EC Hallewell
@echallewell.bsky.social
Writer of stories, dreamer of dreams, parent of child, and so on...
I like shiny things 🌟
@em.h.writes.things on Instagram 🦋
I like shiny things 🌟
@em.h.writes.things on Instagram 🦋
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EC Hallewell
@echallewell.bsky.social
· Jan 29
Thought I'd best do an intro, since people seem to do that...
I'm Em (they/them), probably mostly here as a writer of sad, slightly strange, queer and genderqueer sff. I also heard there's some great DS9 chat around...
Here's a picture of me looking somewhat hungover and in an awful mood 😄
I'm Em (they/them), probably mostly here as a writer of sad, slightly strange, queer and genderqueer sff. I also heard there's some great DS9 chat around...
Here's a picture of me looking somewhat hungover and in an awful mood 😄
I think my comments on class might be a little like sledgehammer blows in this draft...
I might do a 'Nuance and Subtlety' editing pass at some point...
But my toff character really is quite fun, and I am enjoying covering them in mud and rain
I might do a 'Nuance and Subtlety' editing pass at some point...
But my toff character really is quite fun, and I am enjoying covering them in mud and rain
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I think my comments on class might be a little like sledgehammer blows in this draft...
I might do a 'Nuance and Subtlety' editing pass at some point...
But my toff character really is quite fun, and I am enjoying covering them in mud and rain
I might do a 'Nuance and Subtlety' editing pass at some point...
But my toff character really is quite fun, and I am enjoying covering them in mud and rain
Why do big companies like Waterstones try to ruin it for those of us who want a little variety in our lives and love our indie bookshops too?
There's just no need
There's just no need
We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Why do big companies like Waterstones try to ruin it for those of us who want a little variety in our lives and love our indie bookshops too?
There's just no need
There's just no need
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Frosty the Snowman
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Frosty the Snowman
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
Spawn of the Elder Gods
He’s got three eyes and he’ll hunt you down
With his seagull-headed dogs
Ooh I want this anthology...
Another thing today!
My story "Love, Scotland" gets a new life in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction from Apex Books / Violet Lichen, out TODAY 🎉
The anthology received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly! 🥂 More here, including the lush ToC:
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
My story "Love, Scotland" gets a new life in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction from Apex Books / Violet Lichen, out TODAY 🎉
The anthology received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly! 🥂 More here, including the lush ToC:
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction
Preorder and save 30%! Release Date 11/18/25 "A triumph. 23 stellar tales offering creative and varied takes on the book's themes. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactf...
www.apexbookcompany.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Ooh I want this anthology...
And now the child is happy too :D
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
And now the child is happy too :D
Oh yes, it is time...
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Oh yes, it is time...
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Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
My child and I have discovered the café at Murrayfield ice rink
Nothing quite like a cup of soup and a hot pie to warm up after skating
(Child skates very slowly. I get very cold)
Nothing quite like a cup of soup and a hot pie to warm up after skating
(Child skates very slowly. I get very cold)
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My child and I have discovered the café at Murrayfield ice rink
Nothing quite like a cup of soup and a hot pie to warm up after skating
(Child skates very slowly. I get very cold)
Nothing quite like a cup of soup and a hot pie to warm up after skating
(Child skates very slowly. I get very cold)
My favourite lines of this chapter so far (not sure they'll survive edits but they make me grin):
“Don’t be stupid.”
“Stop calling me stupid.”
“I will when you stop acting it.”
“Don’t be stupid.”
“Stop calling me stupid.”
“I will when you stop acting it.”
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
My favourite lines of this chapter so far (not sure they'll survive edits but they make me grin):
“Don’t be stupid.”
“Stop calling me stupid.”
“I will when you stop acting it.”
“Don’t be stupid.”
“Stop calling me stupid.”
“I will when you stop acting it.”
🎶 Locked outside my house
I can see the key on the inside
I wish I could break in like a burglar
But all that I can do is sit and cry 🎶
I can see the key on the inside
I wish I could break in like a burglar
But all that I can do is sit and cry 🎶
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🎶 Locked outside my house
I can see the key on the inside
I wish I could break in like a burglar
But all that I can do is sit and cry 🎶
I can see the key on the inside
I wish I could break in like a burglar
But all that I can do is sit and cry 🎶
I heartily recommend getting a ticket for this friendly and inspiring sff convention 💜
We are a mere 8 members away from our target of 50 by Monday (when I pay the deposit). PictCon2: A Scottish sf & fantasy convention about sf and fantasy in Scotland. 🏴 17th October 2026, Perth, with Guest of honour, editor & writer, Neil Williamson. Tickets at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon2-t...
PictCon2
A Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention for everyone who reads, writes and watches.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I heartily recommend getting a ticket for this friendly and inspiring sff convention 💜
Yep! :)
I know some people get weirded out by the earnestness of queer allies, but I love every cis/straight person loudly showing their support for their LGBTQIA friends, families and random strangers.
Demonstrating to others their acceptance and love is an important art of normalising our existence too.
Demonstrating to others their acceptance and love is an important art of normalising our existence too.
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Yep! :)
Okay, I need to write
Just 100 words...
Maybe I'll start with just 1...
Just 100 words...
Maybe I'll start with just 1...
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Okay, I need to write
Just 100 words...
Maybe I'll start with just 1...
Just 100 words...
Maybe I'll start with just 1...
Oooh yayay :)
I am not an audiobook person (can't concentrate on them) but if you are, this is a lovely book!
I am not an audiobook person (can't concentrate on them) but if you are, this is a lovely book!
If you’ve not already gotten it, The Outcast Mage by @annabelcwrites.bsky.social is £3.99 on Audible right now! That’s a steal! The narration is amazingly done. www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Outca...
Audible
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November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Oooh yayay :)
I am not an audiobook person (can't concentrate on them) but if you are, this is a lovely book!
I am not an audiobook person (can't concentrate on them) but if you are, this is a lovely book!
This morning, my child wanted to play "custom chess"
Look at his pieces (white)
My autistic little brain hurts 😭
Look at his pieces (white)
My autistic little brain hurts 😭
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
This morning, my child wanted to play "custom chess"
Look at his pieces (white)
My autistic little brain hurts 😭
Look at his pieces (white)
My autistic little brain hurts 😭
40k smashed 💪
How many times have my idiot characters called each other stupid so far, do we think?
I mean, they're not wrong, but still... 😄
How many times have my idiot characters called each other stupid so far, do we think?
I mean, they're not wrong, but still... 😄
Okay, today is the day
We're going to smash 40k and dive into writing the next narrative arc of this book
(It's another sad one, quel surprise)
We're going to smash 40k and dive into writing the next narrative arc of this book
(It's another sad one, quel surprise)
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
40k smashed 💪
How many times have my idiot characters called each other stupid so far, do we think?
I mean, they're not wrong, but still... 😄
How many times have my idiot characters called each other stupid so far, do we think?
I mean, they're not wrong, but still... 😄
Meet a lovely indie author
(Yes I know you'd say you're not lovely @ruthmiranda.bsky.social but I'm allowed to disagree 😜)
(Yes I know you'd say you're not lovely @ruthmiranda.bsky.social but I'm allowed to disagree 😜)
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and it's a windy Wednesday, too.
Today, we share an interview with Portuguese fantasy author Ruth Miranda (@ruthmiranda.bsky.social) who talks about her past and upcoming books.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
Today, we share an interview with Portuguese fantasy author Ruth Miranda (@ruthmiranda.bsky.social) who talks about her past and upcoming books.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#AMoRaR #BookSky
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Meet a lovely indie author
(Yes I know you'd say you're not lovely @ruthmiranda.bsky.social but I'm allowed to disagree 😜)
(Yes I know you'd say you're not lovely @ruthmiranda.bsky.social but I'm allowed to disagree 😜)
Okay, today is the day
We're going to smash 40k and dive into writing the next narrative arc of this book
(It's another sad one, quel surprise)
We're going to smash 40k and dive into writing the next narrative arc of this book
(It's another sad one, quel surprise)
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Okay, today is the day
We're going to smash 40k and dive into writing the next narrative arc of this book
(It's another sad one, quel surprise)
We're going to smash 40k and dive into writing the next narrative arc of this book
(It's another sad one, quel surprise)
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At Brighton, me and @stewarthotston.com brewed up and idea. There are a lot of left-leaning people in the SFFH writing community. So we thought maybe we should talk to each other and share ideas. Want to join us? 👇🏻
Right UK folks - @justinleeanderson.com and I want to build communities we want to see in the world. We've created a discord whose purpose is to share news with one another, look at who to write to, when to get out and act etc. If you want in, DM me or Justin and we'll sling you an invite
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
At Brighton, me and @stewarthotston.com brewed up and idea. There are a lot of left-leaning people in the SFFH writing community. So we thought maybe we should talk to each other and share ideas. Want to join us? 👇🏻
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More folk horror from Facebook marketplace
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
More folk horror from Facebook marketplace
Fluffy :)
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Fluffy :)
I had such a lovely time at Pictcon1 yesterday
And Pictcon2 tickets just went on sale...
Sometimes you just have to treat yourself
And Pictcon2 tickets just went on sale...
Sometimes you just have to treat yourself
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I had such a lovely time at Pictcon1 yesterday
And Pictcon2 tickets just went on sale...
Sometimes you just have to treat yourself
And Pictcon2 tickets just went on sale...
Sometimes you just have to treat yourself
One must imagine Sir Anthony Gormley happy...
November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
One must imagine Sir Anthony Gormley happy...
I survived the mists and made it to Perth!
I've actually never been here before. I love exploring Scotland 💙
I've actually never been here before. I love exploring Scotland 💙
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I survived the mists and made it to Perth!
I've actually never been here before. I love exploring Scotland 💙
I've actually never been here before. I love exploring Scotland 💙