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Roz Clarke / Zora_db
@rozc.bsky.social
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Writer, editor, farmer, retreat host with the most ghosts. Living with chronic pain and fatigue but would still ride naked into battle for Michael Sheen. If you want a follow back please drop me a message!
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wtpress.bsky.social
Good morning world. It is still yesterday in California so we still have an hour or so left of the Kickstarter campaign. We are currently at £7223. Anyone else fancy joining the fun?
www.kickstarter.com/...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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glenatron.bsky.social
Just finished "The Sheltering Flame", the first novella in Wiz Duos volume 3 from @wtpress.bsky.social and it was excellent, a very satisfying contemporary fantasy that reminded me of Peter Beagle or Charles
de Lint - three burnt out academics discover their fixer-upper house is a magical sanctuary.
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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carladenyer.bsky.social
Join me in calling on @RachelReevesMP to stop propping up declining oil and gas companies with £2.7 BILLION of tax breaks a year (🤯) and fund a jobs guarantee for workers instead: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
End tax breaks on oil and gas
Sign the petition to stop the giveaway and demand a fair jobs plan needs major people power right now.
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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wtpress.bsky.social
Today's update features a real-life Welsh princess who eloped with a young king to help lead a guerilla army, died fighting the English, and may have also been a notable author.
www.kickstarter.com/...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
November 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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aknighton.bsky.social
Ghosts linger amid the fields of England, waiting to be summoned by passing feet. As a walker faces the spectres of his own grief, he's drawn into a struggle between the paths connecting us & the boundaries that cut us apart, in Walking a Wounded Land.
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...
Cover with blurbs 1: The cover of Wiz Duo book 3 with stories by Ruthanna Emrys and Andrew Knighton. The images are an old, wooden house seen against a mountainous background for Ruthanna's story; and a hiker walking towards the sunset in Andrew's. Beside it are quotes from other authors: “Two gorgeously written novellas exploring the ways that our connections to the land and to each other can be broken but also mended, these stories tell of bargains and sacrifices, and ultimately of hopeful futures.” — Sarah Brooks “Beautiful and haunting.” — Anna Smith Spark “Beautiful in cadence, powerful in imagery, gentle in spirit, Andrew Knighton’s work takes your heart’s ghosts on dances of things lost” — Danie Ware “A story that reminds us of the permanence of dreams and the determination of the human spirit. You’ll never walk Britain’s pathways the same again.” – Charlotte Bond
November 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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chronicleflask.katday.com
Yes, it’s a serious problem

(From @privateeyenews.bsky.social – posting to include Alt text)
Minority representation on TV causes outrage There has been widespread support for prominent Reform MP Sarah Pochin after she complained about the over-representation of minorities on television. Said one angry viewer, "She's right. Every time you turn on the telly there's another Reform MP being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg." She added, "I respect their way of life and their strange customs, but Reform MPs comprise only 0.7 percent of the House of Commons. Yet Nigel Farage is on Question Time more than Fiona Bruce." "I'm not prejudiced. Some of my best friends are swivel-eyed loons, but enough is enough. There are too many people with angry red faces on television."
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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wtpress.bsky.social
Look out, look out! There's a skeletal horse about! For today's update, Jo Hall tells us all about the Mari Llwyd:
www.kickstarter.com/...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
October 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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wtpress.bsky.social
What connects Star Wars, the Bible and a mythical sea monster? Why, today's update of course: www.kickstarter.com/...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
October 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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taxjusticeuk.bsky.social
👇 Super important resource from @fairness.bsky.social.
fairness.bsky.social Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social · 26d
The wealth gap between rich and poor increased by over 50% from 2011 to 2021, to over £11.5 trillion. Find out more about the impacts on our society, economy, democracy and environment, and what we can do about it, from our updated Wealth Gap Risk Register.
Wealth Gap Risk Register 2025
An online resource that collates evidence about the impacts of wealth inequality, the solutions and public attitudes to all of the above
fairnessfoundation.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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wtpress.bsky.social
Today's legendary update is all about Stonehenge. Was it built by Merlin? And if not, where did that story come from?
www.kickstarter.com/...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
October 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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bethkesh.bsky.social
Did you know if you are an attending or online member of #WorldFantasy2025 you can get a bunch of free eBooks right now (including two that feature me)? Just log in and look for the Members Only Content button!
October 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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goodlawproject.bsky.social
“It’s a discourse that sets people against one another.”

