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Joanne Hall
@hierath77.bsky.social
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Fantasy writer and editor, hound mum, permaculturist, woke hobbit. Writes, reads, games, gardens. Trying to leave it better than I found it. Ideologically opposed to bigots of all stripes. She/her. Cymru.
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For @kitvaria.bsky.social - pile of happy chickens enjoying the sun
Uma (fawn) Ulrika (grey) and Bloody Jane Austen (ginger tyrant) snuggle up in the straw on the floor of the duck shed
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Bore da from Nantymeillion, where the mountain is looking lovely...
View of Yr Bannau above the trees in the top field at Nantymeillion
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Dydd 217 of #365DaysOfFood is a cassoulet with our own potato, swede, celeriac, shallots and garlic.
Vegan / gf sausages. Lovely stuff!
Cassoulet cooking in a metal pot on the gas stove
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Ollie is seven today! Happy birthday Ollie!
Photo of a grey lurcher with ridiculous ears. He is lying down in the grass and he is wearing a purple harness
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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For @persiflage.bsky.social - handsome boy spotted by Chris near the horsebox this morning
Photo of a male ring necked peasant hanging out in the grass
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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When are they going to ban noisy fireworks? Charley is under the van :(

I lost my heart dog Lyra to heart failure after a week of relentless fireworks and I'm sure they contributed to her death. Its not fair.
Lyra black and white greyhound sleeping on the caravan sofa in the sunshine
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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I think we were quite well behaved, having just seen @runalongwomble.bsky.social 's stash...
Stack of books - top to bottom Hiding under the Leaves antho (folk horror, Slab Press) Blood on the Bricks (urban folk horror, Newcon) Futures to live By - Ana Sun Unexpected Journeys - BFS anthology ISBN Coffee - anthology Haunted Hearts - A K Faulkner Call and Response - Christopher Caudwell Death on the Caldera - Emily Paxman Black Water Sister - Zen Cho Falling in A Sea of Stars - Kristen Britian Body and Soul - - Andrew Hook The Green Mans Holiday - Juliet McKenna
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Its something called the Brighton I360, which looks a bit like a spaceship and takes you up a 560 foot tower so you can see views over the south downs. It was lovely.
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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I have had an excellent weekend at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social and met / caught up with many brilliant people who I don't see often enough. Looking forward to Eastercon!
A glass of pineapple juice at 500 feet on Brightons i360, which is a kind of spaceship....
November 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Frankly gorgeous @wtpress.bsky.social boss @cherylmorgan.bsky.social and Our Lady in Reno @kaylaallen1965.bsky.social ♡
Two woman standing side by side and smiling. Kayla (left) is wearing an asymmetric red dress and a gold tiara. Cheryl (right) is wearing a black dress printed with gold and silver leaves and flowers and a yellow jacket
November 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Brighton @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social Face, if you see it say hello!
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Yer favourite editorial workwives are in Brighton!
Roz, white lady with red curly hair and glasses, poses in a Chinese restaurant
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Halloween greyhound by Elle J Wilson
A spooky valley scene under a crescent moon. A slender witch flies through the air on the back of s black greyhound
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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For @kitvaria.bsky.social Waffle and a friend do eggs together
Waffle is a beautiful black and white zebra patterned chicken. She is sitting in a green cat basket. There is another orange chicken behind her
October 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Hello @bristolcon.bsky.social , this is my face! Come and say hello to it!
Me, selfie, white woman, dark hair, stripey dress, slight hangover, not enough tea....
October 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Not only am I a nerd, I'm a pedantic nerd. Maybe a prize-winning pedantic nerd....
The Um.... Actually prize winners trophy, which is a silver speech bubble with the words "Um...Actually " written on it
October 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Bristolcon, everyone. Miss it, miss out....
October 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Dislike selfies cos my arms ate too short and my chins are too fat snd this morning my hair has gone Superman kiss-curl, but I am awake and at @bristolcon.bsky.social so let's go to work - if you see me say hello!
October 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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In a train, for happier reasons this time...
Train lunch, a ham and cheese baguette and a copy of "The Nature of Spring" by Jim Crumley, which is rather lovely but does make me want to go back to Skye...
October 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Yes, dinner! Day 215 of #365DaysOfFood - i got lucky and found some high welfare chicken in the reduced bin in Tesco (2.50 off, it makes a difference). Own courgettes, shallots, garlic. Didn't have harrisa so I used ras el hanout. Hoping it will be nice!
October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Dydd 213 (yesterday) and 214 (today) of #365DaysOfFood - yesterday was a stir fry with pak choi and courgette and today was stewed apple pancakes for brecwast!
Two pancakes with stewed apple on a white plate
October 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Beautiful Saffron and her beautiful bench #love
Saffron is a white woman with red hair and glasses. She is wearing a green vest top and a brown skirt. She is standing on a metal bridge holding onto the railing with wide arms, and smiling. The sky behind her is cloudless and very blue Saffrons memorial bench - a low wooden bench with some gardening tools and flowers on it. The inscription reads "our beloved daughter and friend Saffron, who sang through her dark times" The bench is installed at Hulme Community garden centre, Manchester.
October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Bore Da, Womble! I'm nearly at the end of Elysium Fire by Alastair Reynolds and then I have Notebook by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social lined up....
Copy of Elysium Fire
October 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Chris and @nonbinarysmurf.bsky.social having a laugh in Pizza Express
Chris - white man, red cardie, white t shirt and grey hair , is smiling and David, black top, balding, kind of orange hair, multiple facial piercings, is looking at a menu and laughing.
October 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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#TravellingWeek I am in a train
Train accoutrements - a cappuccino in a Starbucks culture and a copy of Elysium Fire by Alastair Reynolds
October 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM