Miranda Jubb
@mirandamiranda.bsky.social
Reader and writer living in Bristol. Currently writing about gothic pipe organs and sentient plants.
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The Fine Art of Faking It
The service I provide is niche, but surprisingly in demand. Owen was a fairly typical client: scruffy hair, practical clothing, and of course that intense expression […]
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You can read my new story in which a sceptical photographer joins forces with an excitable cryptid hunter here: dreamforgemagazine.com/story/the-fi...
Thank you so much to DreamForge for publishing it and especially the artwork; so exciting to see my writing illustrated!
Thank you so much to DreamForge for publishing it and especially the artwork; so exciting to see my writing illustrated!
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And I'm really not sure how these numbers work? Why did each of the 752 respondents respond twice?
And why isn't the total lack of ability to refer people for mh help the headline, instead of "omg so much over diagnosis!!!"
FUCK THE #BBC.
And why isn't the total lack of ability to refer people for mh help the headline, instead of "omg so much over diagnosis!!!"
FUCK THE #BBC.
December 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
And I'm really not sure how these numbers work? Why did each of the 752 respondents respond twice?
And why isn't the total lack of ability to refer people for mh help the headline, instead of "omg so much over diagnosis!!!"
FUCK THE #BBC.
And why isn't the total lack of ability to refer people for mh help the headline, instead of "omg so much over diagnosis!!!"
FUCK THE #BBC.
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Márgarét, áre you gríeving
Over Goldengrove unleaving?
Leáves like the things of man, you
With your fresh thoughts care for, can you?
(Gerard Manley Hopkins, a fave)
Over Goldengrove unleaving?
Leáves like the things of man, you
With your fresh thoughts care for, can you?
(Gerard Manley Hopkins, a fave)
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Márgarét, áre you gríeving
Over Goldengrove unleaving?
Leáves like the things of man, you
With your fresh thoughts care for, can you?
(Gerard Manley Hopkins, a fave)
Over Goldengrove unleaving?
Leáves like the things of man, you
With your fresh thoughts care for, can you?
(Gerard Manley Hopkins, a fave)
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You can’t tell if someone is disabled just by looking at them.
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.
You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.
People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.
You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.
People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.
December 4, 2025 at 5:52 AM
You can’t tell if someone is disabled just by looking at them.
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.
You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.
People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.
You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.
People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.
This was a really fun read!
Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
November 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This was a really fun read!
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Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
I love this thread. “When all you get are nos, the story will be your yes” is truly beautiful.
This is why you have to love the work. When publishing and fortune kick you in the face, the page will still be there for you. When all you get are nos, the story will be your yes. You can't count on sales or marketing money, but you can count on the feeling of flow, of creation, the joy of art.
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I love this thread. “When all you get are nos, the story will be your yes” is truly beautiful.
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Ear defenders are inexpensive and dont inconvenience anyone. The only reason to go after people using them like this is if you are in principle against inclusion and desegregation. Reform is a fascist party and disabled people are one of fheir key targets.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Reform UK’s Richard Tice says children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’
Tice was outlining Reform’s Doge (Department of government efficiency) unit’s progress
www.independent.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Ear defenders are inexpensive and dont inconvenience anyone. The only reason to go after people using them like this is if you are in principle against inclusion and desegregation. Reform is a fascist party and disabled people are one of fheir key targets.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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The stones are not only in constant conversation with each other, but with the land itself. We approach and catch them in the act of chatting. Just for a moment we feel we are intruding, feel we have broken an intimate spell. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday
November 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The stones are not only in constant conversation with each other, but with the land itself. We approach and catch them in the act of chatting. Just for a moment we feel we are intruding, feel we have broken an intimate spell. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday
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Personal note: London has been home for a very, very long time, but as of today, I am also officially a Brit - that is to say, a British citizen. I feel relieved and I feel grateful - but not, perhaps, in the forelock-tugging way GB News/Starmer expect a new immigrant to be.
November 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Personal note: London has been home for a very, very long time, but as of today, I am also officially a Brit - that is to say, a British citizen. I feel relieved and I feel grateful - but not, perhaps, in the forelock-tugging way GB News/Starmer expect a new immigrant to be.
