SaorsaM
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We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
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It is done.
Best thing I’ve ever written.
Thanks for coming on this journey with me 🖤
Best thing I’ve ever written.
Thanks for coming on this journey with me 🖤
October 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
It is done.
Best thing I’ve ever written.
Thanks for coming on this journey with me 🖤
Best thing I’ve ever written.
Thanks for coming on this journey with me 🖤
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It's not rude to ask creators the best way to make sure your money gets to them, I assure you! They will be generally happy to tell you. Indeed, I have a whole article about it:
whatever.scalzi.com/2024/12/30/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2024/12/30/a...
October 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It's not rude to ask creators the best way to make sure your money gets to them, I assure you! They will be generally happy to tell you. Indeed, I have a whole article about it:
whatever.scalzi.com/2024/12/30/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2024/12/30/a...
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When I moderate panels (or do my own events) I always preface Q&A time with 3 rules:
1. Questions must be in the form of a question
2. Questions must be one part questions
3. Questions must be as short as possible
Because that way we can get more questions in.
I cut people off if they ignore.
1. Questions must be in the form of a question
2. Questions must be one part questions
3. Questions must be as short as possible
Because that way we can get more questions in.
I cut people off if they ignore.
Do read Kate Watson's post for the numbers on male domination of panel Q&As, and the easy adjustments moderators can make to prevent it.
I live in hope for the moderator who, when someone starts,
'This is more of a comment than a question'
says 'Actually no, let's move onto the next question'.
I live in hope for the moderator who, when someone starts,
'This is more of a comment than a question'
says 'Actually no, let's move onto the next question'.
Whenever I do a talk/panel I always ask the moderator to make sure the first Q&A comes from a woman/fem-presenting person
That more than doubles the chance that other women will be asked, subsequently, whereas if the 1st is a man, men dominate the Q&A.
Mods are always surprised, but usually try it
That more than doubles the chance that other women will be asked, subsequently, whereas if the 1st is a man, men dominate the Q&A.
Mods are always surprised, but usually try it
February 13, 2024 at 1:10 PM
When I moderate panels (or do my own events) I always preface Q&A time with 3 rules:
1. Questions must be in the form of a question
2. Questions must be one part questions
3. Questions must be as short as possible
Because that way we can get more questions in.
I cut people off if they ignore.
1. Questions must be in the form of a question
2. Questions must be one part questions
3. Questions must be as short as possible
Because that way we can get more questions in.
I cut people off if they ignore.
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Puffin cam is getting busy!
We're streaming puffins from the Farne Islands from dawn until dusk, every day during the 2025 breeding season, giving you the chance to see puffins up close, wherever you are!
Tune in here: buff.ly/WxZlp3T
We're streaming puffins from the Farne Islands from dawn until dusk, every day during the 2025 breeding season, giving you the chance to see puffins up close, wherever you are!
Tune in here: buff.ly/WxZlp3T
May 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Puffin cam is getting busy!
We're streaming puffins from the Farne Islands from dawn until dusk, every day during the 2025 breeding season, giving you the chance to see puffins up close, wherever you are!
Tune in here: buff.ly/WxZlp3T
We're streaming puffins from the Farne Islands from dawn until dusk, every day during the 2025 breeding season, giving you the chance to see puffins up close, wherever you are!
Tune in here: buff.ly/WxZlp3T
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Just handed in the best finale I’ve ever written 😇
Sad to be bidding farewell to these characters, but all good things must end, and I couldn’t be prouder of the send-off I’ve given them.
Thanks for coming on this journey with me, droogs. Strap in for November. You are not prepared. 🖤⚔️🦇
Sad to be bidding farewell to these characters, but all good things must end, and I couldn’t be prouder of the send-off I’ve given them.
Thanks for coming on this journey with me, droogs. Strap in for November. You are not prepared. 🖤⚔️🦇
May 8, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Just handed in the best finale I’ve ever written 😇
Sad to be bidding farewell to these characters, but all good things must end, and I couldn’t be prouder of the send-off I’ve given them.
Thanks for coming on this journey with me, droogs. Strap in for November. You are not prepared. 🖤⚔️🦇
Sad to be bidding farewell to these characters, but all good things must end, and I couldn’t be prouder of the send-off I’ve given them.
Thanks for coming on this journey with me, droogs. Strap in for November. You are not prepared. 🖤⚔️🦇
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‘Trump’s good at sticks, not carrots’, say US analyst
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‘Trump’s good at sticks, not carrots’, say US analyst
We asked Fiona Hill if she saw any parallels between how President Trump has dealt with tariffs and Russia.
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April 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
‘Trump’s good at sticks, not carrots’, say US analyst
www.channel4.com/news/trumps-...
www.channel4.com/news/trumps-...
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Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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March 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...