Joy
@joelfe.bsky.social
Musician, reader, baker, librarian, Christian, tea drinker, crocheter | Views are mine alone, only represent me | she/her
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In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
Lives of Christopher Chant is my *most* favourite DWJ. It's what I always tell children in class visits when they ask me about my favourite book. 😁
we're back and launching S3 with a BANGER today as the fabulous @singlecrow.bsky.social joins us for a TWO HOUR episode on our favorite future-dressing-gown-wearing disaster, Christopher Chant
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The Lives of Christopher Chant by @Rebecca Fraimow and Emily Tesh
Nobody should be losing lives at this rate. What is wrong, Christopher?
In our first episode of Season Three, the brilliant Iona Datt Sharma joins us for a discussion of bureaucracy, cricket boys, Bu...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lives of Christopher Chant is my *most* favourite DWJ. It's what I always tell children in class visits when they ask me about my favourite book. 😁
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This is true.
The husband just found me having a little cry in my studio.
He’s making me a hot Vimto and I’m having a word with myself.
Have a look at my website and please repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
The husband just found me having a little cry in my studio.
He’s making me a hot Vimto and I’m having a word with myself.
Have a look at my website and please repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is true.
The husband just found me having a little cry in my studio.
He’s making me a hot Vimto and I’m having a word with myself.
Have a look at my website and please repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
The husband just found me having a little cry in my studio.
He’s making me a hot Vimto and I’m having a word with myself.
Have a look at my website and please repost.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Thank you.
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Long shot (mainly due to how little engagement I get on here), but I'm looking for freelance writers with an interest, or specialism in, classical music.
If you are one, or know one, please give me a shout.
If you are one, or know one, please give me a shout.
October 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Long shot (mainly due to how little engagement I get on here), but I'm looking for freelance writers with an interest, or specialism in, classical music.
If you are one, or know one, please give me a shout.
If you are one, or know one, please give me a shout.
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
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Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
October 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
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It's an exciting appointment. And not just because of the connection to home (Crediton).
Good background beyond the Church in healthcare, universities, in science-connected thinking, thoughtful positions on key issues...
Good background beyond the Church in healthcare, universities, in science-connected thinking, thoughtful positions on key issues...
BREAKING: Sarah Mullally has been named as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman in the role's 1,400-year history
October 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
It's an exciting appointment. And not just because of the connection to home (Crediton).
Good background beyond the Church in healthcare, universities, in science-connected thinking, thoughtful positions on key issues...
Good background beyond the Church in healthcare, universities, in science-connected thinking, thoughtful positions on key issues...
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On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
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"We absolutely need to stop the boats,” Polanski said, “but let’s stop the boats by offering safe and legal routes to asylum and not having people clinging on to dinghies for dear life.*
www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...
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Zack Polanski: “We absolutely need to stop the boats”
The Greens’ Zack Polanski on facing up to Reform
www.newstatesman.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"We absolutely need to stop the boats,” Polanski said, “but let’s stop the boats by offering safe and legal routes to asylum and not having people clinging on to dinghies for dear life.*
www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...
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mandatory training questions are all either "should your computer be a) 33.4cm from a heat source b) 33.5cm from a heat source c) 33.6cm from a heat source" or "if you see a fire, should you a) report the fire and get out safely b) take a video and post it on tiktok c) run into the fire"
September 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
mandatory training questions are all either "should your computer be a) 33.4cm from a heat source b) 33.5cm from a heat source c) 33.6cm from a heat source" or "if you see a fire, should you a) report the fire and get out safely b) take a video and post it on tiktok c) run into the fire"
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This only happens to you once
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This only happens to you once
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Seven local churches and their leaders sticking up for asylum seekers. ✔️
The response by the local Tories? The churches don't represent the Community. Uh huh. Yawn.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The response by the local Tories? The churches don't represent the Community. Uh huh. Yawn.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Manchester church leaders 'saddened by asylum seeker hostility'
The Cresta Court Hotel in Altrincham and the Ashley Hotel in Hale are used to house asylum seekers.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Seven local churches and their leaders sticking up for asylum seekers. ✔️
The response by the local Tories? The churches don't represent the Community. Uh huh. Yawn.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The response by the local Tories? The churches don't represent the Community. Uh huh. Yawn.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I need you to understand what this country feels like right now for those of us who look different. I'm sitting here, trying to plan for Saturday, make sure I don't even need to go to the corner shop for milk, like it's Christmas Day or lockdown. Why? Because I live near where Yaxley-Lennon will 1/
September 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I need you to understand what this country feels like right now for those of us who look different. I'm sitting here, trying to plan for Saturday, make sure I don't even need to go to the corner shop for milk, like it's Christmas Day or lockdown. Why? Because I live near where Yaxley-Lennon will 1/
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You've GOT to be kidding me!
The Conservatives - who oversaw every single thing on this list - are trying to claim that only the Conservatives would "stop the madness" - that they created...?
So incredulity aside, what about the list itself?
Let's go Debunking! 1/34
The Conservatives - who oversaw every single thing on this list - are trying to claim that only the Conservatives would "stop the madness" - that they created...?
So incredulity aside, what about the list itself?
Let's go Debunking! 1/34
August 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You've GOT to be kidding me!
The Conservatives - who oversaw every single thing on this list - are trying to claim that only the Conservatives would "stop the madness" - that they created...?
So incredulity aside, what about the list itself?
Let's go Debunking! 1/34
The Conservatives - who oversaw every single thing on this list - are trying to claim that only the Conservatives would "stop the madness" - that they created...?
So incredulity aside, what about the list itself?
Let's go Debunking! 1/34
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Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.
July 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.
Using the hour and a half sat at a children's jumping about party (technical term) as a chance to start @emilytesh.net The Incandescent. So far it's doing an excellent job helping me ignore the heat and screaming!
July 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Using the hour and a half sat at a children's jumping about party (technical term) as a chance to start @emilytesh.net The Incandescent. So far it's doing an excellent job helping me ignore the heat and screaming!
This is obviously satsumas. They are the best! Exceedingly annoyed when the online shop substitutes with so-called 'easy peelers'
What is your favourite citrus fruit?
Satsumas: 23%
Oranges: 22%
Lemons: 10%
Tangerines: 9%
Limes: 7%
Clementines: 6%
Grapefruits: 6%
Mandarins: 6%
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Satsumas: 23%
Oranges: 22%
Lemons: 10%
Tangerines: 9%
Limes: 7%
Clementines: 6%
Grapefruits: 6%
Mandarins: 6%
yougov.co.uk/topics/consu...
July 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is obviously satsumas. They are the best! Exceedingly annoyed when the online shop substitutes with so-called 'easy peelers'
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In the linked essay, I mention Nancy Mace's standard TERF question, asked most recently to Tim Walz: "What is a woman?"
My answer is simple. A woman is not a *what.* A woman is a *who.*
I want to expand a bit from the essay on what I think this matters.
www.the-reframe.com/shows-of-wea...
My answer is simple. A woman is not a *what.* A woman is a *who.*
I want to expand a bit from the essay on what I think this matters.
www.the-reframe.com/shows-of-wea...
Shows of Weakness
They've got the tanks. We've got the power.
www.the-reframe.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
In the linked essay, I mention Nancy Mace's standard TERF question, asked most recently to Tim Walz: "What is a woman?"
My answer is simple. A woman is not a *what.* A woman is a *who.*
I want to expand a bit from the essay on what I think this matters.
www.the-reframe.com/shows-of-wea...
My answer is simple. A woman is not a *what.* A woman is a *who.*
I want to expand a bit from the essay on what I think this matters.
www.the-reframe.com/shows-of-wea...
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Found a baby songbird? Here's a newly updated chart!
May 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Found a baby songbird? Here's a newly updated chart!
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My 14 June botanical illustration & mental health w'shop's now enrolling
I'll teach you:
🌿How to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading
🧠How time spent creatively alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health.
Limited spaces,earlybird price:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
I'll teach you:
🌿How to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading
🧠How time spent creatively alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health.
Limited spaces,earlybird price:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
May 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
My 14 June botanical illustration & mental health w'shop's now enrolling
I'll teach you:
🌿How to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading
🧠How time spent creatively alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health.
Limited spaces,earlybird price:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
I'll teach you:
🌿How to break down plants into simple shapes & add shading
🧠How time spent creatively alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health.
Limited spaces,earlybird price:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
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And we're back! Starting off the 80s with a cream pie and a clown car, it's Magicians of Caprona, a joyous structural experiment in comedy and heterosexuality that is also somehow a sequel to Charmed Life
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The Magicians of Caprona by @Rebecca Fraimow and Emily Tesh
"Tonino wondered how he could laugh like that at something so horrible until he remembered that he had stood himself a score of times and laughed himself sick at just the same thing."
Two households...
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May 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
And we're back! Starting off the 80s with a cream pie and a clown car, it's Magicians of Caprona, a joyous structural experiment in comedy and heterosexuality that is also somehow a sequel to Charmed Life
zencastr.com/z/x3fhRKxo
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🚘 FREE DRIVING LESSONS FOR REFUGEES?!
If you've seen those headlines and felt a twinge of outrage, you're not alone.
But let's take a closer look at who's actually getting these lessons and why.
🧵
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If you've seen those headlines and felt a twinge of outrage, you're not alone.
But let's take a closer look at who's actually getting these lessons and why.
🧵
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May 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🚘 FREE DRIVING LESSONS FOR REFUGEES?!
If you've seen those headlines and felt a twinge of outrage, you're not alone.
But let's take a closer look at who's actually getting these lessons and why.
🧵
1/16
If you've seen those headlines and felt a twinge of outrage, you're not alone.
But let's take a closer look at who's actually getting these lessons and why.
🧵
1/16
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NB: Browsing works because actual human librarians take the time to categorize materials so that like things live together on the shelves. It's. not. magic. it. is. professional. labor.
Yesterday I went to the library to borrow a book I've bought but wanted to start reading before it arrives, and wound up checking out two others shelved nearby.
This is why browsing is so much better than algorithms. Browsing lets you survey and spark.
This is why browsing is so much better than algorithms. Browsing lets you survey and spark.
May 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
NB: Browsing works because actual human librarians take the time to categorize materials so that like things live together on the shelves. It's. not. magic. it. is. professional. labor.