How serendipitous that #FolkloreThursday is highlighting Water Sprits! Today’s mer-pic is Muirgen the Mermaid Saint of Lough Neath, Northern Ireland (aka LíBan) and her otter. Illustration by Anna Hopkinson for Legends from Lindisfarne. Details of my Merfolk and LGBTQIA+ Rep online talk below:

Looking forward to today’s talk! 🧜🏿

Today we observe the second Soul Ace Day. Created by Kimberly Butler, Marshall Blount and Alyshia Rodgers, Soul Ace Day celebrates the activism, art and culture of african american asexuals. acedadadvice.substack.com/p/celebratin...

On this Soul Ace Day I highly recommend looking up the research and advocacy of ace activist and model, Yasmin Benoit! She’s doing more work for the community than anyone all while facing awful racism, sexism, and aphobia.

HAPPY SOUL ACE DAY to my Black asexuals and aromantics! To celebrate and learn more, please download Black Ace Culture: A Digital Zine by blackaceculture blackaceculture.itch.io/black-ace-cu... #blackaces #blackace #blackasexual #blackaromantics #asexuality #asexual #aroace #acearo #aromantic

Happy Soul Ace Day to my fellow Black asexuals! Here is a primer on Soul Ace Day that I wrote this time last year www.intomore.com/culture/iden...

Mer-pic of the day on the run-up to my Merfolk online talk with @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social on 4th March. MerStede & Ed key charm by @neslee.bsky.social check into the Old Ship Inn, Hackney. (They had a lovely time btw).

And today’s mer-post (see what I did there?) comes from my home village in the Bradford district. Merfolk, fish and sea creatures topping a postbox. 🧜🏿 @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social

Sharing merfolk on the lead-up to my online talk for @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social Here’s a very enjoyable book I just finished reading. The Mermaid the Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall 🧜🏿 Sapphic love and nonbinary rep!

More merfolk! My colouring-in (with gold paint) of one of @neslee.bsky.social ‘s MerStede pictures. He’s just a sweet, loving, little goldfish! 🧜🏿

Tag yourselves 😂

Sharing mermaids on the lead-up to my talk at @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social This one is in my hometown of Bradford. She has a little frog! She was originally created for an event called Bubble Up Bradford and has recently been relocated behind City Hall. www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

When their ferry sunk on Lake Vättern in 1918, drowning artist John Bauer and his family, they said the Sea King had come to take his wife Ester Ellqvist-Bauer, She had modelled as “Agneta and the Merman” for John in 1911… a dark Scandinavian tale. #WyrdWednesday #GoldenAgeofIllustration

Super-excited to see Zakia Sewell’s folklore book is coming out! I always listen to her Dream Time show on @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social and I’ve been waiting for this! #folklore @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social @folklorethursday.bsky.social uk.bookshop.org/p/books/find...

Sharing mermaids to celebrate my merfolk talk coming to @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social Here’s my toy mermaid Moana recommending the excellent anthology Mermaids Never Drown.

Fresh from its triumph (or whatever) at #AoGVC Massaged to Death By Mermaids comes to @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social Get your ticket & support this excellent centre! #folklore #LGBTQIA #mermaids 🧜🏿 www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

Thanks to everyone who attended my mermaid panel at @actofgracecon.bsky.social and gave me such lovely comments. #AoGVC 🧜🏿 My books: www.elizabethhopkinson.uk Art by Anna Hopkinson: ko-fi.com/annahopkinson

It’s today!! 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈🧜🏿@actofgracecon.bsky.social #AoGC #AsACrew

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Only 2 days to go!!! Looking forward to giving my Massaged to Death By Mermaids talk. I’ve put A LOT of work into it. I’ve also been poorly all week with a chest infection, so in need of cheer. Here’s a mermaid statue from my hometown to put you on! #AoGVC

LGBTQI+ people are not safe in immigration detention. The safeguards are failing, and queer lives are being put at risk. It’s time for the government to act. Share this post if you agree there is #NoPrideInDetention Read more: buff.ly/dQQACAg

It’s St. Muirgen’s Day - the mermaid saint, also known as Lí Ban. The perfect time to announce that I have a panel at @actofgracecon.bsky.social virtual OFMD convention. Massaged to Death By Mermaids: Merfolk of the world & LGBTQIA+ representation.

THE "POOP ON FASCISTS" RAFFLE 1/22/26 - 1/25/26 Rules: 💩 Make donation 💩 Any dollar amount gets 1 entry - every 10 dollar amount gets an additional entry ($50 = 5 entries) 💩 Comment with screenshot or comment that you're DMing a screenshot on discord [Rosymegglemoth] (Rules continued below)

Finally… My complete Christmas/birthday book haul! I’ve read one already and am halfway through another. Which one would you like to read? #fantasy #folklore #myths #history

Thinking I might make stickers of these

Happy New Year. Going into it with a combination of energy like… (Art by Anna Hopkinson)

Season’s Greetings from Angelio! Here’s a special flash fiction featuring our favourite Sworn Twins. ko-fi.com/post/An-Ange...

Normal? Never heard of it! #OFMD

Do you lie awake at night reimagining the cast of #OFMD as Mr Men, or are you normal?

Wait, what?! Top LGBTQ Christian books of 2025?! And a bestseller?!? I think my Christmas has come early!

If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!

It’s Transgender Day of Remembrance. I will be attending a vigil this evening. #TDOR

Yay! Read it, people!

#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...