#FolkloreThursday Who remembers this skipping rhyme? Raspberry, strawberry, gooseberry jam, Tell me the name of your young man. A, B, C, D…. Do you love him or not? Yes, no, yes, no… How many kisses did you give him? 5, 10, 15, 20… What colour dress were you wearing? Red, white, black…

@davidolusoga.bsky.social I wrote a blog (it kind of turned into a massive essay) inspired by your series on Empire. I’d be honoured if you could read it. I mean, it’s not perfect but I had a go. hiddengroveextra.blogspot.com/2025/11/empi...

What does Europe mean to you? My Grandad - a working class Scot who lived through WWII - loved and believed in Europe. It should be his legacy. Watch European Movement UK's video featuring Caroline Lucas: bsky.app/profile/euro...

You won a British Fantasy Award?!?!? 😮😮😮

@ofmcommunity.bsky.social Thank you so much to those who paid it forward so I could attend #TheWeeCon, even if virtually. 💜

It’s #AllSaintsDay - the perfect day to get a copy of Legends from Lindisfarne: Diverse & Inclusive Saints. For those of you still stuck on #Halloween it includes the tale of St. Ronán, accused of being a werewolf! www.elizabethhopkinson.uk/legends-from...

Hey Keir Starmer, get the memo? We’ve delivered thousands of messages to Number 10 from our supporters, with the help of some digi-vans! People are fed up with politicians choosing failed policies and scapegoating over investing in all communities. Time for real change.

Does anyone else have a word (or words) they will never fully understand no matter how many dictionary definitions they read? It just doesn’t compute. I’ll go first. - spooky - quaint - fetishise

Sally Gross was a South African #intersex activist who was a Catholic priest, but was stripped of clergy status when she revealed a female identity. Queer theologians still study her work. For Intersex Awareness Day (Oct. 26): #FaithfullyLGBT qspirit.net/sally-gross-...

Today is the Intersex Awareness Day. Some of out 2022 ace respondents were also intersex. Check the number! #asexual #asexuality #ace #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality #intersex

Cheeky little marketing post as #AceWeek comes to an end? I would never. Get your ace fantasy books here 🥰 claudiearseneault.com/my-books/ 🌈📚 ♠️🌈📚 💙📚 #AsexualAwarenessWeek #AceWeek2025 #QueerAdultSFF

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Happy Asexual Awareness Week! We are celebrating with 24 more asexual book recommendations! 🧵

@nocturnalxlight.bsky.social I wrote a whole blog in response to your Interview with the Vampire article, after rereading the book. Sorry that the colour goes weird at the end - I couldn’t fix it any better. hiddengroveextra.blogspot.com/2025/10/asex...

The 2025 Ace Community Survey has been released! tinyurl.com/AceSurvey2025

#AceWeek Where to get started with my books. #AceFairyTales #Angelio youtu.be/zb9qqkBr8WE?...

Celebrating some of my asexual wins over the years for #AceWeek A thread, in no particular order, starting with… Being the subject of a BBC short film www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-e...

Shout out to my fellow aspec writers @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social @littlebadger.bsky.social and @clh2oars.bsky.social Let’s fill the world with ace joy! #AceWeek Art by Anna Hopkinson

Support an ace writer this #aceweek and order a signed copy of my asexual romance, In the Eye of the Beholder!! kofi: ko-fi.com/s/1d22cd6ec5 etsy: spilledinkcoffeebook.etsy.com #booksky #romancelandia #asexual #smallbiz #shopsmall 💙📚 🌈📚 🌶️📚

Happy Ace Week! Ace week runs this year from 19th to 25tb October. This week should be about ace joy, as much as it is about awareness, education etc. but we know this week can be difficult too because with increased visibility there also comes acephobia.

Ace Week, formerly Asexual Awareness Week, is an international campaign dedicated to raising awareness and expanding education of asexuality. We stand in solidarity with our Ace siblings, team members and supporters! #AceWeek #AsexualityAwareness #Asexual #LGBTQIA

It’s Ace Week and AVEN are raising funds to keep their vital work going. AVEN helped me discover myself in 2011 and publicly supported my first book of Asexual Fairy Tales. I’m so grateful! #AceWeek2025 #aces #asexuality #aspec gofund.me/28d0bb2ea

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This is a brilliant essay. Read it, my siblings, and take heart!

