TC Parker/Dr Nat Edwards (she/her)
@tcparker.bsky.social
(Neuro)queer Luddite
1/2 of Nefarious Bat Press. Writer: TRADWIFE, SALTBLOOD, HUMMINGBIRD
PhD in media & politics. Work in social/cultural semiotics, CDA, material culture, storytelling. Rage as deep as the abyss
Fiction at: https://tinyurl.com/mr2rd9bj
1/2 of Nefarious Bat Press. Writer: TRADWIFE, SALTBLOOD, HUMMINGBIRD
PhD in media & politics. Work in social/cultural semiotics, CDA, material culture, storytelling. Rage as deep as the abyss
Fiction at: https://tinyurl.com/mr2rd9bj
Pinned
Tradwife
Family. Community. Tradition.Annihilation.Everyone remembers the Heart of Solomon murders: three young married couples slaughtered around the dinner table, their bodies desecrated, in the UK's first a...
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I thought I'd seize the opportunity, in this festive heterotopia, to try to persuade you to read some of my books. If that's okay.
First off: Tradwife
Like "true crime without the ethical ickiness" (per @anna-orridge.bsky.social), and strongly *dislike* white Christian nationalism?
Cool. Me too
First off: Tradwife
Like "true crime without the ethical ickiness" (per @anna-orridge.bsky.social), and strongly *dislike* white Christian nationalism?
Cool. Me too
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10% of profits from this special edition will be donated to Mermaids, a charity that works to support trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse young people in the UK. I'm very happy and excited about this one!
Introducing our latest special edition - The Incandescent by Emily Tesh! 🖊️🐦🔥🗡️
Head to our Instagram or website for all the details! Pre-orders are open now 💛
litpinsandco.com/collections/...
Head to our Instagram or website for all the details! Pre-orders are open now 💛
litpinsandco.com/collections/...
September 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
10% of profits from this special edition will be donated to Mermaids, a charity that works to support trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse young people in the UK. I'm very happy and excited about this one!
Also why Starmer sickens me more than Thatcher, Cameron and Johnson put together
Your job is to be BETTER than the monsters who told us outright they were monstrous. Not bring in your own flavour of monstrosity via the back door
Your job is to be BETTER than the monsters who told us outright they were monstrous. Not bring in your own flavour of monstrosity via the back door
I expect evil people to do evil things
I also expect people selling themselves as a bulwark against those evil people to fight tooth and nail against the evil things evil people do
only one of these groups is currently performing according to expectations
I also expect people selling themselves as a bulwark against those evil people to fight tooth and nail against the evil things evil people do
only one of these groups is currently performing according to expectations
January 4, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Also why Starmer sickens me more than Thatcher, Cameron and Johnson put together
Your job is to be BETTER than the monsters who told us outright they were monstrous. Not bring in your own flavour of monstrosity via the back door
Your job is to be BETTER than the monsters who told us outright they were monstrous. Not bring in your own flavour of monstrosity via the back door
If the kind of views you regularly espouse "on sexuality and gender in prayer and pastoral conversations" can be easily read as and conflated with abuse and conversion therapy...
... maybe YOU'RE the problem here, not the legislation seeking to put an end to child abuse and torture
... maybe YOU'RE the problem here, not the legislation seeking to put an end to child abuse and torture
An open letter to the Government warning that its plans for a “full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices” could “criminalise mainstream, historic Christian teaching on marriage and sexual ethics, and make sharing the Gospel with some people illegal” has more than 5000 signatories.
Full ban on conversion therapy would ‘criminalise mainstream Christian teaching’, Government told
AN OPEN letter to the Government warning that its plans for a “full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices” could “criminalise mainstream, historic Christian teaching on marriage and sexual ethics, and make sharing the Gospel with some peopl...
www.churchtimes.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 1:33 PM
If the kind of views you regularly espouse "on sexuality and gender in prayer and pastoral conversations" can be easily read as and conflated with abuse and conversion therapy...
... maybe YOU'RE the problem here, not the legislation seeking to put an end to child abuse and torture
... maybe YOU'RE the problem here, not the legislation seeking to put an end to child abuse and torture
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Growing numbers of over-60s Britons facing homelessness.
Low wages/benefits. State pension is low. No curbs on profiteering.
Real cuts in council funding for years. Lack of social housing.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Misery and premature death is a political choice.
Low wages/benefits. State pension is low. No curbs on profiteering.
Real cuts in council funding for years. Lack of social housing.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Misery and premature death is a political choice.
Growing numbers of over-60s facing homelessness, charities warn
Housing crisis reaches UK’s oldest generations as high private rents and lack of social housing hits pensioners
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Growing numbers of over-60s Britons facing homelessness.
Low wages/benefits. State pension is low. No curbs on profiteering.
Real cuts in council funding for years. Lack of social housing.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Misery and premature death is a political choice.
Low wages/benefits. State pension is low. No curbs on profiteering.
Real cuts in council funding for years. Lack of social housing.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Misery and premature death is a political choice.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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We haven't had many entries for this, so we're extending it another week in case people have been away for Xmas & New Years.
Entries now close Sunday 11th Jan and we'll announce a winner afterwards.
Entries now close Sunday 11th Jan and we'll announce a winner afterwards.
Oh, hello, would you like to win a copy of one of our books?
And some silly extra bits like stickers and whatnot (basically anything we can fit in the parcel)?
To be in with a chance of winning, let us know what your favourite read of 2025 was in the thread below.
And some silly extra bits like stickers and whatnot (basically anything we can fit in the parcel)?
To be in with a chance of winning, let us know what your favourite read of 2025 was in the thread below.
January 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
We haven't had many entries for this, so we're extending it another week in case people have been away for Xmas & New Years.
Entries now close Sunday 11th Jan and we'll announce a winner afterwards.
Entries now close Sunday 11th Jan and we'll announce a winner afterwards.
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We're going to need a bigger Hague.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
We're going to need a bigger Hague.
If anyone has Keir's email, can they drop him a link to the White House press conference I've just been watching? Looks like his WiFi's been down
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
If anyone has Keir's email, can they drop him a link to the White House press conference I've just been watching? Looks like his WiFi's been down
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Authors I think you should be checking out in 2026!
@laurelhightower.bsky.social
@sonorataylor.bsky.social
@yolandasfetsos.bsky.social
@lisel.bsky.social
@rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social
@tlbodine.bsky.social
@tcparker.bsky.social
@stevestred.bsky.social
@zinrock.bsky.social
@sapphicsapphire.bsky.social
@laurelhightower.bsky.social
@sonorataylor.bsky.social
@yolandasfetsos.bsky.social
@lisel.bsky.social
@rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social
@tlbodine.bsky.social
@tcparker.bsky.social
@stevestred.bsky.social
@zinrock.bsky.social
@sapphicsapphire.bsky.social
a man wearing a mask is sitting in a chair reading a book .
ALT: a man wearing a mask is sitting in a chair reading a book .
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The US literally just broke with the UN Charter. They've already failed monumentally - publicly, and deliberately - on the "restraint" front
What was the the point of issuing this nothingburger of a statement?
What was the the point of issuing this nothingburger of a statement?
Under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be respected. We call for restraint.
The safety of EU citizens in the country is our top priority. (2/2)
The safety of EU citizens in the country is our top priority. (2/2)
January 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
The US literally just broke with the UN Charter. They've already failed monumentally - publicly, and deliberately - on the "restraint" front
What was the the point of issuing this nothingburger of a statement?
What was the the point of issuing this nothingburger of a statement?
There were nearly 10m of us out on Stop The War marches in 2003, when a megalomaniac American President invaded another country to get at its oil (aided/abetted by our own megalomaniac at home)
So... I assume we're doing the same again this year? And there won't be any Public Order Acts stopping us?
So... I assume we're doing the same again this year? And there won't be any Public Order Acts stopping us?
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
There were nearly 10m of us out on Stop The War marches in 2003, when a megalomaniac American President invaded another country to get at its oil (aided/abetted by our own megalomaniac at home)
So... I assume we're doing the same again this year? And there won't be any Public Order Acts stopping us?
So... I assume we're doing the same again this year? And there won't be any Public Order Acts stopping us?
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Venezuela now, because he wants the oil.
He wants the oil under Greenland too. And under Canada. He's openly called for them to be part of the USA.
How long before he decides to bomb a couple of NATO members to get his own way?
The USA is a rogue nation.
He wants the oil under Greenland too. And under Canada. He's openly called for them to be part of the USA.
How long before he decides to bomb a couple of NATO members to get his own way?
The USA is a rogue nation.
January 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Venezuela now, because he wants the oil.
He wants the oil under Greenland too. And under Canada. He's openly called for them to be part of the USA.
How long before he decides to bomb a couple of NATO members to get his own way?
The USA is a rogue nation.
He wants the oil under Greenland too. And under Canada. He's openly called for them to be part of the USA.
How long before he decides to bomb a couple of NATO members to get his own way?
The USA is a rogue nation.
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Seriously get this book. I loved it and it has been my mind since then.
In my opinion there should be more blood and dismembered organs.
In my opinion there should be more blood and dismembered organs.
Tradwife's been flagged by The Book Place We Do Not Name for "content violations" - on account of its "blood" and "dismembered organs" (presumably on the cover)
It's our bestselling book, which we now can't advertise on the place where most people (alas) still buy books
Happy New Year!
It's our bestselling book, which we now can't advertise on the place where most people (alas) still buy books
Happy New Year!
January 2, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Seriously get this book. I loved it and it has been my mind since then.
In my opinion there should be more blood and dismembered organs.
In my opinion there should be more blood and dismembered organs.
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TRADWIFE is a great read! And I highly recommend you buy it direct through the link below rather than That Other Place.
So, this happened today...
It's not great having to ask for help - but if you've enjoyed any of our books, we'd be hugely grateful if you could let people know about them (and where you can buy them)
Word of mouth is... pretty important, right now
It's not great having to ask for help - but if you've enjoyed any of our books, we'd be hugely grateful if you could let people know about them (and where you can buy them)
Word of mouth is... pretty important, right now
January 2, 2026 at 7:07 PM
TRADWIFE is a great read! And I highly recommend you buy it direct through the link below rather than That Other Place.
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A little astonished we've had to do this, but lo: thanks to the unbelievably quick work of the wonderful @ruthannaevans.bsky.social... TRADWIFE has a new cover, for the Bad Place only
(If there's an issue with *plastic* hearts... I'm all out of ideas)
OG cover still VERY available everywhere else
(If there's an issue with *plastic* hearts... I'm all out of ideas)
OG cover still VERY available everywhere else
January 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
A little astonished we've had to do this, but lo: thanks to the unbelievably quick work of the wonderful @ruthannaevans.bsky.social... TRADWIFE has a new cover, for the Bad Place only
(If there's an issue with *plastic* hearts... I'm all out of ideas)
OG cover still VERY available everywhere else
(If there's an issue with *plastic* hearts... I'm all out of ideas)
OG cover still VERY available everywhere else
Now with PLASTIC HEART ⬇️
A little astonished we've had to do this, but lo: thanks to the unbelievably quick work of the wonderful @ruthannaevans.bsky.social... TRADWIFE has a new cover, for the Bad Place only
(If there's an issue with *plastic* hearts... I'm all out of ideas)
OG cover still VERY available everywhere else
(If there's an issue with *plastic* hearts... I'm all out of ideas)
OG cover still VERY available everywhere else
January 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Now with PLASTIC HEART ⬇️
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Require ALL the LLM vendors to apply for medical device certification with the relevant medical regulatory authorities, ie. the FDA in the USA.
It takes years, requires a mountain of paperwork, PROOF of no risk of harm, and costs fractional-to-integer billions. Penalty of jail time for evaders.
It takes years, requires a mountain of paperwork, PROOF of no risk of harm, and costs fractional-to-integer billions. Penalty of jail time for evaders.
This stupid broken tech is killing people and is going to continue to kill and injure people until we finally have the courage to shut it down and throw it away.
Not in the sea, I like the sea.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Not in the sea, I like the sea.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Require ALL the LLM vendors to apply for medical device certification with the relevant medical regulatory authorities, ie. the FDA in the USA.
It takes years, requires a mountain of paperwork, PROOF of no risk of harm, and costs fractional-to-integer billions. Penalty of jail time for evaders.
It takes years, requires a mountain of paperwork, PROOF of no risk of harm, and costs fractional-to-integer billions. Penalty of jail time for evaders.
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I was just thinking you can't go wrong picking up a title called Trad(/)Wife, whether @tcparker.bsky.social or Saratoga Schaefer, you'll get a great read! (They are so different too: Parker's is like the best fictional true crime book and Schaefer's is...let's say Nightbitchesque.)
Oh hey I’m in Glamour making book recs alongside @wordsiren.bsky.social @ellaceron.bsky.social @eshanisurya.bsky.social and more!
Everyone preorder @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com please. www.glamour.com/story/best-b...
Everyone preorder @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com please. www.glamour.com/story/best-b...
The Best Books for Book Clubs in 2026
Consider this your book club syllabus.
www.glamour.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I was just thinking you can't go wrong picking up a title called Trad(/)Wife, whether @tcparker.bsky.social or Saratoga Schaefer, you'll get a great read! (They are so different too: Parker's is like the best fictional true crime book and Schaefer's is...let's say Nightbitchesque.)
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Just because you ask nicely, doesn't mean what you are asking for is nice.
January 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Just because you ask nicely, doesn't mean what you are asking for is nice.
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I highly enjoyed this book! Check it out.
Have you checked out Tradwife by @tcparker.bsky.social ? Because it's a fantastic queer murder mystery and one of my favorite reads of last year
More importantly, it appears to be being suppressed by A Certain Major Website for the sin of having a fucking awesome cover
LOOK AT IT, IT'S GREAT
More importantly, it appears to be being suppressed by A Certain Major Website for the sin of having a fucking awesome cover
LOOK AT IT, IT'S GREAT
January 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I highly enjoyed this book! Check it out.
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You should get this book. It's great.
