Rosemarie Cawkwell/Everything Is Better With Dragons book review
@betterdragons.bsky.social
Reader and writer of fantasy and sci fi, reviewer of mostly sci-fi and fantasy, some crime, and non-fiction. Butler to a rescue feline called Phoenix. Collector of books, yarn, and dragon stuffies. Neurodivergent and Queer. Based in Lincolnshire.
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White poppies were first produced in 1933 by the Co-operative Women's Guild, made up largely of women who had lost loved ones in World War One. They were worried by the growing militarisation of Remembrance events and what they saw as a detachment between the red poppy and the need to work for peace
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
White poppies were first produced in 1933 by the Co-operative Women's Guild, made up largely of women who had lost loved ones in World War One. They were worried by the growing militarisation of Remembrance events and what they saw as a detachment between the red poppy and the need to work for peace
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This poster appeared at a bus stop near Tesla's flagship London store overnight 👏
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This poster appeared at a bus stop near Tesla's flagship London store overnight 👏
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Changes or variants in the many genes that regulate the development of a testis or ovary can result in sex reversal or a non-functioning testis or ovary
Andrew Sinclair:”mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know I discovered the relevant gene in 1990”
Andrew Sinclair:”mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know I discovered the relevant gene in 1990”
Using SRY to establish biological sex is wrong because all it tells you is whether or not the gene is present.
It does not tell you how SRY is functioning, whether a testis has formed, whether T is produced and, if so, whether it can be used by the body
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It does not tell you how SRY is functioning, whether a testis has formed, whether T is produced and, if so, whether it can be used by the body
interaction.org.au/resource/and...
Andrew Sinclair: "World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990" - InterAction
Andrew Sinclair, Deputy Director of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, writes on the introduction of mandatory genetic testing of women athletes by World Athletics.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Changes or variants in the many genes that regulate the development of a testis or ovary can result in sex reversal or a non-functioning testis or ovary
Andrew Sinclair:”mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know I discovered the relevant gene in 1990”
Andrew Sinclair:”mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know I discovered the relevant gene in 1990”
I started feeling ill last Saturday late afternoon, properly ill. I thought it was an allergic reaction to something in the room I was in and exhaustion. So I went back to my hotel. I woke up Sunday morning with a thick, wet cough, feeling sick and exhausted.
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I started feeling ill last Saturday late afternoon, properly ill. I thought it was an allergic reaction to something in the room I was in and exhaustion. So I went back to my hotel. I woke up Sunday morning with a thick, wet cough, feeling sick and exhausted.
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I made a graphic that people might understand better.
March 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I made a graphic that people might understand better.
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I've developed this helpful sign for people who haven't done the reading.
December 23, 2024 at 10:27 AM
I've developed this helpful sign for people who haven't done the reading.
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Link was banned for making a seemingly off the cuff joke that was clearly not inciting violence. Really shameful that you didn’t reinstate him @safety.bsky.app @moderation.bsky.app. Embarrassing for you, especially with the amount of accusations of racism you’ve had.
“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?
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Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link
We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.
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November 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Link was banned for making a seemingly off the cuff joke that was clearly not inciting violence. Really shameful that you didn’t reinstate him @safety.bsky.app @moderation.bsky.app. Embarrassing for you, especially with the amount of accusations of racism you’ve had.
I am miffed that on the last day of @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social I'm too ill to attend. I was going to wear my dress! But coughing and vomiting at the banquet and awards my cause upset. Plus, I don't want to give whatever I've got to other people.
November 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I am miffed that on the last day of @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social I'm too ill to attend. I was going to wear my dress! But coughing and vomiting at the banquet and awards my cause upset. Plus, I don't want to give whatever I've got to other people.
