Still in pain today. Talking to a friend about how dizzy I felt yesterday, and how I felt I was about to pass out several times. And that today I feel super nauseous. And I'm realising this is probably from the pain. Ugh.

Having friends who are authors is such a privilege. You get to hear their visions, provide feedback as they hone their drafts, and celebrate with them when their books finally make it out into the world. I am so grateful to have made so many author friends these past few years 🥰

An attack on any day is awful. But on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar? There are no words. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I've created an email template you can use to contact your MP about the Global Sumud Flotilla. Please, whether you use this template, a different template, or craft your own response, contact your representative now! Link in bio. Link in comments

THE REANIMATOR MYSTERIES series is perfect for lovers of Gothic coziness. There are 4 books with 💀Pushing Daisies x Sleepy Hollow vibes 🫀An autistic necromancer ⚰️His reanimated lover 🪦 Solving mysteries in 1890s NYC 🏳️‍🌈MM paranormal historical romance 🔗⬇️Available wide!

RELEASE DAY! Demisexuality is a complex little understood sexuality, often confused with idealised social expectations. This short collection of poems and essays is my story. 🌈📚💙📚👀📢📚💙📚🪐♠️🌈📚 mybook.to/beingdemi books2read.com/beingdemi ko-fi.com/s/5458cdcfdf onechaoticauthor.itch.io/being-demi

I am in so much pain (Endo, Adeno) I feel so ill (post-Covid stuff, all my usual issues) I am so angry (years of medical trauma, gaslighting) I feel immeasurably sad (this is all too much) I will be okay. But right now, I am not. And that is so hard 😭

Terrible night. Pain continues at a high level. Nausea is bad. Ugh 😭

I am, once again, crippled by pelvic & back pain. And nausea. And I am, once again, furious that 2 gynaes (1 NHS, 1 private) have dismissed my pain and discharged me. I've had 3 surgeries confirming Endo & an MRI showing Adeno. I have been dealing with this shit since puberty. I am beyond fed up 😭

If you're looking to start reading #NotQuiteOut, today is the perfect day! Chapter 1 takes place on September 30th (2019, but let's not think about that!) at the start of Will's second year of university. Why not #ReadAlong? 🍂 relinks.me/B08BS2GM9Z #booksky 📚💙

My good friend has only gone and created this absolute tome of SNES RPG goodness, hasn't he? If you like unique and pretty books, and also 16 bit RPGs, then this is an absolute steal

I finished @theajane.bsky.social 's Halloween shawl 😃 Isn't it so pretty? 😍 I need to block it... and then start on my own 😉 Pattern was Diamond Shawl using Dahlia Halloween yarn, both from Hobbii.

Look what arrived today 😃 I was incredibly lucky and won these two signed copies from @simkern.bsky.social Would anyone be interested in reading along with me? I was thinking of a very flexible, read at your own pace, and discuss in a Discord as and when able read-a-long.

CALLING STABBY SAPPHICS! Add 19 new swords & sapphics-themed books to your TBR this autumn with our Ultimate Book Bundle! 19 books for $22 including: ⚔️ fantasy, romance, mythology, sci-fi, & horror ⚔️ lesbian, bi, & pan women ⚔️ will definitely include sharp objects itch.io/b/3296/the-u...

This is Gus. His brother Walter is trying to teach him how to catch a treat. Sadly it may be a lost cause. Still 13/10 for both (IG: waltandgusthebernese)

Had reflexology today at the local college. It was really nice. Even though it took forever to go through my medical history 🙈 It's way more affordable for me than usual, too, so extra bonus! I wonder if the students like the challenge/experience of a medically complex client or not? 🤔

Next weekend there is another indie book sale, and this anthology will be available for 99p/c I wrote one of the stories in this, so I may be biased, but I think it's a perfect read as we head into spooky season. Check it out 3rd-6th Oct! www.indievisibleevents.com

Four words that should transport every elder Millennial to their childhoods: Scholastic Book Club Flyer 🤩

Anyone interested in the E. Peters books about a monk who solves mysteries in medieval England, the first book is now free. www.amazon.com/dp/B074CF15Y...

I love this thorough review of Being Demi from @aspiraldance.bsky.social! Thank you so much, Amanda. This poetry and essay collection chronicles my demisexual coming out journey. Five days until release... 🌈🖊️💻 aspiraldance.com/ad-review-of-being-demi-by-mg-mason/

I have a lot of US friends. I thought I knew all the major differences between us. And then today I found out that flapjacks are very much NOT the same thing to US and UK people 🤯 (US - pancakes / UK oat based treat)

It's 4 weeks since I had Covid. I still have a mild cough, daily headaches, and my fatigue is so bad I'm napping 1-2 times most days 😭 At what point does recovery end/a drop in baseline start? Have I dropped back into moderate-severe ME/CFS territory again? Or is it still too early to tell? 🤔

“We are no longer at the stage of vainly hoping Starmer will be someone else. That there’s a principled leader lurking who - with enough nudges - will make the right choices. We know who he is and the question is: is that enough? And if not, what next?” My col. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Okay fellow writers - talk to me about writing software. Is it worth it? And which is best? I've got multiple WIPs I'm trying to keep track of, with long breaks due to illness. I've been using OneDrive and Word so I can access on laptop or phone, but it feels a bit chaotic. So do I invest? 1/2

PANIC! Tried to open my WIP on my phone to try and add a little bit whilst laying down, but couldn't find the right file. So I sat up, opened my laptop, and still can't find it 😱 Where the fuck did I save everything I worked on earlier this year?!