Tradwife's been flagged by The Book Place We Do Not Name for "content violations" - on account of its "blood" and "dismembered organs" (presumably on the cover)
It's our bestselling book, which we now can't advertise on the place where most people (alas) still buy books
Happy New Year!
It's our bestselling book, which we now can't advertise on the place where most people (alas) still buy books
Happy New Year!
January 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
You should get this book. It's great.
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Have you checked out Tradwife by @tcparker.bsky.social ? Because it's a fantastic queer murder mystery and one of my favorite reads of last year
More importantly, it appears to be being suppressed by A Certain Major Website for the sin of having a fucking awesome cover
LOOK AT IT, IT'S GREAT
More importantly, it appears to be being suppressed by A Certain Major Website for the sin of having a fucking awesome cover
LOOK AT IT, IT'S GREAT
January 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Have you checked out Tradwife by @tcparker.bsky.social ? Because it's a fantastic queer murder mystery and one of my favorite reads of last year
More importantly, it appears to be being suppressed by A Certain Major Website for the sin of having a fucking awesome cover
LOOK AT IT, IT'S GREAT
More importantly, it appears to be being suppressed by A Certain Major Website for the sin of having a fucking awesome cover
LOOK AT IT, IT'S GREAT
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TRADWIFE was one of my favorite reads last year. It's bullshit that 'Zon flagged it for the cover, which is no worse than any horror cover and was probably cited by someone causing shenanigans. Please consider buying the book from the publisher or requesting it at your library. It's so good!
So, this happened today...
It's not great having to ask for help - but if you've enjoyed any of our books, we'd be hugely grateful if you could let people know about them (and where you can buy them)
Word of mouth is... pretty important, right now
It's not great having to ask for help - but if you've enjoyed any of our books, we'd be hugely grateful if you could let people know about them (and where you can buy them)
Word of mouth is... pretty important, right now
January 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
TRADWIFE was one of my favorite reads last year. It's bullshit that 'Zon flagged it for the cover, which is no worse than any horror cover and was probably cited by someone causing shenanigans. Please consider buying the book from the publisher or requesting it at your library. It's so good!
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This is ridiculous! Tradwife is fantastic, and didn't deserve to be flagged by a random algorithm.
That's why you should steer clear of The Bad Place and buy it directly from the Bat, where you can find wonderful people and terrific books.
That's why you should steer clear of The Bad Place and buy it directly from the Bat, where you can find wonderful people and terrific books.
So, this happened today...
It's not great having to ask for help - but if you've enjoyed any of our books, we'd be hugely grateful if you could let people know about them (and where you can buy them)
Word of mouth is... pretty important, right now
It's not great having to ask for help - but if you've enjoyed any of our books, we'd be hugely grateful if you could let people know about them (and where you can buy them)
Word of mouth is... pretty important, right now
January 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is ridiculous! Tradwife is fantastic, and didn't deserve to be flagged by a random algorithm.
That's why you should steer clear of The Bad Place and buy it directly from the Bat, where you can find wonderful people and terrific books.
That's why you should steer clear of The Bad Place and buy it directly from the Bat, where you can find wonderful people and terrific books.
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Do you enjoy what someone is creating?
SUPPORT THEM!!
Join their mailing list. Tell all of your friends. Repost their stuff. Engage with it. Join their patreon. Join their substack. Tip them. Encourage them. Shout your enthusiasm to the heavens.
Never shut up about what you love
SUPPORT THEM!!
Join their mailing list. Tell all of your friends. Repost their stuff. Engage with it. Join their patreon. Join their substack. Tip them. Encourage them. Shout your enthusiasm to the heavens.
Never shut up about what you love
First they get us all on the internet, get us dependent on it as a source of information, communication and commerce...
Then the censorship starts
"This makes us uncomfortable. You can't talk about this. You can't see that. No no no"
The no list continually expands. The bans grow 🤬😡
Then the censorship starts
"This makes us uncomfortable. You can't talk about this. You can't see that. No no no"
The no list continually expands. The bans grow 🤬😡
Tradwife's been flagged by The Book Place We Do Not Name for "content violations" - on account of its "blood" and "dismembered organs" (presumably on the cover)
It's our bestselling book, which we now can't advertise on the place where most people (alas) still buy books
Happy New Year!
It's our bestselling book, which we now can't advertise on the place where most people (alas) still buy books
Happy New Year!
January 2, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Do you enjoy what someone is creating?
SUPPORT THEM!!
Join their mailing list. Tell all of your friends. Repost their stuff. Engage with it. Join their patreon. Join their substack. Tip them. Encourage them. Shout your enthusiasm to the heavens.
Never shut up about what you love
SUPPORT THEM!!
Join their mailing list. Tell all of your friends. Repost their stuff. Engage with it. Join their patreon. Join their substack. Tip them. Encourage them. Shout your enthusiasm to the heavens.
Never shut up about what you love