The first hellebore of the winter blooming in my garden today. #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Garden #GardenPhotography 🌱📸

Please share: I am delighted to release the programme for the July 11 2026, Symposium on the work of Frances Hardinge, at Kings College, London. We can't manage virtual attendance but we do offer cheap conference proceedings. Tickets at Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-one-day-...

Hands down my favourite contemporary playwright. So glad I have gotten to see some of his work live in the theatre, as well as studying and teaching his work.

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen: David Bowie Leonard Cohen Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie together Julian Bream Pinchas Zukerman

Hoping for aliens/pirate treasure/ancient magical balls

A beautiful buck at Ross Bay cemetery this afternoon

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

The 5 Ursula K. Le Guin Books You Need to Read, According to Her Son | Portland Monthly buff.ly/lD44afJ

“Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help shall all be saved.” ~ Jane Goodall Thank you, Ms. Goodall. Rest in peace.🤍🌎

Such sad news. Another light has gone out in this increasingly dark world.

Residential school denialism doesn't stand up to reality despite the disinformation that so often fills our feeds. "Each of the 7,000 statements from residential school survivors is a gift...Deniers would prefer we forget them." So let’s not forget them. nctr.ca/uncategorize...

A beautiful image for this day of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada.

I've read some of this in an earlier form, and it's REALLY interesting. Especially if you like children's fantasy and have sensitivity to and curiosity about absorption and/or appropriation of indigenous myth and the way fantasy can give a "way in" to the Land (or Country).

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!

New episode up now. The Tombs of Atuan (1970) by Ursula K. Le Guin, the second part of Earthsea, with guest Frank Cottrell-Boyce in conversation with Una McCormack and Andy Miller. @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0sc5...

Imagine the complicated and precious genius of the girl who made this embroidery sampler in 1811 The Solar System, sampler, unknown maker, 1811, England. Museum no. T.92-1939. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

For #InternationalDogDay I felt I had to post this absolutely joyous shot of my Baggins, from a few years back. #Dogs #DogsOfBluesky 📷🐈

Hive mind, especially SF peeps. A friend is asking what the origin is of the term "little green men" for aliens, and I confess I have no idea. Does any of you?

As Tove Jansson’s Moomins turn 80, new generations are discovering a world where “trolling” means weathering life’s many anxieties | The New Yorker

This is such a good essay. Please read it. And - presenters - FFS learn how to pronounce the names you are reading! (My name is very seldom pronounced correctly, especially in N.A.)

What's your favourite Quentin Blake illustrated book? Mine is How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsman. I also very much love Michael Rosen's Sad Book, except that it always makes me cry.

“In every walk with Nature one receives far more than one seeks.” - John Muir #SolaceInNature #wildflowers

Here’s @debbieg.bsky.social on gothic horror, Romanticism, and toxic lesbian vampires in VE Schwab’s latest. I especially appreciate how rounded this review is - lots to praise, but some queries of the text, too.

HANDS OFF MY MARRIAGE, YOU F*CKERS 🇺🇸

For #RoseWednesday Abraham Derby, not fully out but already looking lovely 🌱🌹📷

All at #BfK are sad to learn of the dealth of Allan Ahlberg. With his wife Janet & with other leading illustrators, Allan Ahlberg created books loved by generations of readers. Everyone will have their favourite. Full obituary to come, meanwhile from our archives: booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/auth...

Sad news: Allan Ahlberg, beloved children's author, has died at 87 | The Guardian

For #Caturday here is Simon enjoying the sun in the garden

While Paramount insists the decision to obliterate a television institution was purely “financial” — despite the show leading its time slot — everyone knows what this is. It’s silencing one of Trump’s most prominent, and funny, critics. Aaron Hagey-MacKay writes. 💬🇺🇸 #uspoli

Victoria's Whitney Gardner explores fame, phantoms and free (not haunted) pianos in new graphic novel www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

It's #Caturday so here's my 17-yr old tabby, Tabitha, looking rather less cross than usual (she has a fierce exterior, but she's very sweet). 📷 🐈 #CatSky #CatPhotography #Cats

I think one reason Trump hates Colbert so much is that Colbert has genuine religious faith & he uses it to bring a moral clarity to his work without dogma, whereas Trump constructs a fake mask out of it to hide his utter inhumanity. One of them uses Christianity as a weapon & the other as a compass.

yeah okay let’s talk him into running for President

#beautysustainsus Carry something beautiful in your heart. Photographer: @4aamari.bsky.social

We're raising money to help with Canadian wildfire relief in Native communities! $10 gets you 81 books + games with lots of queer content, including my short story Zen Solaris and the God-Child, with all proceeds going to the Nii'kinaaganaa Foundation. Tips are encouraged! 🇨🇦 itch.io/b/3125/canad...

Oh yay, they announced it!!

The Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest philanthropic supporter of the arts, has announced the appointment of Dr. Carla Hayden as a senior fellow

Congratulations, Kathleen Jennings! @tanaudel.bsky.social (and of course all the other nominees - just that Kathleen is a friend).

Astrantia Maxima (Great Masterwork) is what's blooming #InMyGarden today. I have several of the more common Astrantia Maior, but this one's unusual and special, starting with a dull green flower then maturing into this lovely pink. 🌱📷

Foxglove in the rain. It's what's blooming #InMyGarden today. #flower #FlowerPhotography #BloomScrolling 🌱📷

Carnegie Medals for writing and illustration announced in U.K. | Guardian buff.ly/tMPReA4

We are now mid-way! Help us hit all the goals and the stretch goals. :D www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...

Be the kind of person who supports your local library, theatre, bakery, bookstore, and café.

Rosa Mundi. Blooming #InMyGarden today #BloomScrolling 📷🌱

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy. Details found here👇 www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

Rose "Munstead Wood" blooming in my garden today. 🌱🌷📷 #Rose #GardenPhotography #FlowerPhotography

Please circulate: the Montreal (2027) and Edmonton (2030) *online* bid party is looking for Canadian artists, writers, musicians, creatives etc to showcase their work and help us promote the bids. If you are interested, sign up here. Details on the form, forms.gle/Xkchm5PDNDN6...

First peony, its petals like silk. 🌱📷

Wisteria at Goodacre Lake in Beacon Hill Park, #yyj. 📷