People attend the opening of a free public library in Ramsden Square, Barrow-in-Furness, 1922 (Sankey Archive).

'Soviet military topographical map of the English coastal town of Bournemouth, 1990' If you want to buy a map of the area where you live, check here redatlasbook.com/britain

Someone asked for an app to point your camera at a color and find matches. Cool. Here. BUT ALSO: I'm colorblind and never thought to make this for myself! Save colors ("new paint," "mom's fave"), get colorblind-friendly complements, simulate what you see vs. what others see. Legit using this daily.

I have final thoughts on the BSFA Best Novel short list www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/...

A thread of work, and personal work… Currently available for commissions and projects. If you have a game, ttrpg, card game etc that needs some art, or you need some concept art for a project - get in touch. #Art #SciFi #Commissions 1/n

Every time I walk past this boatyard on the way into Falmouth, I think 'Up the stairs, left onto the white bit, use diagonal ladder, lump left onto bouncy bit, onto the roof and on to the next level'

25 mins wait for a cab but I'm finally on my way home. Bed soon. 😴

Happening tomorrow at 2pm EDT, and I'd love to have you join us! I'll be reading from A Small Light in the Darkness, talking about loneliness and neurotech, the soundtrack, and who knows what else? Link's down there to sign up! It's free & I'll be my usual goobery self!

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AUTHORS TAKE NOTE! In this thread are artworks available to license for a book RIGHT NOW! You ready? Let's go! 🧵

Either a tiny skull or a big fucking rat.

🧵People often ask me if where I live in New Zealand is as great as my posts suggest and I always say that we've got all the usual problems (a few more lately with global shenanigans). BUT last night, I saw some things that perfectly sum up how awesome this place is. They're as follows: (1)

Having one of those 'Is this the life I want for myself?' moments. Night shifts will do that to you.

This week in #steampunk: Scenes from WWWC 14; April Fools’ parody; April Streaming Guide; New album from A Halo Called Fred; Weekend calendar; New steampunk collection on Kickstarter. steampunk-explorer.com/digest/steam...

Courtney is in fact speaking for me in this instance. Several is the time I would write something significant in Chapter Seventeen(ish) and then go back and add a couple of sentences in Chapter Three(ish) to make it look like I had been thinking about this plot twist all along.

Thomas gets taken to a black ops site

Readers just be out there not understanding what second person means. "You throw this book down because it's trash." What? I would never do that. *throws book down because it's trash* Wait a minute... 🤯

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

I confess I turned the prologue of Dexter & Sinister into chapter one because of the anit-prologue people. The main story starts with meeting John, but you need the background events to understand what's coming.

The thing is, we could literally all write a novel with AI. So what’s the point?

Just a note that Noem and Bondi weren't fired for their evil actions. They were fired for not being evil enough.

#RepostYourArt day 3, "Spring" I made this Wood Dragon for The Year of the Dragon as an appeal for inspiration and artistic success that year. I was born in a Dragon year and it seemed to work! So, I keep a print of this in my kitchen now as thanks. #art #dragon #cherryblossoms #bskyartist

It's weird outside my window. No trams coz of Easter, so it's strangely quiet, and now there's apocalyptic rain.

This is proof that sometimes you never know how good things can get, and even then, they can sometimes get even better. 13/10 for all (TT: matiastapia2409)

Where’s the headline that goes “I Wrote a Novel with AI and It Sucks So Bad—Don’t Do What I Did”?

💥💥💥 TOMORROW 💥💥💥

Fundraiser for librarian Luanne James, who stood up to her rightwing library board that demanded she remove kids books with any trace of LBGTQ+ characters or content. "I will not comply." They sacked her and cops escorted her out. She's a hero. This banned author just donated.

THIS. The vast majority of the insights I depend on as a writer (and digital artist) have arrived as a byproduct, usually serendipitously, of the “grunt work.” There is NO Quick Easy Trick into the mastery of craft. Anyone claiming otherwise is lying, and likely also trying to sell you something.

Me if golf was real

The BFS is excited to announce our next in-person Manchester event, An Evening of Short Stories & Poetry. April 22nd, 7-9:30pm Social Refuge, 27 Great Ancoats St. tinyurl.com/srtpoe @rachelahandley.com @alexpenname.bsky.social @hidden-grove.bsky.social @alethearlyons.bsky.social

If you're an author or small press in East Anglia, indie or trad, don't forget to apply for your table at the 2026 Foreword Festival book fairs TODAY! We'd love to feature you and your books if we can! Apply here by April 3rd: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... www.forewordfestival.uk

Now is a perfect time to read these books. I adore them to the moon and back! They give me hope in dark times, and they are delightfully lascivious

Getting a taxi home as there's no trams. Thanks Easter. 🤨 First of two night shifts done. Hopefully tonight will be as quiet.

30 minutes left. At 6am it's all over! 🕕

If anybody needs art for anything I have some unexpected expenses that popped up and am looking to take on some extra gigs or commissions. You can see more work and contact me through my website if you're keen teeketch.art

Latest blog post just went live: Scammers Strike Again! billbodden.com/2026/04/02/s...

Can you read English cursive? Ever wanted to volunteer from the comfort of home for a useful cause? Have I got an offer for you... The Newberry Library in Chicago is always in need of transcribers to help decipher historical handwritten documents. If this is you, learn more about it below:

spring day date 🌷 ༘⋆✿ 🌼 #digitalart #pokemon #procreate

Anyone saying this has never spoken to any writers, who mostly have two modes, either hyper "I *need* to get these 15,000 words out *right now* to make my brain shut up" or agonising for a literal hour about whether to use "a" or "the" in a sentence they then delete.

Someone send these people a copy of @laguettler.bsky.social's The Bone Clock and watch their tiny little heads explode. 🤯 la-guettler.itch.io/the-bone-clock

Nine hours left! Tick tock muddy funster.

It's almost over. You've almost missed your chance! Everyone else is doing it. Are you going to be the only one missing out? That would be ... bad. You'd feel really awkward and embarrassed. I wouldn't want you to be embarrassed. storybundle.com/magic

The Greens have now overtaken both the Conservatives and Labour, according to the latest polling average

Is there a database of #Itchio bundles that people can find and join? Because I keep seeing really cool bundles that I have works for, but it’s only after submissions close and they go live.

It's April! This is your regular reminder that if you like my work and are curious about seeing my process behind the scenes + essays and artwork based on various subjects you can vote on, you can check out my Patreon. 💜 www.patreon.com/isthiseva

idk guys when i see a lot of similar headlines insisting that editors & authors are all already embracing AI, i don't assume these things are true. i assume there are a lot of very rich people with an unpopular product pushing a particular narrative in my industry!

26 Likes on this random post. You never know what's going to resonate with people, so just do you and hope for the best. Your audience will find you. 😊

We are in the last few hours-the LAST FEW HOURS, I say-of the fantasy mystery/magic noir StoryBundle. 14 amazing novels, from dark to funny to heart-rending, for $25. Don't miss out! Feel the FOMO. Everyone cool and attractive is buying this. You want that to be you, right? storybundle.com/magic

Any editor...or agent...who does this is not someone with whom I wish to work. I've read EVERYTHING myself for 38 years, first as a publisher now as a literary agent. I receive around 40 submissions every week and read them all. If you 'don't have time' or can't be bothered, find a new job.