Have not seen this before and I love it!
I really subscribe to Terry Pratchett’s idea of it: “The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”
Once I started embracing that notion, I became way easier on myself when writing first drafts. #SpoonieAuthChat
Once I started embracing that notion, I became way easier on myself when writing first drafts. #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 4, 2025:
What does "writing a first draft" mean to you?
Please quote-post and add
#SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
What does "writing a first draft" mean to you?
Please quote-post and add
#SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Have not seen this before and I love it!
Really enjoyed this Halloween storytelling of Count Magnus. And I’m looking forward to the live show in Bath!
Thanks to those who tuned in to "Count Magnus". The next livestreamed story is "An Episode of Cathedral History" on Christmas Eve.
Register here christmascathedralghosts.eventbrite.co.uk
Register here christmascathedralghosts.eventbrite.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Really enjoyed this Halloween storytelling of Count Magnus. And I’m looking forward to the live show in Bath!
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“Fantasy is nearer to poetry, to mysticism, and to insanity than naturalistic fiction is. It is a wilderness, and those who go there should not feel too safe. And their guides, the writers of fantasy, should take their responsibilities seriously."
From Elfland to Poughkeepsie, Ursula K Le Guin
From Elfland to Poughkeepsie, Ursula K Le Guin
October 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
“Fantasy is nearer to poetry, to mysticism, and to insanity than naturalistic fiction is. It is a wilderness, and those who go there should not feel too safe. And their guides, the writers of fantasy, should take their responsibilities seriously."
From Elfland to Poughkeepsie, Ursula K Le Guin
From Elfland to Poughkeepsie, Ursula K Le Guin
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Schools in Europe were social spaces of learning and teaching, and above all, schools were a paper world: contact zones for pupils with papers of all sorts. Let's have a look at this 1670 painting by Jan Steen. A thread for #PaperHistory and #BookHistory #earlymodern #skystorians #BlueLZ
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September 16, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Schools in Europe were social spaces of learning and teaching, and above all, schools were a paper world: contact zones for pupils with papers of all sorts. Let's have a look at this 1670 painting by Jan Steen. A thread for #PaperHistory and #BookHistory #earlymodern #skystorians #BlueLZ
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28 October was the date in 1893 when M R James first read 2 ghost stories to The Chit-Chat Club in Cambridge. I have copies of a book for sale that commemorates this occasion and the supernatural output of other club members.
Interested in "Ghosts of the Chit-Chat" (HB or PB)? Then drop me a line.
Interested in "Ghosts of the Chit-Chat" (HB or PB)? Then drop me a line.
October 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
28 October was the date in 1893 when M R James first read 2 ghost stories to The Chit-Chat Club in Cambridge. I have copies of a book for sale that commemorates this occasion and the supernatural output of other club members.
Interested in "Ghosts of the Chit-Chat" (HB or PB)? Then drop me a line.
Interested in "Ghosts of the Chit-Chat" (HB or PB)? Then drop me a line.
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Writer's Block is not being able to make enough money from writing to justify jeopardising your "real job" to write, or the housework, or the cats, or the kids, or your parents, or risking the angst of not having written as much as you need you when you could just read a book or watch a show or...
October 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Writer's Block is not being able to make enough money from writing to justify jeopardising your "real job" to write, or the housework, or the cats, or the kids, or your parents, or risking the angst of not having written as much as you need you when you could just read a book or watch a show or...
Morag and Seamus stories! Just read all of these and they are great. Such convincing future world building - I love the optimistic but realistic take on how people might behave in a potential post-crisis Britain.
Glad you liked them! Here’s the handy links page: adoctorofmanythings.wordpress.com/tales-from-t...
adoctorofmanythings.wordpress.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Morag and Seamus stories! Just read all of these and they are great. Such convincing future world building - I love the optimistic but realistic take on how people might behave in a potential post-crisis Britain.
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Oh hey, what's this? Locus liked my Morag and Seamus story "The Walled Garden"! locusmag.com/review/clark...
Clarkesworld: Review by A.C. Wise
Clarkesworld 7/25 The July issue of Clarkesworld opens with “Missing Helen” by Tia Tashiro, a lovely exploration of learning to accept yourself that offers up a satisfying twist on the idea of alt…
locusmag.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Oh hey, what's this? Locus liked my Morag and Seamus story "The Walled Garden"! locusmag.com/review/clark...
Loved The Saint of Bright Doors so much, I can’t wait to read Rakesfall! A bit late perhaps but far better than never.
The selectors said: "Rakesfall is an extraordinary achievement in science fiction, and a titanic work of art.”
You can read the panel's full statement and watch Chandrasekera's acceptance speech here: www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25
You can read the panel's full statement and watch Chandrasekera's acceptance speech here: www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25
Ursula K. Le Guin — 2025 Prize for Fiction
www.ursulakleguin.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Loved The Saint of Bright Doors so much, I can’t wait to read Rakesfall! A bit late perhaps but far better than never.
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WE'RE OVER HALFWAY TO OUR GOAL!! 🎉🎉🎉 THANK YOU for all your support! 💜👽
We're celebrating with a TON of amazing new rewards (check the 🧵 to see them all!) including signed books, author critiques, WORLDWIDE SHIPPING and more!
🪦 Join the monster mash here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
We're celebrating with a TON of amazing new rewards (check the 🧵 to see them all!) including signed books, author critiques, WORLDWIDE SHIPPING and more!
🪦 Join the monster mash here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
October 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
WE'RE OVER HALFWAY TO OUR GOAL!! 🎉🎉🎉 THANK YOU for all your support! 💜👽
We're celebrating with a TON of amazing new rewards (check the 🧵 to see them all!) including signed books, author critiques, WORLDWIDE SHIPPING and more!
🪦 Join the monster mash here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
We're celebrating with a TON of amazing new rewards (check the 🧵 to see them all!) including signed books, author critiques, WORLDWIDE SHIPPING and more!
🪦 Join the monster mash here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
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My strongest book-related belief is that the paperback should come first and then the hardback after for people who want a fancy edition.
October 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
My strongest book-related belief is that the paperback should come first and then the hardback after for people who want a fancy edition.
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We're finally wrapping up S2 today with our last bonus episode for the season -- thank you all so much for the many thoughtful, interesting and insightful letters you sent in for our Q&A!
S2 Bonus Episode 3 - Q&A by @Rebecca Fraimow and Emily Tesh
The first time round most of the catching-up you do is retrospective. The second time round you see it happening.
In our final S2 bonus episode, we do a terrible job of not looking ahead to Hexwood a...
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October 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We're finally wrapping up S2 today with our last bonus episode for the season -- thank you all so much for the many thoughtful, interesting and insightful letters you sent in for our Q&A!
Disappointed and worried to discover at my vaccine appointment that I am no longer eligible for the covid jab. People with my condition are more vulnerable to covid so I don’t understand why the government has stopped protecting us. At least I still got the flu one…😢
October 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Disappointed and worried to discover at my vaccine appointment that I am no longer eligible for the covid jab. People with my condition are more vulnerable to covid so I don’t understand why the government has stopped protecting us. At least I still got the flu one…😢
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We expect to hit 55k signatures in support of our open letter this week, perhaps even today. Thank you to everyone who has signed or shared. Let’s keep this going:
notinourname.org.uk
notinourname.org.uk
Home - Not in our name
As women we reject the narrative that trans+ people are a threat.
notinourname.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 7:43 AM
We expect to hit 55k signatures in support of our open letter this week, perhaps even today. Thank you to everyone who has signed or shared. Let’s keep this going:
notinourname.org.uk
notinourname.org.uk
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Tony Harrison RIP
I taught Long Distance, his beautiful & honest poem about bereavement to my students for decades.
Eventually, it provided consolation to me as well.
I taught Long Distance, his beautiful & honest poem about bereavement to my students for decades.
Eventually, it provided consolation to me as well.
September 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Tony Harrison RIP
I taught Long Distance, his beautiful & honest poem about bereavement to my students for decades.
Eventually, it provided consolation to me as well.
I taught Long Distance, his beautiful & honest poem about bereavement to my students for decades.
Eventually, it provided consolation to me as well.