I had plans to try and write a little bit as often as possible once O went back to school after the Summer. But I have not been well since we all caught Covid at the end of August. I honestly don't know at this point if my ongoing symptoms are from that or new viruses. 1/2

Thea bought me a new Oracle deck, and these cards called me out 🙈 The entire spread kept bringing me back to this theme of disconnect between my old dreams and my current life. How hard I have held onto the grief of my life turning out this way. 1/2

Looking for something to fill the NaNoWriMo-shaped voice in your life? Check out #FirstDraftFall, our challenge to write a first draft in the fall, separated into three parts: October - Planning November - Drafting December (until the 12th) - Wrapping up See the full schedule at the link below!

Grateful to have been nominated for the Trans In The City Awards 2025. If you want to say something about my work for the trans community, or nominate someone else, you can do so at: transinthecity.co.uk/awards

There's a change in the air, and (if you're in the northern hemisphere) days are getting shorter… 🎃 Spooky season is coming 🦇 If you want a headstart, go grab these 25 spooky books for just $13 🙌 (Regularly $80😱 Save 83%! 🔥) itch.io/b/3260/spook... ~ 🩸📚😱📢📚💙 #DiscountBooks

Reblog from Katelyn Burns Every time there's a mass shooting in the US, my trans friends and I hold our collective breath. If the shooter turns out to be trans, it could signal the final days of our human rights in a country that is supposed to be a shining beacon on the hill for freedom. Trans…

Check out Amanda's review of Being Demi. Released in one week!

Treated myself to an Eevee plush off Vinted. She came today, and I am so glad. Because I am feeling really, really down tonight, and I just want to hug her. Thea and O both tried to steal her too. She is a big hit.

I know it's just a small cut on my thumb, but it's really annoying 🙄 The little flap of skin that keeps getting caught and almost reopening the wound? Annoying! The tingling in my thumb? Also annoying. (I may be projecting my annoyance at much bigger things in my life onto something tangible 🙃).

OUT TOMORROW 🎆

I was lucky enough to read an ARC of Being Demi by @chaoticauthor.online Despite being a fairly short read, I had a page full of notes I wanted to comment on in my review, which you can read here. www.aspiraldance.com/ad-review-of...

Me: I love you Thea: I love you too Two second later... Thea: But you don't like peas! She is mortally offended by this 😂

When someone says they don't drink alcohol, or don't eat a certain food, or something like that the correct response is to stop offering them the thing they declined and move on. If you spend two hours trying to change their mind, you are doing it wrong.

It's Bi Visibility Day! What a perfect time to see all these amazing books and authors and maybe add them to your collection? 👉👈 Today is the last day, so if you were waiting to pull out the finger guns, THE TIME HAS COME! itch.io/b/3263/bi-vi...

Apparently the rapture only affected this one escalator motor

Did you know you can read the first chapter of Not Quite Out over on @srlpublishing.bsky.social 's website? Celebrate #BiVisibilityDay with my bi disaster of a main character, William Anson! This is the moment he meets Dan and promptly forgets how to be cool. share.google/CFsF0wkx5dTh...

Classic tees are only $13 for a limited time on threadless! Fun way to support cool artists (or me! 😂)

In case you missed it. Canvas of Scars is now in Lulu's bookshop!

I was very sick during pregnancy. So sick we never dared try again. By the end I was taking multiple meds per day and had to be induced for the safety of baby & me. My son is autistic. There's nothing wrong with that. I'm also autistic. My pregnancy didn't cause it. Stop with all this BS.

Put make-up on and as per usual, I feel ridiculous. Will I ever feel okay in make-up?

Today’s @ThereForME_UK blog shares views from carers & clinicians with experience supporting people with very severe ME. ❓ Should the Health Sec commission an NHS service? ❓ What would a good service look like? ❓ How could it build trust among patients & carers? More👇

New design available as stickers, badges, magnets etc. Say The Word: Disabled. #Disability #DisabledArtists #DisabilityPride www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Di...

Important to remember. 📷 neurodivergent_lou

All this rapture talk is reminding me that I need to get back to working on my poetry and essay collection from a queer, disabled, progressive Christian lens. I never really fit in, and I have a LOT to say about how the bible has been misused to defend bigotry.