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Benedict Anning
@benedictanning.bsky.social
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Horror/SF writer, occasional artist, general creative chump. Creature of the abyss and dedicated cat dad.🐈

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leafcore cont.
Close up of branches of ochre/amber/gold leaves glowing in sunlight Close up of branches of lime and gold leaves glowing in sunlight
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Random menty elf blip this pm so I went for the usual rushed run. Decided, sanely, to extend to a full hour. 11km. Didn't even beat my record distance. Legs are entirely dead. Can't muster the energy to go grab my water. This is better. This is def better and was def smart. I have beaten my brain
Screengrab from Peep Show episode: Superhans, a man in a tracksuit, sits against a wall in the street, holding a phone to his ear, legs flat ahead of him, subtitle reads "I've accidentally run to Windsor"
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Great event tonight on Halloween Eve with @joe-hill.bsky.social and @keithrosson.bsky.social at St Cuthbert's - surrounded by bones when discussing all things monstrous 💀
October 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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some autumnal canopies today
Skyward shot of a tree: pale green leaves aglow in the sun, blue sky Mix of vibrant leaf canopies Close up of glowing yellow-green leaves against blue sky More of the same, basically, idk
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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passed her MOT, rather impatient with her reward
Penny - the best calico British shorthair cat in the world - licks a lickable treat with a wild look in her eyes As before, now she bites down on the treat As before, now she tries to eat the treat to get more creamy goodness
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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we only ever love you when you're seeing red
red light drenched the scene: penny - the best calico cat in the world - sits staring at the camera, pupils wide
October 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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some neat sky stuff today
Distant birds flying in patterns in the clear blue sky, preparing for migration The moon sits in the clear blue sky above a treeline
October 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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a really terrific little lady
Penny - the best calico cat in the world - sits slumped in a blanketed desk chair, gazing up at the viewer, utterly beautiful and super cute
October 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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🎁
Penny - the cutest calico cat in the world - sits in a cardboard box, staring wideyed at the camera
September 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Just a lot of travelling today, here's the sky
Distant clouds below blue skies, an image taken from a aeroplane window
September 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Morning wander
Verdant tuscan landscape, the edge of a tree and bush frames hills and an cathedral More rolling hills Entrance path to an old tuscan villa, bordered by tall shrubbery
September 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Ciao, Arezzo 👋
Verdant tuscan hills, framed by a stone balustrade at the bottom of the picture and leaves at the top Large marble monument in the sun A street view of central Arezzo, a classic tuscan city, during the saracen joust Performers wearing saracen outfits and wielding spears and shields, marching beside a marble statue above a series of steps
September 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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scritches
Penny - the most brilliant calico cat in the world - sits on a blanket as the photographer scratches her shoulder As before, now penny raises her chin to better make use of the scratching hand
September 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Sunny sun sun
Penny - a brilliant calico cat - sits against a wall, awkwardly upright with her bottom legs crossed, staring into the sunny rays Now she is curled up Now a close-up as she stares into the camera, eyes bright in the sunlight, a magnificent creature
September 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Went for a run during a downpour, sky went proper gay - good for her 🌈
Ben - a grinning young adult in sportswear - points to a vibrant rainbow in grey skies
August 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Look to my coming, at first light on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the east.
Penny - the best calico cat of all time - sits atop a fundamentally useless electric radiator against a magnolia wall. Skewed rectangles of sunshine are cast against the wall, dowsing the white parts of Penny's fur and making her glow.
August 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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"Current-borne, wave-flung, tugged hugely by the whole might of ocean, the jellyfish drifts in the tidal abyss."
Beached jellyfish in sea froth Shore of a beach with dusky horizons
August 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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A very happy #InternationalCatDay 🐈 to one and all - here's the delightful Miss Penelopeets on her gotcha day three years ago, and a snap from this afternoon
penny - a calico kitten - lies on her back fast asleep on a blanket, bottom legs akimbo, one of her upper legs held up with the paw dangling penny - a calico cat - sits with a scrungly face as she receives cheek scratches
August 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Cemetery stonework looking lovely in the sun
A statue of an angel stop a headstone, standing in front of thick foliage
August 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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@mkhardywrites.com 's THE NEEDFIRE - the glorious Scottish sapphic gothic full of creepies and kissing and angry land and fucked-up deer - is out today!! Grab your copy online! 🎉🥂🔥

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Penny - an incredibly cute and brilliant calico cat - sniffs and prods a copy of MK Hardy's The Needfire, dedicated to Ben and Penelope. Penny's beans are visible and it's so cute.
July 31, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Terrific night celebrating @mkhardywrites.com 's The Needfire with Kirsty Logan and Heather Parry! 🔥
Cover of The Needfire Erin and Mo in conversation Heather Parry and Kirsty Logan in conversation Signed opening page of The Needfire, addressed to Ben and Penelope
July 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Effortless. Stunning. Queen.
A calico cat lies on a cat tree looking to the camera. Her name is Penny and she is adorable and I love her so much.
July 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Stunner of a day for a walk — coffee and writing up the hill then burger by the canal. Then ambushed by feral seagulls on the walk back.

Never felt such visceral hatred from a bird. Traumatised.
Sun-bleached green hills and a dusty blue sky Pine trees frame a heath overlooking the hills
July 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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👁️ 👁️
The top half of a calico cat's head is visible from behind the edge of a duvet, her eyes are wide and staring at the camera
July 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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We're both very happy the sun is out again
Penny - an adorable calico cat sitting in the sun - looks to the camera, eyes aglow in a bright amber
July 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM