to talk to people who grew up watching them on TV, or now watch them with their own kids (or, ideally, both). Please share 🤗
June 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Hello! I am working on a project with the Royal Institution about the Christmas Lectures, and would love to talk to people who grew up watching them on TV, or now watch them with their own kids (or, ideally, both). Please share 🤗
It’s 25° out, yet I’m sitting in the office covered in goosebumps, trying to decide if I can deal with amount of shit I’ll get from everyone if I get my pashmina out.
a statue of a man covered in snow with the words i 'm so cold
Alt: A man covered in snow with turns his head to the right, with text saying I’m so cold
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June 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It’s 25° out, yet I’m sitting in the office covered in goosebumps, trying to decide if I can deal with amount of shit I’ll get from everyone if I get my pashmina out.
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I will be causing Loki chaos and entertaining children this sunday at 4pm in Barnes, Kitson Hall. Come and help me lower the tone of a west london literary festival! #KidLitUK
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/checkout-ext...
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June 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I will be causing Loki chaos and entertaining children this sunday at 4pm in Barnes, Kitson Hall. Come and help me lower the tone of a west london literary festival! #KidLitUK
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/checkout-ext...
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/checkout-ext...
Just made myself lol cuz I mistyped “counter”.
I’m such a child.
I’m such a child.
a woman in a harley quinn costume sticks her tongue out
Alt: a woman in a harley quinn costume winks directly into the camera
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June 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Just made myself lol cuz I mistyped “counter”.
I’m such a child.
I’m such a child.
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UNBOUND AUTHORS: The administrators are scheduling a second creditor meeting to address concerns brought forward over director conduct. If you would like to attend, YOU MUST FILL OUT THE ADMINISTRATORS PROOF OF DEBT FORM (it’s simple and not scary). DM me with your emIl to be forwarded it
June 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
UNBOUND AUTHORS: The administrators are scheduling a second creditor meeting to address concerns brought forward over director conduct. If you would like to attend, YOU MUST FILL OUT THE ADMINISTRATORS PROOF OF DEBT FORM (it’s simple and not scary). DM me with your emIl to be forwarded it
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Yael van der Wouden, who won last night’s @womensprize.bsky.social for Fiction, said she was intersex in her speech and had only got the right treatment because of “every trans person who’s fought for healthcare.” Say it again: Transphobia. Hurts. Everyone.
June 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Yael van der Wouden, who won last night’s @womensprize.bsky.social for Fiction, said she was intersex in her speech and had only got the right treatment because of “every trans person who’s fought for healthcare.” Say it again: Transphobia. Hurts. Everyone.
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I'm a dad bringing up a family on their own. I have leaned this: hobbies are dominated by men because women are just too busy. If men did their fair share they'd be too busy to meet up and argue over whatever bullshit passion they have.
June 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I'm a dad bringing up a family on their own. I have leaned this: hobbies are dominated by men because women are just too busy. If men did their fair share they'd be too busy to meet up and argue over whatever bullshit passion they have.
My eldest is watching #Lockwood&Co for the first time.
Takes one look at Lockwood and murmurs “oh my god” in pure, unadulterated pre-teen longing.
I really think the whole dressing-the-cut scene may end her.
Takes one look at Lockwood and murmurs “oh my god” in pure, unadulterated pre-teen longing.
I really think the whole dressing-the-cut scene may end her.
a man and a woman are looking at each other and the man is wearing a tie
Alt: a man and a woman are looking at each other with longing
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June 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
My eldest is watching #Lockwood&Co for the first time.
Takes one look at Lockwood and murmurs “oh my god” in pure, unadulterated pre-teen longing.
I really think the whole dressing-the-cut scene may end her.
Takes one look at Lockwood and murmurs “oh my god” in pure, unadulterated pre-teen longing.
I really think the whole dressing-the-cut scene may end her.