Despatches from World Fantasy Con 2025: day 2 Friday 31st October 2025
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Despatches from World Fantasy Con 2025: day 2 Friday 31st October 2025
Today I was on my first panel, The Way We’re Wired, about neurodivergence in fantasy. The moderator was David Green, and the other two panellists were Janet Forbes from World Anvil and indie…
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November 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Despatches from World Fantasy Con 2025: day 2 Friday 31st October 2025
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World Fantasy Con 2025: Day 1
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World Fantasy Con 2025: Day 1
I have registered, I have my goodie bag, and I have been to the dealers room. I wasn’t planning to buy anything today, but I gave in and spent lots of pennies visiting the FlameTree Pre…
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October 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
World Fantasy Con 2025: Day 1
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Out now: Magic, Maps, and Mischief 🦉
Read it for:
- strong autistic and ADHD rep 🎉
- queernorm world 😍
- themes of acceptance, kindness and the different kinds of love ☺️
- cozy, feel-good vibes ❤️
Shares greatly appreciated 😁 hope you enjoy the book!
mybook.to/magicmapsand...
Read it for:
- strong autistic and ADHD rep 🎉
- queernorm world 😍
- themes of acceptance, kindness and the different kinds of love ☺️
- cozy, feel-good vibes ❤️
Shares greatly appreciated 😁 hope you enjoy the book!
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October 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Out now: Magic, Maps, and Mischief 🦉
Read it for:
- strong autistic and ADHD rep 🎉
- queernorm world 😍
- themes of acceptance, kindness and the different kinds of love ☺️
- cozy, feel-good vibes ❤️
Shares greatly appreciated 😁 hope you enjoy the book!
mybook.to/magicmapsand...
Read it for:
- strong autistic and ADHD rep 🎉
- queernorm world 😍
- themes of acceptance, kindness and the different kinds of love ☺️
- cozy, feel-good vibes ❤️
Shares greatly appreciated 😁 hope you enjoy the book!
mybook.to/magicmapsand...
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The next book on my review list is Moojag and the Auticode Secret by N.E. McMorran.
I met Nem, the author, at @autscape.org in August and bought the first two Moojag books for my cousin's kids, and I've got book three on pre-order. She's lovely and autistic. We talked about writing/publishing.
I met Nem, the author, at @autscape.org in August and bought the first two Moojag books for my cousin's kids, and I've got book three on pre-order. She's lovely and autistic. We talked about writing/publishing.
October 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The next book on my review list is Moojag and the Auticode Secret by N.E. McMorran.
I met Nem, the author, at @autscape.org in August and bought the first two Moojag books for my cousin's kids, and I've got book three on pre-order. She's lovely and autistic. We talked about writing/publishing.
I met Nem, the author, at @autscape.org in August and bought the first two Moojag books for my cousin's kids, and I've got book three on pre-order. She's lovely and autistic. We talked about writing/publishing.
New ARC review: Queen of the Dead, by Sarah Broadway, published by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social 25th November 2025
I liked this one, Lou and her found family need more adventures together.
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I liked this one, Lou and her found family need more adventures together.
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ARC Review: Queen of the Dead, by Sarah Broadway
25th November 2025 | PB | 9781915998927 | £9.99/$18.99 |Also available in ebook | Fiction | Fantasy | Paranormal ABOUT THE BOOK: Conversing with the dead is nothing new for Lou. It’s a curse she’s …
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October 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
New ARC review: Queen of the Dead, by Sarah Broadway, published by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social 25th November 2025
I liked this one, Lou and her found family need more adventures together.
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I liked this one, Lou and her found family need more adventures together.
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Phoenix had a run in with the interloper that has been coming into the house and eating her food, and messing in her garden. There was some cat-shouting and then they sauntered away from each other when I went out to see what was going on.
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Phoenix had a run in with the interloper that has been coming into the house and eating her food, and messing in her garden. There was some cat-shouting and then they sauntered away from each other when I went out to see what was going on.
I've spent this afternoon hand stitching the bodice for my banquet dress at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social. im about half done. But it's late, I have plans for tomorrow and my hand hurts
October 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I've spent this afternoon hand stitching the bodice for my banquet dress at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social. im about half done. But it's late, I have plans for tomorrow and my hand hurts
The ECHR was Britain’s response to WW2 fascist regimes. With authoritarianism on the rise again, we’d be mad to give up the protections it provides. Tell your MP we won’t let that happen! actionstorm.org/petitions/pr...
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October 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The ECHR was Britain’s response to WW2 fascist regimes. With authoritarianism on the rise again, we’d be mad to give up the protections it provides. Tell your MP we won’t let that happen! actionstorm.org/petitions/pr...
I'm on two panels at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
Friday 31st October 11am, The way we're wired, about neurodivergent writers and character in fantasy
Saturday 1st November 12.00 pm (noon) Queer in fantasy
This is my first WFC, and I've been to 4 FantasyCons before, but this is my first one
Friday 31st October 11am, The way we're wired, about neurodivergent writers and character in fantasy
Saturday 1st November 12.00 pm (noon) Queer in fantasy
This is my first WFC, and I've been to 4 FantasyCons before, but this is my first one
October 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I'm on two panels at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
Friday 31st October 11am, The way we're wired, about neurodivergent writers and character in fantasy
Saturday 1st November 12.00 pm (noon) Queer in fantasy
This is my first WFC, and I've been to 4 FantasyCons before, but this is my first one
Friday 31st October 11am, The way we're wired, about neurodivergent writers and character in fantasy
Saturday 1st November 12.00 pm (noon) Queer in fantasy
This is my first WFC, and I've been to 4 FantasyCons before, but this is my first one
My next read is Queen of the Dead, by Sarah Broadway. Thanks to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for the ARC.
October 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My next read is Queen of the Dead, by Sarah Broadway. Thanks to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social for the ARC.
I've just finished reading The Scour, by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social (thanks to @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social and @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social) for my lovely ARC (no. 33/100 - signed!) and I've written a short review on my revamped website.
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ARC Review: The Scour, by Richard Swan
A HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE A JUSTICE ACCUSED OF MURDER AND A SINGLE QUESTION What is The Scour? In the dying port town of Gdansburg, Sir Konrad Vonvalt finds the unthinkable: a fellow Justice imprisoned …
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October 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I've just finished reading The Scour, by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social (thanks to @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social and @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social) for my lovely ARC (no. 33/100 - signed!) and I've written a short review on my revamped website.
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Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I've just used Good Law Project's tool to tell Keir Starmer that his ID scheme is a recipe for repression. Will you do the same? goodlaw.social/364f2b
Tell Keir Starmer to scrap his ID card scheme
With his government in turmoil and Nigel Farage breathing down his neck, Keir Starmer has reached for the panic button, announcing a scheme for ID cards that would be compulsory to prove your right to...
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October 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I've just used Good Law Project's tool to tell Keir Starmer that his ID scheme is a recipe for repression. Will you do the same? goodlaw.social/364f2b
New review up on the website:
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Terms of Service, by @cielpierlot.bsky.social, published by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
Short summary: Loved it. Is there a sequel planned?
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Terms of Service, by @cielpierlot.bsky.social, published by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
Short summary: Loved it. Is there a sequel planned?
Review: Terms of Service, by Ciel Pierlot
Release Date: 2025-09-23Formats: Ebook, PaperbackEBook ISBN: 23rd September 2025 | 9781915998712 | epub | £4.99/$6.99/$7.99Paperback ISBN: 23rd September 2025 | 9781915998309 | Trade paperback | £9…
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September 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
New review up on the website:
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Terms of Service, by @cielpierlot.bsky.social, published by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
Short summary: Loved it. Is there a sequel planned?
everythingisbetterwithdragons.co.uk/2025/09/27/r...
Terms of Service, by @cielpierlot.bsky.social, published by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
Short summary: Loved it. Is there a sequel planned?