This event was so much fun! Thanks to everyone who attended, read, and helped organise! I had a blast! #SWSWQR

First seminar on Adorno: complete! It was *AWESOME* and the students were very very chatty! Second seminar on Adorno commencing shortly. Then I must do admin, then give a reading of Possible Worlds and Other Stories for @swsworlds.bsky.social, then do more admin.

Tomorrow!

Come write some weird and philosophical fiction with me at the @yorklitfest.bsky.social in March! You know you want to! Tickets: www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/lets-ge... @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social @yorkstjohn.bsky.social

Get some excellent sci-fi, fantasy, and horror plugged right into your brain by joining me and some fabulous authors for a free online reading! I'll be reading from Possible Worlds and Other Stories and I am PUMPED. 6th Feb, 5 pm GMT! TIckets: www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom... #SWSWQR

Come write some weird and philosophical fiction with me at the @yorklitfest.bsky.social in March! You know you want to! Tickets: www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/lets-ge... @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social @sotauol.bsky.social @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social @yorkstjohn.bsky.social

January lasts for a whole year and February lasts for one week. Those are the month rules.

I run a social enterprise supporting social justice oriented projects, buy our stuff!

Get some excellent sci-fi, fantasy, and horror plugged right into your brain by joining me and some fabulous authors for a free online reading! I'll be reading from Possible Worlds and Other Stories and I am PUMPED. 6th Feb, 5 pm GMT! TIckets: www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom... #SWSWQR

My first tea of the morning was dreadful. A bad omen for a day of marking.

Learn about the other authors reading on February 6! Follow them here: @melissawidmaier.bsky.social @gitaralleigh.bsky.social @victoriagoddard.bsky.social @rachelahandley.com Follow @swsworlds.bsky.social for all the news about our QuickReads!

📘 Book lovers! 📘 Less than a week until the Strong Women - Strange Worlds QuickReads! 🤩 February 6, 12:00 noon EST. 6 authors, 8 minutes each. There'll be giveaways, and I'll be reading from #TheDragonofYnys! #SWSWQR 📖 Register here to get the Zoom link: www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid...

There is an IT person removing my work laptop’s hardrive in my office. Let's all please pray that work laptop makes a full recovery.

Check out this upcoming LIVE, Virtual (via Zoom) event featuring women and nonbinary authors of science fiction, fantasy and horror. It's fast, it's fun, and it's always amazing. You're sure to find at least one new author to love! #SWSWQR www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...

Want to learn more about this week's authors? follow them here! @melissawidmaier.bsky.social @minervacerridwen.bsky.social @gitaralleigh.bsky.social @victoriagoddard.bsky.social @rachelahandley.com Follow @swsworlds.bsky.social for all the news about our QuickReads!

I'm rewatching Étoile and I'll never forgive whoever cancelled it.

My work laptop broke this morning so I ended up going in to teach one seminar and immediately having to go home.

Just boosting this post. I absolutely cannot wait for this event! #philsky #york #yorkliteraturefestival @yorklitfest.bsky.social

I'm so excited to be reading from Possible Worlds and Other Stories as a part of this event! Do come along if you can, tickets are free! #SWSWQR

@storyphi.bsky.social had the pleasure of chatting about philosophy and fiction with @rachelahandley.com (episode out soon??) and let me tell you: this workshop would be a dream.

The tickets for my philosophical fiction writing workshop at York Literary Festival in March have just been released! I am *so* excited for this! www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/lets-ge... Sharing this post would be much appreciated! 🙏

I've had such terrible luck with my health during the winter break. It was capped off with a horrific norovirus/flu-ish type thing. I'm finally going back to work and catching up on email/marking/teaching prep/a pile of tasks and deadlines from tomorrow.

Me: OK, I need to indent this single line. Word: how about the whole document? Me: no! Word: WHOLE DOCUMENT DONE 🙂 Me: Arghhh. Word: yaaaaay indent! Me: UNDO, UNDO Word: *indents everything you've ever written in both the past and future* Word: I'm a word processor!

It's very cool that my short story, The Sound, inspired and was discussed as a part of this wonderful project on climate fiction and pedagogy by @matildaf.bsky.social! The Sound: sonderlit.com/2022/04/27/r... Read about the project: ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lue/article/...

I'm pretty ill at the moment, but buying this cushion will surely cure me: www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-b...

He needs a name. I am open to suggestions.

BEHOLD, TEA CHICKEN!

ICYMI, we're open to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds for this entire month! We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard! www.havenspec.com/submit/

It's very cool that my short story, The Sound, inspired and was discussed as a part of this wonderful project on climate fiction and pedagogy by @matildaf.bsky.social! The Sound: sonderlit.com/2022/04/27/r... Read about the project: ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lue/article/...

I'm now reading Interview With The Vampire and I'm so pleased there are 12 other books in the series. Winter reading: unlocked!

What a time for my heating to be broken. Liverpool, please don't snow.

💫 Possible Worlds and Other Stories 💫 Sci-fi/weird fiction/short story collection. Available on Kobo Plus. 24 stories of philosophical exploration, from identity, corruption, personhood, and friendship, to duty, loyalty, the meaning of life and death, and guinea pigs. www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

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To give us an idea of books available on Kobo & Kobo Plus, I'd like to do a Kobo Books Thread🧵 So authors drop your; Genre & book or series description Kobo link & graphic Let us know if your book's also in Kobo Plus! 🌈📚🪐📚💙

Weird that it's 2026 when it's still only 2019.

Back to work today. I fear for my office lemon tree. Please be ok Cryill Citrus 🙏

what does everyone use for bookmarks now that train tickets are mostly digital?

@amedyckman.bsky.social hi Ame, I just got a message notification from you but I can't access my DMs in the UK. Could you email me or message via IG? I can't see the message or reply to it on bluesky.

My debut short story collection Possible Worlds and Other Stories came out three years ago today! Here is me looking very sensible at my book launch.

What was the best book you've read this year? (Any genre.)

Merry Christmas and/or Merry New Book Day to all who celebrate!

I'm watching The Holiday for the first time and I think we can all agree when I say: fuck you Jasper leave Kate Winslet alone!

Merry Christmas Eve! I am currently sitting in bed under a duvet and four blankets. Pigs in blankets have got nothing on me.

I have not been on Bluesky for a while. I have some DMs which I cannot access due to the weird UK age rules etc. All I can see is the number. Not the person who messaged, nor the message. Please email me instead. Or DM me on IG.

I have eaten an entire brie triangle in one go AKA the Christmas season has truely started.

Me: I'm so tired. I'll go to bed early so I get lots of sleep! Brain after two hours of sleep: how about we wake up though? Me: and then go back to sleep? Brain: AWAKE FOREVER

The outlook notification email has changed. Who ARE YOU, imposter icon? You're telling me I have an email, you, thy god of lies?

it's here it's QUEER it's the 2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!! 🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈

This is your annual reminder that should you buy a box of Celebrations but have no-one to eat the Bounty bars, I will take on this delicious burden. For I am a warrior* in their name, and shall accept my terrible fate. *I take psychic damange each time someone says they are rubbish.

I'm recovering from a terrible cold and I would like to feel better now, thanks.