Alongside this madcap project there are novels, poetry collections and Druidry books in my shop , all with pagan and animist elements. ko-fi.com/O4O3AI4T/shop

If anyone wonders whether people care about at accessibility at conferences, I'll point out that my post on accessibility at the conference immediately has more responses than conference post itself. Make your stance loud and clear. Also... actually make your conference accessible.

If you've followed me and I know you but I've not followed you back, please wave. I've been offline for months due to blindness (still can't see much) and I may have missed people. If I don't know you but you want to fix that then pleasealso wave.

Druidry and blindness druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/c...

#inktober day 14 'Trunk' The memory of an Oak is written within Unseen til death Memories of sunrise and sunset hard winters dark summers gentle rain plenty and drought More changes than our memory ever holds And now We trace those years with our fingers, touching history we can only imagine

If you can support someone, or something in a small way, that's a good choice. Keeping people going and keeping good things happening makes a difference. druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/01/23/c...

This! And adding: Don’t forget about local action. It’s much easier to see the results of your work on a local/community scale vs. a national scale. Doesn’t mean national action isn’t important, but if you’re feeling dismayed because “nothing makes a difference,” that’s much less true locally.

Times are hard, but care and friendship still make worlds of difference. Hugs to anyone who wants or needs them. I'm here for whatever I can usefully do. Let's keep weaving those threads of hope.

The Day We Ate Grandad: Spend time with a terrible pansexual disaster doing awful things while being judged by a mythological prophet An otherworldly family drama with tentacles & cosmic horror for fans of MERLIN and THE CALL OF CTHULHU. #HorrorBooks #BookSky 🌈📚😱🩸📚💙 buy.bookfunnel.com/ioen86yt81

This is a difficult subject, and what looks credible on the surface does not always turn out to be true. druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/01/27/t...

He's an excellent writer.

A much needed rigorous analysis by @markhayes.bsky.social This is the social media content we need.

This is a melancholy post, just to give fair warning. druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/a...

And here it is already - bargain pre order price for this 650 page thriller. Blood Will Have Blood. Pls share it around. #preorder #ebooks #booksky #booktok #bargainbook #conspiracy #thriller www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...

Oh and while we are at it - free today and tomorrow, written with @nimueb.bsky.social : www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DJ9H3YTY

This was such a serendipitous and random social media hookup, but totally delighted some of my pics are gonna be used as prompts for creative writing here. Recommended for @hookland.bsky.social dwellers if any of you haven't come across these guys before.

Hurting others is not an inevitable consequence of suffering. druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/01/25/h...

Our White Hare Wisdom oracle is coming to Kickstarter very, very soon! 4th February. So excited to share our majickal rewards! . #art #magical #cottagecore #pottery #witchsky

The cure for anxiety, is trust. That is a hard thing to rebuild once damaged. I've had a struggle learning to trust myself - gaslighting and relentless blame took a huge toll. Today feels like a breakthrough. I'm an ok sort of person, not a monster. What I want is ok, my feelings are valid.

Nimue has written a lovely review of my next book, out on Tuesday! I love both storytelling and magic, and one of my home traditions has a strong relationship with stories, but I know a lot of people who feel intimidated by the idea of even learning a tale so I wanted to show how easy it could be!

Cats tend to provide critical feedback by shredding things with their pointy toes, or sleeping on them, which I interpret as an endorsement.

An excellent new book by @haloquin.bsky.social coming out from @moonbooksci.bsky.social druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/s...

Between the state of creative industries and the threat of AI, we’re going to have a hard time making things work. It’s not impossible, though. druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/01/23/c...

Pre-order now for the <slightly cheaper preorder price> before it goes up by £1 on release... 👀

These happy little beings have doubled in size since they came to live with me at Christmas.

I've done the news thing, there are links if you want to read / listen to something longer than a quick round up. open.substack.com/pub/nimuebro...

*bouncebounce* so excited for this book! And I'm offering a gift to folk who preorder a copy - The Magic of the Voice Masterclass (through any platform, though I encourage you to support indie!) Remember: your local library will also order books in! Request it! haloquin.net/published-wr...

Pagan ebooks half price until the end of the month, use the code WINTER50 www.collectiveinkbooks.com/moon-books/a...

An excellent new book from @haloquin.bsky.social

a writers call looking especially for marginalized people with experience of war and conflict.

In the aftermath of the Neil Gaiman shitshow I have some thoughts about how we might collectively do better. druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/01/22/h...

Would you like a more peaceful, quieter life? We can't make the whole world peaceful, but we can contribute to peace. Through practice over time, our minds can become calm, peaceful and quiet. What a gift to ourselves and all those around us! #meditation

Staying informed and protecting your peace are hard balances to strike. Step back when you need to. Rest. Do the things that comfort you. Joy is a key part of survival, no matter what you are up against.

Author Spotlight: Vy Starlit Meet Vy Starlit, an author of progressive fantasy, LitRPG and gaslamp fantasy with horror and mystery undertones. Today's spotlight focuses on her novel, Don't Destroy The World.

This is a fine post. If we want nice things, we have to build them, there is no other way,

For some reason the end of the world was on my mind this week. druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/c...

As it’s National Squirrel day, I thought I’d share a painting from many years ago.🧡🐿️It is wonderful to hear of all the conservation work that is now beginning to show an increase in their numbers. #nationalsquirrelappreciationday #nationalsquirrelday #redsquirrel #natureconservation

If you sit on the fence, if you decline not to take sides and don't want to hear things that may make you uncomfortable, you give your support to abusers. Don't wring your hands over Neil Gaiman if you'd shut down a friend who said they had been mistreated.

Frost goth ❄️ #CreepyCarpathians

The wheel of the year turns day by day. /|\ druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/01/20/t...

Since we’re now five days from the start of the RSPB’s Big Bird Watch this week #TheSmallThings #SpreadingJoy will all be #birds 🪶 I’ve managed to photograph (with my phone camera through the windows) in my garden recently. Today it’s a Blue Tit contemplating fat ball consumption.

Injustice is a constant, what can we do druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/i...

My most recent book review druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/01/16/p...

Do take a moment for this. It's an entertaining read and he is so very lovely.

"Western editors, readers, and writers are too married to the three-act structure, to the type of storytelling that is driven by conflict, to that go-getter individualism. Please read more widely out of your comfort zone. A lot of great non-western stories do not hinge on these." +

forming a polycule so I can crew a pirate ship.

Male writer friends, this is your reminder that one of the ways to help women in sff is to mention their work. If they influenced you, say so. If they are being attacked or derided, be supportive. And if a fellow man is abusive, don’t just stand by.

I'm not up for separating the art from the artist. druidlife.wordpress.com/2025/01/18/a...

What a lovely set

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