I’ve never felt more like I was in a movie than just being denied boarding for not having two EpiPens, sprinting to a local pharmacy and then flooring it back to the airport to make my flight. For someone with 50% lung capacity, it was a lot of running! 🥵

Delighted to be on HEnabled talking about navigating higher education as a disabled student and the lessons (both academic and personal) I’ve learned along the way from undergraduate study to PhD research. If you’re interested in lived experiences in HE, I’d recommend giving the episode a listen!

Saying goodbye to a year that took more than it gave (and one I’m very happy to see the back of) by indulging in home-cured salmon and a big batch of mulled Negronis. Surely enough to manifest a better, and hopefully much healthier, 2026!

One of my favourite festive traditions: checking how many cars parked in disabled bays actually have blue badges. M&S Dundee remains the worst offender this year!

All I want for Christmas is… a festive mooch around Booths! Petition to expand into Scotland.

HarperCollins HR prepping a job advert: Roald Dahl pastiche writer wanted. Safety around women preferred, but not a deal-breaker.

Oh my god. It’s actually finally happened. Merry Christmas, everyone!

Cambridge University Press has launched a new grant to support under-represented early career scholars from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations, including first generation scholars 👇 #BookSky

Decided to catch up on work rather than go to the Dundee United vs Celtic game… somewhat questioning that choice now!

Last night, I dreamt I submitted my thesis, inherited five cats, and became a michelin star chef specialising in literary-themed dishes. Sigh, I have done none of those things.

"Mr. Trump's countenance was orange, his manner coarse, accent harsh, and wig ginger. No one could ascertain his income, as the number kept changing at his own report."

How delightfully rebellious… happy birthday, Jane!

Rob Reiner was a genius. He brought joy to this world, and in decades to come, people will still be laughing, crying, and quoting along to his incredible oeuvre. Donald Trump is a nobody. History will remember him as a villain and a nasty, dim-witted, unloved one at that. There's your difference

Have you ever wanted to plan an event and make sure it’s accessible for everyone? Then sign up for tomorrow’s Disabled Leaders Network session, 'Producing Accessible Events', which will highlight real experiences and showcase the DLN’s new Accessible Events Toolkit: www.linkedin.com/events/webin...

After 3 weeks on IV antibiotics (4 by the time I’m done), I’ve officially exhausted every streaming service’s naff Christmas movie collection – and at this point, I’m pretty sure I know more about trash festive films than my PhD topic

Slayage: The International Journal of Buffy+ and the Association for the Study of Buffy+ invite proposals for the eleventh biennial Slayage Conference (SC11). Illinois State University in Normal Illinois, 9-12 July 2026 call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/10/...

Successfully negotiated the setup for home IVs, but I fear escaping this sofa might be impossible…

You learn many things from spending more than the average amount of time in hospital. First, and arguably most important, your own tea supply is essential (with bonus points if you bring your own teapot).

We need your help. @waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith. Please read on for more information www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908... (1/2)

Argonaut Books needs your help 📣 Waterstones are set to open a store less than 100m from the indie bookshop's front door. Full info on @argonautbooks.bsky.social's Insta: www.instagram.com/p/DRMULI1jCI...

New #CFP International #WomensWriting online conference

POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success

Are you creative, living in Scotland and aged 8-30? Apply to Moniack Mhor's Youth Led Fund for up to £500 for an individual or up to £2000 for a group buff.ly/uqAuJ7H (deadline - 18 Nov 2025)

For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.

First time I’ve genuinely laughed out loud on public transport

The first of the DLC+ mini-conference series is happening next week! Join us on Thursday Nov. 20th for 3 hours of smut, lore and all things digital culture! See the schedule and abstracts, and sign up to get the zoom link below #digitalculture #digitalhumanities dlcplus.org/current-keyw...

Genuinely starting to think the Sky Sports Halo debacle is some weird corporate rage-bait because I cannot understand how they missed the mark that badly. We’re never getting equality in sport if the plan to attract female fans is a girly-pop aesthetic and some badly executed matcha references 🙄

Quite literally peak House of Lords

A new special issue of English Studies I'm really keen to put together! Please consider submitting and circulate widely! @drchrislouttit.bsky.social bookshoplit.com/cfp-booksell...

From finding a space from which to travel to distant lands through reading books as children, to using their university libraries as undergrads, @louisewelsh00.bsky.social & @damianbarr.bsky.social will reminisce about how libraries helped shape their careers. 📅Wed, Nov 12th |📍Kelvin Hall 🎫👇

It’s one month until I turn 30 and I recently found an old childhood diary listing ten things I wanted to accomplish in my twenties. Currently, only two goals left: 1. Study for a PhD (in progress) 2. Finish a KFC bargain bucket by myself I’m glad to see my younger self had big ambitions... 😅

Great to see co-creation activities like these happening in publishing!

Feeling so grateful to be named on this year’s 30 Under 30 list by The Young Women’s Movement for my work in educational equity and disability awareness – it was wonderful celebrating alongside so many inspiring women from across Scotland on Saturday evening! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📢💛

Chapter edits were a lost cause this afternoon, so I braved the weather for pumpkin spice doughnuts to fuel my horror movie marathon. Halloween: complete! 🎃🍩👻

People-watching at Queen Street station on a Saturday evening near Halloween is quite an experience.

Is there anything sweeter on a Friday afternoon than realising you’ve already drafted the thing you thought you’d be spending the rest of the day on? I think not.

How Printing Was Revolutionize... https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/17/how-printing-was-revolutionized-by-cake-sort-of/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=How%20Printing%20Was%20Revolutionized%20By%20Cake.%20Sort%20Of%2E

Helping a few colleagues who are interested in reading communities of young people.

How’s your dissertation going?

Conundrum: itching to tune into the football but woefully under my writing target for the day.

Need a little extra time preparing your submission for the @dlcplus.org #CFP on #smut and #lore? We've extended our deadline by a week! Submit by October 15th for our mini conference. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Grateful for the opportunity to present at #UKCFC about the cystic fibrosis lung MRI toolkit we’ve been developing. We're keen to get views from the wider community on what we've produced so far - please tell us what you think here: forms.office.com/e/yC6ksnyP2J #CysticFibrosis #MRI

Garlic-infused ink? That’s a first for me…

Grateful to have spent a week at the University of Warsaw’s Current Debates in Publishing Studies Summer School earlier this month – a fantastic programme of insightful sessions, engaging discussions and even some sightseeing… Huge thanks to all involved and @sgsah.bsky.social for funding the trip!

The University of Warsaw library has a rooftop garden – such a brilliant space to explore!

Honestly, nothing beats that first cup of tea after coming home from the hospital ☺️☕️👌🏼

Escaped the hospital this afternoon just long enough to demolish an irresponsible amount of sushi – may need the remaining five days just to recover…

USW have posted a response on their instagram which does little to explain why the wording of this email is openly discriminatory to Palestinians. It is shocking that anyone in Higher Education would think this is an appropriate email to send to a student.

Thank you to an emergency dose of steroids for finally giving me the appetite for my first pumpkin spice latte of the season – even if the hospital-grade variety wasn’t the most exciting. 🎃☕️

I would read an academic murder book in which the murder was solved by reading the syllabus