Bookshop has free shipping today and tomorrow! It's a great time to pick up my latest, Wearing The Lion! (But only if you want to see Heracles adopting every monster in Ancient Greece.)

It’s really hard to describe to people who are not artists how survival mode does *not* inspire creativity, as the myth would have us believe. It suppresses creativity as you try to limit every possible risk – and the opportunities that come with them.

Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns

Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)

Fun discovery of the day: Tom Swifties! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swifty

Mars was the Roman god of war. That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.' Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices. That’s why we have Marshall’s.

Why "play" is so important for #writing -- and updates! Newsletter time! cjsubko.beehiiv.com/p/the-import...

I managed to get the Grammar Talk done before breaking for lunch, so I'll probably get through both posts today!

Today’s the last day to mail your vote to be certain it will get counted. Get it in today.

I love this so much. More of this please.

Hi everyone! I put together a one minute animation for dyspraxia awareness week, showing how this lesser known neurodiversity impacts people and then a bit about my book to be published in January! I hope people find it useful! #dyspraxia #autism #ADHD #dyslexia #neurodiversity #neurodivergent

I'm not alone in self diagnosing with ADHD (or autism 😉) later in life. I'm of a generation where ADHD was a 'naughty white boy thing.' Much of how it presents for me wouldn't have been recognised. And the way autism interacts with my ADHD makes identifying both harder. But I got there in the end 😄

90% of bad theatre could be improved if the actors would Act Faster. 10% would be improved if they Acted Slower. Knowing the difference is Directing!

This x 100000 = mood #ADHDAwarenessMonth

I accidentally glitched out an animation I was working on and created a perfect example of what the passage of time feels like to someone with ADHD

This list is all 10/10, the only thing I would add is to start adding stretching and joint mobility stuff into your routine.

Reading Rainbow emphasis is encouraging kids to read. The focus is not on teaching them to read. The mission is reading should be fun! We are all readers, worthy of literacy. LeVar Burton said “but you don’t have to take my word for it” because he wanted us to look to the books. That’s the beauty 💚

I'm very excited about this new series where we explore the importance of textual analysis. 👀 You can read the pre-paywall intro here to get a feel for what's coming up. If you like what you see, consider subscribing to get more of the series as it's released! #Reading #Writing #Analysis

Voting in the local body elections isn’t exactly as easy as going to the supermarket, but the logistics of it literally is. Press reporter Sinead Gill explains how to vote in the local election. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to see the full story.

Being a quiet, intelligent, non-male bookworm with a penchant for solitude and overcompensation kept me under the radar for 25 years...

Check out this bundle of books for ADHD Awareness Month! #booksky #readersky #readers #books #readersonbluesky #booksonbluesky #bookrecs #readingrecs #ADHD #ADHDAwarenessMonth #Bundle 💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚 itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...

Get your mammograms. Got mine this time last year, discovered I had cancer. Because we caught it early (Stage 0), only needed surgery & estrogen suppressants, no chemo or radiation. Early is always better for a better outcome.

Become ungovernable

Scouring the Digimon wikis to find out more about this one called Rashomon but they're all giving me conflicting information. 😡

[doing the dance of accomplishment to give myself dopamine about it]

Happy #ADHDAwarenessMonth! Be more aware of us by reading this wee article I wrote about the experience. Who knows, you may even learn something about yourself from it; you wouldn't be the first! 😉

I wrote this in 2019 to remind myself why I was dragging my ass out of bed at 5:30AM to make ADHD comics before work. Six years later… it still hits. Happy ADHD Awareness Month, everybody. 🧠🫶🏼

Pre-orders are the only way I’m able to make apparel, they enable me to front up more of the cost, ensure I get the right allocations of each size/fit, and mean you get your tee sooner! Big thank you to folks who pre-order x

Important PSA! Charcoal is a natural absorbent. Unfortunately it's quite liberal when it comes to WHAT it absorbs, meaning: it absorbs ANYTHING that goes into your stomach and gut. That includes all the active substances from ANY kind of medication you take (incl. contraceptives, vitamins et al).

Happy #ADHDAwarenessMonth! Be more aware of us by reading this wee article I wrote about the experience. Who knows, you may even learn something about yourself from it; you wouldn't be the first! 😉

Thank you @autisticbooks.bsky.social for including us with such fantastic authors!

KĀREAREA WINS BIRD OF THE YEAR! (and I fortunately had a design of this beauty already cooking...) Now available for pre-order, this fierce tee for the defenders of nature, non-tolerators of bullshit, and friends of the forest. Pre-order at pepperraccoon.com

Just read a ~500-page book in 6 hours. Ahhhhhhhh, I needed that! 😊

Today is the final day of my 40% off sale on my Ko-Fi. Get stickers, sapphic books, bookmarks, and pins for 40% off and help support your local trans author while doing so! #bsnm 🌈📚 #writingcommunity #sapphicseptember 🌈🚀💫 #booksky 💙📚 #queeradultsff 📚🌎 ko-fi.com/anotherindie...

ADHD is simply the need for speed.

GAAASP! Reading Rainbow is back, now hosted by Mychal the Librarian! I guess on PBS?

I'm online! At Zealandia! Lookie! shop.visitzealandia.com/products/rev... shop.visitzealandia.com/products/rev...

If you are not sure you have had 2 MMR vaccinations you can go and get them for free, no harm if you have had them and forgot/didn’t know.

This is amazing news! 🤓 #WritingCommunity

I love a good riddle!

Re: LRT, there has never been a better time to dive headfirst into independent media. Indie games, indie movies, indie comics. Your media dollars support artists, not the corporations mining them like a resource, and it’s the best way to get an authentic, interesting experience now.

Some amazing gay history. Listen up kids.

"In life, speakers answer each other's questions....Dialogue, to the contrary, is indirect. The ... best dialogue is oblique. She: How are you? I said how are you? He: I heard you the first time. She: I only wanted to know how you were. He: How the hell do you think I am?" --Sol Stein

Bonus! Sneak a peek backstage? One particular scene was a lot of fun to write but didn’t quite fit into the book for pacing reasons. It features a bit of fun and flirtation, some extra Mabel, and a sneaky peek at a magician’s secrets! [1/2] 🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙🔎💀📚👀 #Mystery #Magic #BehindTheScenes

yeah basically. like, if you want trans people in things it starts with trans people behind things. the reduction of 'representation' entirely to the stated identities of onscreen characters misses the entire point!

Tension is an important part of storytelling, so you want to make sure you get it right! Let's have a look at how it works. #Writing #WritingAdvice #Suspense

I'm giving my reckons this afternoon at Upper Riccarton Lib at 2pm.