Please enjoy my chosen 3 best reads of the year. There were so many I could have picked… #books #reading shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...

When you *know* it’s spam! Smutty Book Club allegedly wants to feature the ace activist author. “It would be the perfect fit”. 😂🤣😂

#FolkloreThursday Here are my favourite (mostly non-scary) ghost books: Tom’s Midnight Garden The Ghost Bride The Haunting Season/Winter Spirits Elatsoe And of course… BBC Ghosts! British, Chinese Malaysian & Lipan Apache ghost traditions

#October is here 🍁🍂🍄🦔 As the veil between the worlds grows thin, it’s the time for angels, saints and ancestors. This year, the Founding Guardian of The Community of Aidan & Hilda - Ray Simpson - has journeyed on to join them. www.silverwoodbooks.co.uk/product/9781...

What a timely scheduled post! We had a very cool and important update today 💚💚 www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...

Currently re-reading this. It’s great! @littlebadger.bsky.social

Last day to visit us in our current premises on Saturday! With the wonderful wild plant folklorist Roy Vickery giving a talk at 11.30am (this is ticketed and the cafe will be closed for an hour for the talk, but exhibits accessible) followed by Roy a walk to find local plants and their lore…

Happy birthday to Anna Hopkinson, illustrator of the Asexual Fairy Tales and Legends from Lindisfarne books. 🎂 She’s not been well, so it would make her day if you went to her @ko-fi.com shop and ordered lots of prints! She’s got #Hamilton!! ko-fi.com/annahopkinson #artist #illustrator

Battle doomscrolling by posting five small pleasures in life: 1. Picking blackberries in my tiny garden, straight into my breakfast 2. Smelling my cat’s neck 3. Napping in the day 4. Looking at books & pictures in my room 5. Rewatching comfort shows/films

My books being read on a ferry in Italy. 😎 (A third person was reading Masquerade of Finches, but he was taking the picture).

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. If you or someone you know is struggling, talk about it. Before it gets too bad. Don’t let shame stop you. But please - if a loved one already took their own life, don’t blame yourself. You tried.

And yes, I have also watched K-Pop Demon Hunters, and it lives up to the hype. @sachacoward.bsky.social

Life has been tough in our family recently. So, last night… (This is definitely more than the 20th time) #OFMD @renewasacrew.bsky.social @ourflagmeansdeath.bsky.social @rhysiedarby.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone who came to my stall at #BradfordPride2025 Together we bought & sold books, made connections and stood in solidarity with LGBTQIA+ authors around the world 🌈💜🤍🖤

Joining the (stall) lineup for Bradford Pride’s 20th anniversary - only your favourite ace author & activist! (Well, maybe not your actual favourite. But… well, it’s me, isn’t it?) #BradfordPride #QueerAuthors #ReadBannedBooks #QueerReads #Asexuality #TransRights

Yesss!! My Angelio books are here!

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Happy National Friendship Day! Today we want to share with you the different types of attractions our ace respondents are familiar with or experience. #asexual #asexuality #ace #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality #attraction

The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.

Happy #YorkshireDay ! This author is proud to be a Yorkshire lass!

Aromantic, asexual, and aspec people aren't JUST valid, we're valuable and deserving of a space within the queer community. Letting people know we exist without actually allowing our voices to be heard isn't enough anymore

It's been four weeks since #YOFT premiered! Feels a little strange. I went from it consuming pretty much my every waking hour to... not. Weird feelings! I promise I'll continue featured contributors, my life has just been a trash fire! Give it a watch again or for the first time. It's worth it <3

If you love COMMON BONDS we're working on another one! You can submit aro SFF to us by August 15 Details: claudiearseneault.com/call-for-sub... (Also, thank you!!!)

I think this is my fave. @rosymegglemoth.bsky.social

Please, please support this excellent and beloved artist if you have money. Creator of the Tiny Co-Captains and much more. Just look at this work. Look at it!! You too could own something this gorgeous. #CrewForLife @adoptourcrew.bsky.social

This is an incredible and thorough resource, thank you @thetransfemininereview.com! Desperately infuriating that we need it.