Think I'll quit my day job, 20+ years in science comms and @bobmort.bsky.social summarises the world of #quantumcomputing in 3 words 😅

😀 OMG, this is the finest (and/or funniest) tier I've seen on Patreon: patreon.com/tellinglimin... Unless that last tier is not a joke?! Then, I guess, the joke is on you 👀 WHAT ?!?! Anyway, Paul, Lucy & co are a fabulous bunch of creatives - pls give what you can! 👁️ #horror

Could write from here everyday, please?

Meant to write "feedback on" in an email to a colleague. Wrote "feedbacon" and now I'm really hoping someone appears at my desk with a bacon sarnie 😅🥓

🙏 @tractorbeamearth.bsky.social for publishing my #soilpunk story: 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' in Issue 2 'The Garden' As a kid, I had an army of imaginary friends as I built dens in my own garden, including one called Acorn who appears in this #clifi 🤖🌸🌳 www.tractorbeam.earth/story/all-th...

Thank you to everyone in my #quantum network who's spared their time to answer this survey - just reposting to give people another chance to help Riverlane understand the QEC community (not to mention some pretty cool prizes that are up for grabs!) 👇

The #quantum tech isn't the only reason I ❤️ working at @riverlane.com, it's also the people. Huge thanks to Guen + @abrahamasfaw.bsky.social for agreeing to do this (check out the 2nd 'blooper' vid! By golly, it's good!) They're both hiring for their new teams too: www.riverlane.com/jobs#vacancies

🌊 I'm thrilled that "The Rising Tide" has found such a beautiful home! This piece draws inspiration from a powerful 2019 exhibition about the history of women at Cambridge University, who were denied degrees until 1948, making #Cambridge the last major educational institution to change this.

I take a lot of photos of my dog. This morning’s effort is one of my better ones!

Love love love this publication (and the cover art for issue 302 is amazing!)

🐦 🐦 To COMPLETELY contradict my last message, here's a book of short fiction that I ❤️ ! The latest @bathflashaward.bsky.social anthology, available here: bookshop.adhocfiction.com/index.php?ma... (and featuring two of my flashes 🙏)

Another excellent laptop sticker 📚

What a night at The Bizarre Bazaar! 🙏 Paul and everyone from Liminal Tales for your kindness and coaching me through my first tread of the boards. Find out more (if you dare) here: linktr.ee/tellinglimin... 👁️ 👁️

🌍 Soilpunk? It's a new genre (to me anyway!) that I am totally here for after reading Issue 1 of @tractorbeamearth.bsky.social www.tractorbeam.earth

For reference, two lefts do not make a right

Excited (& a bit nervous) to be reading one of my weirdest stories to a real audience next month 😬 Unlike the trailer below, I won't be sword swallowing (I hope) - but you never know what's going to happen at The Bizarre Bazaar... 7pm 1/6, Water Rats, Grays Inn Rd www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vsJ...

Imagine if Katsu had a quantum upgrade @natashapulley.bsky.social... 🐙⚛️ (see below!) @nicoleyh11.bsky.social also wrote an excellent book on quantum steampunk btw 🙂 👇 www.amazon.co.uk/Quantum-Stea...

Absolutely! Balancing science with storytelling is key. As Arthur C. Clarke said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” How do you keep that balance? 🪐📚 #SciFi #Inspiration

🧪 A speaker at a recent #quantum event called for those working in #quantumcomputing to be "storytellers" to connect with audiences Of course, I 🩷 this! #Storytelling is essential in #deeptech to connect on a human level & explain complex topics like quantum computing. But it’s a long game...

The Cam is looking quite spectacular this morning ☀️

What a show! I’d thoroughly recommend Moonwalkers at London’s Lightroom 🌒🚀

Potentially, the best laptop sticker ever… #writerslife

🤖 + ✏️ = ? I wrote this #sciencefiction story “The Anti-Turing Test” when ChatGPT was having its ‘moment’, imagining a future where even #AI #writers can’t escape the struggles of getting published 🙏 to FlameTree for accepting it. Read free here: www.flametreepress.com/newsletters/... #scifi

Lovely to see the poem I wrote for Devon libraries turned into this starting librarians and library users @librariesunlimited.bsky.social @hulllibraries.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @thefnl.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social @librarian.bsky.social @librarianjones.com #libraries

I will cherish many things about this wonderful book by @nnedi.bsky.social, but as a failing writer, this line is one I will come back to: “Those moments of failure were a learning experience for me in finding and trusting my own voice.” ❤️🤖🦾 #writerslife

I'm so happy that "The Stars That Bind Us" found a wonderful home at NewMyths Online! I almost gave up on this story, but feedback and rejections shaped it into something better. Fitting, maybe, for a tale about enduring love. ✨ Read it for free here: sites.google.com/newmyths.com...

✨ Even after 80+ rejections, I knew this story was not destined for the trunk but for the stars ✨ Check out 'The Stars That Bind Us' in the latest edition of New Myths (with some stunning artwork from Alexander Limarev): sites.google.com/newmyths.com... #amwriting #writer #scifi

Happy Vaguemas to me! 🧙‍♀️😀 #amwriting

Flawless @reece-shearsmith.bsky.social and @sjpemberton.bsky.social #InsideNo9

God, the courage. I wish I’d had the nerve to do this. I came out of my PhD with a stammer and the inability to write anything other than fiction.

Digital editions of our brand new double issue are up! 382 pages, DRM-free (because DRM is garbage), directly from us to your device. $2.99 Get it on Weightless, Gumroad or Payhip! 📱✨ www.lunastationquart...

When the forces of nice weather and on-time buses align, I enjoy getting off a stop early and walking along silent #Cambridge streets to the office. I was particularly happy to see the mathematical bridge was wearing a fine spring coat at about 7am this morning 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Eek! I’m still floating on ☁️ nine after seeing my story “The Anti-Turing Test” in the Flame Tree newsletter! It’s one that’s very close to my heart too ❤️🙏 You can sign up to the newsletter here: www.flametreepress.com/reader-exclu... - some great opps for #sff #writers included

I have a teeny-tiny drabble in this wonderful collection - thank you @shackleboundbooks.bsky.social for publishing 'The Round Library'. If you want to find out more, you'll just have to buy the anthology 😉👇 (and here's the UK link for my British friends: www.amazon.co.uk/Chronos-Anth...)

After 87 'no's, finally a 'yes' for one story that I just could not give up on 🥲 #amwriting

There’s a lot to ❤️ in this newsletter for any #scifi fan. Can’t wait to get my hands on Baldur’s Gate 3 and some frozen grapes 🙂

#Christmas/#Physics Question of the day from my son: how big would the tree have to be for the sun to be the star on the top?! 🎄⭐️

Hmmm, my new scarf might not be of the quality I wanted… and/or make my hair look 1980s chic?!

👦🏼The Collins dictionary chose “brat”. 🧠Oxford chose “brain rot”. ⚛️Surely the 2025 word of the year (in waiting) has to be “MegaQuOp”?!

It makes my ❤️ sing to see my words in print. 🙏 to Luna Station Quarterly for publishing “Run time” - one of my darkest pieces that I never thought would see the light of day: www.lunastationquarterly.com/issues/060/ @lunastation.bsky.social

Ooh this sounds good…

Guess the #Cambridge college 🎅😅

What if corrupt politicians had the means to rule indefinitely? I wrote this #scifi story long before the US election - but it now feels more relevant than ever: www.lunastationquarterly.com/issues/060/ ❤️ the formatting from the brilliant team at Luna Station Quarterly too!