Karen Arthur
@thekarenarthur.bsky.social
Art | Menopause | Books | Fashion | Age +
#MenopauseWhilstBlack podcast.
The Joy Retreat Barbados
Grandmas Locs children’s book.
Can We Talk? radio show.
Textile Artist.
Founder #WearYourHappy™️
Ex teacher, fashion designer and model dahlink
#MenopauseWhilstBlack podcast.
The Joy Retreat Barbados
Grandmas Locs children’s book.
Can We Talk? radio show.
Textile Artist.
Founder #WearYourHappy™️
Ex teacher, fashion designer and model dahlink
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shout out the guardian photo editor one time
December 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
shout out the guardian photo editor one time
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#perimenopause #menopause should come with a Lonely Planet guide. Instead, most get a cryptic postcard. If we truly cared about wellbeing, we’d fix the information architecture, not blame the travellers.
December 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
#perimenopause #menopause should come with a Lonely Planet guide. Instead, most get a cryptic postcard. If we truly cared about wellbeing, we’d fix the information architecture, not blame the travellers.
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Are you here to stand with people through the storm of #perimenopause #menopause, or just selling umbrellas now that the forecast looks profitable?
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Are you here to stand with people through the storm of #perimenopause #menopause, or just selling umbrellas now that the forecast looks profitable?
For Black women in any stage of menopause. 5 star reviews. Join us on our third trip next year.
www.menopausewhilstblack.com/about-the-jo...
www.menopausewhilstblack.com/about-the-jo...
November 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
For Black women in any stage of menopause. 5 star reviews. Join us on our third trip next year.
www.menopausewhilstblack.com/about-the-jo...
www.menopausewhilstblack.com/about-the-jo...
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It’s a consequence of my dedicated use of digital calendars that every Tuesday at 7.30pm I get an email saying “You have been invited by Rhodri Marsden to an event entitled Put Bins Out”
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It’s a consequence of my dedicated use of digital calendars that every Tuesday at 7.30pm I get an email saying “You have been invited by Rhodri Marsden to an event entitled Put Bins Out”
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Maybe the most radical act isn’t perfecting #perimenopause #menopauseBut refusing to apologise for it. That’s how culture shifts:, one imperfect truth at a time.
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Maybe the most radical act isn’t perfecting #perimenopause #menopauseBut refusing to apologise for it. That’s how culture shifts:, one imperfect truth at a time.
I see Prince Nonce made the news again
October 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I see Prince Nonce made the news again
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True privilege is thinking “oh if I’m accused of sexual assault I can just change my job title and the fuss goes away”
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Prince Andrew to stop using titles and honors, including the Duke of York.
October 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
True privilege is thinking “oh if I’m accused of sexual assault I can just change my job title and the fuss goes away”
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#perimenopause #menopause awareness without inclusion risks creating comfort for some and invisibility for others. True awareness transforms systems, not hashtags.
October 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
#perimenopause #menopause awareness without inclusion risks creating comfort for some and invisibility for others. True awareness transforms systems, not hashtags.
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🕷️ Happy Publication Day!
'BOG PEOPLE - A Working Class Anthology of Folk Horror' out today and in your favourite bookshops now, published with Chatto and Windus and edited by Hollie Starling - my piece is titled I AM HAGSTONE - I love this collection! ✨
'BOG PEOPLE - A Working Class Anthology of Folk Horror' out today and in your favourite bookshops now, published with Chatto and Windus and edited by Hollie Starling - my piece is titled I AM HAGSTONE - I love this collection! ✨
October 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🕷️ Happy Publication Day!
'BOG PEOPLE - A Working Class Anthology of Folk Horror' out today and in your favourite bookshops now, published with Chatto and Windus and edited by Hollie Starling - my piece is titled I AM HAGSTONE - I love this collection! ✨
'BOG PEOPLE - A Working Class Anthology of Folk Horror' out today and in your favourite bookshops now, published with Chatto and Windus and edited by Hollie Starling - my piece is titled I AM HAGSTONE - I love this collection! ✨
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There are certain households within a mile radius of where I live that are proudly, unabashedly, Trumpy.
Somebody has been leaving antifa chalk art on the sidewalk in front of their houses.
I giggle every time the dog and I walk past.
Somebody has been leaving antifa chalk art on the sidewalk in front of their houses.
I giggle every time the dog and I walk past.
October 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
There are certain households within a mile radius of where I live that are proudly, unabashedly, Trumpy.
Somebody has been leaving antifa chalk art on the sidewalk in front of their houses.
I giggle every time the dog and I walk past.
Somebody has been leaving antifa chalk art on the sidewalk in front of their houses.
I giggle every time the dog and I walk past.
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"Adding #alttext only takes a few seconds per image, but it can make all the difference to your content's performance and how accessible the web is to those with visual impairments." 👀
www.howtogeek.com/821673/what-...
