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EC Hallewell
@echallewell.bsky.social
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Writer of stories, dreamer of dreams, parent of child, and so on...

I like shiny things 🌟

@em.h.writes.things on Instagram 🦋
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Happy happy :)
Photo of the top of a mug of hot chocolate covered in pink and white mini marshmallows
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Oh yes, it is time...
Photo of the inside of a bag half full of pink and white mini marshmallows
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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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)
Photo of a half eaten steak pie with golden flaky pastry
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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This morning, my child wanted to play "custom chess"

Look at his pieces (white)

My autistic little brain hurts 😭
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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One must imagine Sir Anthony Gormley happy...
Metal sculpture of a human head and torso sticking out of the pavement
November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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I survived the mists and made it to Perth!

I've actually never been here before. I love exploring Scotland 💙
Photo of a picture frame with coloured lightbulbs studded in the frame. In the centre, the words "Pictcon 8 Nov Perth"
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Trying to think about rivers and sunshine and the smell of autumn leaves...
Photo taken from above of legs in black jeans and feet in white sandals, surrounded by yellow and brown autumn leaves
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Imagining myself back here

[Brighton beach]
Photo of a pebble beach under a cloudy sky. In the distance is Brighton pier. To the right, foamy waves shine in the sun
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Foods of Brighton

I would visit again just for this, ngl
Photo of a "Real Patisserie" food stall: surrounded by teal-painted walls, glass shelves with pastries and sandwiches on display, bathed in yellow light Photo of dinner: sliced rare steak, fries, green salad Photo of a plate of assorted nigiri sushi on a wooden table Photo of eggs Florentine on a pale brown plate
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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"Tits out for this ladies"

#OverheardAtWorldFantasyCon
#WorldFantasyCon2025
November 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Sun is shining, coffee is good, time to write a few words

Zephyr is once again swooning over someone they real ought to get over 😁

#100WordsADay

[Throat Punch Coffee, Edinburgh]
Photo of a flat white coffee in a grey cup on a brown saucer. Beside it is a black fountain pen with gold highlights. They're on a wooden table beside a window onto a busy street
October 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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The veil is thinning... Not long to go now...

[Inverleith Park, Edinburgh]
Photo of an ornate park gate between stone pillars. It's night, and the light from streetlights is casting long shadows onto the park path. There's a haze in the air and autumn leaves on the ground
October 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Tiny friend
Photo of a snail on a red background Photo of a tiny snail on a red railing above a brown river
October 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Finding a forgotten Crunchie for the bus ride home is another
Photo of a small Crunchie chocolate bar on a green-corderoyed thigh
October 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Went to a creepy wee pub today...

[The Creepy Wee Pub, Dunfermline]
Photo of a (fake) skeleton in a straw sunhat hanging above wooden rafters in a cobweb-strewn roofspace
October 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Good morning Edinburgh!
Photo of the Scott Monument, a pointy Gothic nonsense rising into a blue sky. The photo is taken down a narrow path between the white fence and white MDF wall of a construction site.
October 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Not unhappy to be one of the last folks standing at the @edinburghsff.com pub meet 😋
Photo of a sticky toffee pudding in a black bowl on a wooden table
October 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Queer choir makes me feel safe, even more so these days

Last night was Loud & Proud's 20th anniversary party

I sang alone and a capella in front of a room of people as an openly queer, autistic, nonbinary creature and felt 100% welcome as me

🌈💜🎶
Photo of pride flag bunting. Behind it, the walls of an alcove lit by white and pink fairy lights. Like a little gay grotto
October 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Ah Lidl Plus app, you know me so well...
Screenshot from the Lidl Plus app: photo of a box of ibuprofen with the caption "For you". On the right is a text box including "15% off" and "now active"
October 2, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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I am a Grown Up
Photo of a hand with Hula Hoop crisps on end of each finger
October 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Should be sleeping... Looking at pictures of my dog instead...
Photo of a shorthaired tricolour collie dog lying on a stone floor and looking up at someone out of the frame to the right. Her bat-like ears are pointed up, and her eyes glow amber in the shaft of sunlight falling across her
September 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Did some recording in a 17th century barn today. Very cool place to sing and strum

Had a lovely time making some videos for The Barn: www.youtube.com/@TheBarn-v3o 😊
Photo of a microphone in a stone barn. In the blurred background is a wooden bench and a jumble of electrical equipment and chandeliers
September 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Holy forking shirtballs, Cumbria is beautiful

Cloud inversion on Bassenthwaite

I've written a couple of stories about this lake...
Photo of a tree-bordered river leading to a cloud-shrouded lake under a blue sky
September 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Last ever bacon roll from Caffeine on Dundas Street 😭

The best bacon rolls on Edinburgh, and they're closing down tomorrow 😭

This is the point at which I turn to veganism or start eating bacon raw 😭
Photo of a perfect bacon roll on a white paper bag. Next to it is a flat white in a wave-themed cup.
September 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Edinburgh was gorgeous today

I want to hate autumn for making me cold and for being the precursor to the long dark teatime of my soul

But the light is so delicately golden and the leaves so crinkly and crunchy and good

[Charlotte Square, Edinburgh]
Photo of Charlotte Square in Edinburgh: a bed of autumn leaves, then a stretch of green grass, with branches overhead and trees and rooftops in the background
September 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM