Farage is a sick bastard, churning up hate for his own selfish reasons. I can promise you that applying for ILR and citizenship is an expensive process and we give the UK government many thousands of pounds, as well as paying tax like anyone else.

Your reminder to delete that period tracking app "Senior executives at leading menstrual-cycle tracking apps said they are “in disbelief” at new UK police guidance that suggests officers could check women’s phones for the apps after an unexpected pregnancy loss" observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

🌌 ⭐ Nebula Octopus ✨ 🐙 Hand sculpted from clay 🎨 #ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡

Haaaaah Just saw the headline of a review for The Shape of Monsters that was simply WOKE CANNIBAL EROTICA and honestly that could be panning my book, but I love it.

Drop some sneks! 🐍 #art #illustration

New Review - coming out this week is this tale that crossed myth and fairytale to give us something a bit different. I highly recommend The Castaway and The Witch by Ioanna Papadopoulou www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/...

OMG MUCH EXCITE IN CAMP HELLISEN TODAY! (nothing I can talk about yet but uhhhhh.... happy cat is happy)

Right, guess that's the season officially shifted gear into autumn....

This demented blob and his homeboy are racing up.and down the house, have nearly destroyed my delicious monster, have ripped a curtain, and run head first into a window...

I do not recommend being kicked in the shin with a toe pick... (I'm fine don't worry but I'm gonna bruise 🙃)

I have nothing against individual russians, but considering what their country is doing war-wise, and their notorious doping, I will not be watching any of the Russians skating. I know as a protest it's meaningless, but they should not be there. They are propaganda tools.

Disgraceful. Absurd. As with the Kimmel situation, politicians across the world want to suppress protest and creative resistance. They hate opposition. They hate protest. They hate satire. They hate art. Soon we will wake up and find our mouths gagged, our hands tied, our pens and laptops taken away

Since many of us are cancelling streaming services, I want to post a little reminder that many library cards will allow you free access to Kanopy, an amazing streaming channel. If your library card doesn't work, you can often sign up for other libraries in your region.

"Some of my tension is from the non-stop working (which, as we’ve already covered, is barely “work” by any traditional definition), and some of it is from the masking I constantly do as an autistic person in a neurotypical world." RELATABLE. Too bad I don't have a tub.

I made a few promo images for my novella, Bring Me Home, in Wiz Duos book 2. Which do you think works best? Genuine question! (The book in question shares a home with a Juliet Kemp novella! Find here: wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...)

Today is a pain flare day and I am not enjoying

Yay! The Shape of Monsters has been shortlisted for a Speakie (audio book award) 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Definitely helps that voice actor Omari Douglas is fantastic www.thebookseller.com/british-audi...

Oh good I'm in the inevitable "I can't write and everything about this book sucks" part of the editing stage. Bang on time

Detail from tonight's painting WiP. I'm probably going to completely bork this picture in the end, but I feel like painting penguins.

"Very, very few horror writers of the era take such an elegantly expansive, nihilistic approach to their stories, in which traditional meta-narratives are not reinforced but eroded by their exposure,"

This sounds wonderful!

I wish The Congo Cowboys would get more love. They're a Cape Town band and they rock it, get introduced to their African Bluegrass vibes with their delicious cover of Jolene, then dive deeper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdyE...

stated more directly: a hard working life kills you faster so

Not every story or book you write can be a banger, but that doesn't mean you stop writing because some had a better reception than others. Art is a journey discovering what makes you tick as a human. I see no point in calling done on writing unless you find something else you prefer doing.

If someone says you should do less of the art you love doing, they are not looking out for you. I love the below analogy because the people who love your art aren't going "I wish you'd do less, BE less." Especially if you're taking risks & developing your craft. There's always more to the journey.

oh i mean this bodes well for accuracy and truth ._.

Nope, it's definitely worse. Was in Stirling briefly on Saturday morning, and three gammon on the street were loudly talking about the migrant boats "they chose to come here, we don't owe them anything." etc. They're emboldened to wear their racism proudly. Just look at local burgh message boards

HUGE NEWS: We have signed a worldwide distribution deal with Simon & Schuster! Taking this next step with Simon & Schuster, and their sales team, will allow us to further our support and publishing efforts within the horror community. More here: shortwavepublishing.com/news/shortwa...

Here's my winning pitch from @bloodyscotland.bsky.social (still seems mad saying that!) Sinners meets the gothic unease of Don’t Look Now with the broken investigators of True Detective. At its heart, it's not just about a monster that may destroy a city, but the trauma that can destroy a man.

“I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.” —Iain Banks www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...

I am 2/3 of the way through the second read-through of these edits, so I am on track to turn this monster in by end of September. Feeling pretty good and chill right about now.

Strange Horizons published our first issue 25 years ago this month! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who has ever read, shared, submitted, donated! We wouldn't be here without you and we hope you'll continue to support us into the future!

If you see this, quote post with the energy you bring to bluesky

it's soup vibes so i made a chicken soup with leek and potato and now i am warm

I need two more signups to hit my totally arbitrary goal 😁 Dark fantasy, star-crossed lovers, Slavic mythology 🖤

For all my friends who are struggling to balance work, chronic illness, a home life, family, and creativity, remember that something eventually has to give as you burn out. And that thing is invariably your creativity. It's not only okay to take a break and be kind to yourself, it's necessary.

What a weekend! We’re over the moon for the winning ESFF writers at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social - @davegoodman.bsky.social, Debut Prize for A Reluctant Spy, @tariqashkanani.bsky.social the McIlvanney Prize for The Midnight King, & @marcorinaldi.bsky.social winning Pitch Perfect for Dark Waters 🎉

I was on the BFS blog at the weekend, talking about my influences, my books, my writing, & all that good stuff. Sharing properly now because it went live while I was away in fantasy land, fittingly 😄

I'll be appearing on BBC Radio Scotland on The Arts Mix with @lenniesaurus.bsky.social this afternoon, from 3.30pm (not sure precisely what time) - tune in live or via iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

A brief newsletter update on going to World Fantasy Con, and some tiny snippety things clhellisen.beehiiv.com/p/updates-an...?

Here’s a poem called ‘English Roundabouts’.

I'm at the stage of this editorial read through where I want to cut everything because it's so boring, but I'm not sure if it's actually boring I've read it too many times or, both

More isopods, more happiness

I think it will perfectly explain me if I tell you my first crushes were prince, axl rose, and polly jean harvey.

I love my sport, the only one where we discuss hairography

The Approaching Storm - watercolour and digital ⚡ Prints up ⚡

Haven't gotten your subs in yet? 👀 We're STILL OPEN for submissions from marginalized creators until SEPT 15th! Don't self reject‼️

Anyway it's been a long day and I have a glass of wine now so I must unwind like a ball of wool rolling downhil

Yesterday, when the shooter was an imagined trans Muslim woke leftist, it was WAR. Today, when the shooter turns out to be a young, gun-toting white male and the son of a sheriff, it’s “pray.”