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What Is Alt Text? Why You Should Use It, and How to Write It
An article about the descriptive text in web content.
www.howtogeek.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Adding #alttext only takes a few seconds per image, but it can make all the difference to your content's performance and how accessible the web is to those with visual impairments." 👀
www.howtogeek.com/821673/what-...
www.howtogeek.com/821673/what-...
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So, people are going to have to pass A level english to live here are they? I hope they study what I did at A level, Translations by Brian Friel, about the colonial evil of the English forcing people to adopt the English language
October 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
So, people are going to have to pass A level english to live here are they? I hope they study what I did at A level, Translations by Brian Friel, about the colonial evil of the English forcing people to adopt the English language
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If you care about the future of books and publishing, I highly recommend you get behind this initiative with your whole hearts - (for what it's worth I think the whole of publishing should do this) www.thebookseller.com/news/uk-star...
Startup launches ‘industry-first’ certification for human-made books
UK start-up Books By People has launched a new certification – the Organic Literature Certification – with a group of independent publishing houses to “counter AI-generated books”.
www.thebookseller.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
If you care about the future of books and publishing, I highly recommend you get behind this initiative with your whole hearts - (for what it's worth I think the whole of publishing should do this) www.thebookseller.com/news/uk-star...
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Last week we held another People’s Forum in Islington North, this time to discuss the alarming erosion of civil liberties and freedoms.
Our community has always stood together against injustice at home and abroad. We will continue to defend the right to protest!
Our community has always stood together against injustice at home and abroad. We will continue to defend the right to protest!
October 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Last week we held another People’s Forum in Islington North, this time to discuss the alarming erosion of civil liberties and freedoms.
Our community has always stood together against injustice at home and abroad. We will continue to defend the right to protest!
Our community has always stood together against injustice at home and abroad. We will continue to defend the right to protest!
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📚❤️ This Thursday 16th October: 6pm - 7pm. Poetry Pharmacy, Oxford Street. Readings and book signings, FREE entry. See you down there! Thank you lovelies @canongate.co.uk Xx
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With Love, Grief and Fury Paperback Launch
Join award-winning novelist, poet and broadcaster Salena Godden to celebrate her latest collection, now in paperback.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
📚❤️ This Thursday 16th October: 6pm - 7pm. Poetry Pharmacy, Oxford Street. Readings and book signings, FREE entry. See you down there! Thank you lovelies @canongate.co.uk Xx
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/with-love-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/with-love-...
Nice lil feature in this months #topsanteuk menopause special highlighting the nuances and differences in Black folx menopause experience. Good to see our voices amplified
October 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Nice lil feature in this months #topsanteuk menopause special highlighting the nuances and differences in Black folx menopause experience. Good to see our voices amplified
Also Davina McCall described me as ‘a gift’ on her podcast Begin Again in conversation with activist & author Kate Muir. It’s on YouTube. 7 or so mins in. GASSED.
October 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Also Davina McCall described me as ‘a gift’ on her podcast Begin Again in conversation with activist & author Kate Muir. It’s on YouTube. 7 or so mins in. GASSED.
How was my week, you ask? Welllll my debut book Grandmas Locs, illustrated by #CamillaRu , WON Readers choice in the #DiverseBookAwards children’s picture book category! Congratulations to all the nominees and winners! And THANK YOUUUU to all the GORGEOUS readers who voted! 🙌🏾🎉
October 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
How was my week, you ask? Welllll my debut book Grandmas Locs, illustrated by #CamillaRu , WON Readers choice in the #DiverseBookAwards children’s picture book category! Congratulations to all the nominees and winners! And THANK YOUUUU to all the GORGEOUS readers who voted! 🙌🏾🎉
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#perimenopause #menopause isn’t a pop-up shop. Black history isn’t a pop quiz. We’re not a seasonal special, this is our daily reality.
October 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
#perimenopause #menopause isn’t a pop-up shop. Black history isn’t a pop quiz. We’re not a seasonal special, this is our daily reality.
Today three different people said lovely things about my children’s book Grandmas Locs. Today is also my grandsons 6th birthday - the subject of said book. Happy birthday Keiko! 🎉🎉🎉 (here he is at the launch last year looking at himself in his book ☺️)
October 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Today three different people said lovely things about my children’s book Grandmas Locs. Today is also my grandsons 6th birthday - the subject of said book. Happy birthday Keiko! 🎉🎉🎉 (here he is at the launch last year looking at himself in his book ☺️)
LinkedIn. Odd place. I don’t wanna but I fear I may need ta. Cover me.
October 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
LinkedIn. Odd place. I don’t wanna but I fear I may need ta. Cover me.
What if I don’t want to find my niche?
What if I love experiencing and am excellent at offering many things?
What if I am my niche?
Asking for a friend…🙃
What if I love experiencing and am excellent at offering many things?
What if I am my niche?
Asking for a friend…🙃
October 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
What if I don’t want to find my niche?
What if I love experiencing and am excellent at offering many things?
What if I am my niche?
Asking for a friend…🙃
What if I love experiencing and am excellent at offering many things?
What if I am my niche?
Asking for a friend…🙃