The UN special rapporteur on poverty says that welfare cuts and the collapse of the social safety net are behind the rise of the far right:
https://bit.ly/47oKpSr
Welfare cuts have fuelled rise of far right and populism, top UN expert says
Exclusive: Poverty rapporteur says governments must rethink welfare state as essential to fabric of society
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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wtpress.bsky.social
We had a wonderful weekend at #BristolCon, including reaching our first stretch goal. Thank you, everyone. Here's a brief update on what happens next.
www.kickstarter.com/...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
October 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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dougmcneall.bsky.social
Brilliantly walking the thin line between great and mean parenting.
benmsanderson.bsky.social Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · 29d
We've been explaining various methods to cook eggs to our kid, establishing a parameter space with rarely sampled areas. It's up to him to now assess why.
October 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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hierath77.bsky.social
Heddiw @rozc.bsky.social and I are doing a workshop on How Not To Get Rejected at @bristolcon.bsky.social - you can sign up at the ops desk!
hierath77.bsky.social Joanne Hall @hierath77.bsky.social · Oct 22
I will be at @bristolcon.bsky.social this weekend, on a number of panels. I will also be taking part in Well Actually, which is a panel game, I will be at the memorial spot to @dergullen.bsky.social and hanging around at the @wtpress.bsky.social table and, somewhat inevitably, in the bar. 1/2
October 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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nameshiv.bsky.social
I'm unreasonably upset at this flattening of Garak into Fashion Lizard,he was the Enigmatic Fashion Lizard and this cannot be erased
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
rozc.bsky.social
I’m technically at Bristolcon, but I’m prioritising naptime. See you all whenever.
October 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
rozc.bsky.social
About a 4.
October 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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hierath77.bsky.social
Show of hands please if you're going to be at @bristolcon.bsky.social !
October 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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wtpress.bsky.social
Today's piece of Welsh legend is an actual piece of fiction that Cheryl wrote. It tells the tale of Princess Gwladys and the villainous Gwynllwy the Bearded: www.kickstarter.com/...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
October 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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wtpress.bsky.social
There was no response to our post about witch trials this morning, so let's recap:

In the 16th to mid 18th centuries, around 500 people were executed for witchcraft in England, and perhaps as many as 1500 in Scotland.

The equivalent number in Wales was FIVE.
The Witchstarter logo, which is mostly purple with a big white W in the middle.
October 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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wtpress.bsky.social
In the early modern period (16th to mid 18th centuries) some 500 people were executed for witchcraft in England. In Scotland the number may have been as high as 1500. The majority of these people were women, though by no means all of them. Do you know what the equivalent figure was for Wales?
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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wtpress.bsky.social
Today's Kickstarter update tells the story of Saint Dwynwen, the Welsh patron saint of lovers, and some pretty extreme behavior by God. www.kickstarter.com/...
The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd). The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left. Art by Josh Arklin.
October 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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wtpress.bsky.social
Our Kickstarter campaign is proudly part of Witchstarter, which is running throughout October. Many other fine witchy-related campaigns can also be found under that label. #WitchStarter
www.kickstarter.com/...
The Witchstarter badge, which is mostly purple with a big white W in the middle
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Today's column is about the government's huge, unprecedented assault on nature ... and about the eerie, astonishing silence of the big nature groups. The RSPB, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts have 7.5m members between them. A vast force, completely unmobilised. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot
The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM