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I. M. Kildonan
@imkildonan.bsky.social
Writer of epic / grimdark fantasy.
She / they. AuDHD. Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

https://linktr.ee/imkildonan
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Christmas can be exhausting for autistic people. Here are a few reasons why and what you can do to help the autistic people in your life (and yourself!)
December 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Whatever you do in your art that makes fascists angry, please do more of it. A lot more.
July 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Please, if you love anything about this life, stop using ChatGPT and other GenAI. Just stop. Don't use it to dunk on it, don't use it for a laugh, just stop and let that shit wither.
April 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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As I have been saying for years now, suggesting it's better to risk your child dying of a preventable disease than them being ASD would be bloody offensive even if it wasn't a load of tripe.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Debunked myths that vaccines cause autism are increasing stigma
As parents resist vaccines over vague potential harms, advocates call it a case of ‘morals more than science’
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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If a reader dislikes your politics, then no amount of subtlety will prevent them from accusing your story of not being subtle enough. Not even if the politics of the story are about your right to live. Don’t go quieter to appease the callow.
if u see this, quote-post with your tips for writers that no one gives anymore because they seem obvious (even though they're not)
February 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. #439:
Everyone has a past; parents; a childhood; a birthplace. That goes for fictional characters, too. If you don't know a person's origins, you can't understand the person. Even if they're hiding the facts, you, the author, need to know what they're hiding, and why.
February 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Friends, a petition I've created to go to Parliament for the protection of Trans Healthcare in the UK has just gone live. If you are in the United Kingdom, please sign and share this. If you are not in the United Kingdom, please share it.

#Trans #LGBTQ #UK

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards
The previous government proposed changes to the NHS constitution which would mean transgender hospital patients in England may not be treated in female- and male-only wards. We believe that this segre...
petition.parliament.uk
January 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Lene's music is lovely ✨
open.spotify.com/artist/06PE0...

Thought it would be nice to just pop my music here so it can reach far and wide and not just disappear into the void like elsewhere 🤣

Ambient, experimental, cinematic, meditative and enchanting music by me spanning over a good amount of years 🙌🏻☀️✨

Enjoy!
Helisir
Artist · 58.3K monthly listeners.
open.spotify.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Nice people are struggling over the revelations on Gaiman, and something I keep hearing is, 'His work had a big influence on how I shaped my own identity.' So here's something to remember:

You did that. He didn't do it for you. 1/
January 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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🧵Might not be around a whole lot with the Gaiman information getting circulated so much, but here’s some stuff I do want to say:

Victims of abuse are never foolish or to blame for their abuse.

If you didn’t see it coming, that’s not your fault. Abusers are very good at hiding the harm they cause.
January 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Post a female character you love.
January 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed.

If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.

👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
Storyville Books Bookshop UK
Nestled in the rolling hills of the South Wales valleys, we are the only independent bookshop in Pontypridd, selling new books and more.
uk.bookshop.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Four books to get to know me.
November 19, 2024 at 10:28 PM
People of Bluesky. Let’s get to know each other better. What is one of your favourite movies?

Quote share your answer in a gif!

#filmsky 🎥
November 17, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Introduce yourself with:

One book 📚 — Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson
One movie 🎥 — The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
One album 💿 — Skuggsjá by Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik
One TV show 📺 — Black Sails
Introduce yourself with:

One book 📚 — Legacy of the Brightwash @krystlematar.bsky.social
One movie 🎥 — Pirates of the Caribbean
One album 💿 — Broken Machine - Nothing But Thieves
One TV show 📺 — Arcane (okay and The Vampire Diaries for *nostalgia*)
Introduce yourself with:

One book 📚 — The Silmarillion
One movie 🎥 — Ever After
One album 💿 — The Killers - Hot Fuss
One TV show 📺 — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
November 15, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.
November 14, 2024 at 3:23 PM
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This week in publishing:

"...but, ultimately, you have to ask yourself if we really need an autistic protagonist? I mean, aren't we all a little bit on the spectrum?"

And that, my friends, is why we need more own voice autistic protagonists 🤦‍♀️
November 14, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Repost with your 5 favorite reads of this year (in no particular order)

The Only Good Indians - Stephen Graham Jones
1984 - George Orwell
A Woman of the Sword - Anna Smith Spark
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers - Renni Browne & Dave King
The Darkness That Comes Before - R. Scott Baker
Repost w/ your 5 favorite reads of this year (in no particular order)

THE STORM BENEATH THE WORLD by @michaelrfletcher.bsky.social

THE DOORS OF MIDNIGHT by @rrvirdi.bsky.social

HERALD by Rob J Hayes

THE LAST SHIELD by @cameronjohnston.bsky.social

THE HUNTER’S GAMBIT by @cielpierlot.bsky.social
November 14, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Post a banger that's not in English.

Of course I'm making my first post a song I have been *obsessed* with for months.

youtu.be/HVc0Gd7nXjo?...
November 14, 2024 at 8:43 AM