puts my head in my hands. I finally learned what Pivot Tables do yesterday.

A consultation happening now, under Labour, that frames settlement as some sort of reward for being the right kind of person instead of a fundamental human right. That's the party that folk keep telling us to vote for to "keep the far right out"

Got my hair cut into a short bob for the first time in nearly a decade and WHY did I leave it so long (in both senses of the word), omg

Sam is doing really cool work on Scottish trans history. This will be well worth popping along to if you're in Edinburgh on 27 February!

LRP: I LOVE VINTAGE STORY

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HAPPY IMBOLC. THE LIGHT IS COMING BACK BAYBEEEEEE

Hourly Comics Day has MOVED! It's the 20th anniversary and we're taking a stand alongside our Black cartoonist members and friends to demand a change to honor Black History Month- draw your comics on the 8th, not the 1st! hourlycomicsday.com #hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday #hcd

I LOVE reading these reports! Having transparency and such useful insights into the nuts and bolts of the convention running process is crazy valuable, and the amount of thought put into this write-up is fantastic. (Also: median earnings given!!! 🙌🙌🙌)

This isn't a finalised design according to the article, which says "the final version of the mural is understood to be created by an artist who has delivered a number of murals around the city centre" - so is this a case of a non-artist client forcing AI into the process, or is the artist involved?

First novel of 2026 is Emily Tesh's 'The Incandescent' and as a WLW who has worked in (higher) education her entire adult life: this was so so good

this is just one thing in a long history of carelessness from fan frontier, and acme before it. fan frontier claims it doesnt want AI images at its shows, but AI vendors have been allowed in time and time again. fan frontier itself also uses an AI image right on its front page. it's embarrassing

what a world we live in

I think one reason I'd caution people against using AI is because the temptation seems to be to use it to cover gaps in your knowledge/skillset, but the gaps mean you won't be able to asses the quality of what it produces either

Finally getting around to polishing up a couple of "things I played/watched/read in 2025" blog posts! Here's one about videogames: caragaffney.com/posts/2026-0...

A Place Further Than The Universe

Putting this out there now to keep myself accountable: my goal for 2026 is to find a second person to help co-organise the Selkies, to make sure it's more sustainable going forward. This was always my intention eventually, I just ran out of time before the 2025 awards to do anything about it!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Oh I only have two minutes left for my 2025 retrospective. Hard going!!! All my favourite art/writing/etc I did in the year happened in January!!!! But 2025 6 has a lot of exciting potential so BRING IT ON

In Edinburgh this weekend? Pop down to La Belle Adventure at 225 Leith Walk to check out the work of all of our fantastic winners and nominees for 2025! 🦭

I've had a good read of this now, and although it’s clearly not aimed at us I do have some thoughts on it. Buckle up, lads!

*GESTURES WILDLY TO THIS*

I wish I could celebrate with everyone else about the public consultation and the rejection of AI exceptions to law, but 88% of the respondents wanting to strengthen IP law makes me so uneasy

CRAZY aurora over the Moray Firth right now

This has been my favourite discovery of 2025. I love this comic so much and Bones Matlock might just be one of the nonbinary characters of all time

Still rotating Soulsov in my head this morning. Loic and Ysme may just be characters of all time. Would definitely recommend this JRPG-inspired visual novel for adults: gigidigi.itch.io/soulsov

Soul of Sovereignty Ch 3. Good lord.

Thank you to everyone who came to our second award ceremony! Our 2025 award winners have now been announced... selkieawards.org/2025

"The more time a show spends trying to simplify itself for unengaged viewers, the harder it is for anyone to stay engaged." I'm SO tired of watching streaming dramas where the main characters just constantly explain the plot to each other.

with alt-text

Our online awards ceremony is TONIGHT at 7pm GMT! We are so excited to share our winners with you. Be sure to register through our website: selkieawards.org/2025

If your choice is between an existential risk to your organisation, vs being a fascist collaborator, and you make the difficult choice to be a collaborator... ...then you are still a collaborator.

I went back and watched the whole thing and regardless of how dissatisfying/vague the response was, the rest is really cool in terms of MSPs calling for informed consent models and ending the ignorance/gatekeeping of GPs/directing all trans healthcare to specialists

I watched this this evening. What I expected: evasion and denial of the scope of the problem What I got: multiple MSPs citing Scottish Trans, constant repeat of the "80yr most optimistic waitlist estimate" stat, & what seemed like some genuine remorse at the situation from Jenni Minto

Inertia 👍

Undeniably lockdowns had an impact on schools and education, but what also had (and continues to have) an impact was pretending kids either couldn't get it or suffer long term harm from it, and actual solutions such as installing proper ventilation in schools etc did not happen.

Our awards ceremony is fast approaching! We're very excited to announce our judging panel, who have been hard at work reading through our shortlists... Check out their full bios at the following link: selkieawards.org/2025#judges

this is such a fantastic example of the transformative power of design when used collaboratively and intelligently. the visual design of this campaign is deep-rooted in history and culture and is thoughtful and beautiful

Many full time creatives have “invisible safety nets” like bread-winning partners, trust funds, external support, etc. No shame on anyone, but it creates a false vision of success. The cost of going to cons alone on top of hoping to eat as a freelancer are untenable, IMO.

I know the stress of this year is really starting to get to me because the Weird Dreams have started to return (missing since 2021). Most recent iteration: trying to figure out how to thwart a memory wipe so I don't forget the existence of a fugitive I'm hiding and inadvertently cause his starvation

This sentiment currently being sorely tested by October-post-daylight-savings

October is SO good. Take a moment today to appreciate how pretty the world is in October (before daylight savings hits tomorrow)

The Comics Laureate UK Graphic Novel list for 2025-2026 will be looking for graphic novels to be promoted to libraries. If you wish to be considered for the list, then inbox me a link to your work via Dropbox. Must have a valid UK publisher/ISBN number. Cut off DATE: 3rd Nov 2025. PLEASE SHARE! Ta!

weird how researchers keep finding this over and over again in different countries huh??

🦭 It's time to announce the shortlist for our 2025 Selkie Awards!🦭 Check out the link below for the details, and for information on how to sign up to our online award ceremony: 🦭 selkieawards.org/2025 🦭

It's rare these days, but every so often I remember what 2014 was like on the run up to the referendum and feel heartbroken all over again

Everyone knows that the situation at Sandyford is grim but it is shocking to see just how grim it is

I am going to see my sister defend her PhD on fish at a public viva in Ghent this Friday, a fact which is only very very tangentially related to the Selkie shortlisting delay I PROMISE

Hi everyone! We have been having a fantastic time reading through your submissions! Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen scheduling issues, we need to delay the announcement by one week; the new announcement date will be 10 October. So sorry to keep you waiting, and many thanks for your patience!

It is bonkers how busy this year has been... I keep on preparing to beat myself up about how behind I am on [X thing] only to be shocked into sense by reminding myself just how much has happened/continues to happen in 2025 personally and